Yes, the second half of the rotation normally has more (but smooth) resistance as the lens engages the leaf springs and the second part of the securing flanges. The clicking is the pin on the release button clicking into place into the hole for it on the lens flange.
Yes I do and it feels like the same amount of force, and occurs at the same rotation, as with my other Z bodies.
Get out of this sort of blind support mindset... They must based on law be upfront and publicly tell the hardware issue. This is not software issue to hide it with bad user usage or so on. I personally experienced this on. my Z8.
The question I have is has Nikon clearly indicated whether or not you may be vulnerable to the issue over time even if you aren't seeing it today. If they don't answer that question definitively then I think it makes sense for most people to send it in to avoid running into the issue in the field, on vacation, etc. It could also be an added hassle if you sell your Z8 one day. On the other hand, if Nikon says you won't have the issue later if you don't have it now then I'd probably skip sending it in.
My experience is that it is intermittent. I intermittently and unpredictably have the issue, with several lenses. I suggest consider that when deciding what to do.
Very well said. Plus you’re never argumentative like so many others on here, who think they know everything. Thank you for all of your responses. It’s people like you, who make me stay on here, when everything else goes bad. So many people are very sensitive when it comes to “issues” or quality control on Nikon mirrorless.
Fair question but I doubt Nikon will answer it. Since the issue is the mount, occurs on day zero of affected bodies, and the mount is metal, I have to think the issue is unlikely to develop over time since the metal is unlikely to alter is shape over time.
Some units in that batch of mounts are probably slightly out of spec, and the problem could be with some lenses but not others. Who is going to say perhaps 2, 3 years down the road, you may mount a new lens that doesn't even exist today will have some issues.
Maybe, maybe not. My Z8 intermittently has the issue, and I think, but do not know, that it might be one or more of the four leaf springs interfering with the rotation of the lens onto the mount. Since the leaf springs are apparently only loosely held in place, they can and may interfere with the rotation intermittently, or in the future.
Excellent point. I was speaking to whether or not the mount has the defect rather than whether or not that defect can be detected today by the end user, although admittedly that distinction is not very useful to end users in deciding whether or not to send their body in today.
