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October 15th, 2008, 07:14 AM | #1 |
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Nikon to EX3 adapter made by MTF
Just got my new Nikon to EX3 adapter made by Mike Tapa. Excellent craftsmanship and works great! I have used it with a range on Nikon lenses up to 600mm 5.6 and it delivers the goods ! Its great for wildlife as due to the small sensor relative to the 35mm sensor – you get a x5.5 crop factor !
It is basically a ring – no optics or automatic control but I use it with manual focus lenses. Histogram, peaking, zebra, works fine. Here is a photo of the EX3 with a Nikon 600mmf5.6 mounted via the MTF adapter examined by my 15 months old assistant Jonathan Levy. Ofer Levy Nature Photographer - New Photos Cheers, Ofer Levy Nature Photographer |
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no rails?
Definitely don't wan't to add an Anton-Bauer or IDX battery on the back of that!
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Don't doubt that it's Jonathan Levy, but surely it's the 500mm f4P, not the 600?
Excuse me for being such a Nikon geek! Steve |
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Great shots!
But, oy, I would really be concerned about hanging an EX-3 off that lens without either rails or tripod support. |
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I wouldn't be too concerned
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Ofer, another option instead of having a support plate, if you get a second pan handle, you should be able to turn it so that it rests under the camera base and gives it some support.
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Oh yes, Ofer - by all means, give some more support to your precious rig!
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Hi Ofer,
Here's a link for a home made support http://www.dvinfo.net/conf/under-wat...-sony-ex3.html several threads down Regards Mick |
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Thanks guys !! I will definitely get some more support!!
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Don't do it just because we say so, your judgment is best, maybe we're all wrong and you can by without it. I know your position, being a wildlife photographer you want to keep everything as simple, and most importantly light as possible, so anything you can do without then great. I would worry about the integrity of cam and lens mounts, but also you'll probably get more shake if the two units are not both supported.
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I just noticed that the company making the adapter also makes a support. Here is a link.
Lens and matte box support I know nothing about it, but, I thought some of you might be interested in knowing it exists. |
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