truly a useful video. i own the tokina 11-16 dx so this video was very helpful. i have decided to purchase the nikon z50 as a result. i am a travel and nature photographer and i enjoy a couple of weeks photo hiking each year. the z50's weight and compactness will be great. many many thanks.
really loved your video as we have invested so much in nikkor and tamron lenses switching of mirrorless Nikon comes with lots of question. You also covered legacy dx lens so definitely Fullframe tamron will do great. Thank you so so much. Now I don't have any doubt left.
Thanks for this dude! I do in fact have a lot of legacy glass but also have learned to pull focus on Nikon glass and just prefer a lot of their looks. Seems like it’s totally workable for video autofocus.
Thanks for the info dude....I have one on order and plan on using it with my Ronin S and Tokina 11-16 f2.8 for real estate video.Looks like it works great!
Im a huge fan of 3rd party glass for the hobbyist and light professional market (I know some 3rd party lens are legendary but for the most part they dont quit stack up to native). Anyways, I think people are missing the boat on this little mirror less because of all of the glass you can get IF you want to get outside the kit lens market and not drop a ton of money even with the FTZ costing $$. I'll add to your list here (Ones Ive tested): 10-20 Nikon AF-P is a great cheap wide angle with silent pulse motor (Probably 1 of like 3 Nikkor lens) 10-24 Tamron (With Tap Console Update) works 70-200 Tamron G2 (With tap console Update) works 24-120 F.4 Nikon, its full frame but I have it so I tested it... Works fine 17-70mm F2.8-4 DC Macro Sigma C works without update I also like 3rd party because most can be sent back and have the mounts changed to a different system (Like cannon to nikon, etc).
Thanks for covering this, I've been curious about the autofocus noise on the new camera vs. my D5500. The difference in light between the 35 1.8 lense vs. the others is crazy.
This is exactly what I needed. Thanks man! I have 3 Nikon-mount lenses and I was sad to see Nikon struggling. I bought Canon SL3 with a few lower end Canon lenses and I have not been fully satisfied with Canon, except for 50mm 1.8 lens. I use mostly for real estate photos, videos and vlogs. I'll explore your links.
Nice - thanks for the comment. The z50 is a great mirrorless (crop-sensor) camera. Until better z-mount glass comes out, you'll be stuck with keeping the FTZ adapter on most times...
Excellent tutorial. I have d750 but video autofocus was not satisfactory. So I was planning to buy a z50. This tutorial assures me of using Nikon lenses. Thank you for posting this video.
Ameture photographer here and this video really helped me!! thanks a lot, I own a Z50 and was planning on buying ftz and a prime lens , my question is should I go for Nikkor 50mm f 1.8 or a DX Nikkor 35mm ? or any other suggestions would also help. focus is on portraits with bokeh.
35mm on a cropped sensor (z50) is really like 50mm; and 50mm lens on z50 is more like…75/80mm, so you’ll need to be pretty far away from subject to take pics - keep that in mind. That’s why I went with 35mm as my first ‘prime’ lens.
Awesome video, came here for the Sigma test. What autofocus settings are you on? On AF-C there seems to be no focus adjustment at all, and AF-F it’s all over the place even when face tracking. Wondering if the autofocus speed and sensitivity needs to be adjusted?
Yes - AF-F is like WT-F. Didn't do anything at least for video. My settings for this video - and what I keep them at are: Eye/Face Detection on - AF speed +2 AF tracking sensitivity 3.
If the tokina is from the same family of the 16-50 and 50-135 f2.8, i imagine that those works the same with af tracking on Z cameras. Can you confirm me this, because there's nothing about on internet. Af tracks well with 16-50 and 50-135? How much is the noise?
I'm very impressed with the AF, having used a G9 for a while, it's pretty much a manual focus camera for some video. Surprising because you're in a fairly dim light. Faster lens are really excellent.
