best adapters
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Re: best adapters
You should specify for what, e.g. Nikkor lens to NEX, or K-mount to NEX, or Leica lens to NEX, etc.gusm35 wrote:which ones are the best
There are lots of good adapters. Do a search on e-bay.
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its a nikon adaptor i would be looking for.
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Probably the Novoflex, if you can afford it.gusm35 wrote:its a nikon adaptor i would be looking for.
for the same price, you can get the LensBaby, and add the tilt option.
for non "G" lenses, any adapter you find on eBay will work -if the maker respected the flange extension (the first adapter I got for Minolta MD/MC lenses is not good, impossible to get sharper pics, specially with wide angle lenses)
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Re: best adapters
I bought a cheap (£20) Nex to MD adapter which seems to work ok, but there is a small degree of rotational 'play' when fitted which does not inspire confidence. (How do I test infinity focus?) I wonder if the Kipon one (around £40) would be a better bet. The Novoflex seems too pricey (£100+).
Nex 5, Nex 6 (IR), A7M2, A99 and a bunch of lenses.
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The weakest point in a system will always define the limit of a system. It makes no sense to me to use a cheap adapter with a good lens and good sensor. I have a cheap alpha-Nex adapter which I have used to attach a Minolta AF macro lens to my NEX for the purpose of archiving old slides where I am more interested in the record than for future printing. Also, the use of a focusing rail stabilises the connection, which is important because the fit of the adapter is poor and I imagine this will inevitably bring in some distortion. I would not use such an adapter in the field. For MD-Nex I use a Novoflex, and the fit is snug. For Leica M-NEX a Metabones. These are not cheap (about £100 and £50 respectively) but are quality items and I see no point in spoiling the ship for a ha'porth of tar. I would certainly recommend going the Novoflex route for a Nikon lens.
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Re: best adapters
I have a cheapie adapter, a Metabones, a Voigtlander and a Hawks Helicoid M adapter, and while the Voigtlander are the great regular adapters, the Hawks Helicoid is fantastic. It cuts your M lens mfd by around half, and it nails infinity focus with my ZM lens. I haven't used the others since.
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Hawks Helicoid sounds an excellent idea - was not aware of it.
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Here is a little thread I started about the Hawks with a couple of mfd pics.
http://forum.getdpi.com/forum/showthread.php?t=28209
http://forum.getdpi.com/forum/showthread.php?t=28209
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