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Gear Talk => Lens Talk => Topic started by: Gigas on August 22, 2017, 22:41:45
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Is there an adapter that will allow using a Canon EF mount lens on my Nikon D810? There is no aperture ring on the lens!
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Don't think so, not if you want infinity focus. The Canon on back focus is shorter.
Dave
Stupid phone!
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I like to ad that to focus at infinity is not important as this will be used for macro only. But I do need to adjust the aperture in one way or another.
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Novoflex made (used to?) an electronic thingie by which you could control the electronic aperture of EF lenses.
Frankly, if the lens is what draws your interest, why not put a cheap second-hand Canon body on it? I bet that will be less expensive in the end.
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Novoflex made (used to?) an electronic thingie by which you could control the electronic aperture of EF lenses.
Frankly, if the lens is what draws your interest, why not put a cheap second-hand Canon body on it? I bet that will be less expensive in the end.
There is already to many cameras on the shelf with Fuji X Pro-1 and 2 plus a D810. I like to use my D810 for macro use as it is heavy and rests on a tripod. With the Zeiss 135mm 2,0 and a Canon 250D close-up lens I get a dicent WD. but 135mm is a bit long so the Voigtlander 65mm is now on sale for smaller money. The problem is the aperture setting on that lens.
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The new Voigtländer 65/2.0 Macro is for the Sony "FE" mount, not the Canon "EF" monunt. Yes, it is confusing...
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I am sorry it is the 90mm 3,5 Apo Lanthar I am thinking of. It is getting late so my head is half asleep!
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I am sorry it is the 90mm 3,5 Apo Lanthar I am thinking of. It is getting late so my head is half asleep!
No worries! But, unfortunately, the answer may not change. You would need multiple adapters and, if ever possible, the result wouldn't be worth bothering.
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Whilst the 90/3.5 APO-Lanthar is good by all means, it is not the best performer out there. My advice about getting the appropriate camera body for it is valid as it is probably the least expensive solution. Or you could just sell the lens and get it in the correct mount?
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Frankly, if the lens is what draws your interest, why not put a cheap second-hand Canon body on it? I bet that will be less expensive in the end.
I would think more fuctional also.
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The 90/3.5 APO-Lanthar in its SL-II Nikon F mount version is quite common on the second hand market and it comes complete with the metering chip and electronic contacts that lets you use it on the vast majority of Nikon DSLRs. If also selling your Canon version of the the 90/3.5 APO-Lanthar is a possibility for you, then the change over cost might be very little indeed. I have the 90/3.5 APO-Lanthar in its Nikon-F SL-II version and it is not a bad lens at all. It is relatively small and is easy to operate and is the kind of lens that sits nicely in a camera bag when close up photography is a possibility rather than the main reason for a photographic outing.
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Ok, and thank you all for good input. I will hunt for a APO Lanthar 90mm for Nikon as a companion to the Zeiss 135 I do use for macro work in my basement! The 135mm 2,0 with close-up lenses is sharp but sometimes I need a bigger DOF for my aquarium photography. Shrimp are about 1" long.
https://flic.kr/p/XyvFSg
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I do currently a lot of aquarium photography, on all kinds of magnifications up to 10X.
For anything 1:1 life-size or smaller, the 200/4 AF ED Micro is really excellent. Its narrow angle of view means chromatic issues in the glass-water interfaces are minimised.
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Good idea - but do try and track down the SL-II version with its metering chip and contacts. The earlier version is optically the same, but does not have the metering chip. Not such an issue for your D810, but certain lower spec'ed Nikon DSLRs can't meter without the chip.
Ok, and thank you all for good input. I will hunt for a APO Lanthar 90mm for Nikon as a companion to the Zeiss 135 I do use for macro work in my basement! The 135mm 2,0 with close-up lenses is sharp but sometimes I need a bigger DOF for my aquarium photography. Shrimp are about 1" long.
https://flic.kr/p/XyvFSg
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Thank you again! I will keep on searching for the perfect macro lens for my D810. A 90mm would be perfect and also 100mm but I am hesitant for the Zeiss Makro-Planar.
