FTZ Adapter Problem

[Ozstl]

I have had 2 FTZ adapters for my Z 7 go bad. Both were after I connected an old Nikon 28-70 ED lens. The first one I thought was just the adapter going bad. However, I ordered a second adapter and it was working fine with my other lenses. Then I connected the 28-70 and it worked for about a minute, then error. Now the FTZ won’t work with any other lens.

Anyone had a similar experience?

 

[aj_obx]

Have you contacted nikon?

 

[Ozstl]

Have you contacted nikon?

They are in a box on their way to Nikon. No response thus the question posted here.

 

[Ninpou_Bunshinnojutsu]

When you say doesn't work. What exactly do you mean?

No power, no focus, no aperture control, no exif data, etc.

 

[PanagioPeren]

I have had 2 FTZ adapters for my Z 7 go bad. Both were after I connected an old Nikon 28-70 ED lens. The first one I thought was just the adapter going bad. However, I ordered a second adapter and it was working fine with my other lenses. Then I connected the 28-70 and it worked for about a minute, then error. Now the FTZ won’t work with any other lens.

Anyone had a similar experience?

The ftz adapter has a fuse in it. I wonder if the 28-70 somehow has a short causing the internal fuse of the adapter to blow.

 

[Ozstl]

When you say doesn't work. What exactly do you mean?

No power, no focus, no aperture control, no exif data, etc.

Err on the display and lots of clicking. Won’t recognize any lens.

 

[sirhawkeye64]

I have had 2 FTZ adapters for my Z 7 go bad. Both were after I connected an old Nikon 28-70 ED lens. The first one I thought was just the adapter going bad. However, I ordered a second adapter and it was working fine with my other lenses. Then I connected the 28-70 and it worked for about a minute, then error. Now the FTZ won’t work with any other lens.

Anyone had a similar experience?

I haven't had this problem, but if it's now happened to two adapters, I'm wondering if it's the lens causing the issue and not the adapter. Like what was mentioned, you may have blown/opened the fuze on the adapter with the lens. From what I know, most, but not all, lenses are compatible with the FTZ.

Also, have you set the aperture correctly on the lens (I believe on AF-D lenses, it has to be set to f/22 otherwise the aperture is "locked" and the camera can't adjust it and sometimes displays "ERR"). This happened with my older 50mm AF-D on my D750.

Also when you set the aperture on the lens (to f/22), this allow the aperture to be controlled by the camera, and since the FTZ and Z series try to adjust the aperture on the fly to whatever your aperture setting is on the camera, this might explain the clicking sound you heard (and the blown fuse that was mentioned in another reply). This is just my theory though.

Are your other lenses also AF-D or manual aperture controlled lenses? If it was working with the other lenses and not your AF-D lens I'm inclined to think it's the lens though (or how you have it set up... ie. correct aperture setting on the lens).

 

[Costa K]

I have used my adapter with 4 Sigma zoom lenses so far, worked perfectly with 3 of them, and never had an error message.

 

[Eric_K]

When go my Z6, I borrowed an FTZ and my old 80-200 AF-S didn't work with it.

Then the FTZ wouldn't work with any lenses.

So, I bought another FTZ, and after trying the 80-200 AF-S lens, it also stopped working.

Went to the dealer, and the dealer wrecked another FTZ with my 80-200 AF-S.

I sold the 80-200 AF-S to someone with an older body, they are happy and I bought a 70-200 (newest version), and I'm happy.

After agreeing with the dealer that something was wrong between my lens and the FTZ, we tried calling Nikon support and offered to send the lens in with the bad FTZ's, but Nikon was not receptive...….

So, there is something that can go bad in the FTZ when used with AF-S lenses that work on non-Z bodies....

-Eric

 

[Guy Dagar]

I have used my adapter with 4 Sigma zoom lenses so far, worked perfectly with 3 of them, and never had an error message.

What about the 4th one? Didn't work perfectly?

 

[bmoag]

If I interpret this thread correctly it suggests the FTZ adapter is a semi-brain dead, oversized, under-engineered over-priced kludge?

 

[Kenny08]

I think you might be correct....which is too bad for Nikon. A slew of 'dead' FTZ adapters going back to them, and hopefully, they'll acknowledge this and do something about it if possible. Or at the very least, do internal testing and issue a chart of lens that the FTZ really don't work with.

