Fringer EF-NZ
Canon EF to Nikon Z AF & IS Adapter
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Fringer Canon EF to Nikon Z Adapter (5.8 oz./165g with removable Arca-Swiss foot, $299) connecting a Canon 70-200mm f/4L IS to a Nikon Z7. bigger. I'd get mine at Adorama, at Amazon, at B&H or at eBay (How to Win at eBay).
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Fringer Canon EF to Nikon Z Adapter connecting a Canon 14mm f/2.8L to a Nikon Z7. bigger. I'd get mine at Adorama, at Amazon, at B&H or at eBay (How to Win at eBay).
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These are just snapshots; my real work is in my Gallery.
These are all shot hand-held as BASIC ★ JPGs; no RAW files, NORMAL or FINE JPGs or tripods were used or needed.
Porsche Panamera Turbo, 19 December 2019. Nikon Z7, Canon 24-70mm f/2.8L II at 70mm at f/8 at 1/100 at Auto ISO 100 (LV 12.6), Perfectly Clear, vignetting added in Photoshop CS6. bigger or full-resolution
How sharp is it? you can see every speck of dust on this new car!
600 × 400 pixel crop (7× magnification) from above. bigger.
Trellis, 20 December 2019. Nikon Z7, Canon 14mm f/2.8L (original 1991-2007 version) at f/11 at 1/80 at Auto ISO 100 (LV 13¼), Perfectly Clear, split-toned print. bigger.
Canary Palm, 20 December 2019. Nikon Z7, Canon 14mm f/2.8L (original 1991-2007 version) at f/9 hand-held at 1/20 at Auto ISO 100 (LV 10⅔), Perfectly Clear. bigger or full-resolution.
Desert Palms and Snow-Covered Mountains, 29 December 2019. Nikon Z7, Canon 100-400mm L IS II at 320mm at f/11 at 1/400 at Auto ISO 100 (LV 15.6), Perfectly Clear. bigger or full-resolution. The mountains are 30 miles away and not in focus.
Porsche Panamera Turbo, 31 December 2019. Nikon Z7, Canon 100-400mm L IS II at 100mm at f/11 hand-held at 1/40 at Auto ISO 100 (LV 12¼), Perfectly Clear, shadows lightened in Photoshop CS6. bigger, full-resolution. or camera-original fie.
Tree and Agave, 20 December 2019. Nikon Z7, Canon 20mm f/2.8 USM (1992-today) at f/8 at 1/125 at Auto ISO 100 (LV 13.6), Perfectly Clear. bigger.
Tuscany, Christmas Day 2019. Nikon Z7, Canon 28-135mm IS USM (1998-2016) at 80mm at f/8 at 1/125 at Auto ISO 64 (LV 13.6), exactly as shot. bigger or camera-original © file.
Cacography, 26 December 2019. Nikon Z7, Canon 24-70mm f/2.8L II at 35mm at f/8 hand-held at 1/13 at Auto ISO 64 (LV 10⅓), Perfectly Clear. bigger, full-resolution. or camera-original © file.
Normandy, France, 26 December 2019. Nikon Z7, Canon 24-70mm f/2.8L II at 24mm at f/8 hand-held at 1/25 at Auto ISO 64 (LV 11.3). bigger or camera-original © file.
I shot these three videos with my tripod-mounted Nikon Z7 with my Canon 100-400mm L IS II at 260mm wide-open at f/5. I let the autofocus system do everything at automatic; no one was operating the camera and it focussed on me and my props as it saw fit:
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I love my Fringer EF-NZ adapter because it lets me use my Canon EF lenses with often better results on my Nikon Z cameras than Nikon's own lenses give on Nikon's crappy FTZ adapter! It also works with other brands of lenses in Canon EF mount, adapting them to Nikon Z.
This Fringer EF-NZ adapter lets me use almost any Canon EF or EF-s lens made since 1987 on my Nikon Z cameras, with excellent autofocus and IS image stabilization performance.
Canon EF lenses with often better results on my Nikon Z cameras than Nikon's own lenses give on Nikon's crappy FTZ adapter!
