Fotodiox Lens Mount Adapter - Nikon Nikkor F Mount D/SLR Lens to Canon EOS (EF, EF-S) Mount SLR Camera Body

I've purchased several adapters from Fotodiox. All of them have been excellent. I have several of these for my Nikon lenses and I am very satisfied with the performance. Admittedly, the tolerances are tight and you'll have to use some force to click the adapter into place on your lens. I'd highly recommend that you then leave it on the lens and buy additional units for your other lenses. The advantage to doing this is simple: less wear and tear on your lens and easier lens changes. The only issue I've had with this adapter is with a third party zoom lens; the adapter causes the aperture ring to be extremely difficult to turn. The solution was to use a cheaper adapter with looser tolerances just for this lens. Now the ring turns freely, but there is a little bit of play between the lens and the adapter (not enough for light loss, but it's there). In short, these are great adapters at a value price that are best left on each lens semi-permanently. Other reviewers' experiences notwithstanding, I've never had any difficulty removing them from my lens. You just have to push down the tab on the back to disengage the pin and apply some torque to overcome the friction. I suspect some reviewers may have either neglected to push the tab down or were turning the adapter in the wrong direction.

After seeing some of the mixed reviews, I was a tad bit hesitant to purchase this inexpensive adapter. I'm glad I took the plunge! The two lenses I am using are old Nikon non-AI type lenses. One is a Nikkor-S 50mm f/1.4, the other is a Soligor 400mm f/6.3 (often sold under different names as well). It works absolutely fine on both lenses, and fits nice and tight. No wiggle/wobble present when the lens is all mounted up. The tricky part is removing the adapter, but in reality it is VERY EASY! When you take the lens off of the camera, there is a black tab on the rear of the adapter. Simply press the tab down and turn the adapter clockwise (you may have to press and hold the tab while twisting the adapter off initially). It may be a tad bit stiff, but it does come off with relative ease.

This adapter suffers from a design flaw. I will get to in a minute which Nikon/EOS adapter to get. When I turn the focusing ring of a manual focus lens, or an autofocus lens functioning as a manual focus, I expect only the ring to move. With the Fotodiox there is excessive play (> 5 deg) between the lens and the adapter. When you turn the focusing ring with a Nikon AUTOfocus lens mounted, the lens will move first with respect to the adapter before the focusing ring does. I don't know about others but to me this is unacceptable. When I turn the focusing ring I expect only the ring to move. With AI-S (manual focus) lenses, the play is a little less (about 2 degrees), but in both cases there is not just rotational play between the lens and adapter which is hugely annoying but will probably not affect the final image, even worse, there is also a tiny bit of play in the angle the optical axis makes with the image plane. This *does* affect image quality as I have verified. Think 'view camera' where the plane of focus is not parallel to the image plane (sensor). At first I couldn't explain the loss of sharpness even with a stellar Nikon lens like the 17-35/2.8 on my 5d, but after some trial and error I pinned it down to misalignment between the focal plane and the sensor. This is simply not acceptable on any lens adapter regardless of cost. Now that we know what the flaw is, what to do? Well, it turns out are two generic Nikon/EOS adapter designs out there. Most importers (Fotodiox included) order these from China and put their own logo on it. I have an adapter *identical* to the Fotodiox that I got from eBay(tons of those out there) except it doesn't have the Fotodiox name. You can tell this design from the presence of a little black spring loaded lever that you press to unattach the lens from the adapter. This is the flawed design and the one to avoid. The other (costs about the same) has a little square tab with a hole in the middle which you push/pull to mount/ unmount the lens from the adapter. I own one of these as well. There is almost zero play with the lens mounted on this. It fits tightly and is a pleasure to focus with. This is the one to get. These are also plentifully available on eBay. Needless to say, my Fotodiox is going back to Amazon.

Ho comprato questo adattatore per montare un vecchio obiettivo Nikon (28-70mm) su un corpo macchina Canon Eos 5d MKII. L'adattatore funziona egregiamente, si innesta senza problemi e mantiene il contatto senza far muovere l'obiettivo. Grazie a questo ho potuto riutilizzare un vecchio obiettivo oramai archiviato in un cassetto.

as stated in the headline, the one I got is too tight on the lens side and made it almost impossible to remove.. I even have to wear glove to add more friction. the camera side is the opposite and I can even see the lens is lightly sagging. I returned it back to Amazon in the end, and would not recommend this (Nikon F to Canon EOS) to anyone.

Great deal for the cost. Perfect if you were like me and had an old Nikon lens from a film slr camera with manual aperture control on the lens. Lets me use it perfectly with my rebel T3i. Things to note: you will not be able to use auto focus with this, Also only by if you have lens with manual aperture control because you will not be able to change aperture through the camera.

The product has great quality and feels sturdy and durable considering the price. Be aware that the ring only allows you connect your Nikon lenses to your canon body by mechanical methods. This means you will not be able to control the auto-focus and aperture of the lens, as this adaptor does not connect the lens contacts to the body. The adaptor has a locking mechanism, ensuring that your lens does not come off when in use and makes it easier for you to remove the lens from the body. This adaptor is an inexpensive ideal alternative to the higher priced adaptors for prime lenses or lenses that have f. stop and focus rings, as you will not be able to use the body to control any features of the lens. I bought this for my Canon 70D to use a Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm prime lens and it works perfectly.

Comme attendu. Parfait.