Micro 4/3 lens adapters:
Metabones Nikon F, type 1 and 2
Metabones type 1 (the original) and type 2 (a subsequent model) Nikon to Micro 4/3 adapters. Purchased on
eBay.
Metabones type 1 (left) and type 2 (right) Nikon to Micro 4/3 adapters.
Pros: Solid construction. Chrome-plated brass Nikon and Micro 4/3 bayonets. Good
mechanical fit to Micro 4/3 camera bodies and Nikon lenses. Type 2 adapter has a solid tripod shoe with
built-in Arca-compatible plate.
Cons: Expensive. Interior is relatively shiny and may need to be painted flat black or
lined with flocking to avoid flare and loss of contrast. Chrome plating is thin and starts to wear out
after mounting and dismounting lens and camera just a few times (above figure, left). Plating is missing
where the mounts were suspended with a wire during electroplating (in high-quality electroplating, this is
easily avoided by plating twice while suspending the piece at different points - these ones were plated
only once to cut costs). Corners of tabs of Nikon bayonet are sharp and the bayonet cannot mount certain
third-party lenses and accessories that do mount without problems on Nikon bodies.