Snoogly
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This is a very niche product, which may or may not be of interest to you! In early December there was a bit of a flutter about it on Nikon and Fuji rumor sites, but then nothing. So I bought one on eBay, offering about $30 less than the buy now price.
In short - it works. Fuji AF lenses perform perfectly on a Z50. Aperture rings do not work, meaning aperture must be changed with a control dial, but zoom lenses with a control ring can have the ring set to change aperture.
I tried six Fuji lenses, and a couple of third party lenses. All worked.
The only caveat is that it is a tad ‘dodgy’. There is no paperwork with the adapter, and no apparent online support or information. It does come with a special lens cap that can do firmware updates, but no info about how to get them. I contacted the email seller in China, who does not inspire confidence! He calls me ‘friend’, and is very monosyllabic. … There is no online support or information. Instead, he sent me a firmware update file, but said if the adapter works there is no need to use it - though there were no instructions on how to use it anyway… I asked about future updates, if the adapter is killed by a Nikon camera firmware update. His response “Friend, send me an email.”
For about $200 I got a working adapter that lets me use my handful of Fuji XF lenses on a Nikon DX camera, or full frame in DX mode. It may die if the camera has to be updated, but that’s a risk I am OK with for now!
The only reason to buy it is if you already have some Fuji lenses you would like to use on a Nikon DX Z camera.
In short - it works. Fuji AF lenses perform perfectly on a Z50. Aperture rings do not work, meaning aperture must be changed with a control dial, but zoom lenses with a control ring can have the ring set to change aperture.
I tried six Fuji lenses, and a couple of third party lenses. All worked.
The only caveat is that it is a tad ‘dodgy’. There is no paperwork with the adapter, and no apparent online support or information. It does come with a special lens cap that can do firmware updates, but no info about how to get them. I contacted the email seller in China, who does not inspire confidence! He calls me ‘friend’, and is very monosyllabic. … There is no online support or information. Instead, he sent me a firmware update file, but said if the adapter works there is no need to use it - though there were no instructions on how to use it anyway… I asked about future updates, if the adapter is killed by a Nikon camera firmware update. His response “Friend, send me an email.”
For about $200 I got a working adapter that lets me use my handful of Fuji XF lenses on a Nikon DX camera, or full frame in DX mode. It may die if the camera has to be updated, but that’s a risk I am OK with for now!
The only reason to buy it is if you already have some Fuji lenses you would like to use on a Nikon DX Z camera.
