Nikon ZF Camera update. 

I don’t usually comment on videos but I had to here: thank you so much for this video. I’m a pro photographer as well and the funny thing is that I too used to shoot Nikon since way back and have been shooting professionally with the Leica M system for the past 10 years (and loving it). I was recently looking for a second camera to do the part of my work for which the Leica M is not ideal. I went to B&H in New York for an entire afternoon and pretty much tried every mirrorless from every brand. The Zf immediately stood out as the camera I was looking for. I now use the Zf for some commercial assignments as well as on workshops when I teach travel photography. Since I don’t do any studio work, I went with the 28-75mm f/2.8 zoom, which is perfect weight/size wise and delivers the image quality I need. I completely agree with your assessment of RU-vidrs / wannabe photographers who nitpick and pixel peep constantly without ever actually using the equipment for any real work. What gives them away every time though is when they start sharing their images 😂😂😂. I wish there were more real photographers like yourself providing their opinion on photo gear.

Sooo good 😁👍 Especially the distinction between youtubers and photographers, batteries, lens looks and problems getting used to a new camera. Also pro photog here. I'm a Nikon shooter normally. But give me an hour with a different brand and you get same results. Last year a client had a network set up for instant upload to a web shop that worked only with Canon. So I shot with Canon DSLRs instead of my Nikon DSLMs. Sometimes I wonder how the rest of the world took great pictures 10 years ago.

I consider myself a professional photographer myself. I am for all intensive purposes a canon shooter. It was the first camera system I started with (10D, 20D, 7D, and up) I have tried out other systems over the years. Always fell back into canon's. As we all do I wanted to improve my photography skills. I also wanted something SUPER lightweight, and when I am doing personal shooting, didn't want to have to carry around a brick with me (R3, R6II, R5's Paired with 24-105 2.8, 70-200's etc) If i wanted to go hiking or street photography, I wanted the camera to be an extension of my eye. I also decided to not want a zoom lense, and go with the 40mm kit lense. Your points are well taken, and I agree with them. If I had listened to many RU-vidrs about this camera, I probably would not have bought it. I am glad I did, its forcing me to work outside my comfort zone, and get more in touch with photography. It's a great camera, and nikon has come a long way with their menu system. It's not as good as Canon's IMO, but its close and makes sense . I like the retro styling of the ZF and it makes me wish canon would do something similar. It was enough that I purchased the camera from B&H (Used with the 40mm f2 lense for $1700 and change) I am paying way closer attention to settings now than ever before and the prime 40mm is forcing me look for better compositions in my images and not rely on zoom.

Great video. What a breath of fresh air and real talk. The Zf and 40mm are so tempting…

Love your video and agree with your comments. After watching so many youtubers I often wondered how past photogrphers took photos with all the previous old crappy flawed cameras😅

I traded in my first mirrorless camera, the Nikon z5, for the Zf last week. Used it for a portrait shoot and some general photography, and I agree with you: a great camera. The autofocus is even better than hoped. My lenses are similar to yours, but I also have used my Voigtlander 50mm 1.2 via the m to z adapter, and then the Zf really shines. No regrets so far about this camera.

Nice video. I am also an M and Nikon shooter. Really wish Nikon would make a retro SP body.

Really appreciate your being tactful and honest at the same time. Enjoying your videos, always. Photography is a hobby for me, been with Nikon for about 12 years, but got my hands on a tiny m4/3 Olympus and it revived my interest and passion and actually taught me a few things about my larger Nikon bodies and lenses, which I rarely take out these days, but Im so much more aware of what Im doing when I do, all because of a lightweight compact camera and lenses which are always in my car these days.

:) thank you so much for your feedback . 100% agree with you. I got a ZF 2 months ago and I enjoy it a lot. I'm an old amattor. I have these plastic lenses too and they are good. I used as well my 45 years old Rolleinar/Zeiss planar F1.8 50 mm ( that you can buy for 50 $ ) and believe me : it is fantastic.

