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DavidBM wrote:
Hmm. This Leicaist (Nik(G)-L/M) Nikon G adapter looks exactly the same as the Leicaist Nik-L/M I have. Except for the letter G.
The one I have is of course fine for any Nikon mount lens with an aperture lens (such as Zeiss ZF or older Nikons).
But what is the difference between the one I have and the new one? I though the only relevant difference between a G adapter and one that isn't sold for G is that it would have an aperture control). Maybe Leicaist just changed the name on the adapter, without quite realising what it meant?? But maybe not, I'm don't have a Nikon history...
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As you suggest, the only difference between the adapters seems to be the name: Nik-L/M vs Nik(G)-L/M. Colour me cynical but I find it difficult to believe that Leicaist changed the name without realising what they were doing, given that the G designation specifically refers to Nikon F mount lenses without an aperture ring. Since the Techart PRO shop lists Leicaist adapters for 17 different mounts, surely it's unlikely that Leicaist doesn't understand the variations in the Nikon F mount. On the other hand, one product shot shows a Nikon AI-S lens (with an aperture ring) mounted on the G adapter.
Techart / eBay sellers charge $10 / $12.50 more for the Nik(G)-L/M adapter than the Nik-L/M model so there's at least one thing we can be sure about: you're paying a premium for that missing aperture control ring.
[Edited] I was wrong. I should have looked at the photographs of the adapter more carefully. As jonrock points out in his later post (below), the Leicaist Nik(G)-L/M adapter does have an aperture control mechanism: rotating the adapter itself activates a bar that moves the aperture lever in Nikon G lenses.
Edited on Dec 10, 2016 at 12:45 AM · View previous versions
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