MEDIUM FORMAT Lenses on the NIKON Z6? A KILLER Combo 

In this video I discuss my experience shooting the Mamiya Sekor Z 110mm medium format lens on the Nikon Z6. It's been a really fun and inspiring week using this lens to slow down my shooting and really focus in on my composition. Hope this helps - Will

Nice video, but I think it might be even more interesting if you had pictures throughout the video illustrating your points, as opposed to right at the end only. I hear you about getting vintage glass and adapting it to the Z6. I just picked up a very nice Nikkor 105mm f2.5 that's about 40 years old, to go with the same aged nifty fifty my Opa gave me years ago. Both have the scalloped focus ring, and I love the soft bokeh both give. The focus peaking ability of the Z6 makes this oh such a fun process now, too! Yes, it takes more time, but I get so many images sharp because of the focus peaking that it's a joy to shoot with! Glad to see that it's possible to shoot with such a fine, medium format lens, too! Your images were very nice! I can see why you really like shooting with it!

Love the channel and your positivity with Nikon. I get so annoyed with the Tony Northrop /Chelsea click bait Nikon are doomed videos. Be good for you to post something to counteract their negativity.

Beautiful Will!! Awesome photo’s and Vid. The lens renders Beautiful!! Lovely to see the happy mom and daughter!! Thanks.

As usual, great video. Intersting subject with a relationship between photography and the actual situation. You are right, we can get positive from this period and come back stronger. My Z6 is with me more often and I have more ideas to create. All the best from Montréal.

Hi Will, another great video. I’ve been following your channel for a while now. Great stuff, love the way you communicate. I recently bought a D700 and you were a huge influence on this buy. I’m loving it btw. But what I actually want to ask you today is what is that tune in the end of the video? Be safe! Cheers

I don't know if you inspire me, or make me feel like why bother. Your just to dang good. Loved the video as always man.

I use a Mamiya Sekor 150mm 2.8 It's gorgeous. Wonderful low element count 645 lens. On a d700 it's wonderful.

Your video look good. Wish you where posting new videos.

Glad I hung on to my RZ system. Can’t wait to get the adapter and use all those lenses!!!

This lens, being medium format, will throw a larger image circle out the back than a lens made for full frame sensors. This means the image on the full frame sensor should be made just from the best part of the image circle and not from it's edges. This should translate to a very sharp image even on the edges as well as in the centre. I'm presuming the adapter doesn't change this but I have no idea. This video is STUNNING. I had no idea you could adapt a medium format film camera lens to a modern Full frame DSLR. After watching this I found an adapter for Pentax 6x7 medium format lenses ( I already have a Pentax 6x7 medium format camera and three medium format lenses) to the Nikon F mount would you believe. Not the Nikon Z mount but the freakin` F mount. Not only that but the company ( A company called GOBE) claim that the adapter allows infinity focus. Ive written to them asking them if they're for real! The problem with Nikon F mount is the long flange distance and so you can't buy an adapter that will allow another lens to focus to infinity because you cant push the lens back far enough to the sensor plain without hitting the mirror. But I wonder if this is not a problem for medium format lenses. I'm wondering if they don't have to be pushed as close to the sensor plane as a 35mm equivalent lens to achieve infinity focus. I noticed how long your adapter for the Mamiya lens is. The Pentax 6x7 to Nikon F mount looks much shorter by comparison and I'm thinking that's because the flange distance on the f mount is already way longer than the Z mount. I'll let you know if I get one and how it performs. This is a brilliant eye opening video man. Keep up the great work!

Not a negative comment but could you have got the shot if you didn't use this lens and camera,?? Yes you slowed down and had to think more about the shot but that applys to all lenses shot in manual, so my question is could you have got the same results without that lump of a lens? Like I said it's not a negative and was still an interesting video and great alternative shooting idea

What is the equivalent focal length when used on the Z?

What is the new focal length with this lens?

That's very helpful and interesting

Sounds like a cool combo.

This video is excellent on every level.

Does anyone have sample images?

