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Part of the benefit of the flip screen is that you can turn it around so you have effectively ‘no screen’. This is better than the XPro3 implementation IMHO.

I agree with almost everything you say regarding a totally brilliant camera. But on the grip point, Nikon could not possibly make a retro style camera with a true grip. That would be absurd! I'd prefer a completely flat grip as with the Zfc (I grew up with a Nikon FE) and then buy the Smallrig add-on. I agree that they should have agreed with Smallrig to have a small and large grip option, but at least they went to Smallrig - I dread to think what a Nikon add-on grip would cost (I think they are selling one in Japan). I don't understand why there are objections to a £40 option to a £2k camera. This gives choice. I love it. I can have the grip, or remove it. It would not be a retro camera if it had a built-in grip!

It is meant to be like a Leica because it’s a retro design. There’s always other models with more modern designs to pick from for the larger grip like the z6 and z7. The lack of grip is a plus for me because I don’t intend to use big lenses with it that’s not what I bought it for, also it feels easier to carry around due to it being more compact cuz it doesn’t have that brick like grip and debatably, wouldn’t intimidate people as much as a big camera does.

Does anyone remember the old Nikon film cameras had no grip or bump. We are so spoiled.

I feel that with the ubiquity of Mirrorless cameras, DSLRs are becoming the real retro cameras. Still great image quality, mountains of great affordable glass and, by today’s standards, a genuine retro feel with that shutter sound and a bulky exterior. Might just pick up a “vintage” D810 with some AF-D glass for essentially no money…

I don't have any problems with the ZF. I bought it for display and use my Z5 or Z9 for the usual executions and the ZF when I want to go back in time. Many people don't realised if they are looking for that perfect fit camera and features they want, they should build their own factory and parts to make one. I was in the real estate business before and after showing too many properties to a specific potential "Buyer", I tell them finally they should build their own instead of looking for one. This is the reality. Beat it !!

From a Zfc perspective, agree with everything and it matches my experience. For lenses i am less bothered as it is not a "serious" camera so will use shiny 3rd party lenses sometimes. Smallrig grip was an essential purchase after first 5 minutes - much better but not deep enough. Tilt screen - useful but I don't vlog and need the low angle access only. I find swinging it out makes the extra width annoying when I am cramped for space somewhere. One function button is a real limitation though.

so I would like them to make a bigger extra grip for this camera. Even with this Smallrig it's too small for me. I wish someone would make a bigger one🙏🙏🙏🙏

It was good seeing a new upload from you.👍

Agree on Grip and Fn buttons. My #3 is that moving the ISO dial away from C automatically locks any ISO-Button you might have programmed (I use the movie-record-button in photo mode as ISO and its placed similarly to the other Nikons ISO button), no chance to easily turn off AutoISO afterwards, if its on.

It would be nice if small rig came out with a Zf grip XL

You raise a lot of good con points about the Zf. Having grown up with film cameras of the 70s & 80s I can't believe how we used cameras without grips. The only way we got a grip was with an add on winder or motor drive, or a dedicate grip. I added winders and motor drives to all three of the Olympus OM cameras I had at the time, even if I used the manual wind lever. Later on in the late 80s forward, many cameras started to evolve with built in motor drives and a tiny grip. I am a right hander but I feel for lefties in this right centric world.

I heard each of these three weak points a million times before and to me they are not such a big deal. Here is the two things i really hate about my Zf: (1) The front and rear rotary dial feel like cheap plastic; they have too much resistance to turning, and they hurt my fingers with their sharp ridges. The rubberized dial wheels on other Nikons are much nicer. (2) The IBIS unit is loose when the camera is turned off and moves around freely, which gives the camera a broken and much lower quality feel than what it would otherwise have. This may be normal for modern cameras with IBIS, but in this super dense body it feels particularly wrong. Despite this, I love my Zf.

