My NIKON Z9 now shoots LEICA-M Lenses with FAST AUTOFOCUS TRACKING

My NIKON Z9 now shoots LEICA-M Lenses with FAST AUTOFOCUS TRACKING | New Techart Adapter TZM-02

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In this video I introduce the new Techart Adapter TZM-02 which enables Nikon-Z cameras to shoot Leica-M mount lenses with fast autofocus tracking. I play with the adapter by mounting various Leica-M lenses, a Voigtlaender lens and I also show that stacking additional adapters on top of the TZM-02 is not reducing autofocus speed and precision. I test for autofocus tracking and face & eye recognition for still images and in video mode. The TZM-02 has my full recommendation.
Content:
00:00 Introduction
02:32 Quick unboxing of the adapter
03:00 The TZM-02 has high build quality and feels valuable
03:26 Comparison of the TZM-02 with the TZM-01
05:23 Lens-camera adapters are really important and useful
06:39 Mounting the TZM-02 onto my Nikon Z9
07:20 Mounting the Leica Noctilux-M 50/1.2 onto the TZM-02
08:28 Autofocus tracking with the Noctilux-M 50/1.2 + TZM-02
09:49 Noctilux-M 50/1.2 on Nikon Z9 sample images
10:57 Settings on focus and aperture ring
12:28 Watching the adapter’s motors live in action
13:06 Setting the correct aperture value for metadata
14:08 Hot-swapping lenses to the Leica Apo-Summicron-M 35/2
15:26 Autofocus tracking with the Apo-Summicron-M 35/2 for stills
16:02 Autofocus tracking in video mode works very well
17:33 My Leica R to M adapter does not fit onto the TZM-02
18:34 My Leica-M Macro adapter does fit onto the TZM-02
19:13 Some Leica-M lenses are too heavy for the TZM-02
20:23 Leica Apo-Summicron-M 75/2 on Macro adapter on TZM-02
20:51 Autofocus tracking also works with stacked adapters
21:29 Voigtlaender lenses on the TZM-02 on the Nikon Z9
22:13 Stacked adapters work but the form factor is essential
23:48 Another autofocus example of a stacked adapter setup
25:08 Wrap-up, recommendations and conclusions
You can purchase the adapter here:
techartpro.com/?product=techa...
Some additional "late-in-time" remarks on infos I got from Techart when the video was already finalized:
A USB dock back cap will come with every adapter, my one was an engineering sample that did not yet provide that feature.
If you want to stack other adapters on top of the TZM-02, its best to go for adapters from Techart because then you can be sure they fit onto the TZM-02. But please always check to be on the safe side.
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#Techart #Nikon #NikonZ9 #NikonZ7II #NikonZ6II

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@realnikonlover6207 Жыл бұрын

Great video. This adaptor opens up a whole new avenue of options. Thanks for taking the time and presenting in a straight forward manner. Excellent!

@mathphotographer Жыл бұрын

Many thanks, really appreciate your positive feedback!

@quirinwick9522 Жыл бұрын

Tbanks a lot for this test! Very good as always. I can‘t wait to get the Adapter for Leica M lenses on the Hasselblad X system.

@aleksandar2161 Жыл бұрын

Amazing, what time to be alive :D Great job with the video.

@mathphotographer Жыл бұрын

Its a really cool gadget, thanks Aleksandar!

@michaelherskovitz4203 Жыл бұрын

Thanks Math for the clear and objective review. This is a very interesting adapter and looks to be a big improvement over the earlier generation. I’m ready to give it a try.

@mathphotographer Жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@meitelis Жыл бұрын

Died after 1 month and I barely used it. I guess 4 motors have higher chance to give up than one. Will see what techart will respond. Overall a little bit disappointed in performance and reliability. Looks good on paper, but reality is different.

@suntzulynn1 Жыл бұрын

watched and bought immediately...such a great review and every word correct! Absolutely LOVE!!!

@mathphotographer Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the positive feedback, Rob. Enjoy it and happy shooting :)

@suntzulynn1 10 ай бұрын

@@mathphotographer just a follow up, still very much enjoying everything you are doing. Now, need help the TZM-02 has ceased to function and Techart support does not respond at all. Have tried to find a contact and cannot, remembered you said in the video you were in contact with them. Is there any other email address for them? Thank you in advance.

@vinyljunkie07 7 ай бұрын

Impressive, very impressive! Wish Nikon would make a F mount adapter for their own camera that also didn't suck like having a AF motor and being able to lift up the Ai tab so you can mount pre-ai lenses,

@itskylehale Жыл бұрын

Terrific demo! You solidified my decision to get one of these!

@mathphotographer Жыл бұрын

Its a great adapter, you will not regret purchasing it.

@bmwohl Жыл бұрын

Wonderful video and wonderful praise for the Z9.

@mathphotographer Жыл бұрын

Thanks Barry - this adapter is a true game changer!

@diepha2851 Жыл бұрын

Very nice demonstration of new Techart II M-lens to Nion Z9 camera. THX.

@mathphotographer Жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@diepha2851 Жыл бұрын

@@mathphotographer one more question : have you tried with the M lens APO 90mm summicron attached to the Techart II? The specs says 500 grams , and the lens weighs 500 grams. Concerned about the performances of the auto focus & reliability? Thanks.

@Photojouralist123 Жыл бұрын

Thank god for your video , I just got mine today and I had a hard time figuring it out. I didn't know you have to set the lens to infinity. And use continues AF and set the dial for the metadata. Thanks so much Mat

@mathphotographer Жыл бұрын

Glad I could help!