Thanks for this..have you tested with the version II of this adapter?.(from Nairobi, Kenya) Is the motor noise also audible when using an external sound recorder like a wireless lapel from a distance of a few meters?
thank you very much for that! I've been reading everything I can about the sigma 17-50 2.8 on the FTZ and nothing was very convincing. This is main lens for stills. Do you think the auto focus would be quick enough for portraits of kids playing around? Is it as quick as a good DSLR through the viewfinder?
Nice video! Tip for more pro looking image: use Neutral or Portrait and then adjust Quick Sharp to -1. Perhaps add 0.5 saturation. You’d be surprised at the difference this makes. Standard can be really lovely too when Quick Sharp set to -1 and Contrast -1. If you grade the footage then the Flat profile is good, but still consider lowering Quick Sharp -0.5 or so.
Thanks for the comment. I will try this out for one of my new videos. I’ve been planning to switch the neutral but always forget by the time I’m ready to press record.
This was super helpful thank you! Sigma lenses I find sometimes just refuse to autofocus for still on my dslr, so wouldn't be surprised if it's happening on the ftz adapters for stills also. But the video autofocus looks great.
I love my Z50 with its FTZ adapter. The weirdest part so far, for me, is it won't allow AF on the Nikkor (Nikon) 10.5mm F2.8 DX lens. Everything else I tried (16 lenses) worked perfectly. Only the Nikkor 10.5mm DX is manual focus only. The lens works fine on the D500 and other DSLR Nikon cameras.
This is really useful. A big thank to you! I have plenty of DX lenses and am thinking of buying Nikon Z50. One question I have is about the ergonomic of using FTZ with DX lenses. How does it feel compared to DSLR? Do you think it is worth it to buy Z50 and use F mount DX lense?
The z50 is so light with the kit lens, but yes, can get a bit clunky when throwing the FTZ and something like a zoom lens..definitely gets forward-heavy when attaching to tripods and the like, since the body is relatively light. That said all the lenses I’ve tested work surprisingly well, and the z50 is good step into the mirrorless world; especially if you don’t have thousands in cash to spend on an entirely new ecosystem. One thing I still hate to this day is the flip down screen. Really wish it flipped to the side like the 5600. 🤷🏻♂️
I bought the Z50 recently and an firmware update for the Tamron 100-400 seems to be necessary. Do you know whether is a firmware update for the Tokina,lenses with the Z50. I've got the 11-20mm. Is it required to be used with the Z50?
Hello, thank you very much for your video, I will have my nikon z50 soon and I was looking for a video similar to this since I have several 3rd party lenses. I hope my sigma 17-50 f / 2.8 worked just as well as yours, since I read in some places that some people did not work well for this one. Regards
My big question is what focus options did you set on the camera for these demos? I have the Z 50 with the adapter and the F1.8 to35 mm lens and struggle w focus for videos. Did you manually select your face before you began recording? Also how can you get the majority of the screen in focus? Ex group picture or car?
To track your face you need to be in auto area focus and switch mode to AF-C. Also need to have eye and face tracking on. I don’t think I messed too much with the 2 sliders for how fast AF-C focuses, but if you’re having trouble definitely play around with those. To get more in focus, increase your F number. 1.8 will only focus on a small area, the rest will be blurry. Increase your F number to say...5 and above and more will be in focus. If shooting manual you’ll have to play with the other settings so that it’s not too dark - decreasing shutter speed and increasing ISO 👍
Hey, thanks for your review! I have the z50 with the kit lenses but i realise that all the new Z lenses have no VR, so i have a few questions about photography : is it still ok to use the Z lenses even if there is no stabilization or is it better to use the FTZ adapter and DX lenses which have stabilization?
Ha, yes - I even double checked the lens before recording - but it looked like 16 to my failing eyesight. Might do a stills video soon - pretty happy with the camera, and all lens do the eye-tracking for stills quite well!
You know what it was - i didn’t screw the camera tight enough onto the tripod - So every time there was a large motor movement the camera would jump up and down.