If Nikon wamts to boost their sales for ZF, then they need to add film simulations... can be updated eith software uldate. The next thing is the back button focus. It's placed too far, to be used one-handed. Sadly, it can not be updated for the current ZF as it is a hardware thing. There isnso much confusion on ISO for most of the users. So u have to get used to it. Grow ur nails... u will need it to remove the memory card, specially with attached smallrig grip. But i love the Feel of the camera... thats more than enough along with autofocus... love My ZF

What I hate about this camers is the hype. People recommending it to others before they've even used it themselves.

I also bought the Zf and I totally agree with your Points, but also love the Camera, especially with the amazing Voigtländer 40mm1.2 (and other Voigtländer lenses)

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I fell in love with the Zf when it came out for the styling and it seemed to fix the main shortcomings of the Z6ii for me - improved AF/processor, the better video specs & the fully articulating screen vs the 90 deg version. But the 2 things that made me hold off is the lack of buttons and the grip. I mostly hold/carry my cameras by the lens nowadays to reduce strain on the mount but I could see it getting uncomfortable on a full day shoot. But I also use the Fn1/Fn2 on my Z6ii all the time, like multiple times per shoot. I love everything about it but really wish they could have squeezed an extra button or two in there. The way it handles ISO/auto-ISO also looks less than optimal in a fast paced setting. Still probably going to succumb to my desire to get one soon but good to know the shortcomings from a real-world use perspective.

For me are only 3 things suboptimal: - only one dedicated function button - flip screen - no A position on the ISO dial (So you you have to program another button like the rec button for ISO to switch fast between normal and auto ISO, hence to loose a second programable button)

So - i am considering this camera - thank u . Cant wait for the 5 things u love video !!!

It's a question of the design of the smallrig grip. They definitively could have made it more comfortable to hold. Maybe we'll see an improved version in the future.

I have used film cameras from the time that I was 15 years old to my late 40's when I transitioned to digital photography, I used a Canon point and shoot camera to get used to the digital format. My first DSLR camera was a Pentax K100D super, it was the first camera that I enjoyed using because of the design and grip that the camera had, my film camera was a Minolta and my uncles camera was a Nikon, out of our entire family we were the only ones that had a camera and over the years we shared many common interests. My uncle passed away a few years ago so his was the first Nikon camera I had. Now at the age of 66 I own many different cameras from Pentax, Panasonic, Olympus, Fujifilm and Nikon. The Nikon ZF and Z6Ii are totally different cameras and like the Fujifilm XT3, XT5 and XH2 that I own they share a common theme, the XT5 and ZF are designed to be more like the old style camera bodies that had little to no grip and the XH2 and Z6II are more modern day SLR camera bodies that have a body that has a full grip and has a large body that has more custom functioning buttons. Before I purchased the XT5 and ZF I new that they would have a different user experience than your typical DSLR's and this is why I choose to purchase them. I use my XH2 with large and longer glass the XT5 is used with smaller zoom and prime lenses and that is how I plan on using the ZF and Z6Ii, I did add a grip/ l bracket combo on my ZF and XT5 and XT3 as they make the camera easier to use but some cameras are more suitable for long or heavy glass and some are more geared towards a more faster style of shooting, so in the end you have to understand that when you choose a camera, I guess that's why I have a camera that covers full frame, APSC and micro 4/3.

Love your work but you need a lav mic. Have you lost it? Your earlier videos sound was much better

I have the same feeling about the screen. Now that I lost weight my beefy paws are ok with the Smallrig. I’m so happy I bought (traded my xpro3) this and got back to some Nikon. When looking at this I held the z7ii a couple times and LOVE the grip and feel of that camera. I think it’s better feel than the Z8. I was surprised for me how easy changing shutter speed and iso are on the Zf using the big dials 😅while still looking through the viewfinder. I wish the zoom would max out when you push it rather than having to hit it 2-3 times better yet I wish when it sensed the focus manually change it zoomed all the way like the Sonys. I use the front button same as you, change focusing.

it is a retro camera, meant to be held with two hands, not just one and to be hung with a strap... :) send it to me, I will love it just as it is lol... anyway, it is hard for them to please everyone, hopefully they will do a better one after this one.

