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[beyondvisible]

Looking for feedback from anyone who has tried the Astrohutech Mirrorless Camera Filter Drawer Nikon Z-Nikon F.

 

I'm hoping to use 52mm filters in it. I am aware that the adapter is about 0.8mm longer than standard to compensate for IDAS 2.5mm thick filters.

Also, I have been unable to find the maximum frame thickness that can fit the holder.

https://astrohutech....filter-drawers/

 

At $338 it's expensive, so hoping the feedback is good.

Thanks

[Kevin_A]

Looks like no aperture control lever either.

[beyondvisible]

Looks like no aperture control lever either.

 

Right, that can be a disadvantage for some Nikon lenses.

[tkottary]

I got the adapter 2 weeks ago . Now I need to search some manual Lens to use with . Can’t use any of my sigma art glasses with it.

Edited by tkottary, 03 June 2021 - 11:53 PM.

[beyondvisible]

I got the adapter 2 weeks ago . Now I need to search some manual Lens to use with . Can’t use any of my sigma art glasses with it.

I will be very interested to hear your experience with this filter drawer.

Thanks

[akschu]

I have the mirrorless camera adapter:

 

https://astrohutech....amera-adapters/

 

Right now it looks like you can only purchase the canon version, but earlier I did purchase a nikon Z to nikon F that has a 52mm filter inside.

 

The adapter has a ring on the outside that mechanically moves the aperture tab on the lens.  It's easy to set it to side open, but if you want to stop down it's funky because there aren't any stops, and moving it a tiny bit stops it down a lot.

 

If you had some F-glass that was good wide open, it's great.  If you want to stop down, it might be inconsistent unless you scribed marks on it or something.

[akschu]

Now a question from me that's somewhat related:

 

I have the adapter above with this filter:

 

https://astrohutech....ression-filter/

 

Right now I have a junk Samyang 14mm F2.8 and it's great that I can shoot for minutes with a tracker and not get star trails or washed out, but the lens isn't super sharp.  I want to upgrade and have a little money to fling at it.

 

I'm debating between these two setups:

 

The Nikon S 14-24 2.8 z-mount with this filter:

https://nisiopticsus...llution-filter/

 

or

 

The Tamron 15-30 2.8 f-mount with the IDAS filter in the adapter.

 

Part of me wants the new nikon because I'm sure it's super sharp and it would be nice to have a general purpose ultra wide without adapters but part of me thinks that the Tamron is good enough optical quality, little more zoom, and I already have a good filter setup that bolts right on.

 

Not to mention the Tamron is something like $1200 cheaper.

 

Thoughts from other Z peeps?

[Kevin_A]

I have the Tamron 15-30 and it is a nice sharp lens but it is very heavy! Works nice wide open!

[akschu]

I just got my Tamon 15-30.  Ebay deal as new for $800, not bad.  The lens is nice, but I didn't realize that F-mount had provisions for electronic aperture as all of my other f-mount glass has a mechanical tab for aperture.

 

What this means for my Hutech adapter is that I have to use the nikon adapter, set the aperture, remove the lens while the camera is on (or pop the battery), then put it on the hutech.

 

In other words, the fact that my adapter as an aperture ring doesn't make a lick of difference with this lens.

 

I probably should have looked for a nikon 14-28 instead.

[beyondvisible]

I have the mirrorless camera adapter:

 

https://astrohutech....amera-adapters/

 

Right now it looks like you can only purchase the canon version, but earlier I did purchase a nikon Z to nikon F that has a 52mm filter inside.

 

The adapter has a ring on the outside that mechanically moves the aperture tab on the lens.  It's easy to set it to side open, but if you want to stop down it's funky because there aren't any stops, and moving it a tiny bit stops it down a lot.

 

If you had some F-glass that was good wide open, it's great.  If you want to stop down, it might be inconsistent unless you scribed marks on it or something.