Haley no I haven’t. They are MUCH cheaper tho. I doubt the continuous video autofocus would work as well as the official FTZ - but if you’re just taking pictures or focusing once or twice while filming might be worth trying.
Nice video test .....I visualised as you try to move side ways the camera video shows lag,....there is a slight motion freeze frames while moving quickly. What's the reason for this behavior of autofocus
you know what, i didn't twist it all the way down on my tripod - so what i think you're seeing is the entire camera shake as the autofocus motor does its thing...
I can’t specifically say for that lens, but if the other Tokina, Sigma and Tamron lenses are any indication, it should. Might be a bit slower due to the focal length, but my guess is yes. 🤷🏻♂️
This is the video I want before deciding buying z50 or not appreciate that though my lens is Nikon 17-55 2.8 and so far I can't found any video testing that...
Thanks for watching. I can't promise, but if a lot of 3rd party glass works nicely with the FTZ adapter, I'd have to assume the Nikon lenses would do the same. I'd check reddit to see what they're saying.
Yes there’s a way in the menu I think. I found Nikon live support chat very helpful - might want to ask them and tell them your issue. They just helped me with a shutter button error last week. 👍
I have the first generation of Tokina 11-16 with no autofocus motor in the lens, does the Z50 have a autofocus motor in it? Used to manually focusing it on my D3300 but using it on my gf's D7500, I like not having to do it manually. I am looking into getting the z 50 with adapter =}
I can't specifically speak to the 17-50 f1.8 - but if the lenses I tested in this video are any indication - it should work fine? Can't guarantee that tho. I tested the Sigma 17-50 f2.8 - and video autofocus works well - and the nikon 35m f1.8 - also works great.
Make sure camera is set to AF-F (full time), not AF-C; make sure face detection is on in the settings, make sure the actual switch on the lenses is set to autofocus. Also might want to update the z50 firmware - they just released 2.0 which adds animal eye detection and improves autofocus.
I have the Sigma 17-50 and have same issue with Z50+FTC. In AF-F (with firmware 2.0) it atleast tries to do something with the focus but fails and it ends up in an error state (press shutter-release button to reset)
David Gillemo dang. That doesn’t sound good. Try using manual mode if you’re not already. Make sure face detection is on in the settings. You can also adjust the speed in which the camera tries to autofocus in the menu system. If all that fails maybe the sigma lens has a firmware update if you’ve had it for a long time? You’d have to buy that annoying sigma lens firmware update thingie tho. 🤷🏻♂️ you can see it works just fine for me - no issues 🤷🏻♂️
I suppose they over priced it because they knew Nikon lens users wouldn’t have much choice. Even today 2 years later Nikon still have very limited options for Z mount lenses.
My Sigma 17-50 f2.8 OS HSM does not autofocus with my Z50+FTZ but my older Tokina 11-16 f2.8 PRO DX II works fine. how is this possible? i've upgraded both FTZ and Camera body to the latest firmware but i cant make it to autofocus with the sigma. How is yours working while mine dont? we have the exact same lens!
Not 100% sure, but if you bought the Sigma lens a long, long time ago, it might have a firmware update as well. Sigma sells a lens firmware update kit, but I think it’s like 100-200 bucks. Kinda sucks if that’s what the problem is.
If you flip the bottom screen out it will automatically go into face tracking mode - otherwise check in the settings and make sure you’re on AF-F, not AF-C
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one of the most useful videos regarding z50. thanks... :)
Thanks for watching
Strongly agree..
Nice Vid, nikon Z5 is working perfectly for Tamron G2 lens?
The most interesting test about Z50, everyone has practically the same review except this one
Dude thank you! Was hoping it would be helpful for folks looking to make the 1,000 dollar purchase 👍
Exactly the review I was looking for!!! I wanted to see and hear the performance of the Eye-AF during video. This covered it very well. Thank you!
Thanks for watching - glad it helped!
