David, good to see you back here. I liked your new address - Waikanae Beach, New Zealand. Just the name sounds enticing Look forward to seeing your pics again.
GroWeb wrote:
Welcome back, David; you've been missed! I don't know if you were around when I moved from Ontario to BC, but in case you weren't: I'm living on Vancouver Island now and loving it. All that Arctic Vortex stuff going on in the rest of the continent is not affecting us at all. In fact, the temperature hasn't reached 0 degrees Celsius all winter, hovering between +6 and +10 most days, and cherry blossoms were blooming in Victoria last week!
Thanks Glen! You are living the Canadian dream! I too, don't regret spending winter in the Southern Hemisphere, dodging the ice and snow, but if I were to stay in Canada, you are precisely where I would choose to be. BTW, nice use of monochrome on these shots... I really should spend more time trying to see things in B&W...
Slowcaptain wrote:
I came across Kipon. Good to know! If AF-D lenses can be mounted along with manual lenses I think that suffices. I will just stay away from using G lenses on that mount.
I found K&F concept adapter is having good reviews too, albeit cheaper than Kipon. I will probably order both and return one of them.
K&F have two kinds of adapters - one is labeled for "Nikon F lenses" and the other for "Nikon G lenses", the latter having the mechanism to operate the aperture on G-type lenses. I have two of their adapters (for Nikon Z mount) now and find them of similar build quality with Kipon, with the K&F coming at half the price.
It's possible that Kipon quality control is better than K&F's though, I wrote a small comparison "review" on the Alternative Gear forum - I found a (tiny) difference when focusing at infinity while shooting a 50mm f/1.8 wide open (with their M42 to Nikon Z adapters). Follow the link for an explanation and sample photos. I also have the K&F adapter for Nikon F to Z mount and it works like a charm.
I'd say you can't go wrong with either K&F or Kipon, it's more a question of whether you're ok with paying more for a fractionally better quality (in my case, I'll keep both but prefer the Kipon ).
MontanaKid wrote:
My vote is the same as Lieutenant Z's - the Kipon. That is what I use on my a6500 and a7rii and it worked beautifully with the 55mm 3.5 macro you just purchased from me. Nothing agains K&F as it has been used by others on this site. I just believe Kipon's quality control is a little better and it has proven in my case to be spot on at infinity.
- Jack
Bohemien wrote:
K&F have two kinds of adapters - one is labeled for "Nikon F lenses" and the other for "Nikon G lenses", the latter having the mechanism to operate the aperture on G-type lenses. I have two of their adapters (for Nikon Z mount) now and find them of similar build quality with Kipon, with the K&F coming at half the price.
It's possible that Kipon quality control is better than K&F's though, I wrote a small comparison "review" on the Alternative Gear forum - I found a (tiny) difference when focusing at infinity while shooting a 50mm f/1.8 wide open (with their M42 to Nikon Z adapters). Follow the link for an explanation and sample photos. I also have the K&F adapter for Nikon F to Z mount and it works like a charm.
I'd say you can't go wrong with either K&F or Kipon, it's more a question of whether you're ok with paying more for a fractionally better quality (in my case, I'll keep both but prefer the Kipon ).
Yes. k&f is exactly half of what Kipon costs, I followed your link, thanks! To me the difference between 2 wide open shots is quite stark. Quite surprising since none of them have glass. It seems, as you said, that the adapters do suffer from quality issues. I just ordered k&f from eBay since I had some bucks to burn and talking with a local seller who has Novoflex F type adapter. If it falls thru I will just order Kipon. Won't hurt to have both.
Jack - that lens is one of the reasons I wanted to try Sony. It just so happened that I found a great deal recently. This will be my first mirrorless. I have been told MF lenses simply work better on Sony mirrorless. I can't wait to try!
Slowcaptain wrote:
To me the difference between 2 wide open shots is quite stark.
Do notice that the difference is only visible at 100% though (vanishes if you downsize the photo to usual web resolution) and that this shot was wide open at ca. 300m distance, something you usually wouldn't do anyway. In the photo taken with the 135mm f/3.5, there's no difference at all.
I guess one can be lucky with a $20 no-name adapter, or have one for $80 that won't work as promised, and it can also be a lens-specific problem. For the M42 adapters, K&F state on their website that there can be problems with some lenses where the aperture pin will not fully retract into the lens body, creating additional distance to the sensor, critical for infinity focus.
Anyway, for me it's great to have gained a world full of choices with the Z6, shooting manual with that camera is so much fun that since I got it, I've hardly touched my AF glass.
It's time for the next instalment in my Scotland series - this one taken on a beautiful afternoon in Plockton, where we enjoyed a Pint or two, admiring the view over the bay before heading for a wonderful evening dinner of Haggis-stuffed chicken breast in Whisky sauce.
Have a great sunday!
Markus
EDIT: I've noticed the photo looks less sharp on here than on my computer, also it has been downsized from the original 1400px wide. I tried uploading it at 1200px wide, but that also looked less sharp than the original. Does FM add additional compression to the uploads? Is there some setting I can adjust?
Thanks for the concern, but yes we're in Mumbai now. The flooding is in Townsville which is about 4 hours south of Cairns but by all accounts the whole of Far North Queensland has been copping it big time.
Glorious blue sky day following 24 hours of snowfall. This level of snow doesn't often happen in Hampshire so my wife and I headed out for an early walk into the countryside and Highclere Castle Estate's public footpath.
DeltaSigma wrote:
Glorious blue sky day following 24 hours of snowfall. This level of snow doesn't often happen in Hampshire so my wife and I headed out for an early walk into the countryside and Highclere Castle Estate's public footpath.
Another scene from the Walters Art Museum in Baltimore. In this shot I tried to take extra care to keep the camera plane parallel to this carving. Mostly worked out.
Look forward to seeing your pics again.
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