mike_halliwell Posted July 7, 2022 Author Share Posted July 7, 2022 Used Nikon FTZ adapters? There must be a reason their owners want to get rid of them As I said above, they got one for free whether they wanted one or not with a new Z body....:) Same cannot be said for this clone now can it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShunCheung Posted July 7, 2022 Share Posted July 7, 2022 I have two FTZ adapters and one FTZii. I may sell one of the first version to upgrade to the ii version because the tripod mount blocks the vertical grip. Nikon really should have introduced the ii to begin with. That is why Viltrox’s design is puzzling. Also as more native Z lenses are now available, perhaps some no longer use F mount lenses on the Z bodies so that they can dump their adapters. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike_halliwell Posted July 7, 2022 Author Share Posted July 7, 2022 FTZ-E anyone? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike_halliwell Posted July 8, 2022 Author Share Posted July 8, 2022 Anyone know what the aperture motor & lever mechanism (in an FTZ) do, if anything, if an E lens is detected? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeBu Lamar Posted July 8, 2022 Share Posted July 8, 2022 Anyone know what the aperture motor & lever mechanism (in an FTZ) do, if anything, if an E lens is detected? It wouldn't do anything as the E lenses do not have the coupling. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike_halliwell Posted July 8, 2022 Author Share Posted July 8, 2022 That's not what i asked. Think about an AF-S lens on a body that can drive screwdrive lenses? There's a space to allow the drive to rotate pointlessly.....! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeBu Lamar Posted July 8, 2022 Share Posted July 8, 2022 That's not what i asked. Think about an AF-S lens on a body that can drive screwdrive lenses? There's a space to allow the drive to rotate pointlessly.....! I don't think it would try to move. It would recognize the lens as an E lens. Besides unlike the AF screw driver it can only move in a limited range. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShunCheung Posted July 9, 2022 Share Posted July 9, 2022 Think about an AF-S lens on a body that can drive screwdrive lenses? There's a space to allow the drive to rotate pointlessly.....! Don't you still have such bodies and AF-S lenses to check? The tip of that "screwdriver" retracts below the surface of the F mount when a lens is mounted. If it is a manual-focus lens or an AF-S (including AF-I and AF-P) lens, the screwdriver wouldn't rotate to attempt to drive AF. Of course, if that malfunctions, it may try to "drill a hole" on the lens' mount, but that has never happened to me before, since buying my first AF body in the N8008 in 1989. Looking back, that is such a "stone age" way to auto focus. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike_halliwell Posted July 9, 2022 Author Share Posted July 9, 2022 Don't you still have such bodies and AF-S lenses to check? ;) It's like the old idea of the refrigerator light...! It only comes on when you open the door, right...? Does the screwdrive still move with an AF-S lens? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike_halliwell Posted July 10, 2022 Author Share Posted July 10, 2022 (edited) Now the price has been released in £s @ £115, there aren't many used FTZs for that. Viltrox don't use the £ : $ parity pricing model. £115 v $179 (although B&H is $139) Edited July 10, 2022 by mike_halliwell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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