The Best Adapter for Zf Manual Focus isn’t made by Nikon?
In the ZF Nikon created arguably the best manual focus experience, so why is it so hard to find the right adapter for their own vintage lenses? With Nikon’s FTZii you lose almost all of the Zf’s special focus assist tools, and and I had to test 10 different adapter combinations til I found the best solution. Not one, but two stacked third party adapters, surely not how Nikon intended us to use the Zf? I hope I’m wrong, I have a wishlist for FTZiii, but it’s never coming out.
Nikon Zf Manual Focus: Steal Like an Artist?
There’s no such thing as a new idea. Nikon’s secret plan to launch the Zf had all the benefits of second mover advantage. Vintage design like Fujifilm? Yes but make it full frame. Reap the R&D benefits from your pro lineup like Sony? Z9, Z8, Zf, along with massive firmware upgrades. These moves are somewhat predictable, but Nikon also tried to “out-Leica” Leica in manual focus? Nikon may have just pulled it off - all because they stole like an artist.