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I think I'll have it right this round. I don't need stabilization on wide-normal FL lenses. I'll have four midrange zooms to test. I'll keep the best one and resell the others. I'm fairly happy with the Sigma 8-16mm and will keep it. On order are two vintage Soviet lenses for portrait use... a 58mm Helios 44-3 with 13 aperture blades and an 85mm Jupiter-9 with 16 aperture blades. These were made in 1986 and 1988. I'm sure I'll have to use a monopod with the Soviet lenses. I also bought some sharp primes... Sigma 19mm f/2.8 ART, Sigma 30mm f/1.4, 40mm f/2.8 Micro Nikkor, 60mm f/2.8 Sigma, and Samyang 85mm f/1.4. I'm looking for a a good 24mm and a suitable replacement for the Nikkor 55-200mm.

The retailer who sold the Viltrox adapter advertised that the VR function works with all Nikon lenses with that feature. They confirmed with Viltrox this isn't true. Hmm... you folks already told me that.;) So they accepted return of the adapter. I'll be replacing the Nikon lenses with Sigma equivalents made to work properly with the Sony A6300. I'm also considering Sony brand.

The retailer who sold the Viltrox adapter advertised that the VR function works with all Nikon lenses with that feature. They confirmed with Viltrox this isn't true. Hmm... you folks already told me that.;) So they accepted return of the adapter. I'll be replacing the Nikon lenses with Sigma equivalents made to work properly with the Sony A6300. I'm also considering Sony brand.

...I meant "I don't know if there's a M42-NF adapter that will allow infinity focus on a DSLR".

febres I haven't dealt with digital equipment for nearly two decades so my knowledge regarding the latest cameras and lenses is nearly nil. I don't know if there's a M42-NF adapter that will allow infinity focus. I have non-electronic (manual everything) adapters for NF-NEX and M42-NEX that work very well but they're used on a mirrorless body. The inexpensive 'smart' adapter I have doesn't work properly with my Sony A6000 and Nikon-G lenses. From what I can gather from research, the pricey smart adapters work 'fairly' well but they cost US$300-400 each, so not worth it (IMO) unless you have a valuable cache of lenses in a mount different than the body.

I've been corresponding with the seller of the Viltrox adapter. It's supposed to be VR compatible. Maybe mine is defective. In the meantime, I ordered a 58mm f/2 Soviet Helios 44-3 (ca. 1986, with 13 aperture blades) for portraits. And a Jupiter-9 (ca. 1988, with 16 aperture blades) for closer portraits.

I've been corresponding with the seller of the Viltrox adapter. It's supposed to be VR compatible. Maybe mine is defective. In the meantime, I ordered a 58mm f/2 Soviet Helios 44-3 (ca. 1986, with 13 aperture blades) for portraits. And a Jupiter-9 (ca. 1988, with 16 aperture blades) for closer portraits.

I updated the firmware in my Viltrox adapter so auto focus works a bit better but I had to set auto focus to 'slow' in the camera. The camera can now control lens aperture too (it didn't before the update). However, VR still doesn't work. I attempted changing the adapter firmware to the firmware from various pricier adapters to no avail. I'm fairly certain it can be done but I'm not tech-savvy enough to do it.

I know primes are better than zooms and the faster apertures would be nice but I can't afford to buy six or eight primes... not good ones anyway. This system is more for casual enjoyment than anything else. I spent too much on the Sigma 8-16 HSM but I like wide lenses and that one is very good for the price (used) and given its extreme design. If I can make this setup work for my needs then I'll have reasonably good lenses ranging in focal length from 8mm - 200mm plus a very good dedicated macro.

I just bought an A63000 which should be here in about ten days. I'll sell the A6000 once the other body arrives. I'm hoping this does what I need. If it doesn't then I'll start from scratch, having learned expensive lessons.

I just bought an A63000 which should be here in about ten days. I'll sell the A6000 once the other body arrives. I'm hoping this does what I need. If it doesn't then I'll start from scratch, having learned expensive lessons.

I'm going to try one more thing before starting over from scratch. I'm going to replace the A6000 with an A6300. If that doesn't do what I want with what I already have then... lesson learned.

Ha... I remember that seen. :D

You have a point. I'm probably making things more difficult than necessary. Still, I wonder if lens adapter firmware is interchangeable with no 'hacking' needed.

Two hundred-fifty plus dollars is "little money"? Not to me. :-/ "A lot of trouble" to update firmware? Not to me. :-/ Questionable quality increase? Really... if the hardware and internal electronics are identical but some firmware works but others don't???