@madtom67 Жыл бұрын

Impressive! Wouldn't it be great to have such an adapter working on the SL2 body?

@mathphotographer Жыл бұрын

Indeed Tom, I discussed with Leica and think that this type of adapter for L-Mount instead of Nikon-Z-Mount they should make themselves! Spot-on comment!

@mathphotographer Жыл бұрын

And since Leica likely will not manufacture such adapters, I will talk to TechArt and try to convince them to mandate their fantastic engineers to construct the same type of adapter but for L-Mount this time. My Leica SL2-S would love to have such an adapter for Leica-M lenses :)

@EdAb Жыл бұрын

@@mathphotographer I would love to see L-mount lenses adapted to the Z-mount too! I don't believe this is technically possible though.

@scloop8365 Жыл бұрын

I also think it is not technically possible on Leica SL2. I think the camera has to have phase detection autofocus. Hopefully, the SL3 will have that.

@Kevon420 Жыл бұрын

This adapter needs phase detect autofocus to work, so you will have to wait for the SL3 to come out. Maybe between the release of the S5II and the SL3 TechArt will make an adapter in time.

@forgottenamericana Жыл бұрын

Sweet!! Great video Math..... Never disappoint bro...

@mathphotographer Жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot!

@drflieger12 Жыл бұрын

Thanks Math for this interesting video. For the Z9, I too had considered adapting my Leica lenses with this adapter respective its predecessor. However, my current 35mm and 50mm Summiluxes and the current Noctiluxes I use (which are too heavy for the adapter anyway) have internal floating elements to improve the imaging performance at close range. If these lenses are simply moved away from the sensor and back again by the adapter, the floating elements are out of order. This means that the Leica lenses on this adapter are only "top-notch" in the infinite distance range. At closer distances, the imaging performance will decrease significantly, unless you focus manually despite the AF option. That's why I chose to manually focus my Leica lenses on the Z9 and use the high-quality Novoflex adapter, which only costs about 1/3 the price. By the way, manual focusing works wonderfully on the Z9 thanks to good focus peaking.

@mathphotographer Жыл бұрын

Agree - for most Leica-M lenses its not relevant but if you have FLEs in the lens then these will not move since the adapter only moves the lens forth and back. That means some corrections might not be optimal and will need post-processing for corrections.

@lichtgestalt9540 Жыл бұрын

i think, a quick manual prefocus will put the floating lenses in the right region and then autofocus for finetune the focus for the single pictures could be a practical workflow.

@emilhach6264 Жыл бұрын

@@lichtgestalt9540 I've got one of these adapters for Sony and what you're saying technically works, but... it takes the sponteneity out of it somewhat. On lenses longer than 50 mm, some pre-focusing is required, but then it takes some of the time away from action. I like that on wider focal length lenses (and even some 58 and a 75mm I've got), you can just park the lens in infinity and it just pops away without any thought into the focusing. I was out last night following a moving dog with a wide-open Leica R 50mm (with the LR-LM mount adapter sold by Techart) that had a diffuser and polarizer filter on it in the dusk. I don't want to be fussing with focus while one hand is on the dog's leash. This adapter makes shots that were almost impossible to make possible, so I don't buy floating element design lenses. I just need the thing to work. A quick manual pre-focus is required when using lenses with a reveresed-front element, but that's a workflow that's practical to get into (because how else you gonna get a crippled lens to autofocus), so I'm being a bit hippocritical, but you get what I mean. Use this adapter for its strengths and it really pays off -like when I use it with slide projector lenses from Leica and Pentacon. If it fits on the mount and the weight is ok, it's gonna do some really dazzling things.

@nealPhotography Жыл бұрын

Very interesting video! What an exciting thing to be able to use autofocus on a manual lens!

@mathphotographer Жыл бұрын

Absolutely!

@SuwanditryTan 6 ай бұрын

Wow....., Combination between nikon zf with this adaptor will make auto focus compact camera with the highest quality lens

@richarddenise3886 Жыл бұрын

10 Thumbs Up! WOW what a fantastic demonstration. Bravo!

@mathphotographer Жыл бұрын

Many thanks, Richard!

@richarddenise3886 Жыл бұрын

You're welcome! That was an Epic review and topic. I look forward to the day when the Leica M lenses can be used on an SL2 or SL3 with an AF converter.@@mathphotographer

@naduncan100 Жыл бұрын

Many thanks, much appreciated. Cheers Neil

@mathphotographer Жыл бұрын

It was a lot of fun, doing this video :) Thanks Neil.

@theclifbar 8 ай бұрын

Any thoughts on the Z9 or Z8 video ibis performance when using these manual adapted lenses? I love your videos, my favorite is when you mentioned how you enjoy the sound of the Sony f-stop rings and the adapter lever clicks. Sometimes I feel like these manufacturers forget that photography is also an art and ignore things like tactile and audible feedback for the user's enjoyment (I mainly shoot Canon and, while they make amazing lenses like the 28-70 f2L and 85mm f/1.2L, it frustrates me that they are mostly clad in cheap feeling plastic despite costing several thousand dollars each).

@williamwinecoff1779 Жыл бұрын

Very informative and of course you have one even before the supreme being. Can't wait to get mine. Still waiting on that SL 20 mm lens upon which Leica is frustratingly silent.

@mathphotographer Жыл бұрын

Thanks William. Leica is a bit delayed with the new SL wide angle lens, I spoke with them. Will likely be ready for shipping this quarter.

@afromalone 10 ай бұрын

Great vid. Thanks.

