I have the Nikon D40 and I wish to use my SLR lenses on them
I found this adapter and wanted re-assurance that they would all work, or most of them.
the camera that originally used and still uses these lenses is a Minolta X-700 SLR
The lenses are as followed: Tokina 50-200mm f3.5-f22 telephoto (it says M/MD) Vivitar 28-85mm f3.5-f16 (it says MC) Tokina fixed 35mm f2.8-f16 (M/MD) Minolta fixed 50mm f1.4-f16 (MD) then a teleconverter: Vivitar MC 2x-5 teleconverter
if you can find a cheaper converter or have reasons why I should not use the converter, please, spill.
cheers- Dr. Iblis
2010-09-14T17:09:54Z
forgot the link: http://www.amazon.com/Fotodiox-Lens-Mount-Adapter-Focusing/dp/B003EDYIM6
2010-09-14T17:23:13Z
Manual is absolutely no problem for me, and if there is a stop problem, which there probably will, it should not be anything to worry about.
Beirial2010-09-16T17:41:42Z
WOW.. OK , no ones addressed what your real problem is yet .. SO first i would like to congratulate you on and excellent camera and one of the best camera and systems made in its day. Also it had one of the Best optical made lenses lines made in its time too. The Rokkor lenses were some of the best lenses available only Nikon eeking away by a small margin; Save for a few model of Rokkor lenses that no manufacturer could compare to at all. I have the same camera (actually 3 copies of them) and use it all the time and its wonderful. You should use yours more. But if you must use it on your Nikon you have to know this:
If you get an adapter, any adapter, its going to have a piece of corrective glass in it. Nikon has one of , if not the longest lens mount to film plain (register) distances of any DSLR ( building on the 35mm format or prosumer line). What this means is that it will change the quality of your lenses, as well as the speed and focal length ( all optical adapters also multiply the f stop and focal length of the lens attached) . Now 1st let me say if not doing serious photography and you don't care about those aspects then you can go ahead and try one. Or if your just looking for extra lenses to use for family photos and other snapshot type pictures where it doesn't need to be that high quality , then Its OK for you too . But remember when you multiply the aperture or f-stop of some of the lenses you listed, optical quality aside, you might as well use the Nikon kit lens in manual mode.
Also to let you know the Minolta 50mm 1.4 and the Tokina 35mm are the 2 best lenses you have, in that order. Zooms of that time could never match the image quality of the Primes. So you might be disappointed more then using those Zooms together with the adapter on your D40. I know i was with my Vivatar but i never used the Tokina zoom lens you listed.I don't think i need to mention the 2x multiplier, even on a Minolta body with Minolta lens they would not preform well. Only the Minolta brand would antiquity preform when used to produce 8x10 photos. But remember it also doubles f stop too. I have a Vivitar 2x converter in my bag just for emergency's when my 200mm lens is not enough and my 500 is too much. I also have the 5 element version.
A few years ago I tried an adapter on a D40 with some of my lenses. I tested them by shooting some photos once with the Minolta lenses and then with the kit lens at the same angel of view. I compared the photos taken and could tell right away which were the Nikon kit lens and which were not.
I will say this tho, if you get it to just use the 50mm f/1.4 lens for shooting without a flash in low light it might be worth it . That's the one thing i liked using the adapter for, however i used the 1.2 version of the 50mm.
* One of those Amazon reviews states that you lose infinity focus. * One of those reviews complains about soft images, which is corroborated by this short article: http://www.ehow.com/how_7147249_use-minolta-lenses-nikon.html * With the exception of the fixed 35mm and 50mm, I doubt that any of your old lenses are terribly sharp to begin with. Adding any kind of glass can only degrade image quality. * Manual focusing with the D40 isn't easy due to the relatively small viewfinder and lack of a split prism viewfinder. The viewfinder will also be rather dim when used with slow lenses and the added glass of an adapter and optional TC. * For not much more money, you can add a used Nikon 55-200mm to the 18-55mm kit lens and have a combination that just works ( http://www.keh.com/camera/Nikon-Digital-Zoom-Lenses/1/sku-DN079990784190?r=FE )
Personally, I'd skip the adapter. --- added:
Oooh! Look what else you could buy for $40: http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/369378-REG/Holga_145120.html
The only real problem is the physical fit. If it does and you have no problems with going full manual, then go ahead.
I'm pretty sure that Minolta 50mm f/1.4 would get stuck on your D40. Not that you can't get it out. You might not want to get it off once you see what it does.