While many of Nikon's lenses will not autofocus on the crappy FTZ, almost all my Canon EF lenses work perfectly on this new EF-NZ adapter, and I own a broader range of better lenses for my Canon, like my Canon 50/1.2L, for which Nikon makes no similar lens (Nikon has never made an AF lens faster than f/1.4).
Now I can use my superior ultra close-focusing, all-metal Canon Canon 100-400mm L IS II on my Nikon Z with perfect AF and stabilization, instead of using Nikon's overpriced, plasticy and inferior 80-400mm VR on their crappy FTZ. I don't even own the current 80-400mm VR; I own the original Nikon 80-400 VR AF-D, which like many Nikon lenses, wont' even autofocus on the FTZ!
It's a sad time for Nikon when this fourth-party adapter lets me use my Canon lenses with better compatibility and range of lenses than Nikon's own FTZ adapter works with my Nikon lenses.
For instance, Nikon's 135mm f/2 DC AF-D can't autofocus on the FTZ on Nikon Z, while Canon's 135mm f/2 USM autofocuses great with this EF-NZ adapter.
Better than other brands of adapters, it's uncanny how my Canon lenses work as well on the Z cameras as they do natively on Canon's DSLRs. I don't lose any AF speed, and often they are faster than Nikon's own Z lenses which focus quietly, but not all that fast.
Exposure and auto white balance all work perfectly, just like a native lens.
There is no change in optical performance; the adapter is just air inside. Nikon cameras can't apply any electronic correction to the Canon lenses, so distortion and other imperfections won't be corrected. Optically superb lenses like the Canon 50mm f/1.8 STM, Canon 24-70mm f/2.8L II and Canon 100-400mm L IS II of course always look great, but iffier lenses like the old plastic Canon zooms and my original Canon 14mm f/2.8L (1991-2007) won't be magically updated in optical performance as they are on Canon's newer cameras that use lens profiles.
The Arca-Swiss compatible foot comes off with two Allen bolts.
The EXIF data usually reads with a "G" at the end, as if the Nikon camera thinks its a "G" (gelded) lens.
Nikon Z cameras have a flaw where their AF systems often ignore a big, fat subject that appears right in the middle of the finder if the camera was previously focussed on the background, and this adapter doesn't fix that.
I'd get my Fringer EF-NX at Adorama, at Amazon, at B&H or at eBay (How to Win at eBay).
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I'm only using this for full-frame lenses on full-frame cameras, but it also works fine with the DX Z50.
Likewise APS-C EF-s lenses also mount fine; I just didn't try them.
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I'd get my Fringer EF-NX at Adorama, at Amazon, at B&H or at eBay (How to Win at eBay).
The newest lenses are most likely to work great, and the good news is most Canon EF lenses made since they were introduced in 1987 will probably work fine, with swell autofocus and great image stabilization.
I've tried lenses as far back as the first 1987 EF lenses, and as you can see below they generally work great.
These are with firmware version 1.01 as of 19 January 2020.
Work Great
All the latest lenses you can buy new today should work fine; but I haven't tried them all.
I've tried these older lenses from my personal collection on my Z7 and these work flawlessly:
14/2.8L (original 1991-2007 version).
15/2.8 Fisheye (1991-2007).
16-35/4L IS (2014-today).
17-40/4L (2003-today).
20/2.8 USM 1992-today).
20-35mm f/3.5-4.5 USM (1993-2007).
20-35mm f/2.8L (1989-1995).
24-70/2.8L II (2012-today).
24-85mm USM (1996-2007).
28/1.8 (1995-today).
28-105 USM II (1992-2010).
28-135 IS (1998-2016).
28-200mm (2000-2010).
35/1.4L (original 1998-2015 version).
35-80 4-5.6 III (c.1990s).
50/1.2L (2006-today).
50/1.8 STM (2015-today).
50/1.8 (original 1987-1990 version).
55-200 4.5-5.6 II USM (1998-2007).
70-200/4L IS (2006-today).
70-210/4 (1987-1990).
75-300 4-5.6 II (c. 1990s).
80-200/2.8L (1989-1995).
