tips for using your Nikon Z system camera

Introduction

the Nikon Z full frame mirrorless system was announced in mid 2018 and is likely to be Nikon's future for full frame cameras and gradually replace their legacy dSLRs - the Nikon F dSLR system
the system is directly compatible with flashes (Speedlights) designed for the Nikon F dSLR system and seems to work fine with Godox X 2.4GHz radio remote TTL flash and lighting when using their Nikon triggers even in i-TTL mode

thanks to having the shortest lens flange distance of all the mirrorless full frame camera of only 16mm, theoretically, lens adapters should be possible to enable almost any lens system to be used, although for optimum AF, native Nikon Z mount lenses should be preferred.
see also my blog post in June 2019 - The saga of lens flange distance and lens adaptability is coming to a head – an AF Sony FE lens to Nikon Z adapter – the ring to rule them all?

Nikon FTZ Z-to-F mount lens adapter which costs $US250
- Nikkor F lenses without VR (OIS) will get 3 axis sensor based IS
- Nikkor F lenses with VR (OIS) will get 3 axis DUAL IS with the sensor providing the 3rd axis
- Nikon mount Sigma lenses should function EXCEPT some interchangeable lenses shipped out before November 2013 that are not compatible with the latest DSLR cameras will not operate¹⁾
- lenses that do not incorporate an AF drive motor will operate only in manual focus

Canon EF lenses
no direct AF adapter as yet but one could use a Sony FE-Nikon R adapter PLUS a Canon EF to Sony FE adapter of which there are many - see Autofocus lens adapters for Sony NEX E-mount cameras

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