I realize there's no way to mount a Canon lens on a Nikon body and get the full focus range, but is it possible to use an adapter to get a sort of extra macro, and get decent results? I'd imagine it would be sort of like using an extension tube.
I did a quick google search and found one adapter on ebay, but I'm not sure about the quality of that.
(Specifically I'm interested in the Canon MP-E 1-5x Macro lens, for which there's no Nikon equivalent.)
Answer
It's possible, but not practical. Assuming someone somewhere makes an adaptor so you can actually mount the lens (or you do something low-fi like glue a Nikon body cap to a Canon rear lens cap) then you will be able to take photos, and focus at macro distances.
However, all Canon EF lenses have electronic aperture control which means you wont be able to stop down the lens, making your macro depth of field next to nothing at all!
Your only solution would be to stop down the lens on a Canon body (by holding DOF preview) and remove the lens (which usually leaves the aperture blades closed), or hacking one of the video lens adaptors that does electronic aperture control, such as the MetaBones EF to Sony NEX.
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