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 p.11 #17 · Alt forum Nikon Z resource, discussion and image thread | |
zhangyue wrote:
Finally after two weeks total 15 days, I received my Shoten Leica M adapter. This is the longest time I ever need wait to receive something from Asia, maybe due to Tariff war.
The adapter has only above average build quality. The metal paint and finish quality is very good but fit on Z side and M side is only average I'd say. Nikon FTZ or native Z mount lens fit on Z7 are very nice and solid with right amount of force to put on. Shoten is kind of lose with minor rotation play but no tilt can be felt. The four notch of Nikon Z lens mount have two different sizes, two small and two larger but all four the same small with shoten. They still fit fine. I spent almost two hours to shim the adapter to finally have correct infinity focus mark on my M glasses. I consider this necessary for WA and lens with floating element design.
The big Z mount always give you some kind of secured feeling which I prefer. I love Leica S huge mount and also prefer Canon EF to Nikon F for loading the lens and that solid feel.
People complain about mount adapter price, however, there is definitely difference in term of build. Not in this case, as I want it so much to pay a premium. Can I see the image difference? I believe so. Especially for tilt adapter, a few 10s um will be enough to see with high density sensor and long exposure can reveal light leakage for poor QC. However, I agree price may not the sole indicator for quality. I will pay more to get good one without flaw mentioned. And I will buy from BH or Adorama later for easy return even I need pay more. No more oversea orders.
Bad thing first, without CPU contact on adapter, even you input lens focal length and max aperture, there is no EXIF recorded. All M glass will show 00mm/f00. This is really sucks. This means in body IS will not work with target focal length. (A feature I actually found works first time. Yes, Z7’s IBIS is really working. ) This also means one thing, I will not buy expensive NOVOFLEX adapter until someone come up with an adapter with CPU contact. I don’t expect Nikon will offer support though. I believe they may never test any aftermarket lens on Z7 anyway. ZF.2 and OTUS never have highlight spot meter function available from D850 and D810 and I see no sign of Nikon offering that after multiple firmware update.
Now good thing. Oh man, I love the M glass and Z7 combo so much. I never have the feeling with A7/R/RII with M glass even remotely close to this Z7 in term of performance and shooting. I never think of a better EVF can offer this kind of analog viewing that be able to nail focus within 5 meter every time with f1.4 glass. I even track my son and his friends during his birthday party manually at f1.4, a way I use OVF camera but only with much better results.
You might ask why and what so special about M glass since I have already test ZF and R glass on Z7. First, size and weight, it offer jewel like operating feel, 2nd, the focus barrel design, Leica M glass usually have shorter focus throw design which I prefer by a big margin than most ZF glass. R is similar in this regards but bigger, heavy that I almost want bigger grip version of Z7. Last, The M glasses I selected left with me are some of my favorite glasses in term of rendering. This is first time I can shoot them on 45M Nikon sensor.
Which M glass is a real star on Z7? Every one I have  from 35mm Summilux pre-ASPH and 50mm lux ASPH, 75mmlux, 90mm summicron APO, 50cron rigid, 35mm summaron, 35mmf1.7 Utron.
I am going to test my wide glass such 21 SEM and 15VCIII soon. Based on what I have seen so far, I know I will expect something good, hopefully adapter won’t let me down 
Here are a few 50lux results. Did you see funky bokeh, I don’t. I have told my friends and I am telling you, Z7 is my all-time favorite camera, the best camera I ever bought, bar none.
Long post but I feel real excited.
More tests later.
All with silent shutter, I should have used EFCS with indoor lighting. Anyway.
35mm Summilux pre-ASPH
https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1970/31625302178_309d636b33_b.jpg
50mm Summilux
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Excellent news Michael  I suspected the Z7 1.1mm sensor cover glass would play a lot better. There does not appear to have the corner smearing with the 50 Lux and 35 Lux Pre as with the A7r without the Kolari mod.
No doubt better adapters will come on line after the initial test results start to flow through. I remember the initial hype with the A7r with the M mount lenses only to be disappointed.
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