Nikon Z50 vs Zfc vs Z30 - Which Should You Buy?

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Knowing which Nikon DX Camera is the best for your needs, or which you should buy, when choosing from the Nikon Z50, Zfc and Z30 can be hard. I created this video to help with that challenge.
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Intro 0:00
Specifications and functions they have in common 0:40
Small specifications differences 2:03
Nikon Z50 body 3:02
Nikon Zfc body 5:07
SmallRig L bracket for Zfc 6:12
Nikon Z30 body 7:41
Price difference 9:24
Who should get the Zfc, what for and why 9:57
Who should get the Zfc, what for and why 10:28
Who should get the Zfc, what for and why 11:31
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@RalphMayhewPhotography Жыл бұрын

Which one, The Nikon Z50, Zfc or Z30, appeals most to you and why?

@mountainmanandislandlady9175 10 ай бұрын

Mate this is a great explanation thank you. looking for a backup video option for wedding ceremonies and you got straight to the point. liked and subscribed. keep up the good work

@RalphMayhewPhotography 10 ай бұрын

Thanks heaps legend!!

@reddevil211287 Жыл бұрын

I took the z50 (with both kit lenses and a 50mm 1.8G) on a big hike in the Himalayas. It was between the z50 and my trusty D810….the little mirrorless camera blew me away. It’s the same beautiful Nikon raw files I love. Robust, familiar and ergonomically perfect. What they’ve done with the mirrorless system has been impressive. 🧐👏

@RalphMayhewPhotography Жыл бұрын

That awesome mate. Have you got a link to your shots we can all enjoy?

@SumitSkm-by2fu 2 ай бұрын

Please provide link of pictures taken by you with 50mm

@pathfindercod4638 Жыл бұрын

Great comparison my man, thank you

@RalphMayhewPhotography Жыл бұрын

Thanks heaps legend!!

@chumito10 Жыл бұрын

Well made. Thanks!

@RalphMayhewPhotography Жыл бұрын

Thanks very much.

@invitingthoughts4782 Жыл бұрын

I have recently purchased a Zfc in chalk blue, absolutely loving it so far. I am really looking forward to learning more. I must admit the retro look did take a part in my choice. I also have the small rig grip, makes such a great difference.

@RalphMayhewPhotography Жыл бұрын

Great call. It’s nice to have some creative options when we buy gear, isn’t it :)

@joesjunkgarage 25 күн бұрын

Absolutely wonderful video! Best source of information on the variations of the Nikon Z DX cameras! Thank you for sharing.

@RalphMayhewPhotography 24 күн бұрын

That’s such an awesome comment. Thanks so much.

@sorayamateo9 11 ай бұрын

I have watched many reviews for the Z30 since I want to buy a Nikon camara to create content and this video is very concise and helpful, thanks for sharing! Greetings from the caribbean island DR 😀👍

@RalphMayhewPhotography 11 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for saying that and commenting. Much appreciated. And the Caribbean - that’s epic. I bet there’s some amazing scenes to shoot over there?

@sorayamateo9 11 ай бұрын

@@RalphMayhewPhotography ¡oh yeah! I live in paradise Dominican Republic , beautiful beaches, happy people and wonderful locations everywhere. We also have a very good and in evolution film and content industry. All inclusive like a resort, come to DR anytime!

@RalphMayhewPhotography 11 ай бұрын

@@sorayamateo9 SOUNDS INCREDIBLE!!!

@ken9576 Жыл бұрын

Hi Ralph. Excellent run through on the DX bodies. I got the Z50 when it came out and it came with a smallrig base like the one you showed for the ZFC. It doesn’t have a grip obviously but it allows you to mount a tripod or vlogging stand and still use the screen. Works fine. I’m looking forward to the Sigma DX lenses coming out soon. I love my Viltrox 13mm F1.4. Got some excellent shots at Uluṟu for sunrise and sunset. Take care.