@tamaspelsoczi3347 8 ай бұрын

Thanks for this great video! I wonder whether this adapter can operate third party (eg Voiglander etc) M lenses as well?

@NikCan66 Жыл бұрын

Impressive and helpful 👏

@mathphotographer Жыл бұрын

Glad its perceived as useful information.

@NikCan66 Жыл бұрын

@@mathphotographeryour the benchmark that other channels can't produce the depth and quality your vlog offers.

@ronaldsand3000 Жыл бұрын

Hi there Matt On the web site for this adapter they have their own R to M and F to M adapters for $50 each These should result the problem you encountered Many thanks for showing and explaining this great product

@mathphotographer Жыл бұрын

Thanks Ronald, indeed that's what TechArt advised when I spoke with them, see infobox below the video with my last minute edits. Using the adapters directly from TechArt will enable the stacking.

@johneckman3128 5 ай бұрын

How are the images from the Leica Apo-Summicron-M 35/2 in the edges of the images? I have heard concerns about Nikon Z sensor size thickness and wider angle M mount lens.

@RobertFalconer1967 Жыл бұрын

This seems like a very nice benefit, particularly if the adaptor is well machined and the AF works reasonably well. Combining Leica M glass with Nikon's fantastic sensors seems like a match made in heaven-and it'll be even more amazing when the Z8 (smaller high-performance body) arrives. I'd be idly curious to learn how those M series lenses compare in terms of IQ to the native S-Series Z lenses, which are, themselves, of extremely high optical performance. One question: Can you still manually focus your M lenses while they're mounted to the Techart adaptor, without any fuss? Being able to quickly shift to manual zone focusing would make this a very versatile setup, indeed.

@c724cjw Жыл бұрын

I have try the previous version, you can switch to menu focusing in the camera, and it should work without problems. Don’t know about this one, but I think it should be the same .

@mathphotographer Жыл бұрын

Manual focus with the adapter is no problem at all, you can always switch to manual focus via the camera body.

@otouron Жыл бұрын

very impressive! hopefully Leica will make something like taht for the next generation of SL

@mathphotographer Жыл бұрын

That would be cool!

@bobcuzi 16 күн бұрын

Does the adapter still allow the Leica M lenses to be manually focused too? Or will it ALWAYS be autofocus. I'm wondering if I need another or different adapter if I want to revert the Leica lenses back to manual focus

@bubbachua 6 ай бұрын

Hi @mathphotographer could you advise if this adapter now also works with the Nikon Z8 please? I’m really keen to purchase this

@nuno_S 5 ай бұрын

Hi Matt. I would like to ask you what do you think about using Z cameras (Z5, Z6 or Zf) with Leica M lenses. Is it worth the extra cost, or you can achieve the same (or better) quality with Z lenses? Thanks

@ilkku239 Жыл бұрын

The fact that this is an adapter capable of autofocusing on MF lenses is impressive. However, these adapters would be fantastic if they had weather sealing like the Nikon FTZ. That way I wouldn't have to worry about dust and moisture getting in the AF motor.

@mathphotographer Жыл бұрын

Agree - weather sealing in addition would be great!

@What_Other_Hobbies 5 ай бұрын

Now I want one.

@zeissiez Жыл бұрын

I use a 40mm F1.2 Voigtlander M-mount lens and a Techart AF adaptor for my Nikon Z7. The combo is small and light, yet F1.2 bright.

@mathphotographer Жыл бұрын

Great combo!

@rolandomunari588 Жыл бұрын

Fantastic, thank you! As you tried it with a PC lens, can it even autofocus when the lens is shifted? I’m curious as I have a few Nikon PC/PC-E lenses.

@mathphotographer Жыл бұрын

Wow - good point, I need to try this out but my guess is YES :)

@sunnyyoung5474 8 ай бұрын

Hi , there , is this Techart adaptor works with Leica M collapsible lens to Nikon Z9 camera ? Thank you

@victorlim5077 Жыл бұрын

Amazing!

@mathphotographer Жыл бұрын

Indeed - would not have thought that this is possible before I tried it out myself and got so much positively surprised! TechArt did a great job here.

@ongxa9346 Жыл бұрын

I'd wish Techart would make this adapter for the SL2-S. Cheers, OX

@mathphotographer Жыл бұрын

Agree - several comments point to that. Such an adapter (Leica-M to Leica-L) with same autofocus features would be fantastic. Such an adapter could then be used on Leica SL, Panasonic S and Sigma cameras, wide range of applications.

@thomastuorto9929 Жыл бұрын

Great vid. As a luster (not an owner or ever used) of Leica, do you think the Noct renders any better of a photo than the Nikon50 f1.2 lens? Just curious.

@mathphotographer Жыл бұрын

They both render nicely - just a bit different. Leica lenses when shot wide open generate a special look. But the Nikon is very nice too, the 50/1.2 is an excellent lens.

@thomastuorto9929 Жыл бұрын

@@mathphotographer Thanks for the reply. That special look s what I was looking to find out. I mean there has to be a reason Leica is …

@dustinjenkins8215 Жыл бұрын

Great video, now I wish I had a z9. Would you ever do a review of that voigtlander nokton 40mm f1.2? I've heard it's a great lens and would love to hear your thoughts.

@mathphotographer Жыл бұрын

I am planning to look into a bunch of Voigtlaender lenses in the course of the year :) Thanks for the positive feedback, Dustin.

