f mount to NX mount - Nikon AF to NX ?!?!

Heritage Cameras wrote:

freedom21 wrote:

Thanks for replying. I don't mind using a dumb adapter. I only want to knoe if it feets... If this is for modern Nikon Lenses F mount. Thanks

Yes, that adapter should be suitable for most Nikon F fit lenses, as long as they have mechanical aperture rings. Pre-AI (probably), AI, AIS, AF and AF-D plus Nikon E Series (manual focus) are OK, but AF-G and later types without aperture rings won't work properly. Different adapters are available for some of these.

True, I have successfully used elderly but longer, wider and some faster Ais, AF and D Nikon lenses, primes and zooms with the proviso you lose autofocus (and VR of course, with the newer lenses). But great that one can use A and S and M exposure on any NX body.

One needs to focus wide open (that fantastic focus peaking) then stop down - or shoot wide open, but that's no biggie. Very good results to be had with long zooms like the Nikon mount Sigma 150-500, where Samsungers don't have those super tele options.

The very good Nikon afG lenses without aperture rings (e.g. 18- kits) and the 16-85 need a simple hack, by pushing a small blob of Presstick into the lens lever mechanism which manually sets the aperture variably at approx, 5.6 or 8 - functional although losing lens speed. An adapter for G lenses to NX is available but too expensive for the minimum use I give them.

(Oh, and get a decent adapter like the K+F one. The ebay one I bought doesn't depress the probe on the camera mount, and you have 'lens detached', the shutter won't fire).