Using M42 lenses on Nikon cameras

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Has anybody got any experience of M42 adaptors for F-mount cameras, or of converting M42 lenses to F-mount?

I have some really nice Takumar lenses (in particular a 55mm f.2) which I would love to be able to use on my D70S. Manual focus and aperture are not a problem, as I would probably only use the lens in studio conditions. It would be nice if the metering could be made to work, though. I reckon it would make a terrific portrait lens, as the effective focal length would be about 80mm on the Nikon.

Anyway, has anybody any advice, suggestions of adaptors or know how to get M42 lenses converted (if possible)?

Many thanks.

Dave
 
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Bought an adapter from ebay for 15ukp... works on d300

Dunno about quality, might be better with just the adapter ring, but I believe you lose infinity unless you get an adapter with glass.

The do work tho (see the flickr link and sets (on the right) in the signature).

Oh, does become more manual although you can use A mode...
 
Using M42 lenses on Nikon is tricky due to differing register distances. For usable focal ranges you will likely need an adapter with a glass element which will act as a mild teleconverter and affect performance of the lens around the corners and edges. Saying that, it's worth a go. The other downside is there is no metering...you would need to use manual mode.

M42 is better suited to Pentax, Sony, Canon, Sigma and micro 4/3rds.
 
Can use A mode... Still meters and adjusts the shutter speed for you.
Manual mode you either guess or use the built in meter, um just like A mode. Only difference is if the lens fools the sensor and you have to use M mode to force the shutter to be a little quicker.
 
I have a pixco m42 to NIKON adapter for sale in the classifieds if your interested. It has a lens enabling infinity focus.
 
ecniv said:
Can use A mode... Still meters and adjusts the shutter speed for you.
Manual mode you either guess or use the built in meter, um just like A mode. Only difference is if the lens fools the sensor and you have to use M mode to force the shutter to be a little quicker.
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Didn't realise that about A mode, thanks!
 
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