@1ppl.1plntpls66 Жыл бұрын

Create a Z to dummy EF Mount for legacy glass to make much more room to engineer for increased rigidity and/or distance focused, etc. Dummy EF is the default short adapted SLR/DSLR mount. Especially useful where heavier, longer focus or macro lenses are used. Later can incorporate the electronics for EF lenses to use them both together so one can add an autofocus extension tube any time one likes to EF lenses. Additionally create the same as Nikon FTZ but with your extension and a screw drive motor for D lenses. The autofocus extension only engages near or at the close focus limit of the lens but perhaps better just an on/off switch initially rather than automatically transitioning. Dedicated Pentax AF, Minolta AF too later. Consider a shift lens version too for larger coverage lenses on smaller formats. Oops! Almost forgot our videographers... A port on the side for remote focus pull control. A PF mount wouldn't hurt either. Somebody should get to work to meet the pent-up demand. They could make a fortune if they can corner the market. These autofocus telescoping adapting extension tubes are the Contax AX concept finally done right.

@mathphotographer Жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing :)

@hyprz Жыл бұрын

The manual says "not applicable to LTM/M mount lenses that are with the infinity lock button." Does that mean the lever will not let those lenses mount? Or it just wont work when the lenses have the infinity lock engaged? Will they work if you focus the lenses right before the infinity lock engages? Do you have any info on this? Thanks!

@mathphotographer Жыл бұрын

Sorry - on this topic I did not check and look into it yet, will have a look.

@ronald7482 Жыл бұрын

How can I see what the exposure metering is?

@jserenity Жыл бұрын

I am interested in the breathing from changing focus. If it doesn't then it can be fully used in film project. Otherwise its just used for photography and limited filming

@mathphotographer Жыл бұрын

I did not notice a lot of breathing in video mode as you can see in my video.

@EdAb Жыл бұрын

Off topic, but can you please compare the Leica SL2 with 24-90mm against the Nikon Z9 and its 24-120mm lens? I think that would be an amazing comparison! Thank you!

@mathphotographer Жыл бұрын

Thanks Ed, will consider.

@danielkoch5026 5 ай бұрын

Why is there no such adapter from Nikon F lenses to z Cameras - or is there ???? THX Yel

@fatgrouch 9 ай бұрын

The latest Nikon firmware not working with many adapters, have you experienced that ?

@louis5352 Жыл бұрын

WOW!. If Techart does not come out with an adapter for the Fuji XT-5, guess I'm in the market for a Z9. If I do get a Z9 can you provide all the settings for the Z9 you demonstrated this adapter on today? Thanks. Exciting news. Not yet available at B&H.

@mathphotographer Жыл бұрын

Thanks Louis. The settings you need for the adapter are demonstrated @10:57 - the only additional setting you need, which I did not go into, you find in the menu under "Non-CPU lens" settings. Here you need to specify the focal length of the lens you are mounting in order to get the IBIS working.

@Jack-qn6vy Жыл бұрын

Can you mount the macro m adapter first then the m to r adapter second and then the r mount lens?

@mathphotographer Жыл бұрын

Yes that works technically but will likely not cover the full focus range from close distance to infinity. For R-macro lenses this should work for close distances, I will look into it..

@LensFever Жыл бұрын

The aperture value is used for setting the IBIS focal length and EXIF, it will not affect the metering.

@mathphotographer Жыл бұрын

Yes - I though I mentioned metadata @13:06 and did not talk about metering? The focal length for IBIS can be set-up under "Non-CPU lens data" and be specified in mm.

@deathspawn54 4 ай бұрын

Techart sells their own adapters to go from most mounts to m so for example if you have leica R you can get R to M to mount to it, or nikon F to M or m42 to M

@Neoxenon Жыл бұрын

This looks awesome... if only they make it for Canon RF mount as well!

@mathphotographer Жыл бұрын

Agree - their technology has huge potential also for other camera mounts.

@vincearredondo Жыл бұрын

I agree! I would use a bunch of voigtlander lenses instead of the huge RF red ring primes

@emilhach6264 Жыл бұрын

I had to leave Canon over this tech. I'm using the Sony version and even with the disadvantage of Sony color, it's still way more interesting than using modern glass. I'm glad they rolled it out for Nikon. It will be easy to move over since all I buy are vintage lenses.

@borisgalos6967 Жыл бұрын

I have found that order of mounting can matter. Try putting the R adapter on the R lens then those on the TechArt then put all of them on the Z 9 body.

@mathphotographer Жыл бұрын

Thanks Boris, I actually tried that but also no success. I will try this again when I got my Leica-R to Leica-M adapter directly from TechArt, this will then surely fit.

@borisgalos6967 Жыл бұрын

@@mathphotographer Oh well. It was worth a try. I do know that working from lens to body is more likely to work since some mounts do some locking mechanisms that didn't anticipate an intermediate stage.

@charruaporelmundo Жыл бұрын

I use it on my sony a7iv, I wish techart will do some kind of firmware update in order to make it work on a bigger sensor area

@mathphotographer Жыл бұрын

Write them a mail, they are very responsive and will consider, its an innovative tech company with a high level of ambition.

@MrSergioRosario Жыл бұрын

thank you for your review....do you know if this adapter work on a Nikon D800E? thank you

@mathphotographer Жыл бұрын

Unfortunately not - the adapter is for Nikon-Z mount and the Nikon D800E has Nikon-F mount so will not fit.

@MrSergioRosario Жыл бұрын

@@mathphotographer 🙏🏻

@patrickmolloy6994 Жыл бұрын

very nice

@mathphotographer Жыл бұрын

Thanks Patrick.

