Novoflex · Nikon F → Nikon Z adapter
Novoflex NIKZ/NIK — Nikon F → Nikon Z adapter
CNC-German alternative to Nikon's FTZ / FTZ II for the manual-focus AI / AI-S Nikkor user — purely mechanical, no electronics, lighter than the FTZ, with Novoflex's dual-screw bayonet precision.
At a glance
- Vendor
- Novoflex
- Release year
- 2018
- Body-side contacts
- None (purely mechanical)
- Flags
- firmware-updatable —weather-sealed —requires glass —
What this adapter preserves
Compatibility for Nikon F lens on a Nikon Z body (computed from the lensmount dataset — open the Nikon F to Nikon Z adapter page for the full verdict, flange clearance, and adapter caveats).
- Focus: Partial AF
- IS: IS / IBIS preserved
- Aperture: Electronic aperture
- Infinity focus: Reaches infinity
What it does
No AF, no metering pass-through, no EXIF — every value (focal length, aperture, lens model) goes manual on the Z body. The tradeoff: precision mechanical tolerances and a lifetime warranty for daily use with classic manual-focus Nikkor glass (Noct-Nikkor 58 mm f/1.2, Nikkor 105 mm f/2.5 AI-S, Nikkor 28 mm f/2 AI, etc.).
Common questions
- Why pick the Novoflex NIKZ/NIK over Nikon's official FTZ II?
- Only for manual-focus AI / AI-S Nikkor work where you don't need AF or metering pass-through. The FTZ II preserves AF on AF-S / AF-P G-type lenses and forwards EXIF / metering, neither of which the Novoflex does. But for vintage manual-focus Nikkors (no AF, no metering anyway), the Novoflex is lighter, mechanically tighter, and built to last decades — the precision a Noct-Nikkor 58 mm f/1.2 deserves. For mixed AF + manual-focus F-mount kits, the FTZ II is the right tool.
- Will the Z body's IBIS work with adapted manual Nikkors?
- Yes — Z body 5-axis IBIS engages with any mounted lens, including no-electronics adapted glass. Set the focal length manually in the Z body's non-CPU lens data menu (it stores up to 9 focal-length / max-aperture profiles so you can rotate between adapted Nikkors quickly), and IBIS calibrates correctly.
- Does it preserve infinity focus on every AI / AI-S Nikkor?
- Yes — Novoflex per-unit infinity-focus calibration is the brand's hallmark, with a paper spec sheet shipped per adapter documenting the actual measured tolerance. Every AI / AI-S Nikkor in the catalog (from the 1977 AI introduction onward, including Noct-Nikkor, Series E, AF-D manual-focus, and the optional Voigtländer Cosina AI lenses) hits infinity at the lens-side infinity mark on this adapter.
Mounts on either side
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