ScottGee1 wrote:
> Someone will correct me if I'm wrong, but if memory serves, the N$kon
> D1/2 variants are far more compatible with older Nikon lenses. Might
> that translate to better compatibility with other manual focus lenses
> even if used with an adapter?
>
Not really. The problem is the register distance, the distance from the
mount flange to the image plane. Nikon has a rather long one, as does
OM. So the only way you can use lenses from other systems with shorter
register distances is with an adapter with additional glass in it.
The additional glass si, in effect, a mild telextender, and actually
changes the effective focal length of the lenses attached with it. It
also may have an effect on lens performance.
Canon EF and Oly 4/3 mounts are the most universal receivers, as they
are large diameter and have short register distances, so there is room
for a simple adapter without glass. I also don't know if it is still
true, but it used to be true that Nikon non-pro bodies had no metering
at all with non AF lenses. Oly 4/3 and Canon bodies support manual and
aperture priority metering with all lenses.
Moose
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