@RalphMayhewPhotography Жыл бұрын

That’s a really great comment. Thanks for adding it mate.

@joncothranphotography9375 Жыл бұрын

Great review Legend! I like the thoughts of the Zfc. If I were to have the choice, it would be the one. I really like the classic design. I don't think that I will be laying down my old Canon for a while though... Keep up the great work, Sir!

@RalphMayhewPhotography Жыл бұрын

Thanks heaps mate. Much appreciated! I find it fascinating how each camera appeals to different photographers for very different reasons.

@johannbuergler6524 8 ай бұрын

I have been with nikon for many years. My last nikon dslr was the nikon 7100 and i would`nt consider myself a beginner. About a year ago i bought a z50, mostly to have a small travel-camera on my side, and I`m amased by the picture-quality, the z50 delivers. That`s what I`m interested in: picture-quality! Beside that, with the ftz- adapter i can use all my great nikon prime lenses!

@ChristopherChin141 Жыл бұрын

Good one .. Thanks. I use the ZFC for travel mostly. The "retro" look means I don't stand out during street photography as I use often the pancake kit zoom lens. I use the adaptor F II Z for my other stable of lenses and have found they work quite nicely, especially the f1.8 prime lenses. Light and compact ... suits my needs.

@RalphMayhewPhotography Жыл бұрын

Thanks Christopher, that's some great insight and feedback.

@clintonsteephen9509 6 ай бұрын

Is it a worth

@Grungedude93 8 ай бұрын

I love my Z50 originally bought it for my trip to Iceland. It’s been on many more adventures in the last 6 months.

@RalphMayhewPhotography 8 ай бұрын

That’s great to hear. It’s a too little camera.

@neklamp2431 Жыл бұрын

I have the zfc. I love it! I bought that instead of the z50 because of the flip out screen and the type c port that lets you charge it even if the camera is on. The lack of grip was a stress factor at first but then I bought the Smallrig bracket and I don't worry anymore. I would never choose the z30 because it doesn't have a viewfinder.

@RalphMayhewPhotography Жыл бұрын

That’s great. That usb-c charging function is a good one. What do you most like about the camera?

@neklamp2431 Жыл бұрын

@@RalphMayhewPhotography since my previous camera was a D90 I love that I can see the result of what I'm shooting and of course the flip out screen. The retro design is a plus but not the reason for buying it. Still, my friends call me a "hippster" 😂 Love that it's lightweight, compact (when using the kit lens), has almost everything I need (the lack of IBIS is frustrating for bigger lenses) and overall fun to use.

@corktail7900 6 ай бұрын

@@neklamp2431the camera im currently using is the d90 and im looking to buy the zfc because my d90 only works in manual mode and the shutter is on its way out. i think its going to be great with the nikkor 50mm f/1.4 lens i have been using

@adrianvanleeuwen 9 ай бұрын

I was torn between between Zfc and Z30 and it was no go on Z50 as I needed full rotating screen for vlogging. I decided on Z30 as it has Usb C plug in for continuous power for studio setup. I would only miss the evf, but then again I have other cameras like Z5 with it, but that one is sometimes bulkier to take along for everyday street use and family use, compared to the smaller z30. I will get the kit lens and z 18-140mm for decent zoom in apsc. Thanks for review, it helped me decide.

@RalphMayhewPhotography 8 ай бұрын

Glad to hear it 🙌

@DK-ys2cw Жыл бұрын

Great review. I was wondering if the Z50 was a good fit for me and you answered it

@RalphMayhewPhotography Жыл бұрын

Awesome. What was your conclusion?

@DK-ys2cw Жыл бұрын

@@RalphMayhewPhotography The Z50. I realize I am a viewfinder shooter and as much as I would like to return to the FM2 controls, I like a grip and using larger lenses. Thanks

@jasonr428 10 ай бұрын

I bought the Z30 for video only. I have a Z8 and a Z7ii, and although the video on the Z8 is great, it’s too heavy and more than I need for 85 percent of my video needs. The Z30 mounted to my gimbal creates awesome video.

