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What the Nerds Do / Re: Using Neweer NW-ETZ to get focus confirmation and correct IBIS
« Last post by Birna Rørslett on May 13, 2026, 22:35:35 »
With an asking price of just $35-40 + very fast global shipping (<1 week), the Shoten NF-NZE adapter is a no-brainer. Exterior finish is nice, and the bayonet-mount fit is 100% -- no play whatsoever.

I'll dedicate one to my Noct-Nikkor and the other to the Canon TS 35/2.8, provided the latter lens has sufficient image quality for my IR work. Test shooting in progress, so far everything looks good although image contrast is on the low side compared to modern optics. Perhaps I'll return to the PC-Nikkor 24mm f/3.5 in the end? The Canon is a neat thing to play with, though.
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Your Weekly Blog / Re: May 2026
« Last post by John Geerts on May 13, 2026, 22:24:57 »
Sisters in Steel, work from Ingrid Kuijpers

Fuji S2 Pro  Nikkor AFS 28-300
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What the Nerds Do / Re: Using Neweer NW-ETZ to get focus confirmation and correct IBIS
« Last post by Snoogly on May 13, 2026, 21:46:31 »
Happy that I could introduce these adapters to the clan :-)

I don’t know how Shoten pulled it off, as they are offering the same as the ‘other’ Chinese Sony > Z adapters at a quarter of the price, and making them Z compatible from the get-go.

(Based on Shoten prices in Japan.)
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Themes, Portfolio Series, PaW, or PaM / Re: [Theme] Show Birds
« Last post by Lars Hansen on May 13, 2026, 20:55:17 »
Quote from: Nasos Kosmas on May 12, 2026, 22:51:19
Another shot with the same setup: I made some changes to the NEF file  with NX Studio first,  before Topaz Denoise and the final photo came out  very fine unexpectedly :)
Do you agree ?

By the way there is a good article here about NX Studio https://photographylife.com/nikon-nx-studio-is-not-bad

Definitely looks fine, Nasos, but I've never seen those Bee-eaters in reality. The feathers looks a tiny tad soft - is that from the denoise processing or did the Bee-eater just have a rain shower ;D ? Would be interesting to see the non-denoised image for comparison. Beautiful shot - and bird!

Thanks for the link to the article - a thing that holds me back wrt. getting a Z50II is that it's not supported in my version of C1 (Capture One) and I don't want to purchase an expensive upgrade. If NX Studio is fine for normal PP, I'll just stick to that with the Z50II - I never use any advanced features in C1, but if I need some of the features I can work on a high quality JPG from NX Studio or some other format... I guess.       
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Lens Talk / Re: Nikon AF 28-70 3,5/4,5
« Last post by Gerhard2006 on May 13, 2026, 19:13:04 »
This is a great combination with a 75 to 150 zoom that you already have. I used this on my Nikon FE and my FA and eventually my F 90 X cameras. The lens is good for shooting into the sun as well as it doesn’t flare badly, but the flare is very controlled and in some cases adds nice touch to the picture. I found it to be better at the short end to mid range of the zoom because at 70 mm it’s not as sharp as a 75 to 150. My 75 to 150 has a dandelion chip in it so it communicates with the newer cameras. I also shot this lens on my D 700 and was very impressed with how sharp it is and what a nice combination with the 75 to 150. You won’t be disappointed regards Gerry.
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What the Nerds Do / Re: Using Neweer NW-ETZ to get focus confirmation and correct IBIS
« Last post by Birna Rørslett on May 13, 2026, 18:37:13 »
Here is an example of the manual exposure setting, with the Canon TS 35mm f/2.8 lens on my IR-modified Z5. Kolari clip-in 729nm filter.

EXIF  reads "36mm f/2.8" to differentiate TS 35 from its non-tilting Nikkor PC counterpart. This allows the EXIF module in my DB to extract and store the correct lens identification without manual intervention.
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Introduce Yourself / Re: Hello from Verona - Italy
« Last post by Hugh_3170 on May 13, 2026, 16:35:41 »
Welcome from Australia.

Photoni is indeed a splendid name.  In Vietnamese, Pho means soup - so also appropriate Toni for a darkroom enthusiast!  ;D

Quote from: Frank Fremerey on May 03, 2026, 00:03:27
Photoni is a superb name. Welcome in our friendly corner
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What the Nerds Do / Re: Using Neweer NW-ETZ to get focus confirmation and correct IBIS
« Last post by Jürgen Pfeiffer on May 13, 2026, 16:12:31 »
Quote from: Birna Rørslett on May 13, 2026, 14:25:02
Perhaps one can add a 'Minimum_Aperature* line to the Lens.txt? If the adapter is set up for a single lens, one can use the native range of the lens without issues anyway.

I ordered another Shoten adapter so the Noct and the Canon TS get one each.

Setting the camera to 'M' and reading exposure at lens wide open, then setting the equivalent aperture/shutter speed works perfectly. I come into world of photography using a Lunasix way back in the dark ages, so have been there before and can do it again. Now using the camera meter instead, of course. Since the camera automatically would include any filter factor, it's in fact a tad easier.
I take it all back. Being able to set the smallest aperture in the text document doesn’t really make much difference. So there’s no need to experiment with the firmware.
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Your Weekly Blog / Re: May 2026
« Last post by Jürgen Pfeiffer on May 13, 2026, 15:41:03 »
urgent need for action

Nikon Zf, Biotar 58mm/f2
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Introduce Yourself / Re: Hello from Verona - Italy
« Last post by Erik Lund on May 13, 2026, 14:39:10 »
Welcome to NikonGear! Enjoy ;)
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