How to use your Nikon F mount lens on a Nikon 1 camera body? | MountConverter.com

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Unsurprisingly, there is a domestic solution for this

The Mount Adapter FT1 ring, which also allows electronic signal transfer doesn't only allow the use of AF feedback, but also the VR fuction and electronic shutter speed control of certain Nikon F lenses, enabling optical image stabilization.

Currently its average price varies between $150-200 on eBay:

We haven't found a simple mechanic adapter for these systems.

Don't forget however that the Nikon 1 system uses a CX sensor, which has an even smaller, 2.7* crop factor than the M4/3 sensors compared to full-frames. This means that using a DX and FX lens you'll get a pretty high focal length multiplier (you'll get a smaller image frame).

Also take into consideration that the shutter control won't be available for every Nikon F version (there is a multitude of them , you can look up them via this link).

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Terminology

In terms of compatibility, we distinguish four separate categories:

COMPATIBLE

PARTIALLY COMPATIBLE

COMPATIBLE IN THEORY

NOT COMPATIBLE

This means that you'll be able to apply the lens on the camera in question with a proper adapter, and full focus range will be available with it (often with aperture control too). If AF is supported, you'll see it in the description.

This means that due to the flange focal depth or other factor this conversion would be normally unfeasible, but with some compromises (e.g. using a speedbooster adapter) can be made possible.

This means that the flange focal depth should make mounting and using inifinty focus possible, but for some reason there are no adapter rings available or other factors make it unviable.

This means that you won't be able to mount your lens due to mechanical incompatibility or the difference in flange focal depth doesn't make inifinity focus possible. Although numerous lenses can be mounted on cameras without infinity focus, but this cannot be considered actual compatibility.

Additional information for compatible variations:

MF

AF

MA

AA

SB

MAC

TS

manual focus (on the lens, with its own control ring)

autofocus available (AF controlled by the camera body)

manual aperture control (on the lens, with its own control ring)

automatic aperture control (controlled by the camera body)

speedbooster (focal reducer) adapters are available

macro (variable length) adapters are available

tilt-shift (or other flexible) adapters can be used

If you'd like to read more in-depth about compatiblity, you'll need to get familiar with flange focal depth, see this article.