Excellent. Exactly what I was looking for. Thank you for taking the time to do this.
Glad it helped. Thanks for watching.
Amazing the amount of content you have been pushing out since having another kid. Who knew you would have more free time
Life just gets easier and easier!
I needed this, so a big thank you!
Nice Les Paul there.
Thanks for watching.
truly a useful video. i own the tokina 11-16 dx so this video was very helpful. i have decided to purchase the nikon z50 as a result. i am a travel and nature photographer and i enjoy a couple of weeks photo hiking each year. the z50's weight and compactness will be great. many many thanks.
Hopefully they come out with some more (affordable) Z-mount glass soon. 500 bucks for a nifty fifty seems a bit steep 😞
I was searching for long for videos on this topic. Thanks for presenting this video.
Thanks for watching. Hope it helped 👍
the best Z50 AF video test in youtube, you won one more subscribe, thx
Please make more videos of Z50
Willian Portela dude thank you. Appreciate it. It’s on the list 👍
Great review. Very useful. Thanks for doing it!
Thanks! Hope it helped!
Quick Tech Reviews as I understood focus is better than DSLR, but still not good for video with active motions?
Best Z50 video ever made thank you
Dude thank you! Hope it helped.
really loved your video as we have invested so much in nikkor and tamron lenses switching of mirrorless Nikon comes with lots of question. You also covered legacy dx lens so definitely Fullframe tamron will do great. Thank you so so much. Now I don't have any doubt left.
Thank you - glad it helped. Have fun shooting 👍
Thanks for this dude! I do in fact have a lot of legacy glass but also have learned to pull focus on Nikon glass and just prefer a lot of their looks. Seems like it’s totally workable for video autofocus.
Thanks for watching- glad it helped - the autofocus works surprisingly well with older lenses :)
Thanks for the info dude....I have one on order and plan on using it with my Ronin S and Tokina 11-16 f2.8 for real estate video.Looks like it works great!
Thanks for sharing this experience.... Help me so much to take the decision for going for the z50
Nice! If it had a flip-to-the-side screen like the d5300 it would be perfect imho
Thanks for the video. Just what I was looking for, I am in this exact situation with a few of these glasses! Upgrading form d5200
Awesome! Everything I’ve tested plays nicely with the FTZ adapter no issues.
Im a huge fan of 3rd party glass for the hobbyist and light professional market (I know some 3rd party lens are legendary but for the most part they dont quit stack up to native). Anyways, I think people are missing the boat on this little mirror less because of all of the glass you can get IF you want to get outside the kit lens market and not drop a ton of money even with the FTZ costing $$.
I'll add to your list here (Ones Ive tested):
10-20 Nikon AF-P is a great cheap wide angle with silent pulse motor (Probably 1 of like 3 Nikkor lens)
10-24 Tamron (With Tap Console Update) works
70-200 Tamron G2 (With tap console Update) works
24-120 F.4 Nikon, its full frame but I have it so I tested it... Works fine
17-70mm F2.8-4 DC Macro Sigma C works without update
I also like 3rd party because most can be sent back and have the mounts changed to a different system (Like cannon to nikon, etc).
Thanks for the video. I'm considering this camera and the FTZ adapter.
Thanks for covering this, I've been curious about the autofocus noise on the new camera vs. my D5500. The difference in light between the 35 1.8 lense vs. the others is crazy.
💯 still love my 35!
@@QuickTechReviews yes, I have one too and love it. I wish I could afford a zoom lens with better aperture
This is exactly what I needed. Thanks man! I have 3 Nikon-mount lenses and I was sad to see Nikon struggling. I bought Canon SL3 with a few lower end Canon lenses and I have not been fully satisfied with Canon, except for 50mm 1.8 lens. I use mostly for real estate photos, videos and vlogs. I'll explore your links.
