Adapter Nikon Lens to Xpan

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From the ad:

"Please note that there is no focus coupling, scale focus only and the image circle is not quite fully cover, except when you focus close and use a small aperture."

Vingetting and scale focus.... why go backwards? And do people really use an Xpan for macro?

Steve
 
If it is, or works like, the one sold by a Dutch guy who makes them then it could be used with the secondhand 28mm PC Nikkor as a much cheaper (generally less than US $800) alternative to the XPan 30mm lens. Because this is a Perspective Control lens with a wider image circle, cut off and vignetting is very little. From results I have seen, just the extreme corners. It would need to be scale focused, but this should not be too much of an issue with a 28mm lens. The XPan 30mm with a center filter is effectively an f11 lens.

A 20mm Nikkor (or any non PC lens) would not have a large enough image circle to use in panoramic mode though.
 
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I have one of the Dutch adapters with a Nikkor 28 PC lens. I've since acquired a Fuji/Xpan 30mm, so don't use the Nikon setup anymore. I believe the Xpan 30mm provides better results, although I haven't made extensive comparisons.
 
nksyoon said:
I have one of the Dutch adapters with a Nikkor 28 PC lens. I've since acquired a Fuji/Xpan 30mm, so don't use the Nikon setup anymore. I believe the Xpan 30mm provides better results, although I haven't made extensive comparisons.
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Nick - would you be willing to sell that Nikon adapter? I've been looking for one for quite awhile.

Roy
 
BTW I have an xpan >Pentax K adapter that works the same as the xpan>Nikon adapter available ,should anyone be interested in buying...........................
 
OEM lens adapters on Xpan

OEM lens adapters on Xpan

While I have an XPan II kit, the availability of adapters to use OEM lenses is news to me.

So, has anyone got much idea of what amount of vignetting occurs when using other makers' lenses?

I suppose that in 35mm mode that should not be much of an issue; but it seems to me that it must be an issue in panorama mode? If so, is it not so bad that a centre graduated ND filter fix? Or, is it useless to shoot in panorama mode?

I'd be interested to know from those who use the OEM lenses.
 
The OEM adapters really work best with shift lenses as these have larger image circles than normal 35mm lenses. Also, because you're scale focusing - no RF coupling - wideangle lenses work better.

I used for a while a Nikon 28 shift lens - this produces an image of about 24x58-60, depending on aperture. A centre grad ND filter would not fix this - the image circle edge is quite distinct.

Some samples at f11 or 16, can't remember exactly. The first image was cropped to 24x65 in the scanning software. Scanned on flatbed Epson 4990, so the quality isn't great.
 

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Nick

Found a used 30mm XPan lens in great condition for $2K so I bit the bullet.
So ends my search for that elusive adapter.

Roy


nksyoon said:
Hi Roy,

Sorry, sold it to someone who contacted me after seeing my post.

Cheers,
Nick
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Thanks Nick.

Yes, I understand the image circle limitations and see how severe the light fall off is from your samples.

The samples you posted a very good. In fact it seems to me at this end of a 72dpi resolution that the image circle comes very close the the extremeties of the frame - some relatively small cropping still enables a very good panorama image.
 
SimonPG said:
While I have an XPan II kit, the availability of adapters to use OEM lenses is news to me.

So, has anyone got much idea of what amount of vignetting occurs when using other makers' lenses?

I suppose that in 35mm mode that should not be much of an issue; but it seems to me that it must be an issue in panorama mode? If so, is it not so bad that a centre graduated ND filter fix? Or, is it useless to shoot in panorama mode?

I'd be interested to know from those who use the OEM lenses.
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So, I see most of the responses are in terms of wide-angle alternatives. Not speaking from usage but from looking at other flatback pano cameras, I mostly thought about lenses longer that the 90 -- assuming no mechanical vignetting problems from the mount and a workaround for the viewfinder. Such use would likely be at infinity anyhow, so issues of focusing should be moot.

Anybody tried long focus lenses on the XPAN?
 
XPAN & long lenses

XPAN & long lenses

i'm going to try my XPAN2Leica adpater from HK to use a 90mm Cron & a SMC-A 2,8/75 - biggest concern is vignetting of lens mount.
A friend of mine is longing for a real long lens (maybe my Sinaron 300) - but focussing will definetly become a challenge - even if u'd really realise a RF-coupling

Tilman
 
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