If I interpret this thread correctly it suggests the FTZ adapter is a semi-brain dead, oversized, under-engineered over-priced kludge?

 

[sirhawkeye64]

I think you might be correct....which is too bad for Nikon. A slew of 'dead' FTZ adapters going back to them, and hopefully, they'll acknowledge this and do something about it if possible. Or at the very least, do internal testing and issue a chart of lens that the FTZ really don't work with.

They sort of do have this (At least a list of what is compatible). Now it's possible that the list is wrong and Nikon needs to test more...

https://www.nikonusa.com/en/nikon-products/photography-accessories/ftz-mount-adapter.page

If I interpret this thread correctly it suggests the FTZ adapter is a semi-brain dead, oversized, under-engineered over-priced kludge?

 

[Ninpou_Bunshinnojutsu]

The Nikon 105mm VR Micro would brick Sony bodies.

So an unexpected / untested lens might do some wonky stuff upstream.

PSA: Fotodiox's Nikon to Sony Adapter Could Kill Your Camera

Fotodiox sells a wide range of adapters for using lenses and cameras of different mounts, but one particular adapter is causing a major headache for both

petapixel.com

 

[Joseph S Wisniewski]

I have had 2 FTZ adapters for my Z 7 go bad. Both were after I connected an old Nikon 28-70 ED lens. The first one I thought was just the adapter going bad. However, I ordered a second adapter and it was working fine with my other lenses. Then I connected the 28-70 and it worked for about a minute, then error. Now the FTZ won’t work with any other lens.

Anyone had a similar experience?

Yes, twice. Fortunately on Nikon DSLRs, not on the FTZ. The DSLRs seemed to get better after a short while. Nikon lenses have an aperture lever (at 3:00, if you look at the rear of the lens with the focus/zoom zero line at top dead center). If the lever on the lens gets bent, it can jam the camera's aperture actuator. For cameras with a "cycle motor" this would cause a shutter jam. For cameras with a separate aperture motor it will cause a motor stall and overload, but the cameras use a poly-fuse which resets in a few hours.

Apparently, the FTZ doesn't have that sort of protection.

It gets worse: a friend of mine had a FUJI conversion of a Nikon F100 body to a DSLR that had a bent aperture actuator which would in turn bend the aperture lever of the lens, which would go on to jam when used on other bodies. So the camera was essentially a carrier.

This makes me want to spend a couple of hours checking the levers on a few dozen lenses.

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[public_af_lobster]

"knock wood"

So far no issues on Z6 for the 28-70, but the

105 2.8 noisy with VR on, so mainly use it with VR off.

Now the SB 500 makes a bit of electronic noise, SB 700 not...

 

[Tomx72]

Wow, interesting!

Any idea if the Sigma ART and Tamron G2 lenses are OK?

Manual ones are I guess, fine...

 

[shuncheung]

Wow, interesting!

Any idea if the Sigma ART and Tamron G2 lenses are OK?

Manual ones are I guess, fine...

Unfortunately, it is no fun that my FTZ is fried when I mounted my 28-70mm/f2.8 AF-S: https://www.dpreview.com/forums/thread/4437173

My FTZ is now going back to Nikon for repair.

I have no Tamron lens, but I have mounted my Sigma 35mm/f1.4 Art on my FTZ and Z6 without any issues. Apparently it is the older AF-S lenses such as that 28-70mm/f2.8 and 80-200mm/f2.8 that may cause problems.

 

[aj_obx]

Wow, interesting!

Any idea if the Sigma ART and Tamron G2 lenses are OK?

Manual ones are I guess, fine...

My 24-105 art and 150-600 g2 work fine after firmware updates

 

[sirhawkeye64]

Wow, interesting!

Any idea if the Sigma ART and Tamron G2 lenses are OK?

Manual ones are I guess, fine...

My 70-200 G2 Tamron works fine with the FTZ adapater, no issues

my 15-30 Gen1 Tamron also works with the adapter without problems--some people, though have reported issues, so it could depend on when a 15-30 Gen1 was produced--perhaps early batches are not compatible or fully compatible with the FTZ, I purchased mine about 3 months before they announced the G2 version