Fotodiox Lens Mount Adapter - Nikon Lens to Sony Alpha (AkA Minolta AF A-type, Maxxum or Dynax) Camera, fits Sony DSLR-A350, A300, A200, A700, A900, A100, A330, A230, A380, A500, A550, A850, A450,A290, A390, A580, SLT-A33, A55

I purchased this adaptor to fit my Nikon-mount Tamron 28-300 Aspherical XR DI lens to a Sony Alpha 450. I accepted the fact that none of the auto-facilities of either the lens or camera will work, but its a reasonable quality lens made even better by using just the sweet-spot at the centre of the optics - so it was worth doing for me.The adaptor is well-made, with a metal Nikon mount and a plastic Sony mount. It comes complete with a storage bag and caps for both mounts. The mounts appear solid and secure, even with this relatively heavy lens on fully extended telephoto.As expected, the lens must be manually focused, but it's not too easy to focus accurately in the Sony viewfinder. For long-distance photography its fine - just set the lens to infinity! Also of course, the exposure is not automatic because there are no electrical connections between the camera and the lens. However on my Alpha 450 it is possible to use the camera's built-in exposure metering to help set the exposure manually. First set the aperture on the lens, depending on your required Depth of Field, the available light and your desired ISO. Set your required ISO speed on the camera, then set the Mode Dial to Manual. Press the AV button, then lightly depress the Shutter button. Monitor the EV in the viewfinder or on the LCD monitor and rotate the front Control Dial to set the EV to '0' in the centre of the scale. You should then have the correct exposure. Fully depress the Shutter Button.Note that if you attempt to use any other setting on the Mode Dial (like Auto, Shutter, etc) you will get a message like "No lens attached, Shutter is Locked".The adaptor is very discrete. Once the lens is fitted to the camera it looks part of the lens.Recommended for experienced photographers who want to use their Nikon-mount lenses on Sony cameras. Probably not very practical for sports or fast-moving subjects due to the need to manually adjust exposure and focus.

I can only give this 4 stars as I have yet to use it in anger. It does what it says on the tin, seems fairly robust and in the hour or so of playing with it indoors I feel this is going to be a useful purchase.

Yup nice bit of kit as i was loaned a new lens which happened to be nikon. Good price

Got it, did not use it yet, looks good

Bought to fit Tamron Lens (Nikon fit) to Minolta AF (A mount) camera.Could only see an image if pointing directly at a strong light source.Because the Camera uses electronic aperture control and the electronics do NOT pass through the adapter you are not able to control any aperture setting hence no or little light is being received by the camera.A lens with manual aperture control would probably be OK

A very well made item. Not fully tested yet- iniially perhaps a bit disappointing but then it is not glass-less.

Ottimo prodotto, robusto e ben rifinito.

Working fine. Tested with nikon 18-55 lens. Auto focus doesn't work though. But good results with manual focus

Pouvoir placer des objectifs Nikon sur un boitier Sony... pourquoi pas ? Cette bague fonctionne mais réclame bien des efforts quand il s'agit de l'enlever de l'objectif. Ce n'est pas la première bague d'adaptation que j'achète (Nikon/Canon ou Canon/42mm...), certaines ont des lentilles qui font souvent perdre le piqué de l'objectif... cette bague porte bien son nom...c'est une adaptation, cela ne remplace jamais un objectif de la marque du boitier.La livraison Amazon est impeccable!

Mucha peor calidad que la esperada, viñetea con todos los objetivos Zom 18-200 f3,5, Focal fijo 35mm f 1,8 de Nikon, Gran angular de Sigma 10-20mm f4.No consigo que el vendedor me envíe las etiquetas para su devolución. Espero una solución de parte de Amazon.

There are tons and tons of adapters for lenses, but Fotodiox provides them for a reasonable price and they work. They are very simple in design, and that's exactly what I was looking for. It came faster than I was quoted, in a padded envelope. The item itself is metal and plastic in construction. Metal mount on the Nikon side, plastic mount on the Sony side. I am using this adapter on my Sony a77. If you have a handle on how to mount and un-mount lenses you won't have any problems. The metal release tab serves the same function as your lens release button on your camera body. After receiving this adapter I ordered the Canon FD/FL to Sony version as well. I would also like to take this time to respond to the reasons people are giving such low reviews to a great product. Yes, you will have to manual focus. If the idea of manual focus isn't appealing, then maybe you should just use your smartphone for photography. Of course it would be nice if the auto-focus worked, but that isn't any fault of this product. It is a very inexpensive item that is well designed and does just as advertised. I can now use my Nikon and Canon glass on my Sony body, and that is a great thing! Do research before you bash a product.