@RalphMayhewPhotography 10 ай бұрын

Yep. I love the z30. Do all my vlogging on it!!

@jtap484 3 ай бұрын

Thanks! I’m thinking of getting either the ZFC, love the old school look; or the z30, seem the better way to do videos.

@RalphMayhewPhotography 2 ай бұрын

Glad I can help.

@psoon04286 Жыл бұрын

I’m turning blue holding my breath for a DX Z body with IBIS

@RalphMayhewPhotography Жыл бұрын

It may be a while yet 😬

@MrAustinParrish 9 ай бұрын

Also 1/8000 shutter speed and maybe dual card slots. Basically a Z replacement for D500 or D7500.

@markwornom1050 9 ай бұрын

@@MrAustinParrish That's why I'm shopping; looking for something lighter to replace my D500 on long walks/hikes and take the strain off the mount when trying to do astro.

@batner 8 ай бұрын

Are VR lenses bad?

@psoon04286 8 ай бұрын

@@batner not at all. Just that with IBIS you can use any old lens and enjoy stability, bud

@eric.ko. Жыл бұрын

I love the battle damage on your Z50 :)

@RalphMayhewPhotography Жыл бұрын

Hahah come on!!! 🎉

@markwornom1050 9 ай бұрын

Hi Ralph! Nice video as I research these different cameras. You mentioned that the Z30 sensor is different and you're not the first person who's mentioned that. But, in my research, I can't find a difference noted by Nikon. Australia, USA and Germany manuals all show the same sensor in the specs. 🤷‍♂

@RalphMayhewPhotography 9 ай бұрын

Interesting. As I made the video so long ago I’m not sure. What was the time stamp on the video of that reference?

@markwornom1050 9 ай бұрын

@@RalphMayhewPhotography Right around 2:35. For some reason, there seems to be differing opinions on the sensors when it seems they should all be the same. One source even claimed it was not a BSI sensor while the others were. I could see Nikon using a different sensor since its focus is video and maybe even a different sensor would operate cooler. Who knows, just thought I would mention it.

@RalphMayhewPhotography 8 ай бұрын

hmmmm@@markwornom1050 I just checked the video and went back to the source, which was Nikon's website and cannot see any difference between the sensors now. Very strange. It would appear they are identical, however I remember doing the initial research and saw that they were different and thinking 'that's weird, but ok.' Thanks for pointing it out.

@markwornom1050 8 ай бұрын

@@RalphMayhewPhotography Hi Ralph, thanks for verifying. You were by far not the only one that showed 20.2 for the sensor and I wonder if Nikon made a mistake in their documentation.

@RalphMayhewPhotography 8 ай бұрын

@@markwornom1050 as I’ve thought about it I think that must have been the case 👍

@batner 8 ай бұрын

I was looking for something that could zoom better than my compact g7x ii and has a view finder. Saw a good deal on Z50 "double kit" 16-50 and 50-250 lenses. Now I'm trying to figure out if i should go for it. It is a bit more expensive than RX10 iii and less expensive than RX10 iv but those are 1" sensor bridges just like my g7x ii and maybe it is a time to upgrade? Zfc looks cool but I grew up with the soviet Zenit-E SLR and I don't have any nostalgic feelings for it. I still have it and I havent felt the need to load it with film since I got my first 12MP digital canon camera. They should have added a film roller handle to force a roll back every 36 shots. That would be funny 😂

@RalphMayhewPhotography 8 ай бұрын

The z50 zoom would be good. 👍 A helpful question might be, do you want to buy into the Nikon ecosystem? I’m always keen for hear that will allow my creative options to grow. Bahahaha about the Zfc. I know what you mean. That roller handle to eject the sd cards or something would have been super cool!!

