If you have a Nikon Z camera, get your third-party lens off before updating the new firmware (!) A wave of warnings has been circulating online – from lens manufacturer Viltrox, the Federation of Independent Photographers, and many frustrated Nikon users – saying that these firmware updates can disrupt the electronic communication between your camera and lens, sometimes rendering the optic completely unusable.
Firmware updates are common, and while many photographers know they can not only fix but also introduce some bugs, the idea that a firmware update could destroy a lens is extreme. But this is exactly the issue many Nikon Z owners are facing after the latest firmware release, which Nikon rolled out for Z-mount mirrorless cameras, including Z8, Zf, Z6 III, Z5 II, and Z50 II.
