Do I need a different adapter for F, G and AI lenses from Nikon? I'm not all the familiar with all the different mounts for Nikon lenses. Is there a single adapter that will work with all current and old Nikon lenses? P.S. I have a Panasonic GF1 btw. Nikon G AF-S Lens Micro 4/3 Adapter aperture control Nikon F Mount Lens To Micro 4/3 Adapter Lens Adapter Nikon AI Non-AI Micro 4/3
Pretty much they all do the same thing. The bottom two are identical if you look at the pics. Since the older Nikons had their aperture control at the base of the lens apparently the first one adds a rotating ring that can hook into it. Not certain if there is any real benefit, but they should all attach the same lenses. I wonder if the aperture control ring acts like the preset control on older lenses - that could be worth a few extra $ for convenience.
The Nikon G series lens do not have a diaphragm ring. Their aperture is controlled from the Nikon body. As I recall, they will be completely stopped down if you mount them on a micro four thirds camera body. So, I presume, the adapter will allow you to "open" the lens aperture and have a variable aperture lens. I don't have a G mount lens to test this out--but this is what I read on some posts of older Nikon equipment. The last two mounts, the F mount and the Non AI lens mount should work fine with all the older Nikon lenses that have an aperture. Hope this helps Brian
I still shoot my Nikon--mixing and matching my Panasonic system with it. I have many old lenses and when Nikon removed the aperture ring on the G-series lens, I made a point of avoiding these models! But it is nice to know there is an adapter for the micro four thirds system for those lenses. It is a rather cute solution and I suspect this adapter would work on all the Nikon lenses--but I never had one in my hand to test it out. I have an old Nikon 300mm f2.8 lens I picked up on eBay and I thought I would never use it again--but now that I have the Panasonic G1--this lens has been resurrected as a convenient 600 mm f2.8! Brian
kindai adapter Hi, will this adapter allow using the aperture control on all manual and AF Nikon F mount lenses? It might be worth the price then. Kindai Mount Adapter For Nikon F Lens To M4/3 Camera on eBay.ca (item 280561762315 end time 13-Oct-10 14:32:23 EDT)
My Novoflex adapter has an open/close ring, it indeed opens up the aperture from the set value like you say. It's also possible to set the aperture of a G-type lens anywhere between wide open and the smallest aperture, but you don't have an indicator that gives you the exact aperture value.
