Fujifiml x-e1 and nikon non cpu lenses?

So, i'm a bit confused and need some help.

I was considering getting an x-e1 over my d300. I don't really want to invest into the x mount lenses as they look quite pricey for me, so id rather stick with my ai-s nikon lenses.

I'm wondering if there will be a problem with the distance of the nikon lens on the x-e1 (with a lens adapter), from the sensor?

Also, if the xe1 has a light meter which can read the arpeture ring from non cpu lenses?

And lastly, is there an option on the xe1 to fill in info about non cpu lenses? (Like there's on the d300).

If anybody has any good reasons why the d300 trumps the xe1 please let me know too!

There are very few camera bodies that can fully utilise lenses with other mounts even when using a mount adapter. If you intend to use Nikon lenses then you'll get much better results using a Nikon camera and no adapter.

I can sort of understand your confusion.

Years go, Fujifilm made digital SLR cameras the used Nikkor lenses and those cameras were very popular with wedding and portrait photographers.

The last Fujifilm dSLR that used Nikkor lenses was the Fujifilm FinePix IS Pro introduced in about July of 2007.

This new APS-C camera made by Fujifilm uses a new lens mount type, the Fujifilm X. The camera is also a rangefinder type mirrorless camera.

I shoot a lot of sports using my "old" Nikon D300 and it still performs extremely well, even under low light conditions found at high school football fields.

My guess is that the mirrorless Fujifilm cameras would have some issues when shooting sports at night, even if there was a 300 mm f/2.8 lens available for it.

Any automatic functions you have been using with your D300 and Nikkor lenses will disappear when you add an adapter to it, plus you will lose about one stop of light.

I was able to find a Nikkor AI to Fujifilm X adapter on Amazon. There does not seem to be much in the way of information when it comes to whether the XE-1 can meter manually with a non-CPU lens attached. You may be able to do that using the older technique of metering in the "stop down" mode like the old Pentax Spotmatic's did

As you may be beginning to see, changing camera systems after already having one gets real expensive, really fast.

I have a colleague who has an extensive Nikon camera system which he still uses. His Fujifilm XE-1 is the camera he carries when he is shooting events or wants to carry around with him at all times. He especially likes the Fujinon 14 mm lens for shooting landscapes when his Nikon D800E and 14-24 mm lens is not handy.

For the assignments I shoot, field sports (mostly night), arena sports (basketball and volleyball), motocross, fashion and glamour, I would use my Nikon D300 or D3 every time. This mainly because those two cameras are fully capable of shooting marketable images and I have a huge investment in lenses.

Until Fujifilm can offer fast telephoto and telephoto zoom lenses, I would not consider making such a move.

What I have done, is buy a Nikon 1, V2 with an adapter that can use all my Nikkor lenses. I use it mostly when shooting time motion studies in slow motion (400 fps or 1000 fps)

NOTE: After searching Amazon, I found a Kipon Camera Lens Adapter Ring that allows your cameras meter to work in the manual, aperture priority modes. There's one interesting thing though. You will have to set your camera to ' shot without lens ' mode

EDIT: If you do buy the Fujifilm XE-1, do not sell your D300. It may be the camera you need for certain subjects and it would certainly be easier to handle when using longer lenses like a Nikkor 70-200 mm f/2.8 or 300 mm f/2.8

Make sure the adapter you are getting allows focus to infinity. This ensures the distance scale on the lens stays accurate.

Aperture would be manual and metering will be in stop-down mode.

The last one's impossible given that the XE1 was not really intended to be used this way.

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I think I'm getting your point here. You're doing this project just because it can be done. Good for you!