It looks like that link is talking about a variety of options for adapters. ?Most of the adapters I¡¯ve gotten for my D800 were garbage. ?On the other hand I¡¯ve had good luck, and bad luck with adapters for the Leica. ?The best brands I¡¯ve found are as follows:
Leica
Voigtlander
Rayqual
Novoflex
If you can find Rayqual or Novoflex adapters for what you want, I¡¯m definitely inclined to recommend them.
Fotodiox adapters are about as low in the market as I¡¯m willing to go. ?I have a couple, and they¡¯re not bad, they just aren¡¯t as nice as the Novoflex, or even the Rayqual. ?OTOH, Fotodiox makes adapters that no one else does, like my adapter to use my D800 on my 4x5 LF cameras.
I see one Novoflex adapter I¡¯d probably buy for the Nikon Z, as it would let me use my Leica M lenses. ?They have a Nikon F adapter for the Nikon Z, but I can¡¯t imagine why anyone would spend that kind of money, instead of getting the FTZ adapter. ?I¡¯d have to do some thinking if I¡¯d go with Novoflex or Fotodiox for M42 lenses. ?For Minolta, Olympus, and Pentax, I¡¯d likely go Fotodiox, due to the cost of the Novoflex adapters.
Zane
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On Apr 7, 2023, at 3:15 PM, Bob Morse <stilljustbob@...> wrote:
I just found this link, but still have more confidence in this group of familiar names than an unknown responder to DPreview.
? /AnotherBob?
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Consignment shops and yard sales have numerous 1970's Nikon film cameras with pre-AI lenses at nearly dumpster prices.? My understanding is that, of the digital Nikons, only the Df can safely mount these lenses.?
- What is different about the Df design that allows safe mounting?
- Would pre-AI lenses safely mount onto a current mirrorless body, using an FTZ?? Assuming all manual settings.?
- ?I have successfully used my old Minolta Rokkor lenses on my Z6, with a MetaBones adapter. The results are obviously not a match for new equipment, but fun to see the results, and I do have a few "good at the time" Rokkor lenses.
Do any of you have experience with pre-AI lenses on a Df body or with adapters?
?? /AnotherBob
Bob Morse