I just came across your video and appreciated your opinions. I am an amateur photographer who learned how to shoot on an old Canon A1. I have been using Nikon for about the last 16 or so years now. I bought a ZF about 6 months ago and love it. Once you spend enough time with it and get used to it, you realize just how easy it is to get great results with.

`if you can't make beautiful images with this, find another job`

Love this video! Finally, some common sense! Well done.

Have you tried any old AI-S lenses on the ZF? I have an old 105 f2.5 that I use on my z6ii. IBIS and focus peeking give new life to old classics...

I appreciate your thoughts. Thanks for sharing them. I am considering this camera with a couple of Voigtlander lanthar lenses. I am also intrigued by having black and white on a switch under my finger. B&W helps me find the composition, without being distracted by color. This would be really coinvent

Size and weight is the big thing for me as a non professional. I had the Lumix S5 and as amazing as it is, it’s still too big for my use cases. How does the ZF feel compared to a Leica M as I have an M8/M9M so very accustomed to those (and yes - the 24MP is way more than enough for me when I’m regularly making “keepers” from 10MP and 18MP)

Thank you for this insightful and honest comment about the Zf and its good (28) and very good (40) "plastic" lenses. I am also a Leica user, but had to buy the Zf because I started shooting with the FM2 and FA. At first I thought it was just nostalgia, but no, the Zf makes perfect technical sense in 2024 and the AF is incredibly good and precise. Nikon has done everything right here and appealed to many buyer groups that have long been ignored. Especially those who have a certain maturity and don't have to earn their money as Vloggers.

If aesthetic isn't a priority for you, will you get the Z6III which has better grip and EVF and just stick a small lens on it? If I want to get the Nikon 28-400mm, is it one of those big lenses you mentioned? Do you use the dedicated shutter and ISO dials, or just end up just use the front and rear dials more which means the Z6III will make more sense? Also what camera and lenses you carry or you just use phone while travel and everyday hangout and situations? I shoot for fun, art, contest and gig if possible tho I haven't done yet, my plan is to get that lens with Zf ith the 28-400mm and a Sony Xperia 1 VI phone (26,24,48,85-170, 2X macro) to be always with me waterproof and macro camera, down the line I might get the 14-30 and Voigtländer 50mm F1 if I want to maximize what I can get from wider shots and also when I need boleh which is rare time but that manual lens and aesthetic of the lens is nice!

Great video, just subbed. I am also really enjoying ZF, I like the 26, with metal mount. Also looking at that new 16 from Viltrox

If you don’t mind commenting on the plastic lenses, what is the quality of the glass, did they compromise there also? Thank you👍

Enjoyed the video. Refreshing to hear what you said as an (amateur) Zf user.

I was out the other day with the ZF and small rig grip. My lens was the 135mm Plena. I found co-incidentally during the time that I was holding this combo with the old 2 or 3 fingers only around the grip. It was very easy to carry. The Plena is not a huge superzoom but they are hard to handle on any camera body. If the smallrig grip was just a little deeper it would be perfect.

The Zf is too expensive for me currently. I still really like my D3s & D3x - they were pretty cheap, but despite that, they are great. 😀

I can't afford a Leica so I got a Zf instead. Everything manual, spot metering. I can't put it down. So much fun. I agree that this camera will be a huge success and the foundation for a great new line for Nikon. Do you think they will bring out a rangefinder style one day?

Thank you, Sir

100% These days I'm a 'RU-vidr', but I spent about 16 years as a working photographer. When you look at it as a tool, it is an incredibly capable one. I bought it despite the aesthetics, I would rather have had modern ergonomics but the internals for the price are very good and with several bags full of Nikon Lenses this was the best option. But I do laugh when people say autofocus is too slow on this or that, particularly as I started shooting weddings on a Minolta 7000i just using the 1 focus point in the middle. I think you can make just about any modern camera from the last 10 years or so work professionally and still be good enough today.

