Kipon NIK F-FX adaptor stuck on lens
  • MikeEvansMikeEvans
    Posts: 17
    Got my Kipon adaptor for Nikon today and now have it stuck firmly on my 50mm f/1.4. The release button seems to be solid, with no movement, and I am unable to press it in sufficiently to release the adaptor from the lens. Anyone else had this experience? Any tips?
  • MikeEvansMikeEvans
    Posts: 17
    Update: By dint of excessive force I've dislodged it and retrieved my Nikkor lens unscathed. But it seems a bit unsatisfactory that this should happen and I wonder if anyone else has had the same problem. At least it is better to have it stuck on the lens than on the camera!
  • rdelbarrdelbar
    Posts: 33
    You don't have to push the button in, but slide it backwards towards the camera body to release the lens. I admit, it doesn't seem all that obvious.
    http://renedelbar.blogspot.com/
    http://500px.com/rdelbar
  • MikeEvansMikeEvans
    Posts: 17
    It's obvious when you mention it! Yes, of course, you are right. My brute force yesterday probable caused the button to move towards the body. I had suspected sideways movement but had tried to move the button left or right, never towards the camera body. As you say, this isn't at all obvious and the box comes with no instructions (not that I would have read them anyway.....). I have noticed several other people have had this problem (simple Google search on the subject) so this thread could be useful. Thanks for putting me out of my misery.
  • brentbrent
    Posts: 60
    this is what i call effective use of a forum! good work team! i wanna get that adapter: do you have a good link? (its the one that will convert lenses i used on my D2x right?)
  • rdelbarrdelbar
    Posts: 33
    For all Nikon F mount lenses EXCEPT G-types and DX lenses: the basic Kippon adapter

    For all Nikon F mount lenses INCLUDING G-types and DX lenses: the Kippon adapter with its own aperture control ring
    http://renedelbar.blogspot.com/
    http://500px.com/rdelbar
  • Simon_WSimon_W
    Posts: 33
    Or wait a couple of weeks for the Novaflex adaptor to be available - more expensive for sure at £150 but I would expect the quality to be superb...
    Simon Weir
    www.simonweir.com
    X-Pro1 / X-E1 / X100 / D800 / D100 Infra Red / S5 Infra Red
  • afndy73afndy73
    Posts: 2
    I have a nikkor 24mm f2.8 D lense..can anyone advise me which kipon mount suitable for me to attach to x1 pro....
  • moffomoffo
    Posts: 5
    afndy73 said:

    I have a nikkor 24mm f2.8 D lense..can anyone advise me which kipon mount suitable for me to attach to x1 pro....



    Either adapter will work -- the basic should be fine, but the G version will allow you to use it with newer lenses.

  • SagitarSagitar
    Posts: 42
    Have you actually used the G version? I am assuming, perhaps wrongly, that it is similar to the adapter with aperture for use with Canon EOS lenses and having tried that I found it almost useless other than at full aperture.
  • moffomoffo
    Posts: 5
    I have both. The G version really does leave you guessing as far as aperture when used on a G lens, but I think the D lenses will stop down appropriately with the aperture control ring set to its full extent.
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