Do settings need to be adjusted when using an adapted lens?

[hooray4mo1]

I have a Nikon F2, with only 1 lens. I have quite a few Minolta lenses, so I bought an adapter so I can use the Minolta lenses on my Nikon. My question is, is there anything I need to take into account when using an adapted lens? Or can I just shoot as normal? Do settings need to be adjusted at all, or?

 

[DanOstergren31 6]

The best way to find out is likely to go out and test the setup to see your results, and go from there to decide if you need to make adjustments to your settings. That said, a quick google search reveals that if it's a quality adapter with no glass elements in it, and if you aren't adapting a crop sensor specific lens to a full frame camera, there shouldn't be any reduction in quality or change in perspective.

 

[F.O.V.82 82]

Some lenses do have some ‘flare’ others are very centre sharp. I would certainly do some test shots and pay attention to the metering.. Check the close and infinity focus.

 

[greybeard38 10]

From what I have read, the minolta md and nikon f mounts have a different flange distance from the film/sensor plain. The minolta has a 43.5-43.7mm flange distance and the nikon f has a 46.5 flange distance. To correct this a lens element has to be added to the adapter as without one the lense will not focus on infinity. As others have written, you'll need to do some trial and error to see what settings need to be adjusted.

Below is a search that explains this.

Google Search

 

[Hardus Nameous120 68]

I can't think of any settings to change as long as the meter is getting light through the lens. If the meter isn't through the lens then take some test shots.

 

[benhasajeep51 49]

No, except if you camera needs lens info entered. On my Z8 I enter non cpu lens data. But that doesn't even need to be correct. As I have forgotten to enter a different lens. And it worked absolutely fine. And that included a MD 50 f/1,7 using a dumb (zero eletronic) adapter.

 

[480sparky44 43]

If you're referring to shutter speed, ISO and aperture... normally not. The only exception would be if the adapter has glass in it. Glass is used to 'refocus' the image at a distance not native to the lens. Meaning: the lens won't focus properly on the image sensor/film without it. If the lens is 'pushed' too far forward to achieve focus, then there will be a slightly smaller aperture as a result. Likely not enough to be concerned with, but within the realm of possibility.

Large format film users are familiar with this. Many others are aware of this through variable-aperture lenses (ie f/2.8-4 or f/5.6-1, depending on the zoom setting), but have never made the connection between zooming and physically moving the aperture further from the camera body.