If you've upgraded from a Nikon DSLR to a shiny new Z-mount camera, you might be wondering what to do with all your old lenses. Well, if you follow my advice and pick up the Nikon FTZ II adapter, you can keep 'em! Amazon has knocked a stunning 35% off the RRP for Black Friday, bringing the price down from £249 to just £161. This is by far the best deal I've seen, with other retailers typically selling the adaptor for £219, making it a brilliant Black Friday camera deal!
The Nikon FTZ II Mount Adapter enables the vast majority of Nikon and third-party F-mount DSLR lenses to be used on newer Z-mount mirrorless camera bodies. Its core functionality is identical to the original FTZ, but this Mark II version features a significant design revision: the removal of the original's tripod mounting protrusion.
This is particularly beneficial for photographers using cameras with a vertical grip, as it provides unrestricted access for portrait-orientation shooting – a limitation of the original adapter. The FTZ II is slightly smaller and 10g lighter, built with a durable, weather-sealed magnesium alloy and metal construction.
Like its predecessor, the FTZ II offers full compatibility with autofocus, auto exposure (AE), and optical Vibration Reduction (VR) for modern F-mount lenses, specifically AF-P and AF-S types. AE is supported for around 360 Nikkor F-mount lenses.
Since the adapter contains no glass, it does not degrade image quality, so performance is entirely dependent on the F-mount lens being used. Autofocus speed is generally maintained, and with Z-series cameras’ sensor-based AF, accuracy can even be improved. When using an F-mount lens with optical VR on a full-frame Z body, the performance is enhanced by combining the lens's VR with the camera's In-Body Image Stabilization (IBIS).
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