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Nikon Z — flange distance, protocol, and adapter compatibility

Nikon's full-frame mirrorless mount. 55 mm throat (the widest of any current mainstream mount) with a 16 mm flange enables exotic optics like the 58 mm f/0.95 Noct. The FTZ II adapter mounts F-mount lenses with full AF on AF-S and AF-P; screw-drive AF-D lenses become manual-focus with focus confirm.

Mount specifications

Flange focal distance
16 mm
Throat diameter
55 mm
Electronic protocol
Nikon Z
Supported formats
full-frame, APS-C
Manufacturer
Nikon
Introduced
2018
Status
Active production

Adapting Nikon Z lenses onto other bodies

You own Nikon Z glass and want to mount it on a body with a different lens mount. Rows are sorted by feasibility.

Body mountResultAdapter examplesCaveats
Canon RF
flange 20 mm
Speed booster
MFIS lens-onlyAp. wheel
  • Speed Booster / focal-reducer family
  • Flange clearance is only -4.0 mm — a plain mechanical adapter cannot reach infinity focus; a focal reducer (Speed Booster) with optical glass is required.
  • Speed Boosters typically widen the effective focal length (~0.71×) and add ~1 stop of light, which can be desirable on crop bodies.
Canon EF-M
flange 18 mm
Speed booster
MFIS lens-onlyAp. wheel1.5× crop
  • Speed Booster / focal-reducer family
  • Flange clearance is only -2.0 mm — a plain mechanical adapter cannot reach infinity focus; a focal reducer (Speed Booster) with optical glass is required.
  • Speed Boosters typically widen the effective focal length (~0.71×) and add ~1 stop of light, which can be desirable on crop bodies.
Sony E (incl. FE)
flange 18 mm
Speed booster
MFIS lens-onlyAp. wheel
  • Speed Booster / focal-reducer family
  • Flange clearance is only -2.0 mm — a plain mechanical adapter cannot reach infinity focus; a focal reducer (Speed Booster) with optical glass is required.
  • Speed Boosters typically widen the effective focal length (~0.71×) and add ~1 stop of light, which can be desirable on crop bodies.
Fujifilm X
flange 17.7 mm
Speed booster
MFIS lens-onlyAp. wheel1.5× crop
  • Speed Booster / focal-reducer family
  • Flange clearance is only -1.7 mm — a plain mechanical adapter cannot reach infinity focus; a focal reducer (Speed Booster) with optical glass is required.
  • Speed Boosters typically widen the effective focal length (~0.71×) and add ~1 stop of light, which can be desirable on crop bodies.
Fujifilm GFX (G-mount)
flange 26.7 mm
Speed booster
MFIS lens-onlyAp. wheelvignettes
  • Speed Booster / focal-reducer family
  • Flange clearance is only -10.7 mm — a plain mechanical adapter cannot reach infinity focus; a focal reducer (Speed Booster) with optical glass is required.
  • Speed Boosters typically widen the effective focal length (~0.71×) and add ~1 stop of light, which can be desirable on crop bodies.
Micro Four Thirds
flange 19.25 mm
Speed booster
MFIS lens-onlyAp. wheel2× crop
  • Speed Booster / focal-reducer family
  • Flange clearance is only -3.3 mm — a plain mechanical adapter cannot reach infinity focus; a focal reducer (Speed Booster) with optical glass is required.
  • Speed Boosters typically widen the effective focal length (~0.71×) and add ~1 stop of light, which can be desirable on crop bodies.
L-Mount
flange 20 mm
Speed booster
MFIS lens-onlyAp. wheel
  • Speed Booster / focal-reducer family
  • Flange clearance is only -4.0 mm — a plain mechanical adapter cannot reach infinity focus; a focal reducer (Speed Booster) with optical glass is required.
  • Speed Boosters typically widen the effective focal length (~0.71×) and add ~1 stop of light, which can be desirable on crop bodies.
Leica M
flange 27.8 mm
Speed booster
MFIS lens-onlyAp. wheel
  • Speed Booster / focal-reducer family
  • Flange clearance is only -11.8 mm — a plain mechanical adapter cannot reach infinity focus; a focal reducer (Speed Booster) with optical glass is required.
  • Speed Boosters typically widen the effective focal length (~0.71×) and add ~1 stop of light, which can be desirable on crop bodies.

