I went for just the plain mounts. I suppose if I did it again, I would get the chipped mounts as I find the selection of lenses on the menu system pretty cumbersome.
I am probably going to order a few more mounts for my other R lenses and will get a few with chips.
I am not quite sure what the chip provides other than the exif information. I know it is needed on the lower level Nikons to get auto exposure.
Robert
Rob
The Nikon AF fine tuning has a default setting that allows you to adjust the AF sensor to the capturing sensor . If the focus confirmation in the camera seems to be off (back or front) ..you adjust it by using the default setting .
This is independent of the settings for MF lenses which are required to tell the camera the maximum aperture of the lens and the focal length .
These are totally separate settings and do not affect the calibration adjustments for AF lenses in any way .
You need a chipped lens (AI-S) to be able to make use of the adjustment .
Obviously if you are focusing off the screen only makes no difference .
So the Nikon chip does not contain any EXIF information .
You can add these to your mounts after the fact ...not cheap 27euro .
The other small issue is the need for a different mount if you want 1/2 stop increments and on some lenses a small plastic stopper to keep from going past infinity .
I will have the new stuff in a few weeks and will report out what I find .
Thumbs up for Jack who pointed out the default calibration method.