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Professor Newman on… Mount size

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One of the most commented on features of the new Nikon Z-series cameras is the large lens mount diameter. In fact, it's not as large as the rumour mill would have had it before the full details were known. At 55mm, it possesses a bare one millimetre larger in throat diameter than the Canon EF lens mount, which is also the diameter chosen by Canon for

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