You are so right. I feel the same "slow down" when I am playing with my Z6 and the more than 40 year old Minolta lenses (28mm 3.5, 50mm 1.4 and 250mm 5.6 Reflex). The picture quality of the three lenses is stunning and for videos they are my first choice.

Wow, very nice!

Awesome lens. Great video. Thank you for all the work you do. Keep safe.

I have 2 cases of excellent Mamiya 645 lens. Just ordered Z6 with Mamiya adapter just so I can use these old beautiful lens. The Z-mount system is a great idea by Nikon. Let’s me use my lid Nikon glass as well as other lenses.

So glad to be watching your videos again! My photography has been on the back burner (and still is for now) as I’m dealing with a pretty bad back injury (bedridden most of the time) and we’re renovating our RV to move into full time with our 6 kids. I did start two podcasts, write a song, and read a TON of books though 😂

What do you think about speed boaster for medium format camera?

Will, what an awesome video! This is the kind of stuff that really inspires people like me to get out and try different things and think outside the box. The Mamiya lens is fantastic. The colors that it reproduces are beautiful. Will, I know you don’t like this label but you are a true creative in the world of photography my friend. Thank you for the inspiration and for another great video!

Slowing down and thinking about what I was actually doing with the camera really helped fine tune my photographic eye. Good word 💯

Good stuff. Just wished they made an adapter for the Bronica ETR lenses as well.

Again I don't know anything about cameras but this Z6 kick ass...

I totally understand what you're talking about. When I (re)started taking pictures I bought a Pentax because I wanted to use some vintage lenses (and there are a lot of very good vintage pentax or M42 lenses)...when I switched to Nikon I've got me a 50mm AIS 1.2 and it's one of my favourites. I've also got a 135mm f2 Samyang and since some weeks a Olympus 50mm Auto-S 1.4 (with Nikon F mount). Using these lenses really slows you down and makes you think about the image before you take it. I love to do a walk with just one lens and my camera in the city (Berlin) so that I have to deal with what I've got on my mighty but some how old D800. Next step is to get a Z6 so that I'll have back Focus peaking (had it on my last Pentax years ago)..this will push my manual focus photography to the next level... I also LOVE modern lenses...my Sigma 105mm 1.4 would be my always-on-camera...but it's a heavy beast of a lense...but on the other hand...just having this one attached to my camera and a shoulder strap and then being on a 10km walk in the city...very relaxing and also slowing down...if you can't zoom or change lenses you have to improvise and think. I like that! Thanks for your videos, I really enjoy them.

You ROCK MAN! Keep it coming!

Interesting! I wonder if there are adaptors for Pentax medium format lenses.

I’ve been out walking around in nature with my d850 and old Nikkor non ai lenses. Taking closeup pictures of plants, mostly the spring flowers . The old lenses of Nikon back then we’re transitioning from the Sonnar lens design into the Gauss design with the SLR style . So the back focus was different so lens designs were being modified. A lot of learning was happening just like now with the new mirrorless cameras and lens designs. Also like with Nikon Z bodies and the new large mount and short flange distance. So I’m taking advantage of the old lenses not being as sharp at shorter distances when shot wide open on not as closed down . Then adding closeup rings to get a macro-ish distance. But it give these flowers a beautiful painterly blurr and killer bokeh. Loving it

Excellent review ma bro! The quality of images, wow, and the fact that you got running and fast paced images sharp and infocus with a MANUAL lense is extra WAW!!! Again, excellent Job, Love the images and quality content of what real photography is all about!100%

As far as we know, you could be purple

I took my notes on thfis lens and really thinking of getti g a Nikon Z6 as my first camera instead of the Fuji xt4. Most definitely good e energy on this channel. I'm hook my brother and I have o knowledge of cameras. Peace and love always from East Harlem NYC...

Does this lens act like 110mm on the full frame camera or is there a conversion needed in terms of FOV?

love the channel 📸

Will, appreciated the kind words and slow down mode advice...and the soundtrack at the end. Thanks for all the hard work

Wow! Loved that outro, shots are so nice. Thanks will!

Is there a crop factor when using a MF lens on a 35mm full frame camera? :)

Great stuff

Killin it

Nice jam 🔥