What am I doing wrong?

[Screamin Scott]

I got a Nikon to M4/3rds adapter and have tried a few lenses but the EVF and the LCD show nothing on my OMD E-M5II that I just got. I put on one of my M4/3rds lenses and no problem. I see what I'm pointing at. Since this is new to me (a refurb), I'm assuming it's a setting I have wrong...

 

[agentlossing]

What kind of Nikon lenses are you trying to adapt?

 

[JanW]

You probably have to set the menu option 'shoot without lens' to on.
It's set to off default and then the camera doesn't show anything if no m43 lens is attached.
I have Panasonic camera's since my e-m10 failed so I can't check in which menu it is.

 

[RichardC]

Which lenses, which adapter?

 

[Screamin Scott]

What kind of Nikon lenses are you trying to adapt?

Several Ai & AiS lenses. I tried a 50mm F1.8 and a 55 F2.8 micro with a Fotasy adapter...

 

[Screamin Scott]

You probably have to set the menu option 'shoot without lens' to on.
It's set to off default and then the camera doesn't show anything if no m43 lens is attached.
I have Panasonic camera's since my e-m10 failed so I can't check in which menu it is.

From what I have read, that menu option only pertains to Panasonic bodies, not Olympus...

 

[Hendrik]

It may be the adapter. If the locking pin is not set, the circuit to the displays is interrupted.

 

[barry]

Yeah, I've had at least one adapter where the hole for the locking pin was too small; used a drill bit on a Dremel to enlarge it a bit.
Make sure to completely get rid of the metal shavings so they don't get in the camera!

 

[JanW]

From what I have read, that menu option only pertains to Panasonic bodies, not Olympus...

You are right, I should have checked it first...

 

[Robert Davidson]

Set the camera to aperture priority and open to full Aperture. Maybe just too dark?

 

[Snowonuluru]

in line with what @Hendrik and @barry13 mentioned above, I've had a few occasions when I had to dismount and re-mount a lens with adapter to get camera to work. I didn't know why the black-out was happening, now I know.

 

[Bytesmiths]

the LCD show nothing on my OMD E-M5II

That's a common problem with cheap Chinese adapters.

It's not hard to get around, if you have some tools and skills.

Here's another the thread on the topic, with instructions and photos.

 

[Screamin Scott]

I tried removing and reseating the lens and have success ! Seems it may not have been fully seated...