Adapting other lenses onto a Nikon Z body

You own a Nikon Z body and want to mount glass from other systems. Mirrorless-lens-onto-DSLR-body combinations are omitted (rear element collides with the mirror box).

Lens mountResultAdapter examplesCaveats
Canon EF
flange 44 mm
Mechanical
MFIS lens-onlyAp. wheel
  • generic mechanical adapter ring (multiple vendors)
  • Mechanical adapter only — no electronic communication between Canon EF lens and Nikon Z body.
  • Lens has no aperture ring; choose an adapter with a built-in aperture-control wheel.
Canon EF-S
flange 44 mm
Mechanical
MFIS lens-onlyAp. wheelvignettes
  • generic mechanical adapter ring (multiple vendors)
  • Mechanical adapter only — no electronic communication between Canon EF-S lens and Nikon Z body.
  • Lens has no aperture ring; choose an adapter with a built-in aperture-control wheel.
Canon RF
flange 20 mm
Mechanical
MFIS lens-onlyAp. wheel
  • generic mechanical adapter ring (multiple vendors)
  • Mechanical adapter only — no electronic communication between Canon RF lens and Nikon Z body.
  • Lens has no aperture ring; choose an adapter with a built-in aperture-control wheel.
Canon EF-M
flange 18 mm
Mechanical
MFIS lens-onlyAp. wheelvignettes
  • generic mechanical adapter ring (multiple vendors)
  • Mechanical adapter only — no electronic communication between Canon EF-M lens and Nikon Z body.
  • Lens has no aperture ring; choose an adapter with a built-in aperture-control wheel.
Nikon F
flange 46.5 mm
Mechanical
AF partialIS fullAp. electronic
  • Nikon FTZ II
  • Nikon FTZ
  • AF-S and AF-P lenses (in-lens focus motor): full AF preserved.
  • AF-D / AF screw-drive lenses: focus motor missing on FTZ — manual focus only with focus-confirm.
Sony A / Minolta A
flange 44.5 mm
Mechanical
MFIS lens-onlyAp. wheel
  • generic mechanical adapter ring (multiple vendors)
  • Mechanical adapter only — no electronic communication between Sony A / Minolta A lens and Nikon Z body.
  • Lens has no aperture ring; choose an adapter with a built-in aperture-control wheel.
Sony E (incl. FE)
flange 18 mm
Mechanical
AF fullIS fullAp. electronic
  • Megadap ETZ21 Pro
  • Techart TZE-01
  • Sony FE / E lenses get full PDAF + Eye-AF, in-lens IS pass-through, and electronic aperture on Z bodies through both adapters.
  • Flange clearance is only 2 mm (E 18 mm → Z 16 mm) — the adapter is a thin ring; rest heavy zooms on the lens collar, not the adapter.
Fujifilm GFX (G-mount)
flange 26.7 mm
Mechanical
MFIS lens-onlyAp. wheel1.27× crop
  • generic mechanical adapter ring (multiple vendors)
  • Mechanical adapter only — no electronic communication between Fujifilm GFX (G-mount) lens and Nikon Z body.
  • Lens has no aperture ring; choose an adapter with a built-in aperture-control wheel.
Micro Four Thirds
flange 19.25 mm
Mechanical
MFIS lens-onlyAp. wheelvignettes
  • generic mechanical adapter ring (multiple vendors)
  • Mechanical adapter only — no electronic communication between Micro Four Thirds lens and Nikon Z body.
  • Lens has no aperture ring; choose an adapter with a built-in aperture-control wheel.
L-Mount
flange 20 mm
Mechanical
MFIS lens-onlyAp. wheel
  • generic mechanical adapter ring (multiple vendors)
  • Mechanical adapter only — no electronic communication between L-Mount lens and Nikon Z body.
  • Lens has no aperture ring; choose an adapter with a built-in aperture-control wheel.
M42 (Pentax / Praktica screw mount)
flange 45.46 mm
Mechanical
MFIS lens-onlyAp. ring
  • generic mechanical adapter ring (multiple vendors)
