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First forays into third party primes

Started Jan 30, 2017 | Discussions thread
walter g1 Senior Member • Posts: 1,026
Re: First forays into third party primes

OneLooseCrank wrote:

Hi all,

I've been shooting with an NX1000 for a good few years now... in fact probably since they were newly released; there was a 1/3rd rebate if you sent a copy of the receipt off and it came with a free Tab2, which I promptly sold for a third the camera's cost. So it's been pretty flippin' economical!

I've realised that I'm asking way too much of the two kit lenses that I have and I'm going to experiment with some third party primes. Firstly I'm after a nice fast portrait lens and later, something around the 100-150mm effective for some indoor sports shots.

I've been eyeing up either a Nikkor 35 f2.8 or a Nikkor 50 f1.8. The 35 is a Nikon S mount and the 50 an F mount. In researching I've come across two problems, I can't find an S-NX adaptor, and apparently there is a lens detection switch in the NX1000 which will require a 'card board mod'. I will probably be lens swapping a lot in future so, if there's a known adaptor that accommodates this lens switch I'll change my allegiance to a different system (which will require a couple of decent lenses fitting the aforementioned requirements!)

Any advice on adaptors and which legacy system to invest in?

Cheers,

OLC

I haven't tried a Samsung Nx yet.

For shooting legacy glass. I use a Sony Nex 6. The adapters are cheap, and it's easy to find adapters for most lenses.

I also have a Panasonic G5 for shooting legacy glass. Adapters are easy to find for most lenses and cheap.

I use K&F Concept adapters for my Nikon F, Minolta MD, M42, etc. On both cameras. Cheap adapters but very good quality control.

I shoot mostly Minolta, but I do have some Nikon glass. They are my two favorite brand of lenses.

As for an adapter for using Nikon S rangefinder lenses on a Samsung NX. I found one adapter. They modified a Contax/Kieve mount to work on a Samsung NX. Nikon S glass should work on this adapter, but I haven't tried it.

Look at this on eBay http://www.ebay.com/itm/322188870359

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