Nice - thanks for the comment. The z50 is a great mirrorless (crop-sensor) camera. Until better z-mount glass comes out, you'll be stuck with keeping the FTZ adapter on most times...
woah.. Thanks for this review.. I was planning to buy this as an upgrade to my nikon D5100 and i think it is a big leap .. and also much more reliable
Jan Amiel Kamantigue thanks for watching. Hope it helped!
That 35 1.8 makes that noise even without the adapter
Best quality to my eyes is with the 35mm dx. Best autofocus is the native lens. I liked alot with the Tokina 11-16 also.
Yes the 35mm 1.8 is a beast - especially for under 200 bucks!
Excellent tutorial. I have d750 but video autofocus was not satisfactory. So I was planning to buy a z50. This tutorial assures me of using Nikon lenses. Thank you for posting this video.
Awesome - glad it helped! 👏
Ameture photographer here and this video really helped me!! thanks a lot, I own a Z50 and was planning on buying ftz and a prime lens ,
my question is should I go for Nikkor 50mm f 1.8 or a DX Nikkor 35mm ? or any other suggestions would also help.
focus is on portraits with bokeh.
35mm on a cropped sensor (z50) is really like 50mm; and 50mm lens on z50 is more like…75/80mm, so you’ll need to be pretty far away from subject to take pics - keep that in mind. That’s why I went with 35mm as my first ‘prime’ lens.
@@QuickTechReviews exactly 🤗
I picked up 35mm and very happie with it , Thanks again keep up the good work 👌🏻
Awesome video, came here for the Sigma test. What autofocus settings are you on? On AF-C there seems to be no focus adjustment at all, and AF-F it’s all over the place even when face tracking. Wondering if the autofocus speed and sensitivity needs to be adjusted?
Yes - AF-F is like WT-F. Didn't do anything at least for video. My settings for this video - and what I keep them at are: Eye/Face Detection on - AF speed +2 AF tracking sensitivity 3.
If the tokina is from the same family of the 16-50 and 50-135 f2.8, i imagine that those works the same with af tracking on Z cameras.
Can you confirm me this, because there's nothing about on internet.
Af tracks well with 16-50 and 50-135?
How much is the noise?
I'm very impressed with the AF, having used a G9 for a while, it's pretty much a manual focus camera for some video. Surprising because you're in a fairly dim light. Faster lens are really excellent.
Yes, the FTZ adapter works surprisingly well, but nothing beats the speed of the native Z lenses 👏
I agree the FTZ over priced , but what do u do when u have a bagful of Nikon Glass
Exactly - seems Nikon is aware of this predicament 😂
Thanks for this..have you tested with the version II of this adapter?.(from Nairobi, Kenya)
Is the motor noise also audible when using an external sound recorder like a wireless lapel from a distance of a few meters?
thank you very much for that! I've been reading everything I can about the sigma 17-50 2.8 on the FTZ and nothing was very convincing. This is main lens for stills. Do you think the auto focus would be quick enough for portraits of kids playing around? Is it as quick as a good DSLR through the viewfinder?
My Sigma 17-50mm 2.8 f lens works great on the Z50
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This is a comparison and a good test. Thanks man
You are late to comment, but thank you! 😂
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Waiting for one tomorrow. Sold Nikon D3, at my age 77 D3was getting heavy. Like your info.
Thanks for watching! Hope you enjoy the Z50.
Bit of a learning curve with all the custom menus and such, but so far I’m enjoying it.
Very good tutorial! Did anyone test the Nikon 18-200 DX zoom?
Muy buen tutorial! ¿Alguien hizo pruebas con el zoom Nikon 18-200 DX & 35 mm f1.4 Sigma?
Nice video! How about with AF-P 10-20mm dx? Thx
Seems to work really well with all the lenses.
Mark Shirley yes all lenses I tested worked surprisingly well - if not a little loud...
@@QuickTechReviews that doesn't really bother me - I always use my rode filmmaker or have my mic on a boom.
Exactly what I was looking for. I have a Tamron 28-75 /2.8 and is my favorite lens. Was thinking of switching to Fuji or Sony.
