{"id":49704,"date":"2019-01-09T10:20:33","date_gmt":"2019-01-09T18:20:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.moosepeterson.com\/blog\/?p=49704"},"modified":"2019-01-09T10:32:53","modified_gmt":"2019-01-09T18:32:53","slug":"the-mysterious-ftz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.moosepeterson.com\/blog\/the-mysterious-ftz\/","title":{"rendered":"The Mysterious FTZ"},"content":{"rendered":"
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FTZ Adapter on Z6<\/p><\/div>\n

There is one thing above all else that so amazes me about the Nikon new Z Family<\/a>, and that’s how some really small details were so well thought out and executed. Case in point, the mysterious FTZ Adapter<\/a>. In a nutshell, it permits over 90 F Mount Nikkor lenses to attach and work fully with the Z Mount. We have three FTZ Adapters<\/a> in the locker for our 2 Z7s<\/a> and 2 Z6s<\/a> so we can do just that and so bloody well (and the brilliance of the Z Family<\/a> to compliment all my lenses I already own in the locker!).<\/p>\n

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Nikon Z6 on 180-400VR<\/p><\/div>\n

How does the FTZ Adapter<\/a> work? Really feakin well! But to the point, it adds the air gap back to the F Mount lens optical formula, provides the contacts so the camera and lens can talk, and “reduces” the Z Mount diameter down to the F Mount diameter. Many ask how it works, well there are no moving parts, it’s just a fancy “tube” with no glass do what I just described (it does have a 1\/4 20 tripod attachment). <\/p>\n

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Z7 on 500PF<\/p><\/div>\n

You see the FTZ Adapter<\/a> here connecting the Z7<\/a> to the 500PF<\/a> (killer combo!) and the Z6<\/a> on the 180-400VR<\/a>. Many see this and ask, “Is there any play” and the answer is a resounding NO! I’ve pounded my first FTZ Adapter<\/a> which I’ve had since Sept, been actually brutual to see if that really firm connection would “wear down.” It has not, just as rock solid as when I first attached it. Why do we have 3 FTZ Adapter<\/a> when we have four bodies? That’s because one Z body<\/a> will have attached either the Z24-70<\/a> or Z35f1.8<\/a> which I know we’ll add the new Z14-30<\/a> to that list shortly. While I’m still not use to the looks of the very small Z body<\/a> attached to my 800mm lens<\/a>, I know it works and have all the confidence in the system to take it out over and over again!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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The Mysterious FTZ<\/a><\/blockquote>