Nikon Zf

phinix

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How many Zf lovers we have here? :)
I bought it when it came out and love the camera, got it for it looks first of all, fantastic retro looking camera, then amazign guts it has make it perfect amateur camera, or even for pro - many use it in paid work.

What do you like, what not so much in your Zf?
What lens do you like to use on it?
What lens you would love to see to come out?

I personally think we need more compact pancake/muffin lens for it. 28/40SE are great, now we need something like 20mm, then longer, like 75-90mm, still muffin size, or at least around Sigma DG DN series.
Then also I would like to get a new bigger/thicker grip. I know Neewer is trying to fit everybody's needs with their 3 or 4 variants, but they feel narrow at grip part, for me at least...
 
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I don't have one but I will admit they look fantastic and hopefully the concept is functional to use as well. Certainly being a Nikon with the relevant mirrorless camera bits underneath the camera should perform well.
There is a lot of people wanting to reconnect with their cameras and photography and perhaps modern cameras have become too easy, button happy, screen happy and perfect results. You can see that manufacturers are trying to respond to the story with things like film based picture control, retro style cameras and even that new camera that shoots half frame and locks your shots in to that mode like you would with a more fixed film camera. If having something that feels like a heavy film SLR camera and the manual control dials works to slow you down, think through the photo more and get the pictures you want then great, if it is just a fashion accessory then surely just go out and find an original film camera.

For me I am going the opposite way. With a film SLR, in my case the Nikon FM was the main one I used, you had to think through before committing to your 24 frames, check your dials, metering, focus and appetite and then hold the camera in a good technique and shoot at the most steady part of your breathing to ensure you get the best result. Everything is still valid today but with modern camera performance and the ability to snap away maybe it is too easy to do that and not think through your photo. I don't see that going back to a retro camera with modern bits would help me. Plus for me the camera I am most comfortable with is a DSLR in terms of grip handling and usability with the controls, I still get the feel of something magical and mechanical happening when you press the shutter. If anything I am going to end up with a lighter more snap happy camera ,that I hope will still do the job with handling and the viewfinder, as my needs change and I have less time to pause and think through things in a lot of situations. I will still have to be disciplined snd focused when I want more than snapshots.

So for the ZF owners howdy you find the handling? The hand grip is smaller than on a DSLR and the camera is quite weighty. I have only had hold of the smaller ZFC that looks similarly fantastic but the grip is even thinner and I would really have to work to hold it steady even with a reasonably small lens attached.
 
For me Zf is most beautiful made modern camera ever - maybe handling isn't best for everyone, as it doesn't have huge grip like most DSLRs and mirrorless cameras, but vintage style and all newest tech inside make it an amazign camera to be used for years and yeas :)
I only wish we had more compact lens for it. All Z line is too big and heavy for Zf. Compact muffin lens like 40SE would be nice, or max go with 1.4 new series, like 85mm long max and 400g. That feels for me personally, like a max I would use on Zf.
 
phinix said:
Fuji lways looke dnice, but not being full frame always put me off.
I love the size of lens for them though.
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This plus the GFX series represents too much of a jump for too little gain with regard to versatility imo. I wonder how many sales Fuji has lost not producing a killer full frame camera?
 
ethan said:
This plus the GFX series represents too much of a jump for too little gain with regard to versatility imo. I wonder how many sales Fuji has lost not producing a killer full frame camera?
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Exactly. I don't understand why they never mass produced FF bodies. There must be a reason, maybe they are too small to squeeze in between all other companies? Not enough new/different things to bring to table?
 
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Exactly. I don't understand why they never mass produced FF bodies. There must be a reason, maybe they are too small to squeeze in between all other companies? Not enough new/different things to bring to table?
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The probably think that market is too saturated with the other players.
 
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The probably think that market is too saturated with the other players.
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It's a pity really as I think they would have been good at it. That being said, the only advantage the GFX 50 SII had over the Sony A7RV is a 100% larger pixel area and a top LCD. Admittedly there's an eight year gap in technology:
 
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