photo - Ken Gilbert

ands, making it hard to generalize
about their suitability. They will
probably not hurt your camera in
normal use. But abnormal use, such
as rapidly and repeatedly shooting
with the onboard fiash, could
lead to dangerous overheating. The
preferred power source is AA-size
rechargeable NiMH’s, even though
they can lose a charge over time.
Finder Bind
Q I have a Nikon DR-3 rightangle
finder. Is there an adapter
that will allow its use on my
Nikon D300? Allan de Sousa
Via e-mail
We couldn’t flnd one. The
A DR-3, built for round eyepieces,
came out some 20 years ago.
But the D300, with its square eyepiece,
needs the DR-6 ($200, street).
For more info, search the Nikon support
database (support.nikontech.
com) for “right-angle flnder.”
nikon-to-canon adaPter Q I own a group of mintcondition
Nikkor lenses. I also
now own a Canon EOS Rebel XTi.
I understand there are adapters
that will let me use the Nikkors
on my Rebel. Who makes them,
and could they damage either
camera or lens? Paul Castenholz
Colorado Springs, CO
Both the German adapter spe-
A cialist Novofiex and the British
flrm 16:9 market such adapters.
Check them out at www.novofiex.
com and www.16-9.net, respectively.
Prices start at less than $300. While
we haven’t heard of them causing
damage to lenses or cameras, we
have not tested them. But one of our
regular contributors, nature photographer
Ian Plant, is a big fan of
the V2 Nikkor-to-EOS adapter from
16:9. Not every adapter, however,
will necessarily work with all your
Nikkors or offer the same degree of
AE dedication from lens to lens.
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