100/2 USM (1991-2018).
100-300mm (1990-2008).
100-400L IS II (2014-today).
Extender 14× II (2001-2010) and 70-200/4L IS (2006-today).
Iffy
These work, but autofocus usually hunts a lot. Future firmware might improve this — or it might not:
50/1.8 II (1990-2015). Oddly this is a very, very popular lens and I'd hope that newer firmware will get the autofocus up to snuff - but you never know.
50/2.5 macro (1987-2018).
Not Yet
These lenses won't autofocus for me on my Z7. Future firmware updates might get these going — or maybe not:
50/1.0 L (1989-2000). The astonishing 50mm f/1.0 L uses a special focus-by-wire system, even for manual focus, and doesn't focus on this adapter for me. It may or may not work for you.
300mm f/2.8L (1987-1999). This first autofocusing 300mm f/2.8 also uses a special focus-by-wire system, even for manual focus, and doesn't focus on this adapter for me. It may or may not work for you.
Extender 14× II (2001-2010) and 100-400L IS II (2014-today).
Extender 2× II (2001-2010) and 100-400L IS II (2014-today).
Extender 2× II (2001-2010) and 70-200/4L IS (2006-today).
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I'd get my Fringer EF-NX at Adorama, at Amazon, at B&H or at eBay (How to Win at eBay).
Weight
5.830 oz. (165.3g), actual measured, with foot.
Arca-Swiss Foot
Comes off by removing two Allen bolts.
Price, USA
January 2020
$349 from legitimate sellers (Adorama and B&H), and $299 from less well-known sellers through Amazon and at eBay (How to Win at eBay).
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I'd get my Fringer EF-NX at Adorama, at Amazon, at B&H or at eBay (How to Win at eBay).
Here's me unboxing an early prototype:
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Lens Mounting
Fringer suggests first to put the lens on the adapter, then put these two on the camera, and then turn on the camera.
Fringer also suggests to turn off the camera before changing lenses.
Firmware Updates
Get the .BIN file from Fringer.
Connect the adapter to your computer via the tiny Micro-B USB port on the bottom, near the Arca Swiss foot. I use Mac Mojave and it works great.
Look at the file FRINGER/version.txt to see the current firmware version.
In your Mac's finder (or whatever a PC calls it), drag the .BIN file on your computer to the drive marked FRINGER, which is your adapter.
Eject FRINGER.
It will eject, and reconnect.
Look at the file FRINGER/version.txt to see if you updated successfully.
Just unplug it now without ejecting it (or turn off your computer) and you're done. If you eject it, it will keep trying to reconnect.
Vibration Reduction and Image Stabilization
The lens' own IS works, as well as the Z camera's internal sensor-shift stabilization if it has it.
The two systems work independently. Only use one at a time; they don't work together and will cancel out the stabilization if you leave them both on.
Fringer suggests using the camera's stabilization (with the lens' stabilizer OFF) for lenses up to 300mm, and using the lens' stabilizer (camera's VR OFF) at 300mm and above.
It's best to turn off IS on the lens before turning off the camera or removing the lens, as otherwise the internal moving IS section may not cage (lock or stow) properly for transit. If it doesn't, you may hear things flopping around inside your lens until it's put on a camera again and turned off properly.
AF Fine Tuning
The printed manual suggests values for AF fine tuning for different lenses.
To be honest I haven't even bothered with these; you may do as you wish if you think you can get sharper results. All my Samples are with no AF Fine Tuning.
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I'd get my Fringer EF-NX at Adorama, at Amazon, at B&H or at eBay (How to Win at eBay).
If you own a Nikon Z camera, then this adapter lets you use a huge range of superb Canon EF lenses with much better results than from Nikon AF and AF-D lenses on Nikon's crappy FTZ adapter.
If you don't already own a Z camera, then a much smarter thing is to get the Canon EOS R or EOS RP instead, which work fantastically well with EF lenses using Canon's EF adapter rings. For Canon lenses, I'd not waste time with Nikon's cameras unless I already owned one. See also Nikon vs. Canon vs. Sony Full-Frame.
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