Fotodiox Nikon Nikkor F Mount D/SLR Lens to Micro Four Thirds (MFT) Mount Mirrorless Camera Body Adapter

I purchased an Olympus E-PM1 as a second camera to carry around when I don't want to lug the big DSLR. Well I have a nice 50mm prime lens that I love and wanted to give it a shot on the E-PM1. For the price, it's a great value so I figured I'd buy the Nikon to MFT adapter. I was very happy with the build quality. It was a snug fit on the Olympus and the 50mm prime snapped right on. I didn't have any problems figuring out how to get it to work like some people did, but I'm a little more tech-savy than most I guess. You WILL have to MANUAL focus as there are no electronic pins connecting the camera to the lens, so if this scares you then don't buy it. All in all, I am extremely pleased with this purchase and am considering buying the Canon adapter. If you're comfortable with manually focusing your camera this is such an easy product to use, I don't see why you wouldn't spend a little money on it. Highly recommend.

I've personally used this adapter on several micro-four-thirds cameras. I can verify that it works on the Olympus E-P1 and E-PL1. It also works on the Panasonic GF1. To mount the adapter on the GF1, for example, line up the red dot on the REAR of the adapter with the dot on your camera's lens mount. Then twist clockwise (when you're facing the front of the camera). This is no different than mounting any other lens to the GF1. Then mount your lens to the adapter by lining up the dot on your lens to the dot on the FRONT of the adapter. Or, you can mount the lens to the adapter first - it makes no difference. On the GF1, you'll need to go to the last page of the Custom menu and enable "SHOOT W/O LENS." Otherwise, the LCD will display an error. Other cameras may require some similar setting. HOW DO I GET THE %$#@!&! THING OFF?! Now, here's the secret. The little silver joystick-shaped knob on the adapter is the lens release. It only moves in one direction: backwards towards the camera. So, when you want to remove your lens from the adapter, pull the joystick back toward the rear of the adapter. That releases the little mounting pin on the flange of the adapter. Now, you can turn your lens and remove it. As soon as you let go of the joystick, it springs back to the forward position. Simple, but not documented. Remove the adapter from the camera the same way you would any lens: push the camera's lens release button and turn the adapter counter-clockwise. WHAT WORKS AND WHAT DOESN'T The lens has to have its own aperture ring, so forget about Nikon G lenses. Autofocus and VR does not work with any lens: there are no electrical connections between the camera and lens when this adapter is in place. Auto exposure DOES work. I successfully used an older Nikon 105mm Macro lens (not VR) and got very sharp photos. I also used my F-mount Lensbaby 2.0 successfully. The Lensbaby 3G does not work very well on this adapter. The adapter lens mount pin doesn't stick out far enough to lock the Lensbaby onto the adapter. You can use the 3G, but it will probably keep falling off as it unscrews itself. Another lens that doesn't work is the Nikon 70-200mm f/2.8. No matter what I did, I could not get this lens to focus properly with this adapter. It would have been cool to have that massive lens mounted on the tiny GF1, but no dice. To wrap it up, the Fotodiox adapter works and the price is right. Buy it now. PhotoCitizen

This is an inexpensive adapter that allows you to mate a dumb (non-electronic) Nikon/Nikkor lens with a micro four thirds (MFT, M4/3) lens mount. I am using two of these adapters with 20 - 30 year old Nikon glass and a new Panasonic AF100 HD video camera. I am very pleased with the ease of mounting both the lenses to the adapter and the adapter to the camera body. I have used cheap adapters in the past to connect Nikon lenses to cameras such as the Canon 7D and Canon 5DmkII. These MFT adapters are vastly superior, as I do not feel that I am about to break them in half. When adapting my lenses to the Canon mounts I purchased an adapter for every lens because excessive connection/disconnection would quickly destroy the adapter. These particular adapters are much sturdier and more well made. While I purchased two of them, I now see that I could have gotten by with only one. However, at such an excellent low price it is prudent to have a spare in reserve for critical shooting. BOTTOM LINE: I am very pleased. Unless you have newer Nikon glass that requires an intelligent interface, I do not see why you would choose a more expensive option than this.

