The Smartest Way to Adapt Vintage Lenses?
I thought the Nikon ZF was the best for vintage glass, then came the ZR.? Its unique form factor breathes new life into old lenses, you do need the right adapter though to get green boxes, IBIS, autofocus? The 6 best adapters are all very expensive, and to help you pick I’ve torture-tested them in bad lighting and terrible weather. There’s one last adapter I’m trying to track down, but my time in Tokyo’s running out.
Nikon ZR: The Full Frame GR?
For the past month I’ve been trying to make the ZR my GR. 28 and 40mil lenses like the GRIII, IIIX, plus a promist filter like the HDF - I even went to a GR gallery to check. Despite its overspec’ed internals, the ZR - like the GR - forces you to keep it simple, it even has “snap focus” - sort of?
Nikon’s Best Value Camera?
The Nikon ZR might be great value, I’d still pick the Zf or Z5ii? Photo-first cameras are more versatile for most, and though the ZR beats these two in video, it probably won’t work for photo. How do I know? I own the Sony FX3 - the ZR’s biggest rival, and though it can take amazing photos, Sony made 7 photography compromises. Did Nikon do the same? If the ZR is usable for photo is it now the best value?