CLF Loc: Raleigh, NC

Good morning all. I am learning the camera and software and doing pretty good with both. One item I have not been able to satisfy is testing my camera in micro photography. I have been looking at used lens' at the suggested sites and have found a whole lot of older lens' that seem to be great (Canon, Sigma, etc). I also see a lot of Nikon lens' and looked at the converter for a Nikon to Canon and have found out there is no additional glass when you convert a Nikon lens to fit on a Canon EOS body. Would there be any advantage to the quality of the lens for micro use doing that conversion? I believe not but just wante to ask the people with a whole lot more experience than I.

Thanks again for all the help you have already given me. BTY, I am up to a 330+ shutter count trying out different functions on the camera and software. Out of all of them there is only about 20 or so that did not go to the trash can.

Greg

paulrph1 Loc: Washington, Utah

Thanks again for all the help you have already given me. BTY, I am up to a 330+ shutter count trying out different functions on the camera and software. Out of all of them there is only about 20 or so that did not go to the trash can.

BTW just a thought your comment on how many go in the trash bin is irrelevant to me. What you claim good enough for saving might be my idea of what should be discarded and Vice-verse.

A-PeeR Loc: Houston, Texas

Correct, flange focal distance on Canon EOS is 44mm, Nikon is 46.5. No glass is needed in the adapter.

You lost me here, please expound.

CLF Loc: Raleigh, NC

Thanks to both of you for the comments.

I am just a hobby+ photo bum just getting back into a hobby I had in the 70s. The prints I saved are in focus and I had good color, etc. Again, I shot most of them to learn how to use this new to me digital camera. So far so good with the learning curve.

I have thought about my question some more while I went to the dump and I do realize I would lose AF with a Nikon lens. The only reason I would do that would be to gain optical function in the glass. I realize that the difference between the two do not merit losing any automatic function but just thought I would pose a potentially "dumb" question. Another way of saying that would be to have the members of Hog tell me what to do. I am not attempting to do that or start a discussion between the two or the major companies in our profession or hobby.

Having said the above, I have been looking at the used lens offered by B&H, KEH, etc. The prices on these older lens is very attractive both for mfg lens (Canon and Nikon) along with the two major OEM mfgs.

I have seen the Sigma and Tamron lens at prices between $75 and $100 on the sites mentioned and I also realize they may not be up to today's capability but with a limited amount of outlay I should be able to wade through them and find a great learning tool and down the road (yrs) when I get another camera body I could also invest in the latest technology at that time. I hope this makes sense to all who read this.

Again, thanks to the members for their open comments.

Greg

alfeng Loc: Out where the West commences ...

FWIW. There are a lot of great lenses from a lot of different lens makers ...

My admittedly limited experience is that if you are looking at vintage, manual (aka 35mm) lenses, then I have found that the older Nikkor lenses were better than the older Canon FL/FD lenses which I had.

I found that the Olympus Zuiko lenses for their full frame (OM) 35mm cameras were excellent, too; and, have a smaller form factor than the Nikkor lenses.

.....The Aus Jena (Zeiss formula) Exakta lenses were excellent, too.

.....Similarly, the Russian copies of pre-War German lenses are generally excellent, too.

Knowing what I know, between Canon & Nikon glass I would choose a Nikkor/Nikon lens BECAUSE I have to presume that there is a 20% (i.e., 1-in-5) chance that if I were to buy a Full Frame digital camera body that it would have a Nikon lens mount ... so, it's just a matter of future convenience.

romanticf16 Loc: Commerce Twp, MI

Using a Manual Nikkor lens with an adaptor you'll have no autofocus, nor will you have any electronic contacts to your metering. Everything will be manual- focus, setting the f stop on the lens itself and setting the shutter speed on the camera. You'll either use a hand held light meter of the tried and true "f16 rule" (f16 @ 1/ISO= bright sunny exposure, once you determine the proper ISO) You can still use your histogram and picture preview to make this judgement. Then it becomes f11 for hazy sky, f8 for cloudy, etc.