FYI there is a converter so you can use your Leica lenses with and without auto focus on the market . The Nikon ZF looks amazing.

First thank you for the continued updates on the Zf. I recently bought one and I'm really loving it the more I get to know it. Here's my 2 part serious question. I'd spent years in professional studios as a still art director in pre/post digital days, even the middle where Leaf digital camera backs were used. Why are so many RU-vidrs saying that they wouldn't use the Zf for professional use? It's a full frame 24mp sensor, so size shouldn't matter unless you are cropping considerably (and the majority of the professionals that I know and work with don't crop all that much, they shoot to the frame). Why do RU-vid professional photographers usually profess they only shoot in Manual? Is it a badge of honor or something? I shoot in A priority a lot because to me, Aperture is most important on a lot of my shots. Why wouldn't you use the tools to get a better shot? There are many times that the camera better understands its capabilities than the mind. A good shot is a good shot.

I can’t seem to decide on the ZF Or the on sale Z7II. I do mostly family photography and couples. Maybe a 2nd shooter wedding. I enjoy the higher resolution too from the Z7II. What do you think? Should I buy the ZF instead?

I still currently use the D810 for work but taking it out for my own photography of family is not always practical. I was thinking about one of these just for my own personal photography and I am finding it hard to get a brand new laowa 100mm macro of the f mount. I can get one easily on the z and I can still grab an adapter to use my old lenses.

Love my ZF, I use it with my S 1.8 primes and zooms when I want autofocus or I put my Voigtlanders on and manual focus is a breeze. I will say that the handling is better on my Z8 but when I'm using either I don't really pay any attention to what I'm using.

Hi John, Thanks for a great video. I'm a professional photographer in the Netherlands and I used Nikon since day 1. When mirrorless cameras came out, I switched to Fujifilm, which is a great system, great (metal) lenses with aperture rings, nice and old school. Only downside was bad autofocus. Then the Zf came out; I doubted for a while but bought it after all, reading and hearing that the autofocus is very very good. Well... it is, but... When I shoot in the studio, the viewfinder is in "ease of view" mode of course, otherwise the viewfinder is dark. Full manual mode with aperture and shutter speed and iso set. Flash through a generic trigger, nothing dedicated. At that point, the autofocus is having a very hard time focussing! It seems like at aperture F8 or F5.6 the aperture really closes which makes it harder for the camera to get enough light to focus! Even my Fujifilm X-T2 focusses better during such set-up in the studio. What am I doing wrong? I can't always use open aperture.... but when I stop down, the autofocus lacks.. It must be a setting I'm sure! Do you know it? (or anyone reading this) Thanks in advance! Wim

I usually shoot with the back screen on my z6ii because the viewfinder doesn't show shadows correctly, they seem brighter than they should. And about custom buttons, I use a lot of functions like the subject tracking box, changing the AF mode with a button press and dial turn, switching from mechanical shutter to electronic shutter, and I actually ran out of function buttons and would like to use the depth of field preview as a function button because it actually lets you preview the active d lighting which is useful if you shoot jpegs because for some reason the camera doesn't show the effects of active d lighting in live view unless you use the depth of field preview, I love function buttons because they make things more convenient and I don't have to go in menus as much.

I just did a commercial job for Gibson guitars and used my Fujifilm GFX100/2 with a GF110T/S came out amazing. For other work I use my Nikon Zf ❤

many people don't know it yet, but ZF has a big problem with image lag (EVF and LCD) at 1/200s or longer, with AFC - single point turned on. when you hold the shutter button halfway, the image starts to shake a lot. There are a lot of people talking about this problem on the forums.

Im thinking in buying another Zf, still building portfolio and investing slowly into photography. For events I need a second body (just in case), and think rocking 2 Zf's is more than enough both in quality and style. Love mine, but still think the yellow/green cast on people skin in portraits is still something I need to learn to go around. Maybe adjusting hue and WB colours.