@c724cjw Жыл бұрын

Just wondering, Can you set the lens focal length in the menu to let the ibis work properly ?

@mathphotographer Жыл бұрын

Yes you can, there is a menu entry "Non-CPU lens data" where you can specify the focal length for correct IBIS behavior.

@c724cjw Жыл бұрын

@@mathphotographer thanks :)

@snoogly Жыл бұрын

Are you sure about that? The adapter has a cpu, so non cpu lens data is not applicable. I am sure I am right, but if you do an actual test you can see for yourself :-)

@c724cjw Жыл бұрын

@@snoogly I just received my adapter, and I can confirm you can change the focal length settings, but not in the menu, rather you can change the aperture in the camera, and different aperture will represent a different focal length, for example f1.1 is 90mm , f1.8 is 50mm. I did check this myself and it is working fine, the exif did also have the correct focal length I set. One small note also, this adapter is working best with z9, I try this on my z9 and z6ii, it sometimes just reject to work, and stop moving for a shot period of time, on the z9 it work perfectly tho.

@kimhansen2185 Жыл бұрын

It sounds really exciting. Can you get of Adaptor for Sony and Canon. Or if it was for Leica SL then you could transfer data between lens and Leica SL. That would be great. What do you think ?

@mathphotographer Жыл бұрын

For Sony lenses check my video on the Megadap adapter, works very well: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/aNl9ZreU2bqucoU.html

@emilhach6264 Жыл бұрын

Techart makes a manual lens autofocus adapter for Sony. I use it daily. It nails shots beautifully.

@john.galt. Жыл бұрын

Hi, Did Techart told you anything about the Leica R Adapter? Thanks

@mathphotographer Жыл бұрын

Only when it comes to stacking - which works. Their Leica-R to Leica-M adapter fits on top of the TZM-02 and then you can shoot Leica-R lenses on Nikon-Z cameras with fast autofocus.

@paologaragnani5457 Жыл бұрын

Dear Math! Sorry to bother, another question… Do Ibis work with Leica m and the adapter? P

@mathphotographer Жыл бұрын

Yes they do. Just go in the menu to "Non-CPU lens" and specify the correct focal length of your lens, then it will work.

@paologaragnani5457 Жыл бұрын

@@mathphotographer thank you Super clear!

@willbert7715 Жыл бұрын

Dadurch, dass das komplette Objektiv bewegt wird, bedeutet das aber auch, dass sofern objektivintern Linsen verschoben werden, um eventuelle Fehler auszugleichen, dass nicht stattfindet?

@mathphotographer Жыл бұрын

Das stimmt generell, sehr gute Beobachtung! Allerdings nicht wirklich relevant für Leica-M Objektive, based on their construction and focusing mechanics. Wenn man allerdings Adapter "stacked" und alle möglichen anderen Objektive nutzt, könnte das eventuell einen gewissen Einfluss haben. Ich muss mir das genauer überlegen und anschauen. In jedem Fall danke für "Food for Thought" :)

@drflieger12 Жыл бұрын

Ja genau. Z. B. die aktuellen 35er und 50er Summiluxe und die aktuellen Noctiluxe (die allerdings ohnehin zu schwer sind) haben Floating Elements, um die Abbildungsleistung im Nahbereich zu verbessern. Diese Objektive werden an diesem Adapter an der Z9 nur auf Unendlich ihre Stärken voll ausspielen. Außer, man fokussiert doch manuell. Was zu der Frage führt, ob das überhaupt geht, wenn der Adapter zwischen Linse und Kamera liegt - ist die Autofokusfunktion abschaltbar oder schaltet man den Autofokus dann an der Kamera ab? Und wenn man ihn abschaltet, stellt sich natürlich die Frage nach dem Vorteil gegenüber z. B. einem hochwertigen Novoflex Adapter für ca. 1/3 des Preises.

@davidkieltyka9 Жыл бұрын

You don’t have to set the adapted lens to infinity. With a floating element lens you can focus manually and then use the Techart to fine tune your focus. I’ve done this with the original Techart adapter (on a Sony camera) and an M mount Zeiss 35mm Distagon, which has a floating element.

@stephenspiteri_zunkus 10 ай бұрын

I am sad to report that since I’ve upgraded the Z9 firmware to v4.0, when attaching the Techart TZM02 adapter the camera started giving me an error. I have used the dock to upgrade the adapter firmware to the latest version and the error went away however the exposure isn’t working predictably. I am setting my camera to an exposure and when I take the picture it comes out overexposed. You can literally see an overexposed burst when taking a photo. I have stopped using the adapter in fear of damaging my camera. Are you having the same experience? Do you think that Techart will now update its firmware to bring it back to compatibility?

@markkrell7845 5 ай бұрын

just curious if problem is solved?

@stephenspiteri_zunkus 5 ай бұрын

@@markkrell7845 I’m not sure. In fear of damaging my expensive camera I stopped using it. I’m slowly migrating to Z lenses which work flawlessly and give better peace of mind. I regret trying this adapter but this is my personal experience. Your mileage may vary and I’m sure that there are others that are happy with this product.

@markkrell7845 5 ай бұрын

@@stephenspiteri_zunkus Thanks for your prompt reply. Everythings is well noted. It is rational stop using that adapter until further notice from manufacturer and other user positive experience.

@hitmanhart22 Жыл бұрын

Does it make focus noise. Will this adapter be good for video work?

@mathphotographer Жыл бұрын

If you go to the section on seeing the adapter's motors in action, you can hear a bit of motor noise. I don't think its disturbing in video shooting but depending on how far the focus point moves forth and back from the camera it might be hearable.

