It's been forever since I got back with photography. Just got a Zf and a bunch of lenses.
My Current Kit is:
- Nikon Zf
- FTZ II Adapter
- Viltrox ETZ Adapter
- Fringer EF-NZ Adapter
- TTArtisan 6-bit M-Z Adapter
- Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 14-24mm f/2.8G ED - Sharp but big, probably will replace it with 14-24/2.8Z
- Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 28mm f/1.4E ED - Just got it, need testing.
- Nikon 58/1.4G - Small and great, even with FTZ II Mount. The lens always in my bag.
- Zeiss 100MP - Great bokeh, but I haven't used it that much because of MF.
I'm currently thinking of trying more lenses to building up my kit. What's your favorite lens mountable on Z and why?
What I really want is for someone to come up with an adapter that has an aperture feeler so I can use the aperture ring of my CHIPPED lenses. Fringe desire, I know, but kind of crazy Nikon didn't make an FTZii SE specifically for the Zf/Zfc.
keira007 wrote:
- Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 14-24mm f/2.8G ED - Sharp but big, probably will replace it with 14-24/2.8Z
I did that particular replacement. Testing the older lens before selling it to a friend, I found myself thinking, "Why did spend all the money for the new version, when this is so good?"
But good as the old one was, the new one is a lot better. Better handling, for starters--smaller feel, with the weight back near the camera body. Better optically, too. My old lens was very sharp in the center. My new lens is that sharp to the corners.
Some of what I do is night sky photography, and stars really show what a lens is doing. The newer version renders stars as nice, sharp, dots out to the corners.
That, at present, is my favorite Z-mountable lens.
Would love to see Nikon make the 58mm f/1.4 in a native Z mount. Yes, I could get one and mount it on an adapter, as you do. But I'm trying to move away from that.
