Z f

As a previous owner of Z50, Z5 and Z6. I can say the Zf is a fantastic low light performer and Autofocus is beyond the others even in low light.

My first camera was a used Nikon F in 1973. This camera brings back a powerful sense of those days and the wide-open possibilities I first felt in working in photography. The ZF is extremely well constructed and the entire experience has really fired up my creative endeavors. I've owned 4 earlier Nikon DSLRs, but they only ever felt like tools and didn't connect with my creativity in the way that the ZF does. I am very happy with this camera.

I love the camera and have been a Nikon guy forever. Still have my FE! It handles just like the FE, photo quality is excellent. I struggle with all the settings though. I am taking an online Zf course right now and that does help even though it is for an older firmware.

Make no mistake, Nikon is a lifestyle brand like John Deere, Harley Davidson, and Corvette and Mustang. I would not consider any other brand regardless of what some influencer or AI contributor on the interweb told me is so much better. Like most everyone here, I have been shooting with Nikon’s for a long time, since 1978.Three FM’s, and FTn, two F2’s, an F4, and three Nikkormats. To me, a camera should not only be a tool, but a nice to use tool and an attractive looking tool. Never owned a F3 but consider it to be peak 35mm in style and feel. The camera just feels so good in my hands and everything is just where I expect it just like the FM and even more so, the F4. Nikon needs to do better with the instruction manual for us film natives. I hate watching YouTube videos with all the ads and fast pace. Good thing the camera is so nice to use: it encourages picking it up and playing with it.

Love my new ZF and can’t wait to take it out to more places. This is my first Nikon camera and I been interested in getting for a while, it’s easy to shoot with and takes great photos. I put a 40mm lens on it originally and now got a second lens I haven’t got to use yet that’s a to use on its the 50-250mm lens probably will get more for this camera in the future. The ZF connected easily to my phone via the SnapBridge app. I’m excited to keep taking photos with this camera!

This camera is just fun to use, and per usual, if you're a Nikon person, you'll love the images. If you have been using the other current cameras for a while, it takes a bit to get used to the controls and nuances of the Z f, but once you step over that learning curve, it's a great camera. Pairing it with a small lens, it's a great street and travel camera, or you can bring out the specialty lenses. I'm very comfortable giving it 5 stars for a modern camera. The only two areas that need legitimate improvement are the connectivity with the various online and cloud Nikon services -- there can be intermittent connection issues. The other point is that I genuinely wish Nikon would at least double the megapixel count. I vastly prefer the user experience and performance of the Nikon, but I also have the fixed-lens version of the expensive German brand and will leave the Nikon at home when I want that higher MP count. If Nikon would match that in a future version of the Z f, this would be my sole everyday carry camera without exception.

I believe we have a winner on our hands. This camera genuinely compels me to go out and shoot. It doesn’t stay on my bag for long. Its aesthetic appeal is undeniable. There’s no buyer’s remorse here. When asked for a recommendation, I said that for me, a camera has to feel good, have a weight that signifies its importance, and most importantly, make you want to use it. And I absolutely love mine. It’s a true classic!

Went with this on a cruise and it did everything I wanted. Great photos and pretty good 4K with no problems. The manual dials are great! This actually brought me back to Nikon again. Solid build, gorgeous design, and good images.

I bought this camera because I thought that it might be fun to have a camera that had all the advances of a modern mirrorless camera, but felt like using a camera from a simpler time, before searching through a maze of menus and repurposing 20 different buttons was the norm. I have not been disappointed. The menus are all still there when you need them, but the experience of using this camera is so much more simple. Many lenses have a dial that can be used for aperture, making the experience even more of a throw back to the cameras that I used back when I first started photography. I love that the screen on the back can be shut completely, which both protects it when not in use, and lets me use the retro style EVF full time, pulling out the screen only on the rare occasion that I need it. The auto focus is a huge leap forward from my Z6ii, and the build quality is solid. I do plan on buying a Z8 sometime in the future, but I have a feeling that I'll be keeping this one around just for the fun.