Adaptability

Anouilh

I have a Canon eos 400D (Digital Rebel) body and would like to be able to use Nikon lenses with it. I have a Nikkor 55-200 f/4-5.6G IF -ED which is very smooth to use.

I understand that an adapter has limitations and that it will be necessary to work in Manual mode and not use auto-focus.

Which is the most reliable adapter to buy, please?

Also, from what I have read, it seems to be easier to fit Nikon lenses to Canon bodies, rather than the other way round.

Any advice would be welcome.

CabanSail

Some information here

I think you may be out of luck as the lens you have is a "G" lens, which does not have an Aperture Ring. If you can use it at all it would be only with the Aperture wide open.

charybdis

Nikkor lenses can be adapted for use with the EOS mount because the distance between the lens mount and the focal plane is smaller than in Nikon cameras. This smaller distance means the Canon mount can accommodate an Nikon mount adapter while maintaining infinity focus ability.

You can buy Nikon F to EOS mount adapters for G lenses. Apparently this one is quite good, although I don't know how well they'll work on a 450D and I doubt it's worth the money as the Nikon lens you have isn't particularly expensive and probably isn't worth further investment.

If you'd like an inexpensive but similar (or better) lens to the Nikkor, I recommend Canon's EF-S 55-250mm f/4.0-5.6 IS lens. Using a lens intended for use with Canon's mount also means you can avail of autofocus and automatic aperture control as well as the image stabilisation offered by this model.

Edit: The mount adapter I linked to above allows manual aperture control.

CabanSail

Getting a Nikon Body or sell the lens & buy a Canon one instead.

Anouilh

My husband has a Nikon system, so I thought I might be able to use the Nikkor lenses on my Canon.

Thanks for the clear answers.

The obvious thing to do is to borrow his camera...