AF NIKKOR 28-85mm 1:3.5-4.5 - what adapter for a6000

[Jon Hewitt]

I have a AF NIKKOR 28-5mm 1:3.5-4.5.   I think its late 1980's.  The focus ring is rubber and the focus distance info is internal to the lens, behind a plastic window.

What is the best adapter if I want to use the AF features and what are the issues,if any.

If I want to use it as a "vintage lens, manual focus what is the best adapter.

What is the quality of the lens and how well does it work on the a6000

[jblaze231]

I have a AF NIKKOR 28-5mm 1:3.5-4.5. I think its late 1980's. The focus ring is rubber and the focus distance info is internal to the lens, behind a plastic window.

What is the best adapter if I want to use the AF features and what are the issues,if any.

If I want to use it as a "vintage lens, manual focus what is the best adapter.

What is the quality of the lens and how well does it work on the a6000

I have a Nikkor 50mm f1.4 on my A6, and I'm using a K&F Concept adapter (F to E mount) that I bought from Amazon for around $25-30. You can also get them from eBay. Works extremely well. Seem to be a good brand. Got the idea from the guy who created Adjusted Alfa. Hope this helps.

 

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[Username]

Having several such lenses on hand, and 

as someone who uses adapters quite a bit, 

I never put that type of lens on an APS-C 

camera. It just doesn't make sense. As for 

possible reluctance to let your lens "go to

waste", it has little cash value, so you can

sleep OK if it becomes a paper weight. In 

the same line of reasoning, if that one lens 

is your sole reason for seeking an adapter, 

don't even buy a $15 adapter ... just get rid 

of that lens for the pocket money it brings. 

   

It's a perfectly useful lens for FF35 format. 

But on APSC it's just a huuuge 43-127mm 

[equivalent] medium speed lens.  

   

As to AF adapters, there's no way. But for 

"dumb" adapters I recommend the Speed 

Booster type. These help justify the bulk 

and weight of such lenses cuz the lens is 

once again a wide-to-short-tele zoom AND 

its new optical speed of f/2.5 - f/3.5 clearly 

moots the size issue ! 

   

As to which SpeedBoosters to consider, I 

can tell you by experience to forget about 

the Vello [aka Commlite], the ZhongYi is a 

decent if not stellar affordable choice [aka

Mitakon], and acoarst there's the King of

the Hill, the MetaBones.     

   

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All the local On-Line-Experts will insist that 

the MetaBones is overpriced and not worth 

the difference. If you can't go the difference 

you will very likely find the lesser versions 

are worth the price, not bad really. Acoarst 

I don't know your finances, but if buying the 

MetaBones is not painful to your pocket, do 

NOT do any cost-benefit rational estimates, 

cuz the Metabones PROPORTIONALLY is 

overpriced. But it IS definitely the best and 

second place isn't even close. IOW they've 

got a monopoly on "bestness" and set their 

price knowing they have a monopoly :-(