Adapters for Old lenses

[froeman]

I have a couple of lenses that are somewhat old but in excellent condition. One Nikkor AF 50mm f1.8 and a Yashica 132mm f2.8 I received as a gift with an old Nikon FG. I was wondering if someone could help me find some adapters for mounting to Canon EOS on the T2i as I'm not sure if the mounting is the same on the old Nikon Lenses vs the new ones. I assume no since it's new tech but I'm kind of a newb on this. I understand AF probably won't work which is fine.

Sorry if I posted in the wrong forum, this one made sense to me.

[sk66]

I have a Novoflex Adapter I've been planing on selling....I have no use for it.

[Aegea]

I believe those would both be F-mount lenses, so a generic Nikon to Canon adapter should fit. Search ebay and you will see several. One of Nikon's strong points is the stability of the F-mount, so old-tech lenses are still usable. However, with an adapter you will most likely lose all automation (except maybe stop-down metering?)

[inkista]

If both of those lenses mount on the FG, then you just need a Nikon F-mount to EOS adapter. They abound on eBay, and you can buy cheaper ones than the Novoflex. The Novoflex have the best build quality and tolerances, though. I've gotten by with a cheap Fotodiox I bought at Adorama, and chipped adapters from eBay (the two sellers I've used are big_is and happypagehk).

Chipped adapters are a matter of taste. If the chip is misaligned, you can short connections, so if you're buying a chip yourself and gluing it onto a ring, you want to find out if there's a template you can use for placing it accurately. Chipped adapters are often programmable so that you can set EXIF information like the lens focal length and max. aperture, and a few can even record the aperture setting you're using in camera. The big advantage with a chipped adapter is that you will have AF confirmation to help you out with manual focusing. Some folks like 'em; some folks don't and think they're a needless complication.

As Aegea mentions, you will have to rely on manual focus and aperture setting, and you'll only have stop-down metering. The lack of aperture control from the body means that you can only shoot in M or Av mode.

[froeman]

Awesome, thank you all for your help. I think I found a couple that will work.