@Bayonet1809 Жыл бұрын

Techart should have implemented 6-bit decoding on this adapter to add lens focal length to EXIF and for automatic IBIS correction.

@mathphotographer Жыл бұрын

Yes - this would be a nice add-on feature.

@wolfrainerschmalfuss3515 10 ай бұрын

Is there not introduced recently an new adapter SONY - NIKON on the market, which permits to use the excellent and fast SONY AF lenses onto the new NIKON cameras! Keep the Leica M lenses back home!

@paologaragnani5457 Жыл бұрын

Dear Math Thank you so much for this superintersting (as usual) video! What About image quality of Leica glasses on Nikon sensor? I know that on Sony bodies they lose a lot of quality! Thank you again so much!

@mathphotographer Жыл бұрын

As you saw in the sample images of my video, image quality is really good. You get a very dreamy look if you put Leica glass on the Z9.

@paologaragnani5457 Жыл бұрын

@@mathphotographer thank you so much! Just to be clearer, beside the dreamy look , in terms of sharpness the Leica lens and the 45mp sensor match the combination? Sorry for bothering

@mathphotographer Жыл бұрын

@@paologaragnani5457 No issue at all, tack sharp images!

@paologaragnani5457 Жыл бұрын

@@mathphotographer great reviewing! Very precious

@deejayiwan7 Жыл бұрын

Excellent..... Does anyone still use R series?

@mathphotographer Жыл бұрын

Thanks Ivan, I actually do, have a good collection of sharp and crisp Leica-R lenses :)

@calvinchann1996 Жыл бұрын

I have a R4 and R8 which I use occasionally.

@lichtgestalt9540 Жыл бұрын

can you compare the techart with the megadap adapter?

@mathphotographer Жыл бұрын

I tried out the megadap adapter Leica-M to Nikon-Z some time back. Autofocus is much slower and tracking as well. Image quality is the same of course since there is no glass in the adapter. I used the megadap mainly for manual focus and did not use autofocus since focus was slow, hunting forth and back and just not enjoyable. Maybe also a firmware issue, I am not sure.

@mathphotographer Жыл бұрын

I can see if there is a firmware update since megadap makes their adapters also upgradeable for new features. Its a good adapter but much slower in focusing and tracking than the new Techart adapter.

@mathphotographer Жыл бұрын

In contrast to megadap's Leica-M to Nikon-Z, this one here which I reviewed is lightning fast and super reliable from all angles: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/aNl9ZreU2bqucoU.html Shows that megadap can produce the same quality and functions as TechArt. Having said that, megadap's Leica-M to Nikon-Z adapter needs a new version, then I am sure results and performance will be at par.

@lichtgestalt9540 Жыл бұрын

@@mathphotographerthanks a lot for your comprehensive answers! the point, that i‘m are looking for other adapters than techart, is the weight limit for lenses above 0,5kg. i want to use it with a f0,95 lens (45 or 50mm, not decided wich brand). they are all over 500 grams...

@wolfrainerschmalfuss3515 Жыл бұрын

Interresting video for the use of the new TECHART adapter! KUDOS! I am really wondering, that you're using on all your top Leica glasses an UVa filter! Please, don't tell me now, that they are all made by Leica, and they are not influencing the optical qualities, at least a bit, of these fine lenses, if you're looking for the special Leica optical feelings! For protection O.K., Sorry, but not for an excellence optical quality! Every real optical experts will confirm this negativ influence of an extra filter glass! May be not so much the seller of these filters!

@mathphotographer Жыл бұрын

Thanks :) I was going to say what you anticipated :) Actually almost all UV filters on my Leica-M lenses are from Leica. On Leica-L lenses I also use other filters like Sigma Ceramic for instance or Carl Zeiss. And I think you are right, there might be or could be some discount on quality coming with it. I accept that because protecting these expensive glasses is important for me. And I am happy with the image quality I get despite filter. But technically your point is spot-on and correct.

@wolfrainerschmalfuss3515 Жыл бұрын

@@mathphotographer No one of the other named optical filter glasses are produced by these companies! For example, Heliopan and B&W are well known producer of filter glasses, and they are using the optical glass from SCHOTT and HOYA (Japan) The antireflex layer can be made to the individual requirement of the lens producer! There are no secrets anymore!

@kulupal 3 ай бұрын

I had a really bad experience with this adapter. It is now out of order and I lost 400 Euro. I bought this adapter last year in September 2023. First it worked fine and then suddenly during a shooting it stopped and never worked again. The Amazon seller send me a link to a strange website in Chinese to download the firmware update. After some intensive googeling I found the correct web site and the update download worked, the update app connects to the adapter via usb, but the adapter did not. The amazon seller did not respond to any of my e-mails. I just lost almost 400 Euro. So I think you should be warned. Luckily my Nikon z6ii was not destroyed. Maybe you have more luck than I got.

@acneubauer Жыл бұрын

Is there a higher risk to get sensor dust with this adapter vs using a native AF lens ?

@emilhach6264 Жыл бұрын

Yes indeed there is. I've been using the Sony version for over 6 months. It's worth the fuss, but whenever I change lenses, I stop down to f/11 and check at bright source to look for dust. I carry what I need to handle it. Like I said, it's worth the fuss because you can't get the results it gives too easily without it.

@1952PAL Жыл бұрын

So it does NOT work with a Z5?

