I blame for my father-in-law for having to buy this adapter, and what followed. My wife and I visit her parents and her dad gives me a few old lens adapters, none of which fit my Nikon camera. I'd had them a few days wondering what if anything I could use them, and found no answers. However, I suddenly realised that with the right adapter I could buy one or two old M42 mount lenses, and just have a little fun taking a few snaps, what a mistake that was. I suddenly found myself buying around a dozen of these old lenses ranging from 28mm to 400mm, and yes, I had lots of fun using these old prime manual focus lenses all because of this adapter.

One day I put a good supply of nuts out in the garden knowing the Squirrel would be down for a snack. My camera with adapter was at the ready and I had few lenses ranging from 135mm to 400mm lined up. The image of the Squirrel happily chomping away was taken using a Prinzflex 400mm F6.3 that cost less than a fiver. What a great way of getting in to wildlife photography if you need a long lens but can't afford a thousand pound plus on a new AF lens!

The adapter is well made, and for what it costs it should be. It is nothing more than a tube that allows M42 screw mount lenses to be attached to a Nikon camera. There are no electrical contacts so you are working in full on manual mode. Every M42 lens I bought from different manufacturers had no problem attaching to the adapter and importantly, there was no light leakage between lens and adapter or the adapter and camera.

I will say care should be taken if like me you are using the adapter to attach older lenses, which are generally made from metal and glass, and not the cheap nasty plastic so many modern lenses are made from. So on longer lenses make sure you support the lens or you could find the weight may damage the adapter or worst, your camera mount.

I would definitely recommend this adapter, it's well made, fits perfectly, functions as it should, and opens up a whole world of quality old lenses that can be used with modern digital cameras. Value for money, I'd say so, if you can pick up cheap lenses which allow you to take piccies you otherwise wouldn't be able to, then it has to be worth every penny.