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in my opinion, the Zmount is a worthy successor. They fixed all the flaws of the f-mount and really thought about how it would be used over the next 100 years.
by cultofmetatron 5y ago
in my opinion, the Zmount is a worthy successor. They fixed all the flaws of the f-mount and really thought about how it would be used over the next 100 years. its bigger so you don't need as much optics for low fstop lenses, it uses 4 armatures for added stability and they added an additional control wire for faster autofocus. Plus it feels justs as solid when connecting your lens
- nsriv 5y agoIt really is incredible, the short flange distance rivals APS-C lens mounts, while the throat and inner diameter is by far the largest of the current mirrorless mounts. In practice, lenses are extremely well-balanced relative to the body, even the zooms like the new 24-120.
- kybernetyk 5y agoThe Z mount is what made my switch from Canon DSLR to Nikon Mirrorless. Yes, Nikon's current AF implementation is no match to Canon's but the technical specifications and the resulting possibilities of the Z-mount are just something I couldn't ignore.
- pkulak 5y agoI'm a firm believer that the transition to mirrorless needs a new mount. I get that pros want to re-use old lenses, but lenses can be sold.
- Rhubarrbb 5y agoNew lenses don’t have the same build as old ones.
- Finnucane 5y agoSold to me. I have an F, an F2, and a D850, and most f mount lenses will work on all of them.
- KineticLensman 5y ago> I'm a firm believer that the transition to mirrorless needs a new mount So the new Nikon Z-series mirrorless cameras have a 'Z' mount and the FTZ mount adaptor lets you use F-mount lenses on a Z-mount camera. > I get that pros want to re-use old lenses I haven't yet had to buy a new lens to use my Z-series mirrorless, and probably wont while I'm still using it in conjunction with my F-mount D850
- pkulak 5y agoYes, exactly this too. The shorter flange distance of mirrorless makes adapters pretty trivial. All the more reason to use a new mount.
- Scene_Cast2 5y agoWould you know where I could read up on the armatures and the mechanics of the mount? I'm curious how they spec out / tolerance and achieve things like angularity (sag) and position (centeredness).
- rileytg 5y agothis site has a TON of information on lenses and cameras. If you cant get answers here, i'd bet there's links to where you can find them. He probably would reply to a request for more info... https://www.kenrockwell.com/nikon/fe2.htm https://www.kenrockwell.com/nikon/fe2.htm
- reasonabl_human 5y agoInteresting. It seems Ken is sold on just getting the latest iPhone Pro for photos and videos these days. Convenient, but was hoping there’d be merit in going down the rabbit hole of old fixed lense film photography…
- Rhubarrbb 5y agoI hardly comment on any Hackernews post, but I had to come here to say if you have any respect for photography and optics in general, you will stay away from that man’s site and remove the link. It’s a joke for a site and well-known as a poor-content, money-grabbing venue in the photographic community.
- oieoeireoes 5y agoAnd you can almost always adapt a mirrorless mount into an SLR mount. In the old days prior to live-view, some even added the mirror back! https://www.l-camera-forum.com/leica-wiki.en/index.php/Visoflex https://www.l-camera-forum.com/leica-wiki.en/index.php/Visof...