  • Mechanical adapter only — no electronic communication between M42 (Pentax / Praktica screw mount) lens and Nikon Z body.
Leica M
flange 27.8 mm
Mechanical
AF partial—Ap. ring
  • Megadap MTZ11 (motorised AF M-adapter)
  • Generic M-Z rings (Urth, K&F, Fotodiox)
  • Megadap MTZ11 adds autofocus by mechanically extending the rear flange via a 4.5 mm voice-coil tube — works with any M-mount lens (Leica, Voigtländer, Zeiss ZM, 7Artisans, TT Artisan).
  • AF speed is leisurely by design; brilliant for static or low-motion work, not for sports / wildlife.
Pentax K
flange 45.46 mm
Mechanical
MFIS lens-onlyAp. wheel
  • generic mechanical adapter ring (multiple vendors)
  • Mechanical adapter only — no electronic communication between Pentax K lens and Nikon Z body.
  • Lens has no aperture ring; choose an adapter with a built-in aperture-control wheel.
PL (Positive Lock)
flange 52 mm
Mechanical
MFIS lens-onlyAp. ring
  • generic mechanical adapter ring (multiple vendors)
  • Mechanical adapter only — no electronic communication between PL (Positive Lock) lens and Nikon Z body.
Canon EF (cine)
flange 44 mm
Mechanical
MFIS lens-onlyAp. wheel
  • generic mechanical adapter ring (multiple vendors)
  • Mechanical adapter only — no electronic communication between Canon EF (cine) lens and Nikon Z body.
  • Lens has no aperture ring; choose an adapter with a built-in aperture-control wheel.
Canon RF (cine)
flange 20 mm
Mechanical
MFIS lens-onlyAp. wheel
  • generic mechanical adapter ring (multiple vendors)
  • Mechanical adapter only — no electronic communication between Canon RF (cine) lens and Nikon Z body.
  • Lens has no aperture ring; choose an adapter with a built-in aperture-control wheel.
Exakta
flange 44.7 mm
Mechanical
MFIS lens-onlyAp. ring
  • generic mechanical adapter ring (multiple vendors)
  • Mechanical adapter only — no electronic communication between Exakta lens and Nikon Z body.
T-mount (T2)
flange 55 mm
Mechanical
MFIS lens-onlyAp. ring
  • generic mechanical adapter ring (multiple vendors)
  • Mechanical adapter only — no electronic communication between T-mount (T2) lens and Nikon Z body.
Praktica B
flange 44.4 mm
Mechanical
MFIS lens-onlyAp. ring
  • generic mechanical adapter ring (multiple vendors)
  • Mechanical adapter only — no electronic communication between Praktica B lens and Nikon Z body.
Konica AR
flange 40.5 mm
Mechanical
MFIS lens-onlyAp. ring
  • generic mechanical adapter ring (multiple vendors)
  • Mechanical adapter only — no electronic communication between Konica AR lens and Nikon Z body.
Minolta SR / MC / MD
flange 43.5 mm
Mechanical
MFIS lens-onlyAp. ring
  • generic mechanical adapter ring (multiple vendors)
  • Mechanical adapter only — no electronic communication between Minolta SR / MC / MD lens and Nikon Z body.
Fujifilm X
flange 17.7 mm
Speed booster
MFIS lens-onlyAp. wheelvignettes
  • Speed Booster / focal-reducer family
  • Flange clearance is only 1.7 mm — a plain mechanical adapter cannot reach infinity focus; a focal reducer (Speed Booster) with optical glass is required.
  • Speed Boosters typically widen the effective focal length (~0.71×) and add ~1 stop of light, which can be desirable on crop bodies.
C-mount
flange 17.526 mm
Speed booster
MFIS lens-onlyAp. wheelvignettes
  • Speed Booster / focal-reducer family
  • Flange clearance is only 1.5 mm — a plain mechanical adapter cannot reach infinity focus; a focal reducer (Speed Booster) with optical glass is required.
  • Speed Boosters typically widen the effective focal length (~0.71×) and add ~1 stop of light, which can be desirable on crop bodies.

