Will this old Nikon stuff work with my digital Canon?

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All I know is, we're talking about a telephoto lens, macro lens (both I realise I will have to manually focus) and a large mounted flash (that fits to the hotshoe - is this called a flash gun?).

Will these things work, because my Father in law has some for his SLR which he never uses, and will give them to me - but if they won't work, I'd like to put the flash on my Xmas list.

thanks :-)
 
Don't go near the flash,As far as I know using an old flash could work at a different voltage and screw up your camera!

As for the lenses,You'll need to buy nikon to canon converters on ebay or in a camera shop but yes they will work :)
 
kitschenalia said:
So glad I asked now - thank you!!!! So, I'll put the flash on my Xmas list - is it called a Flash gun? :-0
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You could try this?..Might be able to get the flash working on your camera safely with a small circuit!
If you want to be specific a canon 430ex will be good for you!I use one and find it works fine!l

As you've got another flash you could buy this

And remotely trigger the old flash and the new one of you wanted by buying another receiver.
 
Richard, the first option you posted fills me with dread ;-) as it says one of the things I will need is a sense of electronics (along with a soldering gun, I think this option is a no go). The canon speedlite you posted looks amazing, I want!

I don't 100% understand the last option you posted though :-0 I get that I could use that to trigger an add on flash - do you mean remotely trigger the old nikon flash but not attached to the camera so it can't damage it?
 
Richard.T said:
You could try this?..Might be able to get the flash working on your camera safely with a small circuit!
If you want to be specific a canon 430ex will be good for you!I use one and find it works fine!l

As you've got another flash you could buy this

And remotely trigger the old flash and the new one of you wanted by buying another receiver.
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the last link ... the spec states that it only works with low voltage flash guns !

so no good :thumbsdown:
 
Richard.T said:
As for the lenses,You'll need to buy nikon to canon converters on ebay or in a camera shop but yes they will work :)
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If you did find a nikon to canon lens converter, personally I wouldn't trust it, not sure they even exist especially for a digital mount.
 
Far better off selling the lot and buying stuff you want, some of the older Nikon lens fetch good money depending on what they are
 
kitschenalia said:
thanks Tricky....

Pete, could I find out by asking in a Jessops do you think?
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None of the major camera shops would have it. These adapters exist for certain camera lens combinations, mainly from the 35mm film days before digital, so 2nd hand market. As for Nikon - Canon or a Canon - Nikon adapter you might find something on eBay from China, but these are usually locally manufactured and wouldn't recommend it, personally there is nothing out there from sigma/canon/nikon etc
 
pete.rush said:
If you did find a nikon to canon lens converter, personally I wouldn't trust it, not sure they even exist especially for a digital mount.
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I bought one to use a Nikon 85mm f/1.4 AIS on a 1D mk II, works better than it did on a D70

the adapter has electrical contacts to trick the camera into thinking it has a 50mm f/1.8 lens on so it meters , it works well
 
I use 2 different adapters with my 350D, one for M42 lenses and one for FD lenses.

Used both for over 2 years without any problems at all, these adapters might be Chinese but are very well made and are up to the job.

I am just about to get another one, Praktica "B" fitting so that I can use my Zeiss 50mm F1.4 lens on the 350D.


John :)
 
Using any of these adapters means you will be limited to manual focus, however some types do have focus confirmation chips on them to help, never used one myself as I am used to manual focusing with my film cameras.

The modern DSLR's viewfinder is nowhere near as bright as a film camera, also it does not have the triple wedge rangefinder in the centre of the screen to assist with focus, using a plain screen is just a little harder, but not impossible as I have found out for myself.

If you have live view I understand that can make focusing more precise.



John :)
 
regarding the first part of your post, yes you would be using lenses from the 35mm film era, a 42mm adapter for instance would give you access to lenses from Pentax, Cosina, Praktica, Zeiss etc.

There are to my knowledge adapters for several leading brands that fit the Canon EF system, most are just plain adapters with no glass in them. only the Canon FD needs glass because of the registration difference between the 2 formats.

There are a great deal of quality lenses on the market, some of the older quality zoom lenses will equal those of today for a lot less cost. I have four Tokina ATX PRO lenses including a 80-200mm F2.8, they are all very sharp and will equal an L lens any day, I also have a Sigma 70-210 F3.5 APO which again is very sharp and I paid less for the whole 5 than the cost of a 70-200 F4L.

John:)
 
The adapters I have were cheap, the M42 one was about £2.50, the FD to EOS was £17.00 and the Praktica B one that I am after is about £12.50, so not a massive layout.

I have a few M42 lenses, quite a collection of Praktica B lenses and well over 26 FD lenses, but I also have the cameras that can take these lenses, as well as the 350D. You might like to try out the Nikon at some point ,get a roll of B&W film or perhaps Velvia slide film and see how it used to be done, you may even enjoy using it!


John :)
 
wack61 said:
I bought one to use a Nikon 85mm f/1.4 AIS on a 1D mk II, works better than it did on a D70

the adapter has electrical contacts to trick the camera into thinking it has a 50mm f/1.8 lens on so it meters , it works well
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Wouldn't the 1D meter, regardless?
 
I don't know as I don't have an adapter without the chip in it or any maual focus canon lenses, the Nikon D200 upwards has a non cpu lens setting where you can manually input the f number and length then it meters.
Don't know if the canon has this feature, I bought this converter mostly because I knew it was the correct thickness so infinity focus was correct.
 
Thanks all - for a newbie, manual focus isn't going to be that easy with the telephoto I'm guessing? (i.e. either nature shots or portraits mainly of children, so moving subjects...)

But with the macro (unless of course wee beasties) I guess it may be easier....

John, I have an SLR Canon EOS sitting here, but it's the processing, I don't feel like I'm really learning because by the time I get them back I forget what I did for what iyswim... I'm not nearly organised enough to take notes.

My friend is quite a serious photographer (although not pro) - she's a Nikon girl - the kindest thing would be to pass them to her probably.... but not sure my Father in Law would think that way. Hmmm....
 
wack61 said:
I don't know as I don't have an adapter without the chip in it or any maual focus canon lenses, the Nikon D200 upwards has a non cpu lens setting where you can manually input the f number and length then it meters.
Don't know if the canon has this feature, I bought this converter mostly because I knew it was the correct thickness so infinity focus was correct.
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The answer is that the 1D would, indeed, meter without any form of chip in the adaptor. Use the cam in Av mode and you're away. The camera will display '00' for the aperture, but set the shutter speed for a correct exposure anyway. Lensbabies, for instance, work quite happily that way.
 
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