@mathphotographer Жыл бұрын

It works with all of the Nikon-Z cameras specified by TechArt as I mention in the video (I name the whole list). If the Z5 is not yet on that list, it might nevertheless work or maybe will work with a future firmware update. If you are interested in it, ask directly at TechArt before purchasing the adapter, to be on the safe side.

@mathphotographer Жыл бұрын

By the way, the adapter uses the phase detection autofocus of the camera body. Since the Nikon Z5 has hybrid phase-detection / contrast AF I am pretty sure that the adapter will work on the Z5, but as said, better ask TechArt directly.

@Mr1Spring Жыл бұрын

Can you show detailed pictures taken with these old Leica lenses. I'd like to compare it with my own pictures. Corner and middle sharpness, bokeh etc. Many thanks!

@mathphotographer Жыл бұрын

Will likely do when I post again about the Nikon Z9 with Leica lenses. Otherwise, on my channel are lots of videos on Leica lenses where you get some flavor how these lenses perform.

@nikolaistassenko6730 Жыл бұрын

On my Z9 after 10 month light sensor went down . Nikon service refused to fix it. Because electrical shutter it's very limited camera .I was Nikon guy for many years. They service turn me to Sony. I love A1 for many reasons. Now my $30k equipment from Nikon Z going for sale

@mathphotographer Жыл бұрын

Bad experience, sorry to hear. Hope you will be happy with your A1, it is an excellent camera. Check out my Sony A1 and Sony A7R V videos, maybe some helpful infos in it.

@klarion Жыл бұрын

You know what would be great? If someone made an adapter to use Nikon D lenses with Nikon Z cameras and have AF too... oh, I guess it's too late for me because I sold all the Nikon gear since they don't support their own back catalogue.

@mathphotographer Жыл бұрын

Lol :)

@MrPsanterIsBack Жыл бұрын

Impressive even if most of Leica's lenses cost more than the Nikon Z9 body itself.

@mathphotographer Жыл бұрын

Indeed :)

@martmolenaar Жыл бұрын

Pls buy m10 monocrom for me? Ples

@mathphotographer Жыл бұрын

Nice comment :)

@larsltj Жыл бұрын

not applicable to LTM/M mount lenses that are with the infinity lock button. That's a huge design fault IMO opinion. The older type AF adapter supported lenses with infinity lock. There are many legacy lenses with this design out there. They should fix this in the next version.

@mathphotographer Жыл бұрын

Interesting comment, Lars, I did not yet look into this topic, will have to look into it, thanks.

@calvinchann1996 Жыл бұрын

Now if only Canon would be a bit more open with their mount, I could use my M glass on my R bodies. Otherwise, I might have to go and buy a Z body. Oh the horror!

@mathphotographer Жыл бұрын

Indeed!

@meitelis Жыл бұрын

Maybe on z9 it's ok, but on z6 II it hunts for 1min. Easier to focus manualy

@mathphotographer Жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing, I do not have the Z6II so cannot comment. But clearly the autofocus system of the Z9 is much better, maybe that's why you see the difference in focusing.

@emilhach6264 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for telling us what it does on a Z6II. If the Z9 works like my A7IV/Techart LM-EA9 combo, then it's NOT easier to focus manually, not at all. I can use my A7IV one-handed without looking at the viewfinder and it's going to track eyeballs. If it won't do that on a Z6II, then that's really good for me to know because I want out of Sony color and have been thinking about which Nikon I'm going to replace it with to stay with the Techart tech. I suppose it's only as good as the focus system of the camera, but in my case, although there are things I could do better or faster manually, no one's best manual focus skills can compete with using this thing on the fly, at least on my camera system. It's really worth $4,000, not $400 for what it does for me to have autofocus on dozens of vintage lenses.

@meitelis Жыл бұрын

@Emil Hach hi :) I'm just saying that with focus peaking + magnification function it's becoming much easier to focus manually and it's way more reliable than tzm-02. I'd say my success rate with tzm-02 is around 20]%

@emilhach6264 Жыл бұрын

@@meitelis This is not my experience on my Sony with the LM-EA9. It's absolutely solid so long as I'm using it in the center. I don't try to use it ways that I know that will fail because old lenses aren't sharp or distorted towards the edges, so I keep a zone in the center and it will hunt for eyeballs, ect in that zone. It's way faster and more accurate than what could be done manually. I'm often using it one-handed without looking through the EVF or viewfinder. So what you're telling me is that the experience is different on Nikon? If so, that sucks, but are you trying to use it in ways that it doesn't like? My hit rate is not 100%, but well over 75%. I would hate to think that I'm stuck with Sony color if the tech don't work on Nikon. I'll try it out myself this week and find out I guess.

@meitelis Жыл бұрын

@Emil Hach I'm not sure if that's only mine adapter, but it definitely doesn't work as expected. It freezes very often to the point that you have to take it off and mount it again. Also it's very loud. I'm not sure that it's hardware issue of the adapter, because sometimes it acts absolutely normally. But most of the time it's unpredictable to the point that I developed OCD about it. For critical shooting I trust myself manually rather adapter. And to me it defies the purpose of owning it. Maybe if it was 50€ I'd say you could get it and play a bit with it, but for 350€ you'd expect but more finished/polished product. 😮

@garelalexandre3252 Ай бұрын

leica R lens would be more apropriate

@ronaldmoravec2692 Жыл бұрын

Should focus wide open. Still a pain

@strippedlist 5 ай бұрын

Darth Vader doesn't have a face :) it has a mask, of course it focuses harder on it :)))

@Kim_Alexander 7 ай бұрын

dude you just tested the tracking of the camera. You never filmed and showed any actual footage where wee see how the Adaptor actually was working, if it hunts and ect. The camera will always manage to track the eye but the don't means the footage looks good nor that the lens actually managing to set the focus

@nukearts Жыл бұрын

ieniffer

@mathphotographer Жыл бұрын

@webersteve1547 Жыл бұрын

This Z9 is an incredible ugly camera

@mathphotographer Жыл бұрын

Lol - yes, its bulky. I would not say ugly, the camera body looks very professional. But bulky, yes.

