Yashica lens question: I have an old Yashica 35mm film camera, late 1970's. I have a Yashica 70-210 mm zoom and a 50mm lens. Is there an adapter to connect them to a Nikon body. I have...

GLKTN Loc: TN

I have an old Yashica 35mm film camera, late 1970's. I have a Yashica 70-210 mm zoom and a 50mm lens. Is there an adapter to connect them to a Nikon body. I have a Nikon d750. I am a total newbie so this may be a ridiculous question but hey, I have the lenses.

rmalarz Loc: Tempe, Arizona

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GLKTN wrote:

I have an old Yashica 35mm film camera, late 1970's. I have a Yashica 70-210 mm zoom and a 50mm lens. Is there an adapter to connect them to a Nikon body. I have a Nikon d750. I am a total newbie so this may be a ridiculous question but hey, I have the lenses.

Architect1776 Loc: In my mind

GLKTN wrote:

I have an old Yashica 35mm film camera, late 1970's. I have a Yashica 70-210 mm zoom and a 50mm lens. Is there an adapter to connect them to a Nikon body. I have a Nikon d750. I am a total newbie so this may be a ridiculous question but hey, I have the lenses.

https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/995093-REG/fotodiox_c_y_nk_g_pro_nikon_f_adapter.html

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Ask BnH if the fotodiox has one with the dandelion chip.

GLKTN Loc: TN

Thank you all.

camerapapi Loc: Miami, Fl.

Why not Nikon lenses instead? Nikon lenses are specifically made to fit Nikon bodies and the quality is better than Yashica.

turp77 Loc: Connecticut, Plainfield

GLKTN wrote:

I have an old Yashica 35mm film camera, late 1970's. I have a Yashica 70-210 mm zoom and a 50mm lens. Is there an adapter to connect them to a Nikon body. I have a Nikon d750. I am a total newbie so this may be a ridiculous question but hey, I have the lenses.

Are your lens Screw on. If so that is a M42 mount and adapters run from .99 to around $25.00, on EBAY or amazon. Look for M42 to Nikon F mount. There are many cameras that use the same mount.

GoofyNewfie Loc: Kansas City

turp77 wrote:

Are your lens Screw on. If so that is a M42 mount and adapters run from .99 to around $25.00, on EBAY or amazon. Look for M42 to Nikon F mount. There are many cameras that use the same mount.

I initially thought the same thing, but the Yashica FX1 was introduced in 1975, the first camera using the Contax/Yashica bayonet mount.
The OP said late 70's so w/o knowing what model, both bases are covered now with your post.

GLKTN:
To maintain infinity focus with the Nikon, the adapters use a corrective lens element that gives a 1.4x boost to the focal length.
Question is, how good are they? I don't know- never used one myself.
Using these adapters, the Yashica lens will have to be used in manual stop-down mode, no auto diaphragm, meaning you have to manually stop the lens down to the shooting aperture.
But it could be fun for $40.

Personally, I would opt for using that money as a start on an older Nikon lens.
No adapter needed, auto diaphragm works as intended.

From Ken Rocckwell's page:
The D750 works perfectly with every AF lens made since 1987, AF, AF-I, AF-D and AF-S.
It also works great with AI and AI-S manual-focus lenses, and if you update the really old ones to AI, all Nikon's SLR lenses from as far back as 1959 work just fine with color matrix metering and aperture-priority auto exposure and full EXIF data.

GLKTN Loc: TN

camerapapi wrote:

Why not Nikon lenses instead? Nikon lenses are specifically made to fit Nikon bodies and the quality is better than Yashica.

I already have a Yashica 70-210 mm f4 lens. So, do I buy a $40 adapter and see how it works or run right out and buy a Nikon 70-200mm f2.8 lens for about $3000.00? Gee, I just don't have that kind of cash. Plus, I am a hobbiest not a pro.

GoofyNewfie Loc: Kansas City

GLKTN wrote:

I already have a Yashica 70-210 mm f4 lens. So, do I buy a $40 adapter and see how it works or run right out and buy a Nikon 70-200mm f2.8 lens for about $3000.00? Gee, I just don't have that kind of cash. Plus, I am a hobbiest not a pro.

Out of curiosity, which model Yashica do/did you have?

GLKTN Loc: TN

GoofyNewfie wrote:

Out of curiosity, which model Yashica do/did you have?

FR 1 body.

GoofyNewfie Loc: Kansas City

GLKTN wrote:

FR 1 body.

Handsome looking camera!

dennis2146 Loc: Eastern Idaho

camerapapi wrote:

Why not Nikon lenses instead? Nikon lenses are specifically made to fit Nikon bodies and the quality is better than Yashica.

Because he already HAS the Yashica lenses.

Dennis

GLKTN Loc: TN

GoofyNewfie wrote:

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The lens is Contax/Yashica bayonet mount. My Nikon d750 in settings has a non-cpu setting to customize the lens to the camera. Entering the focal length(200mm) and f stop(f4) the lens will work in A and M modes. In A the camera will meter in center weighted mode and automatically set SS. In M the camera will meter and show aperature that I set along with MF setting in camera. Pretty neat. Yes it is a manual focus lens with the Fotodiox adapter.. I am just a hobbiest and and "Old Fart" having fun.

GLKTN Loc: TN

I also have the DSB 50mm f1.9 lens that came with the Yashica FR-1 as a kit lens. I didn't have much money back then and didn't understand the difference, but now wish I had gotten the ML lens which is superior. I didn't use the camera much anyway and with no internet was very slow learning how to really use the camera and how to become a very good photographer.