Nikon Z9 + Nikkor Z 40mm f/2 | TOP Value for Money 

Thank you, Baron, for sharing your insights and experience, much appreciated.

Great lens, thanks Barry.

Thank you very much for your positive feedback, much appreciated and makes my day :)

Thanks, good decisions. For $250 you get so much ...

Ha! Thanks :)

If the lens performs well on a 45 mp camera like the z9 it would be just as good on anything else.

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David, how do you like the Z35 f/1.8. I own the Tamron 35mm f/1.4 and absolutely love the color rendering and sharpness. Enough so that I don't think I'll be looking at the Z lens yet. Just curious.

@@dance2jam I actually like how the Z 35 f/1.8 S renders images. However, it’s not a focal length I use frequently. But it’s amazing when shot wide open and does a great job of blurring the background if desired. I cannot offer a true comparison with the Tamron since I’ve never owned it.

@@D-Professor No worries. I just was curious about your perspective. I can go to FLICKR and scope it out. I had been looking for an f-mount 35mm lens to go with my D850 a good while back. The Tamron 35mm f/1.4 appeared extremely sharp with wonderful color rendering. I shoot environmental portraits of my girlfriend with this lens a lot (and love the rendering). I was just curious about the Z mount. Now that I've finally gone mirrorless, just starting to learn the lens lineup and what's available. With the FTZii, the Tamron still produces great results. I'll go check out the Nikkor Z 35 on line right now. Thanks for your comment.

howz the quality for capturing events?

Ha! Thanks so much

Thanks :)

Agree, thanks

I was wondering about that since the gasket at the back wasn't the same. How do you like the lens and it's rendering: More to the point, would you buy it again? I have the Tamron 35mm f/1.4 f-mount lens which has been "pin sharp" and renders colors beautifully. This focal length is perhaps too close for purchase, but the demonstration was beautiful. How do you like the lens?

The Z9 is a total game changer, believe me.

I will second the comment with the following qualifier: The Z9 will dramatically change the way you shoot if your principle interests are Action/Sports/Wildlife photography. For the last 4 years I shot the D850/D500 combination. Love them. I have picked them up once in the last 6 months. My buddies (who I talked into getting the Z9) told me they would never part with the D850. Now, after they have been shooting the Z9 for 2+ months, they told me they have not touched the D850. I could go into many of the reasons you've heard many times already. The learning curve is as steep as you make it, and 6 months after picking it up, I am still experimenting with it and learning the features. Just the OVF to EVF experience will allow you to get the exposure you are looking for almost all the time. Shooting moving objects with a black-out free experience is a game changer for Nikon shooters, but the Sony a9 started that revolution long ago. The FPS will allow you to capture things you would not. The PRE-CAPTURE at 30/120 fps is a game changer (and my Canon R3 friends lament every time we have a "capture this" challenge). Silent shooting/or near silent with the volume turned all the way down, is so appreciated in wildlife setting or church or event. Now you have the added flicker control (Firmware 2.1) for event signage or concerts. There is enormous program flexibility, useful banks settings, and of course the Astrophotography and Video aspects. So much more in there, and if you shoot landscapes, product photography, street or some other genres, you could argue you have enough camera with the DSLR D850. It is heavy (same as D850 + D5 battery with vertical grip). I would argue that for many things the term "Game Changer" might be a bit strong. It will make things you could capture with the D850 faster, easier, and more enjoyable to photograph and the results will likely reveal a much higher keeper rate. I now routinely shoot portraits or boudoir shots of my girlfriend (something I was not very successful at before), but the EVF has made this so much easier and now I get a much better experience. If you can find one (friend or store), pick it up and shoot with it a bit, but make sure you plan for the purchase. 🙂 The major negatives: What review would be complete without them. No blinkies in photo shooting mode (Zebras are present in video mode). Highlights are a bit easier to blowout (i.e. similar to D500). No color histogram in the EVF - just the summary white one. No seamless transition from photoshooting to video without a switch flip. The horizontal OSPDAF masked pixels allow the AF at times to find strong vertical objects (as in almost all mirrorless cameras to date). Adobe products still do not seem to process HE* files well. I don't believe you see DOF at f/stops greater than 5.6 in the EVF in stills, but you do in video. There are a few more, but by and large, the Z9 will make photography for the action/wildlife/sports shooter even more fun.

@@mathphotographer The more I watch your videos, the poorer I become. 🤪

@@derrickdu Ha! :) So sorry to hear ... :)

Lol - good decision :)

Ha! :) Maybe yes, being a bit naive is ok :)

Thanks GKhan, yes it looks a bit plastic but it feels great in hand as soon as it is mounted to the camera.

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