I like mine. The only gripe I have using it to take several thousand exposures in just a few months is the auto iso interaction with the dial. I just want the dial to override it. I know I know, but probably my most used lens after the 28 is the 105 VR macro and while I love it, I find auto-iso really useful for out in the world handheld macro. Re lenses I have the 28, 40, 50/1.8 and 105. All are great in their own way I feel. But I do want an improved 28mm that isn't plastic. A 28/2.0 in a reasonable size that checks all those S boxes would have me throwing down my credit card in seconds.

I have the Z-mount 28mm, 50mm, and 85mm. When I ordered the 28mm, I actually looked into switching it to a metal lens mount, and found that the one for the 50mm f1,8 will fit. However, after using the 28mm for a while, I figured that I would probably never wear out that plastic lens mount. Also, I have used Leica M lenses through a Z2M adapter, and they work quite well, especially the 90mm f2,8 Elmarit.

I am a pro photographer as well, and I have a Hsssy x2D and a Leica M10. I am considering switching the M10 with the Nikon Zf. I love to shoot with the 50mm and I never liked shooting it on the M. The SL I loved, but it is big and bulky. Looking for a travel camera for personal work mainly with a 50mm on it. Leica files are so beautiful and I am scared to lose that quality/feel. How does the Nikon files "feel" compared to the Leica? I know Sony a7cii would be a good choice for what I want, but Sony files are not so... Fuji is only aps-c. So, Nikon Zf or Leica M?

The 20 1.8 S is superb. Get that one.

Thanks for a great and honest review.

I agree with this. Been using the Zf alongside my M cameras and my older Nikon film bodies. It is the camera I most go for when I have the choice. If this is the modern Df, then I hope Nikon does an update more frequently, LOL The autofocus is literally MORE than is necessary. I long for a line of small Z lenses with apertures. I was considering the Voigtlander APO 50 for Z mount, as I prefer the smallest possible M lenses for my M camera. I’d be interested if you get your hands on a tester of that lens to see how it performs natively on the Z rather than adapted from M to Z. Thanks for the straight talk!

Just curious, are 24 megapixels sufficient to the clients for portrait work?

John - do you still use your 6ii? Because of the crappy flip around screen on the ZF, I never considered it. I know Nikon have a new 6iii coming soon, and whispers have it that it still has that crappy screen. With the Z 8 and 9 being far too huge and expensive, I have resigned myself to the fact that I will be using my two 6ii's for a long time. I shot a huge professional event recently, (National Dragon Boat races here in Perth, Australia). There were over a thousand people there and there were moving boats, lots of images of people etc moving, I took over 2K images for the day and there would have only been around ten where I missed focus. The company I contracted to for the day were delighted with the images and are still raving about them. It is a shame that many people have written off the 6ii as too old, or the focus too terrible - but as you say, if you know your camera very well and get used to it, you can really make it work. The 6ii is now on run out discounted prices and I think is very good value. What is your take on all of this John?

i really like my Zf but as compared to my D850 the lack of accessible functions slows me down which is why I wanted the Zf. These two cameras compliment each other very well for this reason. I like the Zf for studio work and walk around/travel. For fast action, BIF and sports I absolutely pick up my D850. Slowly but surely my Zf is replacing my F2, F3 and F5 and it's saving me money in the long run. I picked up the Voigtlander 40mm 1.2Z and it's awesome on the Zf!

I think there's hardly any need to use more than 24Mp unsless you need to crop a lot. Also for professional work. I know fashion photographer that does almost everything on a Z6II.

Try and use the TECHART TZM-02 New Version Auto Focus Adapter Compatible for Leica M Lens to NIK0N Z Mount and you will be able to use all of your M mount lines on it with auto focus! I am currently saving up for it right now. What I am using today on my Zf is the AkIROOD LM-Z-S adapter. With this adapter I can mount all of my voigtlander lenses. And I love it! This particular adapter allows me to focus extremely close as well. Thus making my wedding kit extremely lightweight. Hope this helps.

