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Nikon to Canon? not the usual questions

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BolderPro
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Hey so i have a nikon d300s and it kicks ass for photography but i am looking for more on the video side.... (lack of any fps besides 24... and only 720) so i am selling my vixi a and nikon d80 to hopefully eventually get a canon t2i but i don't want to buy a whole new collection of lenses and i have heard a lot about converters but i am a little considered because a lot of people complain about not being able to get them off their lenses. so does anyone have anything to say about a way that i can use my nikon lenses on my canon but be able to easily switch them back and forth because i plan on using the 2 cameras equally. thanks +k
Apr 16 2012 5:47PM
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Diamonds
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Trade for my d5100 and enjoy good video and photos :)

Interested to see what people have to say/threads
Apr 16 2012 5:50PM
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alexat955
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you can buy nikon F -> canon EOS converters on ebay or amazon for ~$10. from what i have heard fotodiox makes good ones.

the only real downside is loss of AF which doesnt matter for video, and you can even buy adapters with chips in them that beep when the image is in focus.
Apr 16 2012 5:53PM
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MACAQUE
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Wait a month for the Nikon D3200. Should kick massive amounts of ass.
Apr 16 2012 5:55PM
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BolderPro
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Yea I've seen these but can you easily take the converter off?
Apr 16 2012 5:57PM
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BolderPro
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I heard about the 24mp but besides that do you know what it will do video wise or is it unreleased?
Apr 16 2012 6:01PM
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blatt
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Get a lumix and use your nikon lenses with it. It's way easier to adapt a nikon lens to a gh2 than a nikon lens to anything canon. Not to mention that gh2's have insanely good video quality once hacked
Apr 16 2012 6:05PM
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m3owzza
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dear lord...
Apr 16 2012 6:07PM
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BolderPro
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Look at any reviews of them they all say they get stuck on the lense
Apr 16 2012 6:19PM
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123+ski
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I have heard this with some cheap ones, either that or they are too loose, but fotodiox has a pretty good rep as far as adapters
Apr 16 2012 6:25PM
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eheath
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i mean, it depends on what nikon lenses you have.
Apr 16 2012 6:27PM
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MACAQUE
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Speculation is that it will have the same video capabilities as the D800 and D4, but possibly without HDMI out. Pricing will probably be 500-600 based on the current trends.
Apr 16 2012 7:49PM
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zahava
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Yeah, a ton of people on hear are hopping on the m4/3's train, you can also take advantage of dirt cheap canon FD L's and if your willing to sell bodily parts some Leica M glass.
Apr 16 2012 10:31PM
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erikK
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I second the notion to wait for the d3200, it might come out on the 19th. The gh2 and hackable gh1 (gh13) are also awesome cameras.
Apr 16 2012 11:04PM
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BolderPro
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Sorry to bring thread back but now that I'm getting close on the decision for my b cam I want to confirm that my lenses can be switched to canon with the adapter I have a tamron 17-50 and a tamron 70-200 would those be fine w/ the fotodiox pro. Converter?
May 12 2012 8:00PM
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erikK
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it's a bitch to use F mount lenses on a canon when they have no aperture ring. you should wait until there's some solid footage up from the d3200, it looks pretty promising and you wouldn't have to convert anything.
May 12 2012 8:04PM
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BolderPro
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I've already heard that theres a lot of bugs but I'm still gonna wait a lil bit and see if its any good and what happens if theres no aperture ring? can you not change the aperture?
May 13 2012 11:08AM
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erikK
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when there's no aperture ring you have to buy a very expensive adapter that has its own aperture ring so you can control it, but, but you're guessing which aperture you're using.
May 13 2012 2:52PM
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eheath
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the fotodoix nikon g to eos adapter is like 50-60 bucks thats not expensive at all...
May 14 2012 12:27AM
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Satan666
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oh shit i didn't know that existed, i only know like the $200 ones with aperture control
(on my alias waiting for unban)
May 14 2012 12:59AM
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gusestomp
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Yes, this. 1080 at 30,24 720 at 60, 30, 25
May 14 2012 8:45PM
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