Reader Comment: Adapter for Sony FE to Nikon Z + Unable to Update TechArt Lens Adapter for Voigtlander FE Lenses to Nikon Z
Related: lens adapter, reader comment, Voigtlander, Voigtlander FE, Voigtlander FE Heliar-Hyper Wide 10mm f/5.6 Aspherical III, Voigtlander Lenses
Kurt L writes:
A friend asked me how to use a Zeiss Batis 40 mm f/2 on a Nikon Z7 II camera.
My question is: "Which adapter is necessary" to use a 50 mm Zeiss Batis or a Voigtlander 50mm f/2 Apo-Lanthar on a Nikon Z7 II?
DIGLLOYD: see TechArt lens adapter at B&H Photo as one choice.
Some readers have reported good results with TechArt adapters, but Michael (below) is having issues. I have no experience with them.
In DSLR to mirrorless days, I did a lot of shooting with “dumb” adapters for Nikon DSLR lenses on mirrorless. That time has passed—I have zero interest in adapting lenses to mirrorless—too many hassles and problems and too many outstanding new lens designs. So there—I state my anti-lens-adapter bias plainly.
In general, I’m not a fan of electronic adapters excepting top-notch transition adapters from Nikon and Canon themselves. I prefer well-made “dumb” adapters for reliability, but of course if the lens is AF, then that’s not an option.
Also, it’s hard enough to get a lens free of lens skew. Adding two more surfaces is not going to do any favors for lens to sensor parallelism.
Electronic adapters have a much higher risk of failure, either from chip failure and/or software changes. Electronic adapters might have deliver less than ideal AF performance. So while adapting a manual focus lens can make some sense for some situations, adapting AF lenses seems marginal to me.
Michael E writes:
I have six or seven Voigtlander E-Mount lenses, aside from many Nikon-F Voigtlanders. I tried many times, using various cables and TechArt mounts to update their adapters TechARt-01, and failed. The software, although I downloaded it many times, overprints and simply does not work.
However, “dumb” E-Z adapters work, so I am using those and have ordered more of them. Very disappointing, but still will be workable.
DIGLLOYD: IMO, someone who has this many FE mount lenses should own a Sony body.