Nice video! Tip for more pro looking image: use Neutral or Portrait and then adjust Quick Sharp to -1. Perhaps add 0.5 saturation. You’d be surprised at the difference this makes.
Standard can be really lovely too when Quick Sharp set to -1 and Contrast -1.
If you grade the footage then the Flat profile is good, but still consider lowering Quick Sharp -0.5 or so.
Thanks for the comment. I will try this out for one of my new videos. I’ve been planning to switch the neutral but always forget by the time I’m ready to press record.
This was super helpful thank you! Sigma lenses I find sometimes just refuse to autofocus for still on my dslr, so wouldn't be surprised if it's happening on the ftz adapters for stills also. But the video autofocus looks great.
Thanks for the comment. Will test for stills and let you know 👍
Just tested my sigma 18-50 f2.8 for stills. Autofocus works great - and eye tracking for still photos works quick and fast!
@@QuickTechReviews oh thanks so much. Will definitely consider upgrading my d5500 in the near future.
Good review of a very helpful topic.
Thank you!
How's the performance of sigma 17-50 when it comes to stiĺls?
Thanks for the video. Really helpful.
Thanks for watching!
I love my Z50 with its FTZ adapter. The weirdest part so far, for me, is it won't allow AF on the Nikkor (Nikon) 10.5mm F2.8 DX lens. Everything else I tried (16 lenses) worked perfectly. Only the Nikkor 10.5mm DX is manual focus only. The lens works fine on the D500 and other DSLR Nikon cameras.
This is really useful. A big thank to you! I have plenty of DX lenses and am thinking of buying Nikon Z50. One question I have is about the ergonomic of using FTZ with DX lenses. How does it feel compared to DSLR? Do you think it is worth it to buy Z50 and use F mount DX lense?
The z50 is so light with the kit lens, but yes, can get a bit clunky when throwing the FTZ and something like a zoom lens..definitely gets forward-heavy when attaching to tripods and the like, since the body is relatively light. That said all the lenses I’ve tested work surprisingly well, and the z50 is good step into the mirrorless world; especially if you don’t have thousands in cash to spend on an entirely new ecosystem. One thing I still hate to this day is the flip down screen. Really wish it flipped to the side like the 5600. 🤷🏻♂️
Thanks for the video.. I guess I'm picking up my Z50 soon since I have Sigma 10-20 and 70-200mm that is design for Nikon mount...
My Z 50 should be here in a few days. I have some D lens I hope will work. Also and old Nikon 80-400 lens. Good job.
Don Jones nice! Hope you enjoy the Z!
Excellent comparison...
Thank you and thanks for watching!
Pretty decent! It should be much more improve now with new firmware :)
Much appreciated bro. Love from india ❤️
thank you for your share, can you show Nikon Z50 with FTZ and Sigma 18-35 f1.8 ? excellent video :) thank you again
thinking about picking this up. Pretty sure its the best apsc in this price range. just hoping for more dx z mount glass.
@Eric Young making the move myself from M43 g95 over to z50.
Gonna buy it this week. Excited
I have a sigma 150-600 contemporary you think it will work on z50 with Ftz adapter ?
Great video! Thank you
I bought the Z50 recently and an firmware update for the Tamron 100-400 seems to be necessary. Do you know whether is a firmware update for the Tokina,lenses with the Z50. I've got the 11-20mm. Is it required to be used with the Z50?
Hello, thank you very much for your video, I will have my nikon z50 soon and I was looking for a video similar to this since I have several 3rd party lenses.
I hope my sigma 17-50 f / 2.8 worked just as well as yours, since I read in some places that some people did not work well for this one.
Regards
Nice! Yes, no problems with the sigma 17-50 with the FTZ adapter - for video and stills.
My big question is what focus options did you set on the camera for these demos? I have the Z 50 with the adapter and the F1.8 to35 mm lens and struggle w focus for videos. Did you manually select your face before you began recording? Also how can you get the majority of the screen in focus? Ex group picture or car?
