Nikon lenses on 550? at DVinfo.net

Paul Cook · March 12th, 2010, 06:40 PM

Ive got the following Nikon glass and was wondering if anyone knows if it can be used on the canon 550 - I know there are adapters out there but not sure how they would work as some of the Nikon lenses don't appear to allow you to manually set the aperture?

These two have an f-stop ring on the lens
Nikon 50mm 1.8D
Nikon 85mm 1.8D

These two dont
Nikon 24-70mm 2.8G ED
Sigma 10-20mm 4-5.6 DC HSM

Anyone have any experience with going this way and are their any 'gotchas' ?

Perrone Ford · March 12th, 2010, 07:51 PM

Oh, you've got some G glass. I've heard there are adapters for those, but honestly, I'd try to find a different solution. G glass is bad news. I wish Nikon hadn't followed Canon's lead with this...

Mike Tapa · March 12th, 2010, 10:00 PM

Hi Paul.

Try these guys.

Nikon G - Canon EOS Adapter

Cheers

Paul Cook · March 12th, 2010, 10:45 PM

Thanks Mike - for $250 that's decent but reading how to program it sounds fairly complicated not to mention fiddly when actually changing the aperture in the heat of a shoot. :-(

If I just look at using the 50 and the 85, im guessing I could get away with a much cheaper adapter?

Really i want a fast-ish lens with IS so I may just have to bite the bullet and go for a canon lens. The '24-105 f4 IS' would be a near ideal all-round lens if only it was a hair faster. I cant figure out why the 17-55 has IS while the 24-70 doesn't?

Oh Well...

March 12th, 2010, 06:40 PM	#1
Paul Cook Regular Crew Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 174	Nikon lenses on 550? Ive got the following Nikon glass and was wondering if anyone knows if it can be used on the canon 550 - I know there are adapters out there but not sure how they would work as some of the Nikon lenses don't appear to allow you to manually set the aperture? These two have an f-stop ring on the lens Nikon 50mm 1.8D Nikon 85mm 1.8D These two dont Nikon 24-70mm 2.8G ED Sigma 10-20mm 4-5.6 DC HSM Anyone have any experience with going this way and are their any 'gotchas' ?

March 12th, 2010, 07:51 PM	#2
Perrone Ford Inner Circle Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Tallahassee, FL Posts: 4,100	Oh, you've got some G glass. I've heard there are adapters for those, but honestly, I'd try to find a different solution. G glass is bad news. I wish Nikon hadn't followed Canon's lead with this... __________________ DVX100, PMW-EX1, Canon 550D, FigRig, Dell Octocore, Avid MC4/5, MB Looks, RedCineX, Matrox MX02 mini, GTech RAID, Edirol R-4, Senn. G2 Evo, Countryman, Moles and Lowels.

March 12th, 2010, 10:00 PM	#3
Mike Tapa Sponsor: MTF Services Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: London UK Posts: 80	Hi Paul. Try these guys. Nikon G - Canon EOS Adapter Cheers __________________ Mike Tapa http://www.mtfservices.com

March 12th, 2010, 10:45 PM	#4
Paul Cook Regular Crew Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 174	Thanks Mike - for $250 that's decent but reading how to program it sounds fairly complicated not to mention fiddly when actually changing the aperture in the heat of a shoot. :-( If I just look at using the 50 and the 85, im guessing I could get away with a much cheaper adapter? Really i want a fast-ish lens with IS so I may just have to bite the bullet and go for a canon lens. The '24-105 f4 IS' would be a near ideal all-round lens if only it was a hair faster. I cant figure out why the 17-55 has IS while the 24-70 doesn't? Oh Well...