anyone using nikon 35mm lenses with the XL1s at DVinfo.net

Peter Halperin · June 8th, 2003, 05:41 PM

Hi all. My first post, and the first day owning the XL1S. I'm a pro digital photographer using Nikon lenses and have a great set of them. What decided me on the XL1S was the quality of canon lenses and the possibility of using EOS lenses. I was prepared to buy a few. Browsing this forum, it appears there are adapters for nikon lenses as well, but searching didn't reveal any actual users. I'd be most interested to here if it can happen, if AF is preserved, and if VR (nikon's IS) is prerserved, it sure would be nice to use my nikkors! Thanks.....Peter

Elmar Tewes · June 9th, 2003, 07:45 AM

there exists a Nikon to XL-1 adaptor. it is mechanical only, so it definitly increases the focal length (i know from a arri pl mount adapter that increases the focal length by 2 - don't know about the Nikon).
take a look here: http://www.virtualcybervision.com/xl1/ADAPTERS.htm

Peter Halperin · June 9th, 2003, 07:55 AM

Thanks, Elmar. Actually, I found this site but I'm still not certain about what lenses will work and with what functions. I e-mailed them to get more info. I'll post it here when I get it. Thanks again....Peter

Neill Phillips · June 11th, 2003, 04:15 PM

Hi,
I recently bought the XL1>Nikon adaptor and it only works on a purely mechanical level. So no AF or Auto iris functions. I use a 17-35mm 2.8 AFS and a 80-200mm 2.8 AFS lens. Great results if you dont mind the x7.2 magnification factor!!

Hope this helps,

Neill

Cazi Brasga · June 11th, 2003, 05:29 PM

Also don't forget, there is no image stabalization. So you'll have to keep the cam on a tripod to get your shots.

Peter Halperin · June 16th, 2003, 10:43 PM

Thanks, guys. Here's a funny story. A few days after getting the camera and posting this question, I was off to a conference near Yellowstone....tough luck, huh. so, I was out shooting Elk and geysers and bison, etc, with my D1H and 80-400VR and 70-200 AF-S VR. I come upon 6 or seven shooters with long lenses on big tripods. There waiting for a badger family to come out, (for 5 hours or so). So....what's that I see on a big ol tripod?? a XL-is! This guy has a nikon and 500mm on one pod and the XL on another....and....he has a 80-400VR on it! So I got my question answered in person. He loves the combo, I looked through and saw the ridiculous reach. He had a plate machined to hold the weight off the lens mount. anyway, had to share the story. I still may be tempted to also get a canon adapter and the 100-400 IS to have a stabilized option, but I now know I can use my Nikkors manually. Very cool....Peter

Steve Siegel · June 17th, 2003, 07:40 PM

Regarding this Nikon adapter. Does it work with the EF adapter XL, or instead of the EF adapter XL? The reason I ask, is that the EF adapter XL for using Canon lenses with the XL1-s has glass in it , which has to degrade the image somewhat. If the Nikon adapter is "strictly mechanical" with no glass, then might not the images with Nikkor lenses be better than with Canon lenses?

Ron Pfister · February 18th, 2004, 04:21 PM

@ Steve: Don't worry about the glass in the EF-Adapter. Almost any EF-lens, but surely all L-Series EF-lenses will give you results that by far exceed what the Canon XL-mount lenses are capable of. I'm quite certain, that this combo provides more detail than the CCDs can resolve. Love it!

HTH,

Ron

June 8th, 2003, 05:41 PM	#1
Peter Halperin New Boot Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Port Jefferson, New York Posts: 7	anyone using nikon 35mm lenses with the XL1s Hi all. My first post, and the first day owning the XL1S. I'm a pro digital photographer using Nikon lenses and have a great set of them. What decided me on the XL1S was the quality of canon lenses and the possibility of using EOS lenses. I was prepared to buy a few. Browsing this forum, it appears there are adapters for nikon lenses as well, but searching didn't reveal any actual users. I'd be most interested to here if it can happen, if AF is preserved, and if VR (nikon's IS) is prerserved, it sure would be nice to use my nikkors! Thanks.....Peter

February 18th, 2004, 04:21 PM	#8
Ron Pfister Major Player Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Basel area, Switzerland Posts: 285	@ Steve: Don't worry about the glass in the EF-Adapter. Almost any EF-lens, but surely all L-Series EF-lenses will give you results that by far exceed what the Canon XL-mount lenses are capable of. I'm quite certain, that this combo provides more detail than the CCDs can resolve. Love it! HTH, Ron __________________ Ronald P. Pfister halimedia - digital solutions and services www.halimedia.com

June 9th, 2003, 07:45 AM	#2
Elmar Tewes Regular Crew Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Frankfurt Germany Posts: 104	there exists a Nikon to XL-1 adaptor. it is mechanical only, so it definitly increases the focal length (i know from a arri pl mount adapter that increases the focal length by 2 - don't know about the Nikon). take a look here: http://www.virtualcybervision.com/xl1/ADAPTERS.htm

June 9th, 2003, 07:55 AM	#3
Peter Halperin New Boot Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Port Jefferson, New York Posts: 7	Thanks, Elmar. Actually, I found this site but I'm still not certain about what lenses will work and with what functions. I e-mailed them to get more info. I'll post it here when I get it. Thanks again....Peter

June 11th, 2003, 04:15 PM	#4
Neill Phillips New Boot Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Cambridge, UK Posts: 11	Hi, I recently bought the XL1>Nikon adaptor and it only works on a purely mechanical level. So no AF or Auto iris functions. I use a 17-35mm 2.8 AFS and a 80-200mm 2.8 AFS lens. Great results if you dont mind the x7.2 magnification factor!! Hope this helps, Neill

June 11th, 2003, 05:29 PM	#5
Cazi Brasga New Boot Join Date: May 2003 Location: Temecula, CA Posts: 5	Also don't forget, there is no image stabalization. So you'll have to keep the cam on a tripod to get your shots.

June 16th, 2003, 10:43 PM	#6
Peter Halperin New Boot Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Port Jefferson, New York Posts: 7	Thanks, guys. Here's a funny story. A few days after getting the camera and posting this question, I was off to a conference near Yellowstone....tough luck, huh. so, I was out shooting Elk and geysers and bison, etc, with my D1H and 80-400VR and 70-200 AF-S VR. I come upon 6 or seven shooters with long lenses on big tripods. There waiting for a badger family to come out, (for 5 hours or so). So....what's that I see on a big ol tripod?? a XL-is! This guy has a nikon and 500mm on one pod and the XL on another....and....he has a 80-400VR on it! So I got my question answered in person. He loves the combo, I looked through and saw the ridiculous reach. He had a plate machined to hold the weight off the lens mount. anyway, had to share the story. I still may be tempted to also get a canon adapter and the 100-400 IS to have a stabilized option, but I now know I can use my Nikkors manually. Very cool....Peter

June 17th, 2003, 07:40 PM	#7
Steve Siegel Major Player Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA Posts: 839	Regarding this Nikon adapter. Does it work with the EF adapter XL, or instead of the EF adapter XL? The reason I ask, is that the EF adapter XL for using Canon lenses with the XL1-s has glass in it , which has to degrade the image somewhat. If the Nikon adapter is "strictly mechanical" with no glass, then might not the images with Nikkor lenses be better than with Canon lenses?