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A week in with my new Zf
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<blockquote data-quote="BF Hammer" data-source="post: 844743" data-attributes="member: 48483"><p>I have a story from 2022 about the Zfc. I had a D750 and a D7000 then and was looking to trade the D7000 for something else. Maybe something fun as I was using the D750 as the primary camera and I liked it. I had mixed feelings about the state of Nikon in general then. I actually started to consider a Fuji X series. But prices even used were off-putting. Researching I found the Zfc, and also the old Df. Used Df models were still kind of hard to find and expensive. Their owners did not give them up. But I went to the local camera store to investigate the Zfc and this new mirrorless format.</p><p></p><p>I was kind of hooked on the retro style. I kept having a nagging misgiving about buying another DX format camera. Also the package felt kind of plastic to me. The whole style-substance balance did not feel right. I was looking at different lenses for the format, a different kind of battery, and it was just not adding up for me. But next to that Zfc was the then-new Z5. I went home to dig into the specs and reviews. Really, it was mostly the specs of the D750 in a mirrorless form, minus some stuff. With instant rebates, it was similar pricing to the Zfc, and I would then finally be fully in full-frame format and I could ditch all of the DX lenses also in the trade-in, That was my commitment to full-frame bodies and the beginning of transitioning slowly to using mirrorless.</p><p></p><p>I'm not sure the Zf is going to be the "last" retro style. The Zfc still sells well in Japan where the retro style designs are really the hottest market. but I don't believe the Zfc or Zf will get updated as often as the other bodies. They may not produce another updated Zfc until later in the design process of the Z50-III and just test the new features in the retro body for the market. Not dissimilar to how the Zf preceded the Z6-III. </p><p></p><p>My personal decision was based on sensor format and getting updated features. I still stand by my statement way at the beginning of this thread in that I am destined to buy a next generation Z8 body in the future after I get my Z lens kit updated to the pro-level glass. I want this Zf to be a more fun alternative backup body. But that is perhaps 4 years in the future, in the meantime it is my only camera.</p><p></p><p>The Zf is heavy from the extra brass and magnesium used in the construction. I remember your comment a while ago complaining about extra weight of lenses while walking. You are trading off weight for features going to the Zf. It's up to you to decide if that is right.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BF Hammer, post: 844743, member: 48483"] I have a story from 2022 about the Zfc. I had a D750 and a D7000 then and was looking to trade the D7000 for something else. Maybe something fun as I was using the D750 as the primary camera and I liked it. I had mixed feelings about the state of Nikon in general then. I actually started to consider a Fuji X series. But prices even used were off-putting. Researching I found the Zfc, and also the old Df. Used Df models were still kind of hard to find and expensive. Their owners did not give them up. But I went to the local camera store to investigate the Zfc and this new mirrorless format. I was kind of hooked on the retro style. I kept having a nagging misgiving about buying another DX format camera. Also the package felt kind of plastic to me. The whole style-substance balance did not feel right. I was looking at different lenses for the format, a different kind of battery, and it was just not adding up for me. But next to that Zfc was the then-new Z5. I went home to dig into the specs and reviews. Really, it was mostly the specs of the D750 in a mirrorless form, minus some stuff. With instant rebates, it was similar pricing to the Zfc, and I would then finally be fully in full-frame format and I could ditch all of the DX lenses also in the trade-in, That was my commitment to full-frame bodies and the beginning of transitioning slowly to using mirrorless. I'm not sure the Zf is going to be the "last" retro style. The Zfc still sells well in Japan where the retro style designs are really the hottest market. but I don't believe the Zfc or Zf will get updated as often as the other bodies. They may not produce another updated Zfc until later in the design process of the Z50-III and just test the new features in the retro body for the market. Not dissimilar to how the Zf preceded the Z6-III. My personal decision was based on sensor format and getting updated features. I still stand by my statement way at the beginning of this thread in that I am destined to buy a next generation Z8 body in the future after I get my Z lens kit updated to the pro-level glass. I want this Zf to be a more fun alternative backup body. But that is perhaps 4 years in the future, in the meantime it is my only camera. The Zf is heavy from the extra brass and magnesium used in the construction. I remember your comment a while ago complaining about extra weight of lenses while walking. You are trading off weight for features going to the Zf. It's up to you to decide if that is right. [/QUOTE]
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