Fotodiox52Mm Filter Adapter Compatible With Nikon G Lenses

I read a number of the other reviews. Many folks can't figure out how this thing works, and the sheer lack of instructions is to blame. That said, a person who is mechanically inclined will quickly figure it out, and have no problems at all.First off, the adapter works with ALL Nikon/Nikkor F mount lenses since time immemorial. It doesn't matter whether the lens is AF, AF D, AF-S, AI-S, etc. because all lenses must be used 100% manually. Period. Anyone expecting their camera to control the aperture or focus is completely delusional. All the ability to do so is at the rear of the lens which is deliberately flipped to the front to utilize it as a macro lens. All that handshaking between camera and lens is wholly, entirely, absolutely, unequivocally, fundamentally, and completely eliminated. So far as the camera can tell, there is NO lens attached. Let that sink in. Look at the rear of the lens poking forward at your subject. There is no way in tarnation the camera can control the lens through the filter screw thread by which the lens is now attached to it. Take a deep breath. Let it out slowly.Secondly, it doesn't matter a hill of beans whether or not your lens has an aperture ring. It would be nice, but it doesn't matter at all. That's right. The adapter which connects to the rear of the lens has a built in aperture ring. Woo-hoo! That means G lenses can have the aperture adjusted just fine. I know. I just did it with my AF-S Nikkor 35mm 1:1.8G DX lens.Thirdly, it doesn't have the f stops labeled, since it mounts to hundreds of lenses with different f stop ranges. Also, it doesn't have detents for each f stop. It has infinite f stops from max to min, which the lens can't normally do. Pretty slick, as far as I'm concerned. It's nice being able to dial in the aperture exactly without being constrained to arbitrary values.Fourthly, set your lens to manual focus. As you recall from the second paragraph above, the camera cannot focus a lens when the rear of it is not attached directly to the camera. Also, keep in mind, the focus range is now completely different than when the lens was normally mounted. After all, you've mounted it in a manner the camera and lens manufacturer(s) never intended. All the light is passing through the lens elements in the opposite direction. That is how you turned your lens into a macro lens after all.Fifthly, I could be wrong, buy I presume all the above applies just the same to other brands of cameras and lenses for which you can get this adapter kit.Lastly, be creative, and enjoy experimenting with your macro-ized lenses. It can be a real hoot. So long as you don't expect it to behave exactly the same as a purpose-built macro lens mounted normally, you'll have a wonderful time with it. Again, have fun, but relieve yourself of expectations. It's like closing your eyes in a dark room, and not knowing who will kiss you or what kind of kiss it will be. Just go with it and enjoy.

I've been putting it to work lately and I am really enjoying the macro world. It's very lightweight, good metal and as some others have mentioned need to be careful with the threads. The only thing that keeps it from getting my 5 stars is that the interior is not matte. I've resorted to adding black gaffer's tape inside to reduce reflections and glare that affect bright images, specially the camera mounting ring. Other than that, it works. The attached image is using all the rings with a 50mm from ~1989.

The adapter works, but the build quality is poor for a $180 adapter. The Mamiya mount is very loose and my APO Sekor Z 350mm f/5.6 lens wobbles when mounted, by up to around 1 mm. This may cause the focal plane to be tilted relative to the image sensor, resulting in uneven sharpness. The Nikon F mount fits reasonably snugly and securely my K&F Concept Nikon to Sony adapter, my Alkeria industrial camera (native F mount) and my Nippon Electrosensory Devices line scan camera (also native F mount).The adapter arrived with a small scratch on the inside; it does not affect image quality or usability.The focusing ring allows for infinity focus, but it is very difficult to turn when a lens is mounted. The leaf shutter ring works fine, but feels a little loose. It is very easy to accidentally bump it, causing the shutter to close. This requires re-cocking the shutter.

I like this product, it seems to be well made, the lenses I have (Pentax mount or M42) fit the adapter well, the adapter fits my Nikon D3300 just fine, and the vendor's delivery was great. However (and this is a big however) the adapter will NOT work on any lens that has Automatic aperture - you can tell if your lens is automatic by looking at the bottom of the lens (where it screws into the camera body) and locating a spring loaded pin. If your lens has an automatic aperture, there is no facility for the adapter to force the lens into manual mode hence the only aperture available is full aperture, i.e. 22. That means that lighting is off and focus in dark light is off and basically all the lenses I have cannot be used with this adapter. That doesn't mean I rate the adapter poorly, after all it is doing what it is advertised to do. I simply have no manual aperture lenses hence I cannot use any of my M42 mount lenses on my Nikon D3300. Disappointing as that may be. Remember too that the adapter is not made to support auto-focus so you will have to manually focus the lens, which did not enter into this review since I figured that out before I ordered it.The reason I rated Picture Quality and Auto Focus low is that I could not get the aperture setting correct nor could I get auto-focus. That does not mean the adapter is bad, it simply is not made to support either feature. If you have a fully manual lens (aperture and focus) this adapter will work fine - hence the 4 star review.If you (like me) want the aperture support with manual setting of aperture and focus plus the ability to have infinity focus (this adapter doesn't support infinity focus) then I suggest looking at the Vendor's website for the Fotodiox Pro Lens Mount Adapter - M42 Screw Mount SLR Lens to Nikon F Mount SLR Camera Body with Infinity Focus Glass. A bit more money, but worth the added cost for total support of your vintage lenses.Update: I received the M42 to Nikon F adapter with infinity focus today and am glad to say it works perfectly. I am now able to use the lenses from my older film camera (Mamiya/Sekor) with my Nikon D3300. Still manual focus and manual aperture, but that's not a problem.