Will FT1 work for Nikon 1 J4 camera and my nikon AF-S Nikkor 70-300mm 1:4.5-5.6 G lens? Would it be a good combination for shooting birds?
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I used the adapter on a Nikon 1 V2 and it worked great with multiple Nikkor lenses; 50mm/1.8, 28-300mm/3.5-5.6, 200mm/f4, 300mm/2.8. As the literature says, with certain lenses you'll have autofocus, and some not. Worked fine for stationary subjects.
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It's important to remember that with the FT1 you only get the center focus point, so if you try to get birds in flight, you'll most likely need to use manual focus. As well, Best Moment Capture and Best Photo Selector will not work either. I like Best Photo Selector becasue it buffers 2 seconds, so if you shoot at first movement you are likely to get the bird just as it takes off. If you can live with these limitations then you should be fine. Oh, I should mention that I have only used this with Tamron and Sigma lenses - maybe with actual Nikon lenses it works - check it out.
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Yes the Ft1will work for your j4 you may lose some functionality of your lens and your lose about a stop and a half. Birding? A camera is good for what you use it for after that it is a matter of personal satisfaction and sacrifice.
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You need to get the optional lens adapter for F-mount lenses:Nikon FT-1 F-Mount AdapterYou can read the limitations and specifications under the description of the adapter. Not all Nikkor lenses ever made will work, auto-focus won't work with lenses that don't have autofocus motors in them, field of view is altered, etc. Still, it means there are far more lenses available for the Nikon 1 system than any other mirrorless camera. I would imagine that would be more important to someone with a collection of Nikkor lenses than for someone just trying to decide what camera to buy. You need to get the optional lens adapter for F-mount lenses:Nikon FT-1 F-Mount AdapterYou can read the limitations and specifications under the description of the adapter. Not all Nikkor lenses ever made will work, auto-focus won't work with lenses that don't have autofocus motors in them, field of view is altered, etc. Still, it means there are far more lenses available for the Nikon 1 system than any other mirrorless camera. I would imagine that would be more important to someone with a collection of Nikkor... » Read More You need to get the optional lens adapter for F-mount lenses:Nikon FT-1 F-Mount AdapterYou can read the limitations and specifications under the description of the adapter. Not all Nikkor lenses ever made will work, auto-focus won't work with lenses that don't have autofocus motors in them, field of view is altered, etc. Still, it means there are far more lenses available for the Nikon 1 system than any other mirrorless camera. I would imagine that would be more important to someone with a collection of Nikkor lenses than for someone just trying to decide what camera to buy. « Show Less
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Thanks for your interest in this kit. You can use this lens on the Nikon 1 J1 but it is a manual focus lens only.
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Nikon makes several 50mm f/1.4 lenses. The f/1.4 D and the plain (old) f/1.4 lenses both have working aperture rings on them and they will work with the reverse ring. Just understand that everything is manual - you will have to manually set the aperture and shutter speed for your exposure. The 50mm f/1.4g lens has no aperture ring and if I am correct, it will work, however, you will have to make all your shots at the smallest aperture setting and then you only have control of the shutter speed. Hope this helps.
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No. This adapter is for Nikon F mount lenses (same lens mount that Nikon has used for 35mm film cameras as well as DSLRs since 1959) The g designation indicates Nikkor lenses that do not have manual aperture adjustments. It does not appear that a Nikon 1 to Micro 4/3 adapter exists.
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No, it will take only Nikon 1 Nikkor lenses, much smaller than other Nikkor lenses. Wish you the best!
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No. This lens is specific to the Nikon 1 system. It was designed for mirrorless application. It will not work on any Nikon F-mount system (D90, D300, D700, D5100, D7000, etc...). If you have a Nikon 1 body (V, J, or S series) you can buy an adaptor in which you can use F-mount lens with a crop factor of 2.7.
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If you have the Nikon FT-1 adapter, this lens can be mounted on the Nikon 1 J3 camera. Because of the Nikon 1's 2.7X crop factor, it will function as a 15.66mm lens and will not display a circular image.
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This lens works on Nikon 1 J1 ? My lens 10mm-30mm broked the focus 10mm...I would like to buy other lens. It works?
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The fast aperture on either of those lenses is going to be unimportant for a landscape shoot such as the grand canyon where you will likely keep your aperture at f8-ff16 to maximize your depth of field. You can accomplish this with a 24-70 2.8, 24-120 f4 or a variety of others. Having said that, the 24 1.4(which I use) is one of Nikon's sharpest lenses and except for the price has no real negatives. The 28 1.8 is a nice budget alternative although that extra 4mm might be missed on landscape shoots.
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I use my 300MM f4 for bird photography and I usually have it coupled with the 1.4 teleconverter. The great thing about this setup is that I can shoot it hand-held and it's not too heavy to carry around. I have a D600 body and I typically shoot at 800+ ISO with fast shutter speeds (&gt;=1/2000). I get great sharpness without a tripod or VR. This lens is great - super-sharp, quick AF, and light enough to carry around all the time. I recommend it - get the 1.4TC too.
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It will work with tamron lenses, but NOT any nikon lenses ive tried on AF. U can manual focus of course.
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Yes! All nikon 1 lens work with all Nikon 1 bodies ( the V series, the J series, and the S series)
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do you mean non-AF ? just fine as long as you can focus :). any 1.4 or 2x converter will let you know if the lens you have is good or not since its enlarging the image. the 1.4x is pretty gentile and any decent lens should be ok if stopped down 2-3 stops from wide open.
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I have purchased this lens kit for my Kikon 1 J 1, and I dont know either how I attach them to the camera and which lenses I can use in combination. Chun Li
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I use my 300MM f4 for bird photography and I usually have it coupled with the 1.4 teleconverter. The great thing about this setup is that I can shoot it hand-held and it's not too heavy to carry around. I have a D600 body and I typically shoot at 800+ ISO with fast shutter speeds (>=1/2000). I get great sharpness without a tripod or VR. This lens is great - super-sharp, quick AF, and light enough to carry around all the time. I recommend it - get the 1.4TC too.
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I concur with the earlier response about the higher speed lens although this is working very well for us with the Nikkor 28-300mm AF-S lens using Auto and manual focus.