To track your face you need to be in auto area focus and switch mode to AF-C. Also need to have eye and face tracking on. I don’t think I messed too much with the 2 sliders for how fast AF-C focuses, but if you’re having trouble definitely play around with those.
To get more in focus, increase your F number. 1.8 will only focus on a small area, the rest will be blurry. Increase your F number to say...5 and above and more will be in focus.
If shooting manual you’ll have to play with the other settings so that it’s not too dark - decreasing shutter speed and increasing ISO 👍
Hey, thanks for your review! I have the z50 with the kit lenses but i realise that all the new Z lenses have no VR, so i have a few questions about photography : is it still ok to use the Z lenses even if there is no stabilization or is it better to use the FTZ adapter and DX lenses which have stabilization?
For still photos with a decent shutter speed, it doesn't make a difference. For video it will look way more shaky without stabilization.
Hoping for test with still images soon. and one small correction - the tamron is 18-400 :-)
Ha, yes - I even double checked the lens before recording - but it looked like 16 to my failing eyesight. Might do a stills video soon - pretty happy with the camera, and all lens do the eye-tracking for stills quite well!
What is your camera AF settings?
Perfect video, one more subscribe, Thanks.
Willian Portela glad it helped! Still wish the flip out screen was on the side like the 5300 tho.
#Exactly what i needed, thanx brother, subbed
Awesome. Hope it helped.
It feels like digital stabilization was on for most of these shots. The "frame" shifts left to right when you start to move off camera.
You know what it was - i didn’t screw the camera tight enough onto the tripod -
So every time there was a large motor movement the camera would jump up and down.
Needed to see stills outside in different conditions
Waiting for my Z50 and FTZ adapter...get it saturday.. Have loads of Nikon lenses so I hope they work fine.
Good luck! Hope you enjoy. You can see from my small set of 3rd party glass the autofocus seems to work surprisingly well!
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can i use
tamron 24-70 lens with nikon z50 with ftz adapter
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nikon z50 with ftz adapter
Great video! Looking to get z50 with tanrom 18-400. I noticed the lens you tested was 16-400 but I wasn't able to find one.
Haley thanks for watching - yep made a mistake - it’s 18-400 Tamron 👍📷
@@QuickTechReviews thanks! have you tested any third party FTZ adaptor?
Haley no I haven’t. They are MUCH cheaper tho. I doubt the continuous video autofocus would work as well as the official FTZ - but if you’re just taking pictures or focusing once or twice while filming might be worth trying.
@@QuickTechReviews Thanks! I think I'll give it a try.
Nice video test .....I visualised as you try to move side ways the camera video shows lag,....there is a slight motion freeze frames while moving quickly. What's the reason for this behavior of autofocus
you know what, i didn't twist it all the way down on my tripod - so what i think you're seeing is the entire camera shake as the autofocus motor does its thing...
sigma 30 mm f 1.4 we can adjust z 50 after adjust adupter
This is exactly what i wanted, thanks. Will Tokina atx-i 100mm Macro Lens auto focus work with FTZ adapter?
I can’t specifically say for that lens, but if the other Tokina, Sigma and Tamron lenses are any indication, it should. Might be a bit slower due to the focal length, but my guess is yes. 🤷🏻♂️
@@QuickTechReviews thanks
This is the video I want before deciding buying z50 or not appreciate that
though my lens is Nikon 17-55 2.8 and so far I can't found any video testing that...
Thanks for watching. I can't promise, but if a lot of 3rd party glass works nicely with the FTZ adapter, I'd have to assume the Nikon lenses would do the same. I'd check reddit to see what they're saying.
That 17-55 is a beast . And a true Silent wave motor and fast.
Thanks for sharing
Thanks for watching
For some reason my 80-200 f mount does not auto focus at all. Is there a way I can check firmware of the adapter ?