Have you thought about trying Sony lenses on it? I use only Sony lenses on mine for professional work and they work as good as native (aside from if there's more than one button on the lens, all the buttons do the same thing). I'm using the 24 2.8 G, the 40 2.5 G, and the Sigma 90 2.8 DCDN and they look great, have aperture rings (!), and are sharp, gorgeous and Capture One corrects them just fine.

How would you think about switching from a7iii to ZF?

Well said, many of these influencers are just making comments to boost views, they are not necessarily subject matter experts in photography. I have 3 Leica Ms and I have the ZF as well, at times you just want a good autofocus in a small package.

I think it's an exciting camera that takes great pictures. I am glad it's serving you and many others very well. I am not a pro at all. However, the latter means I don't live in this world and if I go from shooting a few of the family to wandering around to action then a couple of presets are nice. I could make it work but I am lazy and with so many choices out there I find other offerings easier to live with (from the reviews I have seen).........My stance and I fully understand yours.

Great video. I'm a hobbyist who mostly does landscape and nightscape photography so most of the complaints about this camera were simply redundant. The real drawback of this camera is the lack of a remote shutter connection port, which I was quite bummed about but learned to accept.

The Nikon Z f is just great. I know it’s subjective, but I just “feel” this camera. Just a couple of seconds and I forget I have a camera in my hands. If you do BIF or have another need for telephoto lenses, then this is not the body for you. Otherwise it’s just like every other pro body. Funny thing, I also use it when I can’t use the M11 / MP, mostly when I need AF. I also don’t get the internet drama about the Z f 😉

Have the same issue with lag in VF/screen while taking longer exposures! Nothing like that happened with Z6, other than that camera is great

I'm a pro photographer, I have 4 Nikon Z5 (I had also a Z6II but I sold it when the last firmware update of the Z5 came out). The only thing it lacks is a very reliable AF. But I still could'nt do without a very good grip (like a Z5 with the Smallrig grip) to hold something like the 24-120 f4 Z. Super happy with the 24-120, 50 1.8 Z and the 26 mm 2.8 pancake as a base kit.

The f1.8 Z-primes are fantastic. The may look a bit plasticy, but the IQ is great. I’m not a typical ‘zoom-guy’, but the 24-120 Z is simply the best in class imo. At 20% of the price it is 95% of the 24-90 SL. I’ve used the Z-system, before moving to the SL2 and now SL3. Mostly for studio work, so I didn’t mind the size of the APO-SLs. From all the mirrorless systems, the Z is right up there with the SL and to me far more appealing than Canon or Sony. Just personal preference.

We are so spoiled with photography these days. We have lots of choices and cameras have been good since 2010 ish (at least for photography, can't speak for video).

The popular youtubers are typically a waste of time on here. They have to generate clicks out of making something out of nothing I have had their channels marked as not interested for years now. I have switched to a ZF also and i just enjoy using it with a couple lenses i have all the S 1.8 lenses, but i just use it with the Voigtlander Z 50mm F/1.0 which is my favorite lenses right now and the nikon 28mm F/2.8 SE. I am likely going to grab the voigtlander 75mm F/1.5 when releases for Z mount later this month simply because i enjoy the 50mm so much.

I promised myself not to start the "plastic" lens argument! LOL I love my 28 and 40... I am hoping some day either Nikon or Viltrox will make a 12 or 14 or 16 similar to the lower cost Nikons. And I am ever hopeful for a 85mm in a similar build. When I got into the Z system I came from Olympus. I got very used to the Olympus small form factor. I went into the Z5's and heavy zooms. I have since downgraded to APS-C Z50 and Z30. For my portrait and model work which is mostly for the net, the Z50's are awesome. But I would like a native 85mm (127.5mm). So I use a adapted 85mm G F1.8 and the results are great. I think one of things that Nikon has really gotten right is the lens mount and focusing system. I enjoy the way you "talk" photography, even when I don't agree! LOL!