@batner 5 ай бұрын

@@RalphMayhewPhotography What I love about my Z50, compared to the compact cannon, is the view finder. It is a completely different feeling of photography than just using the screen. This is relevant to Z30 as well. I enjoy the activity more with the VF. Regarding subjecting myself to an ecosystem, I don't know, they all seem the same to me. I am not planning to make many additional purchases. I bought an FTZ with Nikon 35mm/1.8 from some guy and I got a m42 adapter for my two old soviet lenses from my Zenith SLR. Now I have 5 lenses in total. I feel overwhelmed already. The thing is that mirrorless is a game changer in terms of adaptability. All DSLR lenses can be potentially adapted to any mirrorless system without any optics in the adapter. So when I need any specific lens that is not Nikon, I can get it and buy an adapter for the whole "ecosystem". But I don't think I need any yet. I am having enough fun with soviet lenses. The thing I have no idea about is post processing and printing. That I will have to learn.

@RalphMayhewPhotography 5 ай бұрын

@@batner There's a free ebook on this site, which will help with the printing :) www.goldcoastprints.com.au

@Jm-en7zs 3 ай бұрын

G’day Ralph, I’m looking at the ZFC as I’m wanting to travel for a year overseas. Could you briefly explain lenses as I’m unsure what I would need, I’m go to the Canadian Rockies and mainly want to photo and video mountains/nature stuff in hikes

@RalphMayhewPhotography 3 ай бұрын

It’s a DX camera which is crop sensor. Means it has some limitation with lenses. You want lenses that have DX and auto focus with a Z mount. Have you considered the Z5? It’s cheap, full frame, more lens choice and honestly easier to use than the Zfc.

@ploverlittle532 Жыл бұрын

Excellent video. The Zfc has the "vintage" look but does not come with mic like Z30 I am torn between the two 😂

@RalphMayhewPhotography Жыл бұрын

Thanks mate. If your primary use is video go the z30 👍

@bobjohnson9597 4 ай бұрын

Or get an external mic. Don't forget the built-in mic is pretty awesome most of the time

@paulmckenna5224 2 ай бұрын

Nikon has a tendency to leave a feature or two, or three, out of different cameras, so much so that there never seems to be ONE camera that will satisfy. No mic on the Z50; there's one on the Z30, but no EVF.

@Thrunabulax10 Ай бұрын

chose the Z30 over the Z50. Z50 is 4+ years old now, and THAT is a LONG time. Also weighs a little more than the Z30. I wanted the absolute min weight/size camera that still had detachable lenses, and wanted to stick with Nikon due to all the support gear i already have. Am happy with the choice

@RalphMayhewPhotography Ай бұрын

I struggle with no eye piece to look at to make sure I’m in focus and composed well 🤷🏼‍♂️ the z30 is excellent for vlogging but very frustrating to photograph with, I find.

@travelwithmestranger 7 ай бұрын

I am looking for my first camera on a budget (540 - 660 USD). I have an Egypt trip in November. Need an all-rounder camera for landscape, architecture followed by street, portrait shots and low light shots inside museums and wide shots of pyramids etc. Please recommend if I should buy dslr or Mirrorless? And apsc or full frame? There are plenty of olx ads of apsc nikon d3500, d1500, d7200, d5600, canon 200d, canon 200 D mark ii, Canon EOSm50ii , sony zve10, sony a6000, sony a6400, nikon z30, nikon z50. Full frame D850, nikon z5 and nikon z6, canon EOS mark 3 ( But these 4 are costly). D610 ad is within my budget but heard it's outdated. Used lenes are available but only for apsc dslr for nikon and canon.

