Is the Nikon ZF The Best Daily Driver For Photographer's? Full Review!

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Күн бұрын

I put the Nikon ZF through its paces in a real-world review, from high-altitude shoots in the San Bernardino mountains to high-stakes commercial shoots. Discover how it stands up to a photographer's demanding needs with detailed performance analysis and firsthand experiences. See how the Nikon ZF handles real-world challenges. 📷
👉 What's in this video:
Detailed criteria for choosing the perfect camera for professional and everyday use.
Hands-on testing of the Nikon ZF in various settings, including low-light and fast-action scenes.
My personal journey from medium format cameras to finding balance with the Nikon ZF.
Insights into camera features like auto-focus, usability, and handling with specific lenses.
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00:00 intro
00:28 POV
00:52 Balance
01:29 Criteria
02:40 Testing
03:03 the woods
03:31 24/70mm f4
04:15 40mm lens retro
04:35 Fishing
04:56 Cowboy photos
06:05 Bts for lookbook / fashion shoot
06:33 DP fashion shoot
07:11 Thoughts

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@MrMatthewpanda Ай бұрын

This whole video was beautifully edited. 10/10 solid review!

@JerichoPatrick Ай бұрын

🫡

@brianpatrick6388 Ай бұрын

excellent review of the review

@MrMatthewpanda Ай бұрын

@@brianpatrick6388 Fantastic review of my review of the review!

@danielstorll4537 Ай бұрын

Yeah I’m gonna watch a 10 minute video about a camera review even though I only take pictures on my iPhone

@JerichoPatrick Ай бұрын

Lolol

@saraquint2344 Ай бұрын

Yeah I'm sold and I'm not even a photographer. All of the shots are *chefs kiss*

@JerichoPatrick Ай бұрын

Thankya thankya

@AnnaPetersPhoto 28 күн бұрын

This year I'm doing weddings on a GFX + an FZ and it's an insanely fun pairing. The ZF with the 40mm is so friendly, it changes the energy with people in a subtle but crucial way. I'm hooked!

@maxstrawn3788 Ай бұрын

But fr, your video didn't have to go this hard and yet you did, I could watch you review gear all day Subscribed 🙌

@JerichoPatrick Ай бұрын

Thankya max your too kind

@hunterwhite4394 Ай бұрын

100%

@danemalakai9425 Ай бұрын

Great review man! Helped a lot in making my decision 😊

@JerichoPatrick Ай бұрын

Yay I’m glad!

@brittmurray9818 Ай бұрын

I've had a Zf for a few weeks now and have brought this with me more than all other cameras combined. It's in my bag now heading into work ... in an office ... with nothing really to shoot. But I have to have it with me. Super camera. I just wish they enabled IBIS for vintage lenses like Sony and Leica do (where the user selects the length of the lens). You're totally right about this camera fitting into to life better than others.

@JerichoPatrick Ай бұрын

Super good point I hadn’t tried ibis with my vintage glass yet. Hopefully they decide a firmware update can add it.

@ashleykresge8636 Ай бұрын

Loved this!

@JerichoPatrick Ай бұрын

Thanks!

@maclo97 Ай бұрын

Beautiful images man! Loving my Zf too.

@JerichoPatrick Ай бұрын

Hell yeah!

@alexshotthese Ай бұрын

Still wild you only have 818 subs. Better keep at it man because this was a quality video.

@JerichoPatrick Ай бұрын

🥲

@venom2k2 Ай бұрын

Maaaaan, I am happy that your video has been recommended to me by KZfaq! I am a Fuji shooter (x100vi & x pro3) but this camera caught my attention. Beautiful video and Images, my guy.

@JerichoPatrick Ай бұрын

I’m so glad you liked thanks my dude!

@AdamAllen Ай бұрын

Great vid. You pretty much nailed why the Zf replaced a bunch of cams for me as well. Subbed.

@JerichoPatrick Ай бұрын

lets goo

@sarahwoolsey1761 Ай бұрын

Most well thought out review. Definitely would buy. Amazing job!

@JerichoPatrick Ай бұрын

Great profile photo!

@joelcasimiro1899 Күн бұрын

Thanks for posting your thoughts, experiences, and review with this camera! This video is helping me to get off the fence and go for the ZF. Any thoughts you could share about the electronic viewfinder?

@JerichoPatrick Күн бұрын

Is very good actually! Quite bright and big way better than my previous cameras

@jacardowesslund7060 Ай бұрын

This is great! Shots are 🔥🔥🔥!

@JerichoPatrick Ай бұрын

Ty sire!

