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Re:Nikon F-Mount by pkulak on Thursday December 30, 2021 @11:28AM (#29738061)
I'm a firm believer that the transition to mirrorless needs a new mount. I get that pros want to re-use old lenses, but lenses can be sold.
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Re:Nikon F-Mount by KineticLensman on Thursday December 30, 2021 @12:07PM (#29738494)
> I'm a firm believer that the transition to mirrorless needs a new mount

So the new Nikon Z-series mirrorless cameras have a 'Z' mount and the FTZ mount adaptor lets you use F-mount lenses on a Z-mount camera.

> I get that pros want to re-use old lenses

I haven't yet had to buy a new lens to use my Z-series mirrorless, and probably wont while I'm still using it in conjunction with my F-mount D850

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Re:Nikon F-Mount by pkulak on Thursday December 30, 2021 @04:39PM (#29741760)
Yes, exactly this too. The shorter flange distance of mirrorless makes adapters pretty trivial. All the more reason to use a new mount.
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Re:Nikon F-Mount by Finnucane on Thursday December 30, 2021 @11:31AM (#29738090)
Sold to me. I have an F, an F2, and a D850, and most f mount lenses will work on all of them.
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Re:Nikon F-Mount by Rhubarrbb on Thursday December 30, 2021 @12:24PM (#29738718)
New lenses don’t have the same build as old ones.
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