p.3 #1 · Nikon Zf with non-chipped lens and focus confirmation
RoamingScott wrote:
On all Z bodies, if the lens is chipped as said, you must set the aperture to fully closed down on the lens and then control via camera body controls. This honestly kills the experience for me, personally, for adapting chipped lenses.
I agree, therefor I even prefer using the Zeiss ZF. lenses over the ZF.2 lenses. There I can still use the apperture on the lens.
And since ZF.2 isn't adding functionality despite beeing chiped, exept for correct EXIF, they are both not ideal on the Z bodies.
All I can say applies to the Z7, but seems to be the same with ZF body. I would be willing to get one, if that would improve the usability of my Nikon Zeiss lenses, but so far, this seems not to be the case.
I have a new Voigtländer 15/4.5 for Z, where you can set the aperture on the lens and get full exif just like a native Z lens.
p.3 #3 · Nikon Zf with non-chipped lens and focus confirmation
I also have an interest in keep using my Zeiss lenses, rather then dumping 9 lenses, and find a Voigtländer setup missing most focal lenghts I have now:
ZF 21/2.8
ZF.2 25/2.0
ZF 25/2.8
ZF 28/2
ZF 35/2
ZF.2 50/1.4 P
ZF.2 50/2 MP
ZF 85/1.4 P
ZF 100/2 MP
I could only replace two of them with Voigtländer Z lenses (35/2 and 50/2 - and those are discontinued). And maybe 85/1.4 by 74/1.5. Thats it.
p.3 #4 · Nikon Zf with non-chipped lens and focus confirmation
I am using TT-artisan 6-bit with my Lieca M lenses and thypoch 28/1.4 Zf. If I understand correctly, this set up will retain effective 3 axis IBIS instead of 5 what the Zf offers as long as you dial in the focal length using the FL dial on the adaptor.
I also have Voigtlander Z mount 40/1.2 with chip. The lens works simply flawlessly on the Zf. I hope Voigtlnader will offer more Z mount chipped lenses moving forward...
p.3 #6 · Nikon Zf with non-chipped lens and focus confirmation
cyra wrote:
Well, a Voigtlander for Z is as much native as a Zeiss ZF is for F mount. And an FTZ adapter is also nativ for Nikon Z. Still doesn't work.
That's a really bad analogy and has a fundamental misunderstanding of how F bodies interacted with F lenses in a way the FTZ physically cannot.