Adapter SKU teardown

Curated adapter SKUs that involve the Nikon Z mount on either side, with the operational specifics — body-side electronic contact count, firmware-update path, weather sealing, and whether optical glass is in the path.

  • Nikon FTZ II

    released 2021

    Nikon F lens → Nikon Z body

    • 11 body-side contacts
    • no firmware updates
    • weather sealed
    • no glass — pass-through
    • Replaces the original FTZ; loses the tripod foot for clearance with super-telephotos. AF preserved on AF-S and AF-P lenses; screw-drive AF-D becomes manual.
    • Required for any F-mount lens on Z-series bodies — there is no third-party AF F→Z adapter.

  • Nikon FTZ (original)

    released 2018

    Nikon F lens → Nikon Z body

    • 11 body-side contacts
    • firmware updatable
    • weather sealed
    • no glass — pass-through
    • First-generation F→Z adapter shipped alongside the Z6 / Z7 launch. Mechanically identical to FTZ II for the lens-side mount; the visible difference is a removable Arca-style tripod foot on the underside.
    • Firmware updates are pushed by the Nikon body's firmware-update mechanism over the Z protocol — no separate USB port. Z body owners running the latest body firmware get the latest FTZ behaviour automatically.
    • Still preferred over FTZ II by users mounting heavy AF-S super-telephotos (200-500 / 500 f/5.6 PF / 600 f/4) because the tripod foot offloads the lens's tail from the Z body's mount.

  • Megadap ETZ21 Pro

    released 2022

    Sony E (incl. FE) lens → Nikon Z body

    • 11 body-side contacts
    • firmware updatable
    • not weather sealed
    • no glass — pass-through
    • Sony FE / E lens onto a Nikon Z body with full PDAF + Eye-AF, exposure metadata, in-lens IS pass-through, and electronic aperture.
    • USB-C firmware updates; Megadap publishes a maintained per-lens compatibility list covering native Sony G/GM glass plus most Sigma DG DN and Tamron Di III lenses.
    • Flange clearance is tight (E 18 mm → Z 16 mm = 2 mm), so the adapter is a thin ring. Heavy 70-200 / 100-400 zooms should be supported by the lens collar, not the adapter, on the Z body.

  • Techart TZE-01

    released 2022

    Sony E (incl. FE) lens → Nikon Z body

    • 11 body-side contacts
    • firmware updatable
    • not weather sealed
    • no glass — pass-through
    • Direct competitor to the Megadap ETZ21 — same purpose (Sony FE → Nikon Z with AF) at a slightly lower price point.
    • Firmware updates via micro-USB; Techart's compatibility list is shorter than Megadap's and Tamron + Samyang AF lenses sometimes lag a firmware revision behind.
    • Same 2 mm flange-clearance constraint — a thin ring; combine with a tripod-collared lens for any glass beyond ~1 kg.

  • Megadap MTZ11

    released 2023

    Leica M lens → Nikon Z body

    • 11 body-side contacts
    • firmware updatable
    • not weather sealed
    • no glass — pass-through
    • Motorised mechanical-AF adapter: a 4.5 mm voice-coil tube physically extends the rear flange to drive autofocus on M-mount rangefinder glass — the Nikon-Z counterpart to Techart's LM-EA9 for Sony.
    • Works with any M-mount lens (Leica, Voigtländer Cosina, Zeiss ZM, 7Artisans, TT Artisan) — the lens itself doesn't need to know it's being autofocused.
    • USB-C firmware updatable. Eye-AF tracking works on Z6 II / Z7 II / Z8 / Z9 with the latest firmware. AF speed is unhurried by design — best for static or low-motion subjects.

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