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Nikon camera lens adapters
Nikon's F→Z bridge is the only AF-capable option on the market — no third-party manufacturer ships an AF F→Z adapter. The original FTZ (2018) launched alongside the Z6 and Z7, and the FTZ II (2021) removed the Arca-style tripod foot to clear super-telephoto barrels. Mechanically identical otherwise; firmware updates ride the Z body's update channel rather than a USB port on the adapter itself. Heavy AF-S super-telephotos (200-500, 500 f/5.6 PF, 600 f/4) are still better mounted on the original FTZ because the tripod foot offloads weight from the Z mount.
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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.
weather-sealedFirst-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-updatableweather-sealed
Common questions
- What's the difference between the Nikon FTZ and FTZ II?
- The FTZ II (2021) removes the Arca-style tripod foot that the original FTZ (2018) carries on its underside. Mechanically and electrically identical otherwise — same screw-drive limitation (AF-D and earlier go manual), same AF-S / AF-P AF preservation, same firmware-via-host-body update path. The tripod foot on the original was useful with heavy AF-S super-telephotos (200-500, 500 f/5.6 PF, 600 f/4) because it offloads weight from the Z mount; the FTZ II removed it to clear super-tele lens barrels and stay flush with grippy Z bodies. Pick the original if you shoot heavy primes on a tripod, the II for handheld work.
- Can the Nikon FTZ II autofocus my old AF-D Nikon lenses?
- No — neither FTZ nor FTZ II includes a screw-drive AF coupling. AF-D, AF (without -S), and earlier Nikon F lenses had their AF driven from a screw shaft inside the camera body; the Z mount has no such shaft, and Nikon chose not to put one inside the FTZ adapter. Those lenses still mount and meter (and the body provides electronic focus-confirm via the green-dot indicator), but you focus by hand. AF-S, AF-P, AF-I, and any G / E / SWM lens with its own in-lens motor keeps full AF.
- Will Nikon update FTZ II firmware for new Z bodies?
- Yes, but indirectly — there's no USB or update port on the FTZ II itself. Firmware that affects adapter behaviour ships in the host Z body's update (Z9 firmware versions through 5.x, Z8 firmware revisions, Z6 III / Z7 III updates). When Nikon adds a new AF-S lens or a new Z body, the per-lens AF tuning that the FTZ II relies on comes from the body's lens-correction database. So 'updating the FTZ' means keeping your Z body firmware current.
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