Description
The Kenko Leica M to Nikon 1 Mount Adapter Allows You to Attach Manual Leica M-Mount Lenses to Nikon 1 Series Mirrorless Cameras.
The Kenko Leica M to Nikon 1 Mount Adapter Allows You to Attach Manual Leica M-Mount Lenses to Nikon 1 Series Mirrorless Cameras, to the Now-discontinued Nikon 1 Series Mirrorless Cameras, which have a 2.7x Crop Factor.
This Adapter is purely mechanical and offers no Electronic Communication.
Key Features and Build Quality
The Kenko Adapter provides a robust and reliable physical connection for photographers who wish to experiment with using classic Leica M Glass on their Nikon 1 Mirrorless Cameras.
The Kenko Adapter is designed with a focus on durability and reliable performance for manual shooting.
Solid Construction: It is built from high-quality materials, featuring a strong and flexible Brass Mount unit with a lock lever mechanism to ensure the Lens is held securely without play or wobbling.
Manual Control: As there are no Electronic Contacts, functions like autofocus and automatic aperture control are not supported.
The user must manually focus and set the aperture on the Lens, and use the Camera in manual or aperture-priority exposure modes.
Infinity Focus: The Adapter is precisely machined to ensure that adapted Lenses can achieve infinity focus while maintaining the correct registration distance.
Anti-Reflection Design: The interior features a matte black finish and circle threads to effectively minimize internal reflections and light leaks, helping to maintain image quality.
Compact & Lightweight: The Adapter is designed to be lightweight and compact, adding minimal bulk to the Camera setup.
Vignetting Prevention: The inner diameter is maximized to prevent Vignetting when using Wide-angle Lenses.
Safety Check Gauge: The product includes a check gauge to ensure that the rear end of your specific Leica M Lens will not come into contact with the Camera Sensor when mounted, which is crucial for compatibility.
Usage and Considerations
Using this Adapter primarily involves adapting the unique characteristics of Leica M Lenses to the Small-Sensor Nikon 1 System.
Nikon 1 Crop Factor: The primary consideration is the 2.7x Crop Factor of the Nikon 1 System’s CX Format Sensor.
A 50mm M-Mount Lens, for example, will have an Effective Field of View Equivalent to a 135mm Lens on a Full-frame Camera.
This makes Wide-angle M-Mount Lenses more specialized or Limiting on this System.
Image Quality: The Adapter has no Optics, so image quality depends solely on the Lens and the Camera’s Sensor.
No Exif Data: Lens information will not be automatically recorded in the Camera’s metadata.