Fotodiox Pro Lens Mount Adapter, Nikon G Lens to Fujifilm X Camera Body (X-Mount), for Fujifilm X-Pro1, X-E1

This lens adapter enables the use of NIKON (Nikkor) lenses on the FUJIFILM X-mount series of compact cameras. It works perfectly on my Fuji X-T1. The metal tube seems very solid and machined well. The mount lines up and slides smoothly onto the Fuji body with a reassuring click. Lenses mount as they would on the Nikon body on the receiving end, also very smoothly with no play. There is absolutely no movement or sense of mis-alignment on the copy I have. Focus using the Nikkors seems spot-on across the plane. It does of course extend the lens even farther from the camera and makes most of my Nikkors look ridiculously long and huge on the small Fuji body...but it works, and well. Not sure why the little ring is such a bright blue, its a bit distracting and showy, but OK. Of course, you have to FOCUS MANUALLY, there is no electronic contact with the third-party lenses to the Fuji camera. For newer Nikon lenses (G-type and above) you can set the aperture using the blue ring on the adapter. At far left is wide-open, at far-right is fully stopped-down. Don't know why there are only FOUR CLICKS between wideopen and stopped down fully. You can however move the ring slightly and get in-between these indented stops, but its a bit of a pain, and you don't know what f/stop its on at all. I've noticed the Canon version of this adapter appears to have several more "stops" on this ring--not sure why the Nikon version has so few. You can use your camera in Aperture-Priority mode and let the camera do some of the AE work if you want. Also, you can use older Nikon lenses as well (ones with aperture rings on the lens). I then put the adapter's ring on max (stopped-down) and use the lens' aperture ring to change apertures--works fine, and you then have all the clicks available on the lens. With G-lenses you just have to guess where you have the aperture. I generally just shoot wide open, or stop it down just a tad. I'm pretty happy for the price though. It works, its sharp, and I can use every Nikon glass I own (from 8mm fisheye to 300 f/2.8) on my Fuji body, if I so desire. So far I am happy using a few primes in particular such as my Tamron 90mm Macro, a 50 and 85 f/1.4, Tokina 10-17mm, etc. I'd suggest holding any heavy lens by the lens, and not put too much weight on your Fuji body mount!

Use case. I found an old box of Minolta glass from circa late 80s at an estate sale. These were the precursor to the Sony Alpha mount. Fun project to use these on xt3 mount. These lens are $30 to $60 each on eBay. Amazon delivered the adaptor ($20). You need to put the alpha mount side of the adaptor on the lens. Line up the red dots and turn a quarter inch towards the small silver tab. To remove the adaptor this tab has a slight back and forth motion. You pull it away from Lens and turn to release. Don’t force it. This is not obvious but works well once you understand. Once you have that done you need to set up the camera. Put the lens and adaptor on and slide the lock circle. Nice solid fit no play at all. Well built product. From here this setting stumped me for an hour. You need to turn on “shoot without lens” in camera menu. This is manual lens so I turned on focus peaking and zebras. I’ll post the results so far the 50mm looks rad. I mostly shoot video so I always shoot full manual so this is perfect for me. I got a 200mm, 50mm, 135mm, 24mm, 502x macro and ND, CP filters for less than a $100. I did do a deep cleaning with a lens kit on everything to avoid dust.

Good product, does the job. Thankfully this one has an aperture adjuster. Does feel tight on the camera but it’s not a huge problem. Just remember to update your settings in your camera to allow pictures to be taken.

I bought this set of extension tubes despite a lot of low ratings. I figured for the price, ($14.00 incl. shipping), it won’t be too bad even if it does not work. I was pleasantly surprised, after playing around with it, how it actually works perfectly. I have a Fuji X-M1 and used the 16-50mm kit lens for my testing. This set of extension tubes is actually comprise of 5 pieces, 1 camera mount (attaches to your camera), 1 lens mount (attaches to your lens), 1 each of the following tubes - 7mm, 14mm, & 28mm (which screws in between the camera mount and lens mount. You can also not use the tubes and just screw the lens mount into the camera mount. The issue that worried me the most was the lens getting stuck in the lens mount. Fortunately, this did not happen to me. The lens mounted snugly with the lens mount and clicked into place after rotating clockwise. To remove, I simply pull the lens release knob back on the lens mount and twist the lens counter-clockwise. This also addresses the issue of the lens not mounting properly. This set of tubes do not have the correct electrical contacts so I set my camera to manual focus and set the “Shoot Without Lens” to ON. With the extension tubes mounted, you cannot set the aperture and the focus ring does not work (and by extension, Auto-Focus will not work either). You can focus by moving the camera back and forth coupled with changing the focal length of the lens by zooming in and out. You can also adjust the exposure by changing the shutter speed and/or the ISO setting. I posted some pictures and hope this review will be helpful.

