Anyone of you guys tried this converter? Im planning to buy one since medyo walang makitang zuiko lens sa hidalgo na mura.

http://cgi.ebay.com/nikon-lens-adapter-to-Olympus-4-3-E-1-E-300-E-500-E-330_W0QQitemZ140123945888QQihZ004QQcategoryZ30059Q QssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Yes please, can anyone share their experience in trying this kinds of adapters that allows you to mount a different lens? is it recommended? i suppose the auto-focus wouldn't work but how about the metering? any more disadvantages other than that?

i'm thinking of grabbing some cheap old Pentax lenses in eBay but i dont know if its worth the trouble. and oh i use canon system by the way.

Thanks very much


Charles.

I use my old Zuiko lenses on my Olympus E-1 and with the proper adapter, Nikon glass will also work. This goes also for other Oly DSLRs.

Downsides:
1. Manual focus only.
2. Must use center-weighted metering, not ESP.
3. Must use Aperture Priority or Manual, not Program nor Shutter Priority.
4. After composing an image full aperture, you have to manually stop down the aperture to desired f/stop.

I use my old Zuiko lenses on my Olympus E-1 and with the proper adapter, Nikon glass will also work. This goes also for other Oly DSLRs.

Downsides:
1. Manual focus only.
2. Must use center-weighted metering, not ESP.
3. Must use Aperture Priority or Manual, not Program nor Shutter Priority.
4. After composing an image full aperture, you have to manually stop down the aperture to desired f/stop.


sir where did you get the adapter? Also from ebay or locally? Thanks :)

sir where did you get the adapter? Also from ebay or locally? Thanks :)

guys try this place- www.fotodiox.com (http://www.fotodiox.com). it's a company in waukegan, illinois that has every imaginable lens to camera converters (60 when i last checked). hasselblad to nikon, hasslblad to canon, m42 to whatever etc.. etc..ask for steve-i dealt with him for 4 years', very nice guy. i think they also ship world wide. check out their other stuff-they are a revelation.

I use my old Zuiko lenses on my Olympus E-1 and with the proper adapter, Nikon glass will also work. This goes also for other Oly DSLRs.

Downsides:
1. Manual focus only.
2. Must use center-weighted metering, not ESP.
3. Must use Aperture Priority or Manual, not Program nor Shutter Priority.
4. After composing an image full aperture, you have to manually stop down the aperture to desired f/stop.

Cheers. i think i can live with that. Considering pentax have some really good prime lenses i think il get one. Thanks.

sir where did you get the adapter? Also from ebay or locally? Thanks :)

you can buy locally from Philip Ng (09179118838)

Cheers. i think i can live with that. Considering pentax have some really good prime lenses i think il get out. Thanks.


I think the new E-410 with the proper adapter can be a good choice for you then. The E-410 is about the size of the old Pentax film SLR.

ayos mga sir salamat :D

I finally got my hands on the nikon adapter from fotodiox.com thanks to basil for his suggestion. Heres the photo of my hybrid system hehehe
vintage 1.4 nikkor lens on the hi-tech body of the e-500 :D

http://www.filenanny.com/files/46c6aabc18d765699/nikonone500.jpg

And here are the sample photos pp in ps CS3 :D

My sister sharon
http://fc03.deviantart.com/fs20/f/2007/230/a/8/Frances_Sharon_by_zerofunk.jpg

My cousin marqui
http://fc03.deviantart.com/fs20/f/2007/230/f/3/Joanne_Marqui_by_zerofunk.jpg

My cousin Eula

http://fc04.deviantart.com/fs20/f/2007/230/a/4/Eula_by_zerofunk.jpg

nice!=D how much did u get the adapter all in all +tax+shipping?

nice!=D how much did u get the adapter all in all +tax+shipping?


1,700 PHP only, all in :)

good deal! so how do you meter? can the camera still meter? or its gonna be fully manual?

may be OT but heres my sample using manual lens or OM lens
http://www.pbase.com/bridgebolt/om_shots

good deal! so how do you meter? can the camera still meter? or its gonna be fully manual?

With this pics I used full manual mode on Digital ESP metering, but it is said that "stop-down" mode must be used, what is "stop-down" mode? sorrry nooob question :P

may be OT but heres my sample using manual lens or OM lens
http://www.pbase.com/bridgebolt/om_shots

well that's my plan as well to use my OLY lens to my canon Dslr. I still have 75-150 f/4 and the 50mm 1.8. im planing to sell my OM 10 and set of lenses, but if in case no one will be interested, I'll just use it instead:)

@ Mark, that's what make me think as well when I checked the website where you bought it. but the PRO version looks neat! was that the one you got? how long did it take for the shipping? I'm not really into on-line shopping =(

this is the one i bought link (http://www.fotodiox.com/shop/product_info.php?cPath=27&products_id=4137) it took 2 1/2 weeks before the package arrived at our doorstep :D . But i ddnt bought it directly in their website, they also have postings on eBay thats where i bought it. :)

if i have to go down an f-stop with aperture priority, means it'd be pointless to get a lens with a high aperture (ie. the f1.8s, etc) since i have to step down anyway?