Great video. I agree with you. Handling is Nikon's second name and then they made such huge step backwards. I am so sad they put so much features in such un-handled camera.

Only 5 ? Seems like more !

Yep, the outward look of the lenses (sans the 40mm special edition) are definitely a disappointment. That said, they seem to all be stellar performers - which if I could only have form or function, I'll take the function. (Ideally, however, we could have both)

Well 4 and 5 are beyond objective. You missed the 28SE and all of the Z Voightlander lenses. I don’t feel the Fuji lenses look retro so I reject this point. I’m also shocked you don’t see that Fuji stole the look from Nikon film cameras!! The ZF looks so like the Nikon FE film camera.

In the 70 I used FM2and FE2 for professional jobs. Most for weddings. So ZF no problem for me.

In an ideal world, you would have a Z6III instead of a Zf. The challenge with the Zf is that each photographer was a different mix of retro and modern. They could put an FM2 and Z6II in front of a group of 10 photographers, ask for the preferred design for the Zf, and they would get 20 creations.

I’ll wait for the second version! Or maybe I’ll just buy another Fuji! 😝

I want a blue one 😁📸

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Not a "squarespace" vid 😅😅😅

It's great I guess , looks awesome , I'm retro kind of guy , if not only for great specs but the feeling of youthy years , I'm 55

Would love a retro mb 10 motor drive type , would take it over the top for me 😊

"This video was not brought to you by Squarespace" ... love it!

Great video. Good points. But once I look at it, everything is forgotten. 😅

hmmn tiny hands checking in...guess this camera gonna be purrrrfect!

Completely fair! Thanks for this!

As already mentioned by @gohilsavio, if you are a leftie and shoot back button focus, this camera may not be for you, unless you like having your right thumb crammed into your face for long periods. Epic fail on Nikons part, because there is more than enough room to have moved the button over to the right!

Selling like hot cakes. But Fuji XT cameras offer more in terms of lenses and features. Compare cost of ZF with XT-5?

Why buy a camera whose raison d’être is that it isn’t like a utilitarian z6 and then complain that it’s not like a z6?

Your audio could be better!

Have you ever held such a Pentax KM in your hands? I'm a person who held a Pentax and a Zf and I think you're talking nonsense with this grip. The only thing we can complain about is the fact that it arrives without a charger, in the name of ecology, we have to order it in a separate package with separate plastic and instructions. Where's the ecology?

Undecided myself about this design. I love retro cameras but with the lenses I just find myself using the menus. At the end of the day the ergonomics are sacrificed.

1. It's a retro camera. IF you want a grip, buy one of the current designs. 2. Size. As for your "it feels" - that's not a problem of the camera, it's a problem of your brain. 3. It's a retro camera. If you want a bunch of custom function buttons, buy one of the current designs. 4. You can buy Nikon F AI lenses from all the way back to the 60s. 5. As others have pointed out, you can fold the screen in with the screen in, so it looks like an 80s camera - you know, RETRO. Calling a D2 "Old School" is clearly demonstrating you AREN'T OLD SCHOOL.

I think the z8 would solve all the things you don’t like

Temperature had to get below 60 degrees to get you to do a youtube video again.

Bruh I first watched you when I was like 10 years old

Ok, enuff whining, now let's go shoot some pix.😂

this camera is not for weddings...it's not what is intended for

I had the chance to handle the ZF for a while at a recent photo salon and besides its retro look I was not impressed. It's chunky, hard to grip and the retro dials are a poor implementation of the Fuji dials. That camera needs retro styled lenses with real aperture rings, the small aperture screen being a gimmick. I ended up buying a Sony a7cii !

If you did not hate it like you said in the video change the title to dislike. You may not gary that many views. Oh I get it.

Interesting thoughts but your audio was absolutely awful for the entire video

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