NIKON Nikon FT-1 F-Mount Adapter
NIKON Nikon FT-1 F-Mount Adapter
- Supports dozens of existing F-mount NIKKOR lenses.
- F-mount lenses mounted on the FT1 have a crop factor of 2.7x.
- Enjoy an angle of view equivalent to that of a super telephoto lens when a telephoto lens is used. (Example: When using a 300mm lens, the equivalent angle of view is that of an 800mm lens.)
I participate on a few photography forums and almost everyone who gets
this FT1 adapter use it for telephoto long shooting because of the
outstanding 2.7x crop factor. Suddenly 200mm becomes 540mm and any
longer lens you might own becomes perfect lenses for wildlife and
birding.
The V1/J1 and FT1 adapter would be perfect wildlife photography (or portraits on people) except Nikon has decided to hold back the capabilities. Yes it single center autofocuses, but I don't see why it can't have all the capabilities as the standard 1 lenses. The only reason I can figure is because Nikon is afraid of hurting their dSLR sales, but I think that's a bogus reason. Sure the 1 system has blazing fast autofocus, great metering, as good as dSLR video capabilities, but it's not going to hurt their dSLR sales because people who want the absolute best image quality will still get a dSLR. I own a D3 and it's still my go-to camera in the studio and for events, but when it comes to going out for fun and shooting (like at hikes) I want to go small and that's when I bring my V1. The FT1 gives the camera awesome telephoto options but then limits the autofocus capabilities; that really irritates me because I'm sure they went out of their way to do this!
The V1/J1 and FT1 adapter would be perfect wildlife photography (or portraits on people) except Nikon has decided to hold back the capabilities. Yes it single center autofocuses, but I don't see why it can't have all the capabilities as the standard 1 lenses. The only reason I can figure is because Nikon is afraid of hurting their dSLR sales, but I think that's a bogus reason. Sure the 1 system has blazing fast autofocus, great metering, as good as dSLR video capabilities, but it's not going to hurt their dSLR sales because people who want the absolute best image quality will still get a dSLR. I own a D3 and it's still my go-to camera in the studio and for events, but when it comes to going out for fun and shooting (like at hikes) I want to go small and that's when I bring my V1. The FT1 gives the camera awesome telephoto options but then limits the autofocus capabilities; that really irritates me because I'm sure they went out of their way to do this!
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