@MrMatthewpanda Ай бұрын

Stfu!!! Fires are bad 😡😡😡

@grantrobertdavies Ай бұрын

Great Video man :) Awesome Job :)

@JerichoPatrick Ай бұрын

Glad you liked it!!

@michelemicoli 28 күн бұрын

One of the better ZF reviews on YT! Great images! I’m thinking of buying this camera, but I only have the budget for one lens. Do you think the 40mm f2 is good as an all rounder? My other plan was to buy the Z5 with the 50mm f1.8 S..

@JerichoPatrick 28 күн бұрын

I’m loving the 40mm it has stayed on the camera like 95% of the time!

@parnilsson322 Ай бұрын

Beautiful photos 👍

@JerichoPatrick Ай бұрын

Hey thankyou!

@michaelcooper3768 Ай бұрын

Aesthetic and educational

@JerichoPatrick Ай бұрын

😊

@qinglinxu1044 Ай бұрын

thanks for share ! like u video style

@JerichoPatrick Ай бұрын

Thanks I like your comment

@TopshelfJunior Ай бұрын

Aside from making a dope video, I like the fact that you actually SHOWED photos lol. There's a lot of talk on this platform, and not "enough" imagery to back it up.. You did tho ! Subscribed !

@JerichoPatrick Ай бұрын

Yo appreciate it! I love when videos show examples I feel like I can get a better read that way

@victorcandia Ай бұрын

also: only looking at the photos I can tell how much I'm gonna trust this person's criteria/judging... so is actually key

@TheAlskouba Ай бұрын

I recently bough Zf and I really share the same feeling about it. Made me sold my fuji and Sony gear. You will be amazed by the Nikkor Z glass they are truly amazing! I currently use the 35mm 1.8S and for a 1.8 it punches way above it's weight! The rendering is amazing!! In a week or so I have already more than 3k pics taken so it really does make me want to shoot!

@JerichoPatrick Ай бұрын

Amazing! I’ll have to check out that glass

@brianpatrick6388 Ай бұрын

awesome vid

@JerichoPatrick Ай бұрын

TY!

@CanyonDad Күн бұрын

Really great review! Were the cowboy night shots taken with the 40mm as well? Thanks!

@JerichoPatrick 23 сағат бұрын

Thanks!

@JerichoPatrick 23 сағат бұрын

Yes those were on the 40mm all at f2.0

@CanyonDad 22 сағат бұрын

@@JerichoPatrick so sick! I just ordered this camera earlier tonight with the 28 mm. Now I am really tempted to pick up the 40 as well.

@JerichoPatrick 21 сағат бұрын

@CanyonDad oh nice congrats! 🎊 let me know what you think of the 28 I’ve been thinking about picking it up!

@TCinSoCal Ай бұрын

At times I’ve enjoyed the Dream profile. It grows on you.

@JerichoPatrick Ай бұрын

Wow really? I’m gonna have to try it for longer then

@ScottMcNecklace Ай бұрын

a man dressed in photographer fits reviewing this camera sold me

@JerichoPatrick Ай бұрын

Ok ok! Sounds good to me

@787RAD Ай бұрын

I like the footage when you are trying to take a picture and you put the shot up after you took the picture like at 5:27. Would you say this is mostly for still shooting?

@JerichoPatrick Ай бұрын

Oh thankyou yeah the shots around then I was set up for both photo and video as much as possible. So I’m really trying to do everything but I’ve streamlined the photography part more so I can give it less attention because video needs more but I think the results are about 50-50. Hope that makes sense.

@triaxtrooper 10 сағат бұрын

awesome. just curious, where are your glasses frame from? looks sick, love the colour haha

@JerichoPatrick 10 сағат бұрын

Omg thanks! They are from eyebuy direct 🫶

@triaxtrooper 8 сағат бұрын

@@JerichoPatrick appreciate it thank you for sharing!

@bibekadhikari7677 Ай бұрын

Refreshing

@JerichoPatrick Ай бұрын

hey thanks

@BroccoliFugitive Ай бұрын

The Zf got me back into shooting and editing regularly. Just like you it made shooting fun and inspired again. Its always funny to see other pros that trash it just because it looks retro and doesn't have a user dial. On all of my other cameras u never used the User modes. I have been using, however, the B&W switch on my Zf. Since it still saves the color image, I'm not losing anything, I just feel like it helps me to focus on the subject matter before the colors.

@JerichoPatrick Ай бұрын

Ooooo I like the black and white idea! Didn’t know it saved the color to imma try it now!