Thank for your feedback

[Mikhail Pavlichenko]

Hi, I have been following this thread and was waiting to hear more about this filter drawer system. I've got a bunch of questions/doubts:

 

Right now, I'm in the process of acquiring Sigma Art 28/1.4 or 40/1.4 (either one, not both) for nightscape work. My intention is to use these F Mount lenses with my Nikon Zf with the Astro-Hutech F to Z filter drawer adapter that can/will accept my IDAS NBZ II ST 2 2" M48 Mounted filter (very unclear about this).

 

I see that this filter drawer system has been updated/redesigned upon opening the link shared by the original poster - @beyondvisible, because now it says it works with 48mm or M48 2" filters, seems to cost $268 (with an additional filter slider, and $199 without) instead of the OP's $338 price he must've seen at the time of posting.

 

There is also no mention of M52 filter compatibility in the description and now it doesn't say if it works at all with 2.5mm thick substrate filters (on the Astro-hutech eStore site), and says instead, that it is fully optimized for Sightron's 1.5mm thick filters. So, the picture about 2mm and 2.5mm thick substrate isn't clear - it's also unclear whether this adapter comes with spacers/ is compatible with any spacers from any other make (I would assume that 0.5mm, 1.0mm and 1.5mm would be required for the current lineup of IDAS narrowband and dual-band filters) - which would be really helpful with the IDAS filters which are at minimum 2mm thick.

The one positive I see now is that it says 'G-lens aperture control lever is functional'. But does that mean even third-party Nikon F manual internal/electronic internal aperture control lenses will work and we would see the f/stop number change on the display of the camera?

 

I would really like to know if I can use Sigma Art F Mount glass with my Nikon Z mirrorless camera with IDAS filters (2mm, 2.5mm and even 3mm thick substrates) and the Astro-Hutech F to Z adapter as of today.

 

Would be great to hear somebody's experience, meanwhile I think I will hold off buying F Mount Sigma glass until I get full clarity.

 

But the only way to use a filter right now such as an IDAS filter (or perhaps Altair Astro's dual-narrowband 6nm filters, 1.85mm thick glass) is to adapt DSLR lenses to mirrorless cameras - I don't see many clip-in filter options from these manufacturers for mirrorless cameras even after so many years of the 'mirrorless-shift'.

 

P.S. Please correct me in case I am misinformed in my understanding of this filter drawer system, specific to F to Z.

 

Kind regards,

Mikhail

[james7ca]

Note, this filter adapter won't work with NIkon Z lenses, it will only work when you are using an F-mount lens on a Nikon Z camera body. You can't place a filter holder/adapter between a NIkon Z camera body and a Nikon Z lens because that extra spacing will prevent the lens from focusing at infinity. The only type of filter adapter that MIGHT work with a Z-mount lens is one that fits internally to the Z camera body itself. However, you can mount a filter to the front of the lens, but that doesn't require any kind of adapter unless the filter thread size is different between the lens and the filter itself.

Edited by james7ca, 23 May 2025 - 08:07 AM.

[Mikhail Pavlichenko]

Note, this filter adapter won't work with NIkon Z lenses, it will only work when you are using an F-mount lens on a Nikon Z camera body. You can't place a filter holder/adapter between a NIkon Z camera body and a Nikon Z lens because that extra spacing will prevent the lens from focusing at infinity. The only type of filter adapter that MIGHT work with a Z-mount lens is one that fits internally to the Z camera body itself. However, you can mount a filter to the front of the lens, but that doesn't require any kind of adapter unless the filter thread size is different between the lens and the filter itself.

Hi, I have been talking about using Nikon F Mount glass with Nikon Z mirrorless cameras. I am fully aware the adapter will not work between a Nikon Z Mount lens and a Nikon Z camera.

[AstriImage]

I use the Astro Hutech Nikon Z mirrorless drop in filter with a Sigma 28mm Art F mount lens. I use a 2" IDAS NBZ II screw in filter with it. When I bought it last fall, the filter holders were 52 mm and I had to buy their 48mm adapter ring to use my 2" filters. The filter holders are now just 48mm, the same size as age 2" screw-in filters like the NBZ, as well as Optolong L-eNhance, L-Pro, or L-eXtreme, all of which I have used with this drop in filter drawer.