Special Adapter

[Gigas]

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!

[David H. Hartman]

Don't think so, not if you want infinity focus. The Canon on back focus is shorter.

Dave

Stupid phone!

[Gigas]

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.

[Bjørn Rørslett]

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.

[Gigas]

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.

[Akira]

The new Voigtländer 65/2.0 Macro is for the Sony "FE" mount, not the Canon "EF" monunt.  Yes, it is confusing...

[Gigas]

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!

[Akira]

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.

[Bjørn Rørslett]

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?

[David H. Hartman]

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.

[Hugh_3170]

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.

[Gigas]

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

[Bjørn Rørslett]

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.

[Hugh_3170]

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

[Gigas]

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.