@ronaldsand3000 Жыл бұрын

Hi Matt Based in your video I was impressed and went onto the internet to order one from Techart Pro After more than a week I tried to email the company to get a tracking number, all correspondence was automatically rejected I contacted PayPal who investigated found a problem and subsequently refunded my money I’m very disappointed All the very best

@mathphotographer Жыл бұрын

Hi Ronald, whenever I ordered from TechArt, no problems at all. If you email me with your email address (see the "About" section of my channel to find my email), I am happy to speak to my contact at TechArt to get this solved if your mail contains a little summary of what went wrong.

@ronaldsand3000 Жыл бұрын

Hi Matt Thanks for your quick reply I could not find your email address where you said it was located As I don’t want to be a nuisance to you on this matter, I’ll see if my local camera stores can assist - if not I’ll just let it go Kindest regards Ron

@mathphotographer Жыл бұрын

@@ronaldsand3000 Don't hesitate to contact me, I am really happy to help a long-term subscriber like you :) My mail address is: mathphotographer@icloud.com

@emilhach6264 Жыл бұрын

I had trouble with an order taking long, but it came after I contacted them. Anyways, B&H stocks them now. Make sure you get one. These work as designed and that's huge to me.

@RS-Amsterdam Жыл бұрын

Okay looks promising But you forgot to mention the aperture you were using shooting the (living) woman around 10:00. You explained the whole aperture to camera (not) connection but how about those test shots around 10:00 9:52 and 9:55 were not sharp (watched it on am I-Mac 27 5K full screen WHY WHY WHY ? Now the question immediately arises (to me) would this work with Voigtlander M lenses but I am glad you were able to test it, hurrraaayy And like @madtom67 already mentioned, it would be great when they make an adapter for SL mounts Price is 399 that is a bargain for the quality you get. Thanks for sharing

@mathphotographer Жыл бұрын

Thanks RS - except of one image they should all be sharp the way I see them in Lightroom. One is indeed a little bit blurry and a second one has a super thin DoF, all the others are really sharp, pin-point sharp :) I cannot exactly say what aperture each image has since I did not (in contrast to how I explained it later in the video @13:06) change the aperture in the camera body with every aperture move on the lens. I would do it diligently like I explained in the video, always matching camera aperture info and aperture setting on lens, in a studio shooting but not in the field, it was just too tedious. So I changed the aperture on the lens several times without aligning the aperture setting on camera body. But all images are shot between widest open f/1.2 and around f/2.8 if I remember correctly. When shooting live in the field next time, I probably should follow my own tutorial more consciously and align camera aperture info and lens aperture setting ;)

@mathphotographer Жыл бұрын

Works well with the Voigtlaender lens I tested. But you need to check whether that lens unmount lever on the adapter is potentially getting in the way when mounting a Voigtlaender lens. I later looked into this again, and the Voigtlaender lens I used in the video can be mounted easily and without flaws but I tried one other Voigtlaender lens and here, when mounting, this lever on the adapter was a tiny little bit in the way. So I believe that most Voigtlaender lenses fit well but there might be some where the form factor gets a bit in conflict with that lever on the adapter. So better always trying this out in a store before purchasing a Voigtlaender lens for the adapter ... better being on the safe side.

@mathphotographer Жыл бұрын

And yes on your last point, such an adapter for the Leica SL2 would be fantastic. Imagine such an adapter on the SL2-S and then shooting Leica-M lenses with fast autofocus functions, just perfect :)

@RS-Amsterdam Жыл бұрын

@@mathphotographer Thanks for your explanation. Excellent. Isn't it time for you to use C1 cause LR isn't catching up Check out Exposure vs Brightness / One Reason Why Capture One is better it will be explained with samples (great video ). That alone would be a reason. I shot some night shots 6 a.m. just a couple of days before Christmas, here at the Dam Square in Amsterdam There were Christmas trees and lights and guess what, till 7 a.m. I was the only one walking the streets, bit weird of a rather big city. Now I shot ISO 100 and around 1.7 - 2.0 at 1/60 handheld (didn't bring a tripod) but then the shots were 2 to 3 stops under exposed so in the viewfinder the shots were almost black. Since the sensor is ISO invariant it is better to correct in post than adding a higher ISO (caveat is that jpg are worthless then, but who cares) At home I loaded the RAW's in C1 and instead of adding 2 stops with the exposure slider I adjusted the exposure with the Brightness slider, man that is a real positive difference. Of course I had some chroma noise in sky but throttling the Black slider back till that was gone gave a great result. Thanks again, nice weekend !

@mathphotographer Жыл бұрын

@@RS-Amsterdam Thanks RS, seems my routine leads me to using CO for Fuji GFX occasionally and actually always for Phase One images but all other footage ends up in LR. Will take your comment serious and try to disrupt my routine :) And agree on what you said on the Brightness slider, amazing tool. What's also only in CO and not in LR and sometimes for long exposure is very useful is CO's single pixel adjustment slider to get rid of hot pixels, fantastic tool. Nice weekend :)