blackstar
Senior Member
My new z6ii has arrived today together with a new 24-120mm f/4 S and an FTZii. B4 I can use it, made some visual inspections, and a few initial installations. Basically, the body and lens feel solid and strong in construction. The lens, however, is unexpectedly heavy (even heavier than F 70-300mm).

While waiting for the (long-time) battery charging, found some uneasy small negatives even b4 using it: (hope you experienced guys give some words of easing)
1. the two strap eyelets dangling out to two sides of the body look very distractive and unpleasant to my eyes.

2. Somehow I failed, following the manual though, to install the lens hood correctly. At end (lens hood stop turning), the mounting mark is not aligned with the lens hood lock mark. I feel the hood just stops there and is not locked, so not secured.

Other than not being secured, the other problem could even have a bigger impact: it could sit at the wrong position blocking lights from the wrong direction. I have a 3rd party lens hood for my D3500 kit lens (18-55mm) having the same issue. However, its mounting mark runs and stops beyond the lock mark and I can turn it back to align and sit at the right position. But this one stops before the lock mark, so no way to align. Maybe I missed something. Please give me a hint or tip.
3. I don't know if this is a negative, but even b4 I can try the EVF (no battery installed), you know, I take a peek at the VF as I did often with my D3500 OEV when it's off, and I suddenly feel what the xxx! Now I am not sure if I can or must go over with this sometime later?
Appreciate all comments and helps.

While waiting for the (long-time) battery charging, found some uneasy small negatives even b4 using it: (hope you experienced guys give some words of easing)
1. the two strap eyelets dangling out to two sides of the body look very distractive and unpleasant to my eyes.

2. Somehow I failed, following the manual though, to install the lens hood correctly. At end (lens hood stop turning), the mounting mark is not aligned with the lens hood lock mark. I feel the hood just stops there and is not locked, so not secured.

Other than not being secured, the other problem could even have a bigger impact: it could sit at the wrong position blocking lights from the wrong direction. I have a 3rd party lens hood for my D3500 kit lens (18-55mm) having the same issue. However, its mounting mark runs and stops beyond the lock mark and I can turn it back to align and sit at the right position. But this one stops before the lock mark, so no way to align. Maybe I missed something. Please give me a hint or tip.
3. I don't know if this is a negative, but even b4 I can try the EVF (no battery installed), you know, I take a peek at the VF as I did often with my D3500 OEV when it's off, and I suddenly feel what the xxx! Now I am not sure if I can or must go over with this sometime later?
Appreciate all comments and helps.