Z 5

My main camera remains Nikon's amazing D850, but I've been very curious about mirrorless camera handling for some time. It occurred to me that The Z5 specs meet most of my daily needs at a great sale price, so I ordered one with the FTZ II adapter. It takes some getting used to, and quite a few cables and adapters to integrate studio equipment gear for DSLRs. All nine of my F-mount lenses work well. The only loss is the ability to autofocus my beloved Nikon AF 180mm f/2.8 ED IF, but I worked for 30 years without autofocus, so it doesn't bother me :) The handling experience for an old-timer is similar to a rangefinder.

Wow! I am overwhelmed with what my Z5 can do! I have not owned a digital camera other than my phone since retiring my old Nikon FG 25 years ago. There is a lot to learn! Love the feel and ability. The results are worth every penny of the Nikon investment. My 24-200 lens is all I need........for now!

I love using my new Z5. It’s been easy to use and I’m ver happy, so far, with the photos and videos.

Great camera. I upgraded from my D7100. Always lots to learn but enjoying every second of it.

Great camera! Switched from Canon and am delighted. Entrance ticket to the world of Nikon?

After ten years of using Nikon D7100's it was time to upgrade. I considered the Z6ll alongside the Z5. Although the Z6ll had all of the features that I was looking for the Z5 was a better choice with just enough features. I am a Professional and don't rely on the top-of-the-line cameras as they offer more than I require. I ordered the Z5 along with the FTZ ll mount adapter as I have two DX lenses among all of my lenses. I specialize in Fine Art Photography and occasionally Portraits. I have just started using the Z5 over Christmas, first with Candid Portraits and then with Christmas Light displays. For the Portraits I used an older Nikon SB800 flash at 60-degree bounce and side Window light. There was a setting on the Z5 for flash that was not on the D7100, Fill flash. The fill flash worked better than I expected. For the Christmas light displays I used the higher ISO that the Z5 offered. Previously I was only able to go no higher than ISO 6400 but on the Z5 I was able to set the ISO at 25600 and 32000 with excellent results and no visible noise. I was not able to purchase a Z Mirrorless lens, but I intend to in the future. Finally with Nikon's rebate program of $400.00 off for the Z5 and $100.00 off for the FTZ ll adapter I was able to purchase earlier than planned. Also, since I had to finance the Nikon no interest for two years also helped with purchasing earlier.

still I have not used the camera, just I am reading the manual, very different from my D60, camera has many topics out of my scope

Changing over from Micro Four Thirds to Full Frame Mirrorless was easy transition. Just love the bright viewfinder, easy menu and most importantly the brilliant color quality especially with the 50 mm F 2.8 S lens. Please do not call this entry level full Frame Mirrorless. This is my gear for professional event and wedding photography. At this moment cant yet let go completely of my MFT Camera and lenses. GO Z5!!!!

I've been a Nikon user for over 45 years. The Z5 is the perfect camera for those who put emphasis more towards still images rather than video. Two SD II card slots are a welcome, The conductivity with Blue Tooth and WIFI are great, the ability to connect to PC is what I need as a professional, a feature my D850's don't have! I bought the Z5 as a travel camera and paired it with the Z 50mm F1.8 along with the Z 28mm f2.8. The size of the gear make it a pleasure for more casual assignments where I don't need the larger D bodies and lenses. What I would love to see is a better card door mechanism, it opens to easy if your not careful pulling out of a messenger bag. The Autofocus is still slow in tracking but better than the Z6 and Z7. The Z5 is labelled as an entry level, it's not entry level by any means. Best image quality and value in 35mm full frame format mirrorless.