So Glad to come across this video!!!! I'm sure most consumers like me would like to hear a true honest opinion & assessment from the specialist / pro / the guy in the field doing the work instead of pretentious RU-vidr so called Photographer wannabe who nitpicked, biased & pixel peeper. I'm one of the viewers who in the midst of buying this 𝑵𝒊𝒌𝒐𝒏 𝒁𝒇 and need the neutral opinion of this model. Fully agreed when you said "𝐢𝐟 𝐢𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐚 𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐠𝐞 , 𝐢𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐚 𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐠𝐞" without a doubt , "learning how to use your camera" and I do love when you said "𝒃𝒖𝒕 𝒊𝒇 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒄𝒂𝒏'𝒕 𝒎𝒂𝒌𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒌 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒄𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒕𝒆 𝒂 𝒃𝒆𝒂𝒖𝒕𝒊𝒇𝒖𝒍 𝒊𝒎𝒂𝒈𝒆𝒔 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒊𝒕 𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒏 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒄𝒆𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒅 𝒒𝒖𝒊𝒓𝒌𝒔 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒔𝒚𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒎, 𝒋𝒖𝒔𝒕 𝒇𝒊𝒏𝒅 𝒂𝒏𝒐𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓 𝒋𝒐𝒃" 🤣. Thank you for your Video!

Had a Zf and sold it. Still have the 28mm and 40mm, need to unload those too. I never got along with it not having an aperture dial. Not all the cameras fault, but the systems fault I guess, and didn't want to put on an adapter to make it work. But it can take nice images.

Great vid thanks! Subbed.

It's an awesome camera in daylight. But in low light, it lags, when focusing. I encounterd this problem at my first event with it, at the venue. It is very annoying if you use it as the main camera. More exactly, in af-c, with any settings and energy saving off, original battery. For z9 you have the d22 setting, for zf you don't. I updated to 1.2 and the problem continues.

I‘d be interested if it had F mount.

I agree with your take on this camera but I love the tilting screen because I take pictures close to the ground and nealing is better than liying on the ground. I don't care if my lens doesn't match the camera it's all about the pic's.😀

Quite a while means over a month? 😊

Most youtubers only do reviews. It's really rare to see them talk about art. After a while any reviewer become a nitpicker. Especially when most cameras got killer specs but they still need to create content.

I like this no nonsense video... and RU-vidrs sound dumb, vias, and are annoying with all the nit picking they do. Thank you for this video and I love my ZF and Z8 :) cheers.

Went from D899 to Z9 then hurt my elbow so got a Zf for a trip to Dubai filming and photographing… came home with the intention of selling it and never did. Great B can or grab and go!

8:46 I was so confused at first, because it sounds like you said R8, but I am guessing you meant Z8. But once you started talking about weight, I knew what you meant. 😉

Who complains about battery life should go to a shoot with the old Sony RX1RMk2 :D On a evening walk I needed 4 batteries :D :D The ZF is really nice

The camera has an undervalued aspect. Durability. It passes the clunk against the table by accident test. This is not negligeable for everday carry around and being tough in the field. Most cameras are plastic and fragile electronics today. It's a problem. The only real issue I see with the ZF is related to video work. Rolling shutter is bad, like 10 years behind bad. Which is a shame.

This has the same attractive qualities and following like Fujifilm had with their "dial" cameras but lost after they went all in on PASM dial cameras. Nikon has stepped up filling that void.

I understand that RU-vidrs like to recommend cameras and scoff at amateurs and semi-professionals who don't possess the latest gear, but however good the Zf is it requires a set of new lenses that I couldn't afford and don't need. My D800 still takes great photos using all my F lenses and I have other camera systems that work fine despite not having the latest gizmos, just manual controls that let me decide how I want an image to look. And yes, some are still film cameras.

