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7 months in with the Z5 and my thoughts now.
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<blockquote data-quote="Clovishound" data-source="post: 791039" data-attributes="member: 50197"><p>I've had my Z5 for about the same amount of time. I doubt I have used mine as much as you, mainly because of external situation, not because I don't want to get out and take pictures with it. </p><p></p><p>While it is certainly not the perfect camera, I have been very happy with mine. I don't often use it for things that require full manual. I leave it in aperture preferred almost all the time and keep an eye on my exposures, adjusting with exposure override.</p><p></p><p>Probably my biggest complaint is the AF area joystick is positioned so that the little red box almost always ends up in one of the corners sometime during the shoot. </p><p></p><p>Most of my problems with it have been a result of not knowing, or using the appropriate option the camera gives me. It definitely has had a higher learning curve than any camera I've owned short of the Argus C4 that I started with, and that was mainly because I knew nothing at all about photography when my dad gave it to me.</p><p></p><p>I'm also a little nervous about the sensor being quite so exposed during lens changes. I've already had to use one of the cleaning wands on it to remove some oily residue that managed to get on the sensor. Thought I was going to have to spring for a new sensor when that cropped up. I've never had to clean the more protected sensor on my DSLR. Even for things like dust. </p><p></p><p>IMO it is a great camera. Probably not for everyone, but for better or worse, it's ilk is probably the face of digital photography for years to come.</p><p></p><p>The native mount lenses for this system are a cut above, both in my limited experience, and from nearly all the reviews I've seen.</p><p></p><p>Like most things in life, it's a mixed bag. But I've been quite pleased with that bag so far.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Clovishound, post: 791039, member: 50197"] I've had my Z5 for about the same amount of time. I doubt I have used mine as much as you, mainly because of external situation, not because I don't want to get out and take pictures with it. While it is certainly not the perfect camera, I have been very happy with mine. I don't often use it for things that require full manual. I leave it in aperture preferred almost all the time and keep an eye on my exposures, adjusting with exposure override. Probably my biggest complaint is the AF area joystick is positioned so that the little red box almost always ends up in one of the corners sometime during the shoot. Most of my problems with it have been a result of not knowing, or using the appropriate option the camera gives me. It definitely has had a higher learning curve than any camera I've owned short of the Argus C4 that I started with, and that was mainly because I knew nothing at all about photography when my dad gave it to me. I'm also a little nervous about the sensor being quite so exposed during lens changes. I've already had to use one of the cleaning wands on it to remove some oily residue that managed to get on the sensor. Thought I was going to have to spring for a new sensor when that cropped up. I've never had to clean the more protected sensor on my DSLR. Even for things like dust. IMO it is a great camera. Probably not for everyone, but for better or worse, it's ilk is probably the face of digital photography for years to come. The native mount lenses for this system are a cut above, both in my limited experience, and from nearly all the reviews I've seen. Like most things in life, it's a mixed bag. But I've been quite pleased with that bag so far. [/QUOTE]
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