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The older AI and AIS 105/4 micros are excellent, also the AIS 105/2.8. All are relatively cheap on the used market and are much more common than the Voigtlander 90mm.
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Why not a CV Apo Lanthar 2.5 125mm in Nikon mount? Prices have fallen massively last months...
AOr is this too long FL?
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Thank you again! I will keep on searching for the perfect macro lens for my D810. A 90mm would be perfect and also 100mm but I am hesitant for the Zeiss Makro-Planar.
If a 90mm focal length is important, Tamron also has a 90mm f2.8 macro. I use the older 2nd generation AF non stabilized version sort of like a hybrid of a nikkor G and D lens. It has no aperture ring but not AF-S. Switching from AF to MF is by pulling the focusing ring and vice versa for engaging the AF. The front does not rotate but extends when focusing at close distance similar to the 105 AF D. It also feature a focus limiter which can be handy at times. The front element is also well recessed in the barrel but it comes with a bayonet type hood for added protection.
The newer versions has image stabilization and the lens does not extend when focused at close distances anymore.
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Why not a CV Apo Lanthar 2.5 125mm in Nikon mount? Prices have fallen massively last months...
AOr is this too long FL?
That would be a nice lens but to close to my Zeiss 135mm 2,0.
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That would be a nice lens but to close to my Zeiss 135mm 2,0.
Too close but "No cigar" as I read.
Dave
I'm not privileged to own either.
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Here is another shot taken with the Zeiss 135mm 2,0 and Polaroid 250D + Canon 500D. Next step is to isolate the background more.
https://flic.kr/p/XRTfxY
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The older AI and AIS 105/4 micros are excellent, also the AIS 105/2.8. All are relatively cheap on the used market and are much more common than the Voigtlander 90mm.
+1
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Here is another shot taken with the Zeiss 135mm 2,0 and Polaroid 250D + Canon 500D. Next step is to isolate the background more.
There are two ways to do this:
1. Use a wider aperture, but then your depth of field on the subject gets too narrow.
2. Use a longer focal length. This narrows the angle of view so you get less of the background in, and what is in the frame is blurred more.
The Zeiss 135mm with a closeup filter will have a combined focal length nearer 100mm. You could try using an extension tube if you need to focus closer than the lens allows. This will reduce the focus distance without reducing the focal length.
Another option is to buy one of the longer macro lenses, such as the AFD 200/4 micro, or Tamron 180/3.5. These have internal focusing (IF) so the focal length reduces at close range, so it might not end up being much of an improvement over your Zeiss 135. Might be worth exploring. Or try an AFS 300/4 with extension tube, as discussed here: http://nikongear.net/revival/index.php/topic,6255.0.html. This will give you a very long, close-focusing lens with narrow field of view, should be very good for isolating the subject from the background.
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I have tried extension tubes but did not like the results. With the Zeiss 135mm 2,0 and Polaroid 250D and Canon 500D. I gets down to 6-10 inches of WD so that is fine. The main problem is to get DOF that will cover the entire shrimp!
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For really good results with tubes you need a unit focusing lens like the old Micro-Nikkor 105mm f/4 or the 55mm f/3.5.
The modern CRC or IF design- lenses with floating elements, don't do well with extension tubes!
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I use the 105 bellows lens with the 105mm 4,0 stacked with good results but quite often a little bit to short WD. This idea came from Bjørn!
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In an earlier thread on macros the Micro Nikkor Ai-S 4/200mm was recommended to me. I bought it and use it with very pleasing results, esp the Color fidelity is superb.
The PF 4/300 takes extension very well and features stabilized shooting and VR on top of great optical performance see examples. I will soon provide examples with longer extension.
PS. I love your shrimp shots!!!!
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Thank you Frank Fremerey! I will hunt for a 200mm micro lens and try that!