@BroccoliFugitive Ай бұрын

@@JerichoPatrick yeah it's pretty sweet. As long as you shoot in raw, it saves the color data behind the black and white. The only funny thing about it is that if you want to edit the b&w RAW image, you currently have to use Nikon's own editing software, NX Studio. NX Studio isn't bad, feels like a slightly outdated Lightroom that runs a little slower, but not horrible. If you open the b&w RAW images in Adobe Bridge or Lightroom, initially you'll see the b&w image but once Adobe's apps fully load the image in, they will only show the color raw image. A little quirky but not the worst thing ever.

@hamburg_solutions 19 күн бұрын

@@BroccoliFugitive Just a quick tip. If you enable the camera profiles in Lightroom instead of using the Adobe ones only, when you import your raw BW, it brings it in with the correct profile (and still has the color info available also). If even allows you to use all the other Nikon profiles (including the 10 picture controls) in addition to the Adobe ones. Been a real game changer for me.

@tor2919 25 күн бұрын

Great video! Love the Zf. Would you consider making some recipes for the creative picture profiles? They’re no Fuji but seems they can be customised pretty good. Dream if Nikon and Kodak teamed up and made some Kodak simulations

@JerichoPatrick 25 күн бұрын

I’m sure I’ll mess with them more when I have time but sadly I haven’t been impressed with the recipes I’ve seen so far. The Kodak team up would be GOATed fs

@Burritosarebetterthantacos Ай бұрын

I went from Fuji, to Leica, to Canon. The Canon is great but the lens situation is annoying and the body is boring. I need a happy medium. If the ZF was a 40mp it would be a no brainer for me…I love that Cam Mackey runs Sony glass on his which looks like a great choice for me. Subscribed.

@JerichoPatrick Ай бұрын

Thanks for the sub! That is an interesting camera progression. It’s refreshing to see someone leave Leica sometimes I feel like people get locked in to defending expensive purchases. Yeah 40mp would be great but I’ll take the lower cost at this point! The Sony glass and Voitlander lenses look great 👍 shout out to cam for putting me on to the zf

@MuphovieArts Ай бұрын

Love your review style. Done subscribe.

@JerichoPatrick Ай бұрын

Thank you!! 🙏

@geedee3817 Ай бұрын

ok, subscribed :)

@JerichoPatrick Ай бұрын

Vibes

@ralfjansen9118 Ай бұрын

The most important part is some inches behind the viewfinder, second comes the light. 3rd is for sure the lens, then come, for long time, smaller aspects like location, model / subject etc. The least important, until you shoot some niche stuff, is the camera.

@JerichoPatrick Ай бұрын

Yeah agree the camera plays some of the least important parts of a shoot but people don’t care about YT videos about the location that much 😢

@bsc001 3 күн бұрын

The Zf is more about bringing fun back to your photography, just wondering the streets and looking for those short, special moments, and turn them to long-lasting memories, vs using your workhorse camera because you have to. Just IMHO.

@davidlr97 27 күн бұрын

Please tell me how you get such nice colours from Nikon digital

@JerichoPatrick 27 күн бұрын

A great start is capture one but mostly just a lot of time comparing and color matching film

@davidlr97 27 күн бұрын

@@JerichoPatrickinteresting, so do you create presets in Capture One that you’ve matched by eye to film scans? I think I may need to bite the bullet and pay for Capture One…

@JerichoPatrick 27 күн бұрын

@davidlr97 will make presets in capture one based on film I like yes but I try and make them for different settings and film stocks and they end up needing to be customized quite a bit. And yeah at least do the free trial but I think it’s ten times better tbh

@abhishekpurkayastha1 Ай бұрын

Which lens are you using ?

@JerichoPatrick Ай бұрын

40mm 1.2 retro from nikon

@JerichoPatrick Ай бұрын

Sorry it’s the *40mm f2.0

@tandeepatrick9558 Ай бұрын

Sic ✨

@brianpatrick6388 Ай бұрын

so sick

@JerichoPatrick Ай бұрын

SOSO SIC

@hmuz8388 Ай бұрын

wish top and bottom plates were brass too 😩

@JerichoPatrick Ай бұрын

Saaaaame

@bigd7696 Ай бұрын

Wouldn't that add needless weight?

@JerichoPatrick Ай бұрын

@bigd7696 true! But this is not the camera most practical camera if you’re worried about weight

@Tee.wrecks 27 күн бұрын

dang man, you sold the f*ck outta me on this camera. im looking for a full frame compact camera and im stuck bt this and an A7c ii. still doing research and even considering just going with a x100vi(already on pre order) but man the images you got were great. did u do any video with this?

@JerichoPatrick 27 күн бұрын

No video tests yet I separate my photo and video setups as much as possible so I just haven’t tried but I do think Nikon has a decent log codec just haven’t checked for myself. And thanks for watching appreciate ya!