Agree! But I must say, the vast adaptability of the Nikon Z bodies is a major blessing for this. I mostly use legacy M42 lenses on my Z6 and get all the manual features I want (manual aperture, directly mechanical focus, etc)
@ojtheaviator1795 what's the benefit of manual lenses in this camera? I thought the reason for using vintage lessons with mirrorless cameras was the look they produce and not that they're manual.
@@HandlebecauseIMust A lot of that is preference. But a lot of autofocus lenses just don't feel as good to focus manually, and I'd rather do the focusing myself. Getting autofocus to recognize what to focus on is just less intuitive and smooth for me than just doing it by hand. And it's nice to have an aperture ring on the lens, I think, rather than another button or dial on the body. To me, photography is all about making a few key decisions, and the more easily I make all of those, the better. Oh, and they are cheaper for a given lens spec than some fancy modern lens! I picked up a nice 135mm f/2.8 at a flea market for ~$40, a nice Zeiss Jena 50mm f/1.8 from my local shop for maybe $100, etc. The quality for the price of vintage primes is untouchable (in my opinion) :)
@@garrettkim2429 Agreed. I had forgotten that shooting Jpeg + raw with black and white yielded color raws. But I had little issue converting it, and was grateful that the black and white viewfinder and jpeg playback helped me compose for black and white, as well allowed one to revert back to color an image that was stronger as a color photo. Very handy!
Remember, theres no hand grip & maybe more dials than your used to. I have the ZFC..its good but less practical in use than other builds 'Z50' slightly more dslr build
@@VIDEOVISTAVIEW2020 it is amazing. I have already photographed two weddings with it and many everyday situations. Personally, I love the operation and the haptic feedback of the camera. I also loved my Z6 but technically the ZF is simply superior. It's very fast and I even think the autofocus is great. I'm actually missing the profiles a bit, but I can get over that. I would make that decision again at any time.
I’m just a newbie photographer and purely doing it as a hobby now that I have more free time to fill some of my days with. Part of me wants to spend the extra money and get this camera so that I’ve got one of the newest models and such (knowing how quickly technology becomes outdated and considered as such), but I’m just not sure if I should. I might just get the Z50 2 lens kit because it’s more affordable AND I love taking moon photos, so I figured that long lens in the kit would be perfect for that. 🤷🏻♂️
@@AndreiDimaReviews yes i tried the ZF from a friend , it has the same output as my Z6 , we compared the files side by side and there is no difference at all .
Z lenses need aperture rings.
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Agree! But I must say, the vast adaptability of the Nikon Z bodies is a major blessing for this. I mostly use legacy M42 lenses on my Z6 and get all the manual features I want (manual aperture, directly mechanical focus, etc)
@ojtheaviator1795
Sigma contemporary series need to come to Nikon Z mount..that's the solution OJ. 😉
@ojtheaviator1795 what's the benefit of manual lenses in this camera? I thought the reason for using vintage lessons with mirrorless cameras was the look they produce and not that they're manual.
@@HandlebecauseIMust A lot of that is preference. But a lot of autofocus lenses just don't feel as good to focus manually, and I'd rather do the focusing myself. Getting autofocus to recognize what to focus on is just less intuitive and smooth for me than just doing it by hand. And it's nice to have an aperture ring on the lens, I think, rather than another button or dial on the body. To me, photography is all about making a few key decisions, and the more easily I make all of those, the better.
Oh, and they are cheaper for a given lens spec than some fancy modern lens! I picked up a nice 135mm f/2.8 at a flea market for ~$40, a nice Zeiss Jena 50mm f/1.8 from my local shop for maybe $100, etc. The quality for the price of vintage primes is untouchable (in my opinion) :)
I love shooting RAW with the B/W switch on to make the viewfinder display in B/W. In my opinion, it helps with composition.
True
@@garrettkim2429 Agreed. I had forgotten that shooting Jpeg + raw with black and white yielded color raws. But I had little issue converting it, and was grateful that the black and white viewfinder and jpeg playback helped me compose for black and white, as well allowed one to revert back to color an image that was stronger as a color photo. Very handy!
I hope some day i can buy this masterpiece nikon zf. .
Remember, theres no hand grip & maybe more dials than your used to.
I have the ZFC..its good but less practical in use than other builds 'Z50' slightly more dslr build
the real takeaway is that physical switches are just better.
In reality, the ergonomics are awful & switches are great if moving slowly & manually. Black is elegant
Dials are superior to PASM.
I just bought one and traded in my trusty z6 for it. The camera will arrive in a few days. I'm looking forward to it and hope I don't regret the swap.
It is a blazing fast camera, you won't regret it.
Its now 3 months, what do you think about the camera?
@@VIDEOVISTAVIEW2020 it is amazing. I have already photographed two weddings with it and many everyday situations. Personally, I love the operation and the haptic feedback of the camera. I also loved my Z6 but technically the ZF is simply superior. It's very fast and I even think the autofocus is great. I'm actually missing the profiles a bit, but I can get over that. I would make that decision again at any time.
i got Nikon Zf with 28-75mm kit
I’m just a newbie photographer and purely doing it as a hobby now that I have more free time to fill some of my days with. Part of me wants to spend the extra money and get this camera so that I’ve got one of the newest models and such (knowing how quickly technology becomes outdated and considered as such), but I’m just not sure if I should.
I might just get the Z50 2 lens kit because it’s more affordable AND I love taking moon photos, so I figured that long lens in the kit would be perfect for that. 🤷🏻♂️
Flexible Color Picture Control on the Zf!!!! Come on Nikon!
That would be great!
I love mine :) I love #Nikon
Same
Which b&w profile is your fave to use?
Deep tone monochrome and monochrome.
Love my Nikon Zf
What about the autofocus for quick moving subjects like birds in flight? Is it reliable?
I don’t photograph birds. For sports it was great.
Price.
What is the switch cover you are using for the shutter switch? The red cover?
It is a soft shutter button from JJC.
I don’t know why but my D500 & D850 is a lot better in black and white then the ZF or Z6 series , maybe it has to do with the pixel pitch .
I loved the D850 for black and white but this is also good. Did you try the ZF?
@@AndreiDimaReviews yes i tried the ZF from a friend , it has the same output as my Z6 , we compared the files side by side and there is no difference at all .
Company ad to make you buy one, when the one you have can produce the same results.
Then/than
You guys know that you can just find a black and white preset in lightroom and stop looking at other camera and just accept the one that you have😅
Kids these days, it's all about nothing😅
So expensive.
Cameras usually are