What to expect#
Aperture control: lenses with a manual aperture ring work directly; electronically controlled lenses (no ring) need a smart adapter or one with a built-in aperture lever.
Focus: use focus peaking and magnification in the viewfinder. Exposure metering works normally because the camera meters through the lens at working aperture.
Crop factor: on a 2.7× crop Nikon 1 (CX) body a 50 mm Micro Four Thirds lens frames like 135 mm. A focal reducer (“speed booster”) can bring back some width and gain about a stop of light.
Micro Four Thirds lenses you could adapt#
- Laowa 17mm f/1.8 C-Dreamer
- Laowa 7.5mm f/2.0
- Laowa 9mm f/2.8 Zero-D
- OM System 12-100mm F4.0
- OM System 12-45mm F4.0
- OM System 20mm F1.4
- OM System M.Zuiko Digital ED 40-150mm F4.0 PRO
- Olympus M.Zuiko Digital 14-42mm f/3.5-5.6 II
- Olympus M.Zuiko Digital 17mm f/1.8
- Olympus M.Zuiko Digital 17mm f/2.8 Pancake
- Olympus M.Zuiko Digital 25mm f/1.8
- Olympus M.Zuiko Digital 45mm f/1.8
- Olympus M.Zuiko Digital ED 12-100mm f/4.0 IS Pro
- Olympus M.Zuiko Digital ED 12-200mm f/3.5-6.3
- Olympus M.Zuiko Digital ED 12-40mm f/2.8 Pro
- Olympus M.Zuiko Digital ED 12-45mm f/4.0 Pro
- Olympus M.Zuiko Digital ED 12-50mm f/3.5-6.3 EZ
- Olympus M.Zuiko Digital ED 12mm f/2.0
Nikon 1 (CX) cameras#
- Nikon 1 J5 2015
- Nikon 1 V3 2014
- Nikon 1 S2 2014
- Nikon 1 J4 2014
- Nikon 1 AW1 2013
- Nikon 1 S1 2013
- Nikon 1 J3 2013
- Nikon 1 V2 2012
- Nikon 1 J2 2012
- Nikon 1 V1 2011
- Nikon 1 J1 2011
Other systems for Micro Four Thirds lenses#
Frequently asked questions#
Will Micro Four Thirds lenses autofocus on Nikon 1 (CX)?
No — adapted lenses are manual focus on this combination.
Does a Micro Four Thirds to Nikon 1 (CX) adapter affect image quality?
A glass-free adapter is just a precisely machined spacer, so image quality is unchanged when it is built to the right thickness. Cheap adapters can be slightly too thin or thick, which shifts the infinity mark.
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