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Fringer NF-GFX

User’s Manual

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Firmware v1.0

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Index

Introduction ................................................................................................................................................................... 2

Compatibility ................................................................................................................................................................. 2

Function descriptions ................................................................................................................................................. 3

3.1 Lens self-test (for lenses NOT tested and optimized only) .................................................................... 3

3.2 Full frame or medium format selection (35mm mode on/off) .............................................................. 4

3.3 Setting aperture and shutter speed value ................................................................................................... 4

3.4 Setting AF modes ................................................................................................................................................ 5

3.5 Lens built-in VR and camera IBIS functions ................................................................................................ 6

3.6 In-body vignetting and distortion correction ............................................................................................. 6

3.7 Advanced settings ............................................................................................................................................... 8

3.7.1 Focus bracketing support ..................................................................................................................... 8

3.7.2 Move AF to infinity when powering off/switching to playback mode ................................... 9

3.7.3 Force native lens mode for certain lens models to activate in-body vignetting and

distortion correction ......................................................................................................................................... 9

Firmware update ....................................................................................................................................................... 10

Tested and optimized lens list .............................................................................................................................. 10

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Summary of Contents for NF-GFX

Page 1: ...ture and shutter speed value 4 3 4 Setting AF modes 5 3 5 Lens built in VR and camera IBIS functions 6 3 6 In body vignetting and distortion correction 6 3 7 Advanced settings 8 3 7 1 Focus bracketing support 8 3 7 2 Move AF to infinity when powering off switching to playback mode 9 3 7 3 Force native lens mode for certain lens models to activate in body vignetting and distortion correction 9 4 Fi...

Page 2: ...ist should work normally in the AF S mode However as many F mount lenses are not designed for contrast AF AF speed may be slow And AF accuracy may not be good either Meanwhile AF C mode is not supported If AF performance can t satisfy you MF is recommended On cameras with PDAF support such as GFX100 and GFX100S tested and optimized lenses AF much faster and more accurate In some circumstances the ...

Page 3: ...ection 5 for the lens list For all tested and optimized lenses there are profile data for each of them stored in the adapter They are sent to the camera to correct lateral chromatic aberration LaCA which can be seen as color fringes on high contrast edges See section 5 for the lens list Among lenses that are not on the tested and optimized lens list especially Tamron lenses there may be some of th...

Page 4: ...e shared by ISO and aperture settings On those camera models you may need to press the front dial before setting the aperture value if it is in the ISO setting mode For Nikon AF AF D lenses please set aperture ring on the lens to the minimum position maximum F number Or the lever inside the lens may interfere with that of the adapter when controlling diaphragm Manually setting shutter speed is sug...

Page 5: ...DAF e g GFX100 and GFX100S both AF S and AF C modes are supported In many circumstances AF performance is similar to that of a DSLR But if the camera doesn t support PDAF e g GFX50S GFX50R and GFX50S II only AF S mode is supported as CDAF is used instead of PDAF And AF performance is poorer That is normal and not the malfunction of the adapter In both PDAF and CDAF modes face eye detection AF work...

Page 6: ...may limit their ability of instant activation of IS module Thus Shooting only mode may not work reliably for them In that case Continuous mode is suggested Caution IBIS performance of some lenses may be affected if camera is in native lens mode If you encountered such a problem when focus bracketing is enabled in SETTINGS INI please turn it off to restore IBIS performance Check section 3 7 1 for m...

Page 7: ...4 DG HSM A012 ForceNativeSigma3514A Y SIGMA 40mm F1 4 DG HSM A018 ForceNativeSigma4014A Y SIGMA 50mm F1 4 DG HSM A014 ForceNativeSigma5014A Y SIGMA 85mm F1 4 DG HSM A016 ForceNativeSigma8514A Y SIGMA 500mm F4 DG OS HSM S016 ForceNativeSigma5004OSS N SIGMA 24 35mm F2 0 DG HSM A015 ForceNativeSigma2435A N SIGMA 120 300mm f 2 8 DG OS HSM S013 ForceNativeSigma12030028OSS N TAMRON SP 35mm F 1 8 Di VC U...

Page 8: ... it The adapter will re generate it when the next time it works on a camera body There are two working modes of the GFX cameras i e adapter mode and native lens mode as described in the following table table 2 Function of adapted lenses Adapter mode Native lens mode Focus bracketing Not supported Supported IBIS Fully supported Degraded or not supported for some lenses Vignetting and distortion cor...

Page 9: ...tically when powering off or switching to playback mode is preferred On the other one some lenses the experience of moving AF to from infinity every time switching the camera to from playback mode is not good To make your own choice you may modify SETTINGS INI as following Item name PowerOffInfinity Item value 0 default Disabled 1 Enabled for all lenses 3 7 3 Force native lens mode for certain len...

Page 10: ... manually disconnect the USB cable and reconnect it with the computer 6 Check VERSION TXT again and make sure its firmware version has changed to the new one Note Do not copy files other than the official firmware to the adapter Troubleshooting Some of the cables in the market are for charging only and not suitable for data transfer Thus if you can t find the FRINGER drive when adapter is connecte...

Page 11: ...R 40 AF S NIKKOR 200 500mm f 5 6E ED VR 1 4X 41 AF S NIKKOR 20mm f 1 8G ED 42 AF S NIKKOR 24mm f 1 4G ED 43 AF S NIKKOR 24mm f 1 8G ED 44 AF S NIKKOR 28mm f 1 4E ED 45 AF S NIKKOR 28mm f 1 8G 46 AF S NIKKOR 35mm f 1 4G 47 AF S NIKKOR 35mm f 1 8G ED 48 AF S NIKKOR 50mm f 1 4G 49 AF S NIKKOR 50mm f 1 8G 50 AF S NIKKOR 58mm f 1 4 G 51 AF S Micro NIKKOR 60mm f 2 8G ED 52 AF S NIKKOR 85mm f 1 4G 53 AF ...

Page 12: ...MA 12 24mm F4 DG HSM A016 109 SIGMA 14 24mm F2 8 DG HSM A018 110 SIGMA 24 35mm F2 DG HSM A015 111 SIGMA 24 70mm F2 8 DG OS HSM A017 112 SIGMA 100 400mm F5 6 3 DG OS HSM C017 113 SIGMA 100 400mm F5 6 3 DG OS HSM C017 1 4X 114 SIGMA 120 300mm F2 8 DG OS HSM S013 115 SIGMA 120 300mm F2 8 DG OS HSM S013 1 4X 116 SIGMA 150 600mm F5 6 3 DG OS HSM S014 117 SIGMA 150 600mm F5 6 3 DG OS HSM C015 118 SIGMA ...

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