Arni Heimir Posted April 3, 2006 Share Posted April 3, 2006 Is there an off the shelf adaptor for F mount nikon lenses on PL mount motion picture camera? Arni Heimir Garðabær Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member Stephen Williams Posted April 4, 2006 Premium Member Share Posted April 4, 2006 Is there an off the shelf adaptor for F mount nikon lenses on PL mount motion picture camera? Arni Heimir Garðabær Hi, Yes for macro, but it can't focus at infinity. Stephen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member Adam Frisch FSF Posted April 4, 2006 Premium Member Share Posted April 4, 2006 The flange focal distance (from lens seat mount to film plane) of Nikon is 44mm. PL has 52mm, so as you can see it's impossible to stick a Nikon lens with adapter into a PL mount lens (the other way around could work if the lens isn't to big in diameter). As Stephen said, you could obviously do it, but the lens would be in macro all the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kim Sargenius Posted April 11, 2006 Share Posted April 11, 2006 (the other way around could work if the lens isn't to big in diameter). Has anyone ever seen this done? cheers Kim Sargenius cinematographer sydney Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gnanasekaran MN Posted April 13, 2006 Share Posted April 13, 2006 Has anyone ever seen this done?cheers Kim Sargenius cinematographer sydney When a Nikon lens can not be used for infifity focus, what is the use of adapting it for PL mount. But there are 35mm movie camer which can directly go with Nikon lenses - Photosonic make Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kim Sargenius Posted April 15, 2006 Share Posted April 15, 2006 When a Nikon lens can not be used for infifity focus, what is the use of adapting it for PL mount. Sorry but that's not what I was asking - I was asking if anyone's seen and adaptor to put PL lenses on a Nikon stills camera.... cheers, Kim Sargenius cinematographer sydney Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mitch Gross Posted April 17, 2006 Share Posted April 17, 2006 I believe that even PL to Nikon would require hacking up the still camera body to get correct depth. But if it can be done, Les Bosher in the UK is the man to do it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Salzmann Posted April 17, 2006 Share Posted April 17, 2006 The dop shop offers an Olympus Pen FT with a PL mount so why couldn't a Nikon be adapted? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gnanasekaran MN Posted September 25, 2008 Share Posted September 25, 2008 Sorry but that's not what I was asking - I was asking if anyone's seen and adaptor to put PL lenses on a Nikon stills camera.... cheers, Kim Sargenius cinematographer sydney I do not think it will work, becuase PL mount lenses will not have covering power to fill the area with good image for 35mm mm still camera format regards, mngsekaran Cinematographer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick Neary Posted September 26, 2008 Share Posted September 26, 2008 The dop shop offers an Olympus Pen FT with a PL mount so why couldn't a Nikon be adapted? Hi Dan- The Pen's FFD is quite a bit shallower than Nikon's (or PL), like 28 or 29mm, so there's lots of room to add an adapter for PL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Glen Alexander Posted September 26, 2008 Share Posted September 26, 2008 (edited) It depends on the lens in question. Generally no. Flange distance is too far. If you get a long prime, that Century optics built, they have universal adapters. Most rental houses put PL adapters on them. You can buy an adapter and mount for about $150USD in Los Angeles from Schneider Optics in NoHo. Not even tech people at Clairmont Camera were aware of this. You can do this yourself without realigning the optics, simple bolt on adapters, I was considering this but the rental of long primes from Clairmont is hideously expensive, even when there is very few productions going on. Edited September 26, 2008 by Glen Alexander Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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