Nikon lenses on FD

[geoffgp]

<p>I found an adapter online to fit Nikon F Mount lenses onto my A1. Has anyone used one of these? Will my Nikon Ai/Ais manual lenses meter on the A1 and what camera settings do I need to use? </p><div></div>

[awahlster]

<p>You will have to use stopped down metering. There will be NO automation between camera and lens.</p>

[geoffgp]

<p>Thanks Mark, are there any adapters available that would allow the nikkors to meter? </p>

[leicaglow]

<p>Geoff, I have not seen one. It would require some sort of linkage between the Nikon's AI/S aperture ring to the internals of the FD prong. I really doubt anyone has done that.</p>

[JDMvW]

<p>On EOS cameras (I haven't tried to adapt Nikon to FD) you can meter through the lens fine, it's just that you have to stop down to the shooting aperture, <strong>before</strong> you meter. I'm pretty sure it would work the same on the FD mount. Use whatever the equivalent is of aperture-priority setting, or manual.</p>

[baris_john]

<p>I´d suggest simply buying a Nikon FE or FM to use Nikkor lenses. I dont think they would cost you much more than the adapter itself.</p>

[geoffgp]

<p>I have Nikon cameras, its just that I've had my A1 since 1981 and it would be nice to use all the nikkors I've got as well as the odd FD lens. But it doesn't seem like I will!</p>

[JDMvW]

<p>Geoff, are you saying that because it wouldn't have <em><strong>automatic</strong> </em> apertures that you wouldn't use them? Because otherwise, I think that you are misreading what is being said.</p>

[cadillacmike]

<p>There are only two Canon FD mount cameras that I can think of that will auto meter with a nikon or (any other compatible mount) lens. A-1 and T90. Both have stopped down AE.<br>

Many old F-series inclusing both F-1s will stop down manually meter, but you neeto get the lends stopped down.<br>

That's not an original Canon Lens Mount Converter N, those are hard to find, harder than the Exakta Lens Mount Converter.</p>

[User_502260]

<p>I have an original Canon adapter as well as a no-name adapter. The no-name adapter is a little tight but works. I have a lot more Canon and Canon mount lenses than Nikkors and Nikon mount lenses. It's handy to be able to use my 35/2.8 PC Nikkor on an F-1. It's very easy to use stop down metering with an F-1 so that doesn't bother me. If you are shooting a moving subject then auto diaphragm operation is more important than full aperture metering.</p>

[geoffgp]

<p>Thanks for all your responses. I've just purchased the adapter and I'll just use stopped down metering. I've just found the original instruction booklet so I now know how. Over the years I'd forgotten how to!</p>