Originally posted by Jonathan Mac Of course Nikon want to sell lenses, as does everyone else, but the using-non-native-lens part of the equation is not to be ignored, especially for Nikon. If someone moves from DSLR to mirrorless then the only practical thing keeping them using the same brand is their ability to use the lenses they already have. Not providing for that will result in a certain percentage thinking they might as well go to Sony or Canon or Panasonic, and they'll be right. Obviously I'm not in that boat as, as far as Nikon's concerned, I just shoot some film for fun.
As usual with trolls, anyone not in complete agreement with them is "whining".
No, that's not a troll. And you should be careful with using epithets.
But the fact is there are extremely few people discussing the lack of a screwdrive adapter for Nikon mirrorless. It happens, but it's rather rare compared to the vast number of other threads out there about the mirrorless system.
I think that is mainly because of what I've already stated -- Nikon began putting motors in the lenses in the early 1990s. And there are only a handful of lenses on the retail market sold as new that do not have a focus motor in them. The majority of people (spending money) don't seem to actively use those. It's a non-issue for most.
I'm sure there is a number that do. But if the number is large then they are just very quiet on it. I don't think that's the case.
Again you'd want Nikon to spend precious resources on R&D and a new SKU for this item that few people seem to want, all to cater to a handful of people that don't seem to want to spend it on new lenses. It's a poor business proposition. Nikon, and frankly all manufacturers, isn't after the budget minded these days as the photography market is becoming smaller and increasingly more premium. They have bigger fish to fry right now.
Maybe when they release their FF retro mirrorless they will consider the screwdriven adapter? But I frankly doubt it. I suspect it will be many many years, if ever, before they release one.
This is all academic though since all of you arguing for it don't even own or want to own a Nikon mirrorless it seems.