@RalphMayhewPhotography 7 ай бұрын

To achieve those requirements, especially low light you’ll want to go full frame. I recommend mirrorless and it’s much easier to use and quicker to learn. For your budget though I’m not sure you’ll get either. Also you’ll need some lenses to achieve all you want. Probably a f2.8 24-70 and a wide lens. And maybe a telephoto. You won’t be able to get all of that on your budget though. 🤷🏼‍♂️🥲

@christianholmstedt8770 5 ай бұрын

The Z50 is a fantastic little camera. I went from a D5200 and have a set of really good DX glass and with the FTZ adapter the Z50 is the perfect transition from DSLR DX to Mirrorless DX. All lenses (Nikon & Sigma) works perfectly with the adapter. The Z50 can be had for a bit over $500 (USD) on the used market with warranty. So in short. Are you a DSLR DX user with a set of great DX lenses and doesn't want to buy all new glass and save a buck? The Z50 is for you.

@RalphMayhewPhotography 5 ай бұрын

Well said champion!! Well said.

@skyvun. Ай бұрын

@RalphMayhePhotography. Kindly let me know the camera you use to make your reviews please Ralph.

@RalphMayhewPhotography Ай бұрын

The z30 👍

@gregoz6 8 ай бұрын

I’ve been shooting with the Z30 for the past week along with my old D3300 and my only comment is I miss the EVF. There is also the question of the lens. The choice is still poor and expensive. I’ve got some old F lenses I could use with the adapter, especially my favourite prime 35mm but moving forward, will the Z lenses come down with prices? Will Nikon accept a third party lens? (Sigma?) so, I’m not 100% sold on my purchase, still considering to switch to Sony (plenty of lenses) thx

@RalphMayhewPhotography 8 ай бұрын

Interesting call. I wouldn’t recommend the z30 for photography because of the lack of EVF. I’ve found the lens (at that focal range on a crop sensor), goes pretty well. There’s a few other good lenses but far more now in the FX range - that’d be for Z5 and up. Good question about third party. Probably, I think it’s already happening actually with some brands. I reckon the camera to get in a DX format is the Z50.

@stefpix 4 ай бұрын

Can you set auto iso at all in manual mode on the Zfc?

@RalphMayhewPhotography 4 ай бұрын

Yep but you can only donut through the menu. :(

@xavierbrevet Ай бұрын

Hi I’m a journalism student and want to shoot documentaries abroad but also want to take photos while I’m along the way, was wondering which one you think would be best. My dad used to be a photographer also and has a lot of different lenses for Nikon and I’m just intrigued which one sounds best ?

@RalphMayhewPhotography Ай бұрын

Great question. If I was you I’d go a Z6ii 👍 or if you can wait perhaps the z6iii.

@L7SCENES Жыл бұрын

I’ve been on a manhunt for a used zfc! Trying to upgrade from my d3400

@RalphMayhewPhotography Жыл бұрын

Surely they can’t be too hard to find??

@zackyichigo8696 8 ай бұрын

Z30/Z50 or Z5? For beginners. Shooting indoor event and micro photo?

@RalphMayhewPhotography 8 ай бұрын

If it were me: Z50 or z5. Probably z5 for indoors darker situations.

@zackyichigo8696 8 ай бұрын

@@RalphMayhewPhotography is z50 due to the evf?

@RalphMayhewPhotography 8 ай бұрын

the z5 is a full frame camera, which gives you an extra stop of light with your lenses@@zackyichigo8696

@patriciago127 9 күн бұрын

is hotshoe very important for a cam or not

@RalphMayhewPhotography 8 күн бұрын

Only if you want to use flashes.

@elmono3939 Жыл бұрын

Not sure where you getting your prices from. Z30 sells for $606.00 body since day one, and $695.00 with 16-50mm lens. I got my Z30 on sale with creator's kit for $759.00.

@RalphMayhewPhotography Жыл бұрын

I say in the video where the prices are from 🤷🏼‍♂️ the prices are about comparison. Prices always change and you should look for the cheapest you can find from a trustworthy source.