Yes there’s a way in the menu I think. I found Nikon live support chat very helpful - might want to ask them and tell them your issue. They just helped me with a shutter button error last week. 👍
I have the first generation of Tokina 11-16 with no autofocus motor in the lens, does the Z50 have a autofocus motor in it?
Used to manually focusing it on my D3300 but using it on my gf's D7500, I like not having to do it manually.
I am looking into getting the z 50 with adapter =}
The z series have no adapter with motor, so most D lenses and the lenses like you have well like D3300 and can't autofocus
Very usufull info
It looks like an external sound recorder is required.
Can you please give the modelyou use in this test for sound recording ?
Thanks
I’m using a cheap lav mic clipped to my shirt from MOVO (just search amazon - should be 20 USD - plugged into the ZOOM H1 recorder.
The adapter came with my z50 only reason I decided to get it
does anyone know if its posible to use the tamron 90 mm F017 with this camera? i have read that the af doesnt work but the mf??
Hi mate my question is did you upgrade the tamron firmware for it???
Hey, no I did not. I did update the z50 to the latest before trying all of these which is easy enough to do.
@@QuickTechReviews ok thanx
Thank you sir... I have a Nikon D5300 with sigma 17-50 f2.8 Need to upgrade to nikon z50. Need some Still images for Better results.
Nice! You will get great stills with this 👍
Sir, I've the same setup. But i'm more into videography. How will it perform Z50+ftz+17-50mm f1.8 ?
I can't specifically speak to the 17-50 f1.8 - but if the lenses I tested in this video are any indication - it should work fine? Can't guarantee that tho. I tested the Sigma 17-50 f2.8 - and video autofocus works well - and the nikon 35m f1.8 - also works great.
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I have the Tokina 11-16 and the Sigma 17-50 and both don’t autofocus...?
Make sure camera is set to AF-F (full time), not AF-C; make sure face detection is on in the settings, make sure the actual switch on the lenses is set to autofocus. Also might want to update the z50 firmware - they just released 2.0 which adds animal eye detection and improves autofocus.
I have the Sigma 17-50 and have same issue with Z50+FTC. In AF-F (with firmware 2.0) it atleast tries to do something with the focus but fails and it ends up in an error state (press shutter-release button to reset)
David Gillemo dang. That doesn’t sound good. Try using manual mode if you’re not already. Make sure face detection is on in the settings. You can also adjust the speed in which the camera tries to autofocus in the menu system. If all that fails maybe the sigma lens has a firmware update if you’ve had it for a long time? You’d have to buy that annoying sigma lens firmware update thingie tho. 🤷🏻♂️ you can see it works just fine for me - no issues 🤷🏻♂️
you should post the setting as well
like af mod....
Good idea - get lots of questions - been replying individually.
you can just add text on this video.
Wonderfull
Thank you
I suppose they over priced it because they knew Nikon lens users wouldn’t have much choice. Even today 2 years later Nikon still have very limited options for Z mount lenses.
Very true
Good video, thanks!
Nice shirt
My Sigma 17-50 f2.8 OS HSM does not autofocus with my Z50+FTZ but my older Tokina 11-16 f2.8 PRO DX II works fine. how is this possible? i've upgraded both FTZ and Camera body to the latest firmware but i cant make it to autofocus with the sigma. How is yours working while mine dont? we have the exact same lens!
Not 100% sure, but if you bought the Sigma lens a long, long time ago, it might have a firmware update as well. Sigma sells a lens firmware update kit, but I think it’s like 100-200 bucks. Kinda sucks if that’s what the problem is.
You need to update the FW on the sigma lens as well
Thanks! A very helpful video!
Thanks for watching - glad it helped!
How can I get the face tracking in video? I can only seem to get it on photo mode
If you flip the bottom screen out it will automatically go into face tracking mode - otherwise check in the settings and make sure you’re on AF-F, not AF-C
@@QuickTechReviews Thanks man! I figured it out 🙌