This is easily the best $35 I've spent on camera stuff in a long time. I have a large collection of older Nikon lenses, and this adapter makes it possible to use some of my old favorites on my Olympus E-PL2. There are a couple of caveats you should know about: 1.) There is no auto-focus when using this adapter, so it works best with lenses that have a decent amount of "feel" to the focus ring. Some later-model Nikon AF lenses have very loose focusing mechanisms (so that they present less resistance to the in-body focusing motor) but they can be twitchy when used as manual focus lenses. 2.) You must stop the lens down to the desired aperture before shooting. This may darken the image in the viewfinder / LCD screen. This is necessary to get an accurate exposure reading, since the camera has no idea what the lens' maximum aperture is, and it has no way to set the aperture, anyway. Those of us who grew up with old-school Pentax and early Nikon cameras know this as "stop down metering". I used the camera in "P" mode -- I set the aperture, and the camera adjusted the exposure accordingly. You can tweak the exposure using the +- adjustment just as you would a normal Oly lens. 3.) No operation with "G" lenses or AF-S lenses. Sorry, but this is just a mounting adapter, and it makes no attempt to connect the camera's electronics to the lens electronics. Caveats aside, I tried this with a few of my favorite Nikon lenses and was thrilled with the results, including the 50 mm f/1.4 AF, 60 mm f/2.8 AF, and 85 mm f/1.8 AF. All three produced sharp images with excellent detail, even at the corners. Since the Nikon lenses were designed to cover a full-frame (24 x 36 mm) 35mm film frame, the Olympus is only using the center of the lens - the part with the best performance and least distortion. Without the AF, I wouldn't try this setup for shooting an NBA game - but it would be fine for posed subjects, studio shots, and slow-moving wildlife work. I did not encounter any issues attaching or removing the adapter from any of my lenses.

A superb adapter, very nicely machined, easy to use. On the camera end it twists into my Olympus OMD (EM10 MkII) with a solid satisfying click. Similarly on mounting my Sigma 70-300 mm F-mount zoom on the other end. Focusing is perfect: a hair within the lens's infinity stop. Dismounting is instant, either end; but for the lens you do have to press the little lever back to unlock the locating pin. On the micro-4/3, that lens is the equivalent of 140-600 mm, and very sharp on a beanbag or tripod. [In use: set your f-stop manually (after focusing wide open), and then adjust shutter speed for correct exposure.] I also have a Fotodiox T-ring for the same camera (for mounting on an 80-mm refractor telescope): just as solid.

Works as advertised. A solid adapter.

First of all - this adapter, while it does it's job on the mount, is so adamant that it won't come off without carefully manipulating the screw that needs to be pressed and moved in the right directions before it can come off - something similar to safe cracking. Same outright flaws and things to be aware of before you buy this 1. No instructions 2. No directions such as open/close <==>, which interestingly exists in their Canon EOS and FD adapters. Seems like they forgot the labels for the Nikon adapter 3. Be very careful if you've mounted your most expensive nikkor lenses for tests with a micro four thirds system. Be patient and you can get it removed from the mount. If you're impatient with this, you may end up screwing both the micro four thirds camera as well as your lens.

Wow, this is just way better than what I had expected. Sure, there's not much to this piece but I still expected it to be kinda hokey from some of the reviews. But no, this is a rock solid, perfectly fitted little piece of metal. It attaches to my GM1 with the same feel as the native Panasonic lenses I have for it, and my Nikkor glass feels just like mounting them on my F body. Nice and tight, smooth and easy. I have a couple of VERY old Nikkor lenses (mid-'60s) where it's a bit finicky finding the sweet spot where the lens will come away from the adapter but my newer lenses ('80s and '90s F-Mount glass) are perfect. No trouble focusing to infinity other than you can go slightly beyond it. Just great.