I've never really manually focused a camera. Sure I have an 8mm fisheye that lacks AF, but at 8mm, just about everything is in focus. That being said, I had that same 8mm lens, a 85mm/1.8 D, a 10-20mm/3.5 and a 18-300VR beast for my Nikon, and so little glass for my new X-E2. While I didn't plan on using my 18-300VR at on with this, and I don't plan on using my 10-20mm/3.5 much on my Fuji, the other two lenses seemed ripe for experimentation. The mount attaches firmly and without and grittiness of scraping. Likewise the lens attach to it without an issues, and everything is secure. The overall fit and finish inspires confidence. There's not much to it, as it's basically a machined alumninum tube, albeit with a few tricks up its sleeve. For one, it supports "G" lenses (those without aperture rings). The two lenses I wanted to experiment with do have old school aperture rings, and they work well. Either you can let this adapter control things (as it would for a G lens), or use the ring on the lens. Either way, it worked well, though the aperture adjustments on this adapter are very basic, so you won't have as much control as you would with an aperture ring of the controls on a modern Nikon camera. Just to be clear what work means, there's no data going to the camera, so it never knows the aperture, there's no lens correction, and focusing is manual. It was relatively easy, even for a novice like me, to manually focus even the 85mm/1.8 D at f/1.8 on the X-E2. I enabled focus peaking, and I also used the distance scale. The latter got me in the ballpark, and the former helped me fine tune things. Honestly, I think I could get rather proficient with practice, but for now there is no muscle memory, and it's best for deliberate moments, rather than on the fly shooting, which is nice for a change anyway. I'd set your expectations based on your previous experience, though in the end, I think most if not all users can have great results, with the right lenses. I'll try to post sample images shortly.

The tube does not work because it will not connect with (or properly hold) a lens. It connects and locks correctly with the camera. It will not connect with the lens because of the tube's design, not the particular tube I have. The problem is the locking pin is about 20 degrees from where it should be to lock into the lens' groove/slot. So, it will not lock the lens in place, and the lens falls out. This happens with all three Fuji X series lenses I own: (a Fuji X series 35mm, 18-55mm zoom, and a 55-200mm zoom). Bottom line: I can put a lens into the extension tube, but the tube's locking pin never engages. If I let go of the lens, it falls out. I tried this on three separate Fuji lenses with the same result. Yes, I am aligning the red dots. I actually measured where the pin is versus where it should be to work. But wait, there's more. While this item is designed specifically for a Fuji X mount lens, even if it could mount and hold a Fuji lens, it wouldn't work because Fuji lenses expect an electrical connection for the aperture control. So, even if you put the camera on manual focus and set the camera to "take picture without lens," you cannot control the aperture. I contacted Fotodiox, and was told to mail it back and I would get a refund for my purchase price. I am not repackaging it, taking it to the Post Office, and paying $4+ to mail it back to get a $9.95 refund. I threw it away. The tube's build quality is quite nice, particularly for the price. I will try other products in the future. Update: It has been three weeks since I wrote this review. I just received a full refund from Fotodiox for $13.31 ($9.95 + shipping of $3.36). This was without returning the item. So, very good customer service.

Fits my Pentax 50mm f1.7 just fine. But does not fit my Pentax 100mm f2.8. Both these lenses are standard for a Pentax ME SE and fit that perfectly but this adapter does not work for all of them apparently. It turns perfectly fine for the 50mm but the 100mm, doesn’t even turn. Upon looking further into it, it appears as though the ridge locks are too thick and not shallow enough to allow the 100mm to turn in properly. There’s a small metal lock in the lens that sits too high for the mount. Other than that, it’s wonderful on my 50mm and the button latch gives an extra feel of security. But my 100mm, it will sit in there TIGHT being held on by like 2mm of turning ability. But because of this the aperture and focal numbers are off to the right and not directly down on the camera. And I’m not sure how long I can trust it on there.

The all metal design makes it feel durable in hand and gives some weight to it. My Minolta lenses are compatible and attach firmly and there is no light leaking from my experience. Manual aperture and focus but for the price it’s great value.