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<blockquote data-quote="Clovishound" data-source="post: 835629" data-attributes="member: 50197">In general, image quality goes down when the zoom ratio increases. Of course a lot depends on the quality of the lens. I will say that, in general, the Z mount lenses are better optically than the F mount lenses. Some of that is due to progress in the design and manufacturing process of lenses over time. Remember, Nikon has not been designing new F mount lenses for a while. Some is due to the larger mount giving the designers more options in their designs. And some may be due to the fact that designers know that now a full frame lens may well be used on a 45 MP sensor camera.Having said that, an F mount lens should work at least as well on your Z8 than it did on your previous camera. Like I said before, I am extremely happy with how my F mount 200-500 F5.6 performs on my Z8. At some point I my spring for a long Z mount tele, but not today, and probably not tomorrow. My advice, for what it's worth, is to use your 24-70 and 200mm with the FTZ and see how it works for you. I wouldn't run right out and spend the $$$ on a Z replacement, unless you have money to burn. Use the camera for a while and you will likely come to a conclusion of where to go from here.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Clovishound, post: 835629, member: 50197"] In general, image quality goes down when the zoom ratio increases. Of course a lot depends on the quality of the lens. I will say that, in general, the Z mount lenses are better optically than the F mount lenses. Some of that is due to progress in the design and manufacturing process of lenses over time. Remember, Nikon has not been designing new F mount lenses for a while. Some is due to the larger mount giving the designers more options in their designs. And some may be due to the fact that designers know that now a full frame lens may well be used on a 45 MP sensor camera. Having said that, an F mount lens should work at least as well on your Z8 than it did on your previous camera. Like I said before, I am extremely happy with how my F mount 200-500 F5.6 performs on my Z8. At some point I my spring for a long Z mount tele, but not today, and probably not tomorrow. My advice, for what it's worth, is to use your 24-70 and 200mm with the FTZ and see how it works for you. I wouldn't run right out and spend the $$$ on a Z replacement, unless you have money to burn. Use the camera for a while and you will likely come to a conclusion of where to go from here. [/QUOTE]

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