The thing that blows me away about My Zf is the low light sensitivity. Far better than any other camera I have ever used. ISO 32,000 is very useable, 64,000 is not (huge difference). If I could change it I would have a tilt screen and not a flippy screen. Number one irritation by far. And I would like to have the dirlled and tapped shutter button actually work with a retro cable release. In what world do you need bluetooth to operate a retro camera? I am waiting to see if the Z6iii is bigger, has a flippy screen, requires bluetooth for remote shutter release. I suspect I will keep the Zf. The Z6ii might be 33 MP and lose the low light sensitivity that makes the Zf special.

When people talk about retro they sometimes conflate the styling aspect of it and the user interface aspect of it. The frustration at least some of us have with the Zf is *not* that the lenses dom't have retro styling, but they lack aperture control on the lens. I have no nostalgia for that era, I simply find the PASM-less UI to be more understandable and efficient. When Sony, Panasonic and Sigma have lenses with aperture rings on them it's clear it's not about retro. (If anything I personally think the Nikon SE lenes look much worse than they non SE counter parts). Why do I like this user interface? Many reasons, but among them is that I can my pointing finger for the trigger, my thumb for the compensation wheel and my left hand for aperture. That said, allowing you to customize the lens ring for aperture does bring you pretty close to my ideal setup. I'm not a pro so my main barrier is price (not that it's expensive for what it is). If I was a pro the Zf would be top of my list of cameras to consider. To me it seems like the clear winner as the best autofocusing full frame camera. Thanks for sharing your thoughts, always interesting to hear from a true photo pro. You also explain things really well!

I have this camera but I hate Nikon Z lenses..way too big. I bought a megadap adapter just so I can use sony lenses because sony has some smaller lenses

I'm using my Z50 for events with no problem. ZF is also good for work. Dayum other Yoo Too Bers.

At 2.45 you got a new sub for speaking the truth 🤘

Is Ken Rockwell a youtuber or pro? He made a video about this camera and he didn't like it. He said he couldn't get his photos in focus. 😂😂😂

I don’t disagree much with the thoughts expressed. But this is not an update about the camera and your experience. The majority of the time and energy spent here was on RU-vidrs and their reviews. I take no issue with you making a video about your perspective on what other YT content creators are doing (from where I sit, you too are a RU-vidr). Please just title your video appropriately. I kept waiting for you to talk about the camera.

I love my Zf too. But it took me some time to used for the manual focus routine. Before Zf I had fujifilm xt4. Zf doesn’t have a joystick for manual focus (you can use the buttons but it’s not an ideal option) but I can use the touchscreen as a ‘touchpad’ so I did that. And I set one button for zoom in for focusing and there was that only one thing I was little sad. When you want to manually focus on something, you choose the point and zoom in, there is not the horizontal check mark (in zoom in view), so I had to zoom out after focusing to see if I’m ok, now I know the routine and do that automatically but it took me some time. I love this camera with 50 mm f1.8 and it is a joy to manually shoot with it.

Great insights here but really not a fan of the divide you put between RU-vidrs and photographers. There’s a huge amount of extremely talented ones out there.

Got the Zf in late 2023, thinking I’d just return it when the FOMO wore off after unboxing. Here it is late May and it doesn’t leave my side. Now if Nikon would just make a matching retro battery grip… 🤗

Bro forgot he was a RU-vidr

There is a channel that called you out for your views regarding “Professional Photographer” and “RU-vidr”. Honestly, I understand your points and I know where you are coming from. I see a lot of RU-vidrs pushing products to their viewers like the product is the must all end all and I find that irresponsible.

Need higher mg count . That is about it .

Well, RU-vidrs are just voicing their opinions, and you what they say about opinions...

This camera was literally not made for professionals ….