Got the Shoten NF-NZE adapter today. Whisked across the globe super fast. Instructions were all in Japanese, not surprising as I got it from a Japanese web site

It wasn't that difficult to program the adapter though. I set it up for my Noct-Nikkor 58mm f/1.2 AIS as that's one of the few F-mount lenses of mine not having a CPU installed. I did own another Noct (AI) which our miracle lens doctor (Erik Lund) did graft a CPU onto, however that lens got stolen a few years ago.

The adapter is nicely finished, works as it should, and I haven't seen any exposure issues yet. Would be surprising since the lens is AIS, but who knows what the clever makers have put into the adapter logics?

I still think Nikon missed a good opportunity here. A proper FTZ adapter with screw-drive AF support would’ve kept a lot of classic AF-D lenses alive for Z users. Some of those older lenses may not be technically perfect, but they definitely have character that newer lenses sometimes lack. Even manual focus on Z bodies already feels nicer thanks to focus peaking and EVF magnification, so a reliable AF option would’ve made these lenses even more fun to keep using.

On a sidewalk or pavement

Another geometry redux

Great photo, amazing!

Many thanks Ann and John