Nikon Mount Adapter FTZ

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We highly recommend all of these for the Z6 II, aside from some reservations about the 24-50mm f/4-6.3 because of its narrow zoom range and small maximum aperture. Even the 24-200mm f/4-6.3 is a great lens – not as sharp as a prime or a more typical zoom, but still the sharpest superzoom we’ve ever tested. It’s a great do-it-all kit with the Z6 II. The FTZ lens mount adapter cannot automatically open and close lens diaphragms on manual focus lenses, so you manually have to open the diaphragm between shots for the most precise focus. The Zf has most of the guts of the Z6 II put in a body that looks just like a Nikon FE 35mm camera from decades ago. The SB-400 is the ultimate mirrorless flash. It works flawlessly with the Zf, even turning on and off with the Zf's power switch.

Before Nikon moved to internal focus motors it utilized a screw-drive system for autofocus. These AF and AF-D lenses are still compatible with many SLRs, and while you can use them with the FTZ, they'll be restricted to manual focus. The biggest gap in Nikon’s Z lineup at the moment is in telephoto lenses (roughly those going beyond 70mm). At the moment, there are only four lenses which do so:The lineup has grown substantially since then. At the time of this article’s publication, there are sixteen Z lenses available for the Nikon Z6 II, and another eleven on the roadmap for the next couple years. Active D-Lighting, electronic vibration reduction, and focus peaking can be used with 4K UHD and 1,080 movie recording. The good news is that focus peaking and IBIS work properly regardless of the lens you adapt, which helps revamp some of those old Nikon classics in a way that many photographers will appreciate. In particular, I think video shooters will be excited to pair the modern Z7 with older lenses for impressive results. NIKON Z 7 + NIKKOR Z 24-70mm f/4 S @ 49mm, ISO 200, 132 seconds, f/4.0 Any camera and mount adapter firmware updates must be performed before the firmware for F mount lenses can be updated.

The new NIKKOR Z 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 VR S is a premium, S-line telephoto zoom lens with an extremely long 100-400mm range for Z mount mirrorless camera users, including the all-new Z 9. Well suited for sports, wildlife and those in the field, the lens features a great combination of focal range and wide aperture for professional photographers, advanced enthusiasts and photo hobbyists who want to dynamically capture distant subjects. This S-line lens is designed to the strictest standards, offering excellent sharpness and clarity with minimum aberration and color fringing even at the maximum aperture, throughout the entire zoom range. Because it can't read the set aperture EXIF data only reads the maximum aperture set in Non-CPU Lens Data, never the actual aperture you used. Nikon has been steadily adding to its Z lens lineup, and after just a few years, it is already a very good system. Gone are the days when Nikon only had three lenses for the Z7!

https://www.dpreview.com/interviews/9636338352/interview-nikon-a-flagship-nikon-z-series-mirrorless-camera-can-be-expected-within-the-year The most popular lenses in a given system tend to be those that cover the midrange focal lengths – roughly between 28mm and 70mm on a full frame camera like the Z6 II. There are nine Nikon Z lenses which do so:

The Mount Adapter FTZ allows you to use your favorite F-mount DSLR NIKKOR lenses on the Z system cameras. Utilize the outstanding performance and resolving power of your approx. 360 NIKKOR F-mount lenses including over 90 NIKKOR lenses that have full AF/AE compatibility. (Full AF/AE supported when using FX or DX AF-S Type G/D/E, AF-P type G/E, AF-I type D and AF-S/AF-I Teleconverters)Features the highest maximum reproduction ratio of 38x (at the maximum telephoto position) in its class 1 that lets users shoot flowers and insects in large size, with a minimum focusing distance of 0.75M (2.46 inches) to allow users to get closer to their subjects. The FTZ and FTZ II are the same, except that the FTZ II has no tripod foot so it's easier to use with the Z9 and it's large grip. Otherwise these are the same adapters and I won't mention any more about one versus the other; they each work exactly the same as the other.

As with the original FTZ, you get full compatibility with autofocus, exposure control and optical VR (Vibration Reduction) for all of Nikon’s AF-P and AF-S lenses. Nikon says that AE (Auto Exposure) shooting is available for 360 Nikkor F-mount lenses from the older AI type onwards, and AF/AE works with 94 AF-P, AF-S and AF-I lenses. The score in the “features-department” is 2[-]/5[0]/6[+]. The biggest disadvantage when using teleconverters is the reduction in focal ratio by 1 stop for the TC-1.4x and 2 stops for the TC-2.0x. But that is the laws of optics at work – and not the fault of Nikon. The other [-] is the inability to use the new TCs in combination with the FTZ-adapter. Not sure how good the image quality would have been. But Nikon deliberately precluded this combination so we will never know. You may also not like the relatively high price compared to the street price of Nikon’s F-mount TCs. But if the optics are good the teleconverters are worth their money. The FTZ adapter is also compatible with many non-Nikon lenses such as the following lenses from Tamron (as per November 2020). Make sure you have updated your Tamron lens with the Tamron software TAP-in Console prior of using the FTZ. The only “gotcha” with the new Nikkor Z lens designs, is that they get automatic distortion corrections both in-camera and Lightroom that cannot be turned off. (Some software like Capture One allows you to disable them, though.) Lenses like the Nikon Z 14-30mm f/4 S and 24-70mm f/4 S specifically have quite a bit of software correction built-in that hides the huge amounts of distortion it exhibits. Nikon Z Mount Roadmap Manual-Focus F, AI converted, AI and AI‑s don't work very well, with no communication or control of aperture. Manual-focus lenses work much better on any FX DSLR than on the FTZ.

The adapter only works properly (autofocuses) with Nikon's newest lenses, which are those with built-in AF motors ( AF-I, AF-S and AF-P). With all other lenses autofocus does not work. AF and AF‑D lenses become manual focus only. Full AF/AE supported when using FX or DX AF-S Type G/D/E, AF-P type G/E, AF-I type D and AF-S / AF-I Teleconverters.