Nikon Z8 + MC Z 105mm f/2.8 Macro - Rambling Thoughts, AF 'Test' And Some Things I Like About The Z8 

That's straight from the camera. Standard picture profile and auto white balance.

Cool. Enjoy it! Same here. The Z8 has everything I could need and more and certainly fixes any of those Z7 deficiencies. I didn't have any issues with the Z7 other than I wanted to track a subject at a concert, but that wasn't very often. 99% of the time it was an awesome photo maker.

AF-F, Auto Area and subject detection On (set to auto).

That's straight from the camera. Standard picture profile and auto white balance.

Thanks. I appreciate it! You have some nice ones too. And yes, lots of people talk crap on the internet and never show any photos (so you know if they're full of crap or not and someone you should even listen to), but I like to share many hundreds of photos because I enjoy it and I'm happy with the progress I've made over the years. This hobby is fun, but can be expensive. I need to cool it for a while. 😅 I didn't pay out of pocket for the Z8 though. I sold off some things I don't need anymore to pay for it.

You might be right :) I didn't check the weight myself, just going off how they feel when I pick them up. Maybe my mind is just playing with me because of how big the 105mm looks compared to its weight :) Probably. Enjoy your new Z8 :)

@@ThePhotographyHobbyist I took those two lenses off the Z8 and Z7ii this morning just to feel them. The 105mm f2.8 is thicker, but about the same length as the 24-120mm. To me, that makes the 24-120mm seem more dense, even if the weight is the same. The most important thing is that they are both wonderful lenses. Yes, like you mentioned in your video, the 105m is slower to focus like other macro lenses, but I find that it's a wonderful landscape and portrait lens. I shot thousands of shots with it at a conformation dog show about 3 weeks ago, even lots and lots of movement shots. It has beautiful rendering. Have a great weekend!

@@johnforbes4795 that’s true, both of these are wonderful lenses and the 24 to 120 is one of the best quality zoom lenses I’ve used. Regarding the focus speed on the 105, if you’re not too far off from focus, it is quick to focus, it’s just not as quick as other lines to go from infinity to a close subject. For things like macro, portraits, and even moving subjects that are not too far out of focus. Initially, it works extremely well. Have a good weekend. I plan on going to a local museum tomorrow to get some sample photos with the Z8 and Monday will be a trip to a state park for more photos.

@@johnforbes4795 By the way, this entire gallery was shot with the 24-120 and my old Z7 II: www.thephotographyhobbyist.com/VACATION-AND-SHORT-TRIPS/CITIES/Mackinac-Island-MI-Frankenmuth-MI/

@@ThePhotographyHobbyist I think you're right on re: the pretty-quick-to-focus 105mm macro. We get spoiled by the lightening focus of the 24-120 and my Z 70-200mm f2.8. I'm jealous about your ventures this weekend. I'm at the computer processing thousands of dog show photos. :)

Thanks