@user-vo4kh4qt4m 11 ай бұрын

Caution! I recently downloaded firmware for the Zfc from Nikon. When I hit the upload, the camera shut itself down and would not restart. Nikon support told me it would have to be sent to a service center. I mailed it, at my expense. After a week, I got an estimate for repair. Almost $ 300.00. This camera was just over one year old, purchased directly from Nikon and had less than 1,000 actuations. The camera worked perfectly until I tried to upload the firmware. Note - I own over two dozen Nikon cameras including four Z series and I am very familiar with the update procedure. Has anyone else had this problem?

@RalphMayhewPhotography 11 ай бұрын

Oh wow!! That sux so bad!! I’ve never had or heard of this before but I won’t be updating the Zfc firmware for a while!

@patriciago127 9 күн бұрын

is the viewfinder veryimportant?

@RalphMayhewPhotography 8 күн бұрын

Personal preference really.

@lovcovru 4 ай бұрын

z50 better price with all function. just buy smallrig if u video blogger) i shoot 60k now. very nice raw, not bad autofocus but nikon ignore ap-s and not create normal dx lenses. Okay nikon i buy viltrox now.

@Layput 8 ай бұрын

The most important factors of all weren't discussed: 1. Picture quality 2. Video quality.

@RalphMayhewPhotography 8 ай бұрын

That’s mostly determined by the lens you put on it 🤷🏼‍♂️

@NCSTalkid 9 ай бұрын

i face same dilemma while ago. i choose z50. but if zfc is a full frame i choose zf.

@RalphMayhewPhotography 9 ай бұрын

You didn’t go the z5 for a full frame experience then?

@NCSTalkid 9 ай бұрын

@@RalphMayhewPhotography nope.

@willgreig8912 Ай бұрын

Is the Z50 weather sealed

@RalphMayhewPhotography Ай бұрын

Yes it is but you still need to be careful.

@ken9576 Жыл бұрын

Just thought I’d add, the wife has the ZFC in pink. Doesn’t look as bad as you might think 😊

@RalphMayhewPhotography Жыл бұрын

Hahaha that’s good to know lol

@taikongrivers1179 Жыл бұрын

As far as I understand, Z30’s doesn’t have mechanical shutter besides the absence of EVF.

@RalphMayhewPhotography Жыл бұрын

I had a look into this. I imagine it doesn’t have a mechanical shutter but couldn’t really find much chatter about it.

@James-lu4en Жыл бұрын

Z30 worth getting when I have an iPhone 14 pro?

@RalphMayhewPhotography Жыл бұрын

Depends what your use of it would be, but personally for my situation I would say absolutely.

@vj_great551 8 ай бұрын

Better than any smartphone if u want to take family photos,wedding,low loght photos etc and u really want to retain the details..

@redsox7897 2 ай бұрын

The eye af aren't reliable more so in low light condition.

@RalphMayhewPhotography 2 ай бұрын

Eye af doesn’t work on any camera in very low light :(

@antonius0809 4 ай бұрын

Z30 should be the cheapest.. I think the price you saw was with a additional kit lens, the 50-250

@RalphMayhewPhotography 4 ай бұрын

This was a long time ago when the z30 just came out.

@yohan2437 11 ай бұрын

What's the point of going off auto-ISO on the 20Mp Nikons when the sensor is ISO invariant? There's nothing to be gained in terms of limiting noise by changing the ISO. Seems like Nikon knows this so they didn't place much importance in having Auto ISO on the dial. Users hung up on no auto-ISO switch on these Nikons don't understand their camera.

@RalphMayhewPhotography 11 ай бұрын

Well my experience of shooting the same scene with highest iso and lowest iso is the high iso is extremely noisy. 🤷🏼‍♂️

@yohan2437 11 ай бұрын

@@RalphMayhewPhotography The question is why would you shoot that way if you truly want to optimize for image quality? Someone explained it better in another video: "I am often surprised when I see that people manually choose Iso in P, S, A mode. It often doesn't make much sense in P,S,A mode. I guess that the reason is that many people including professional photographers and professional reviewers don't understand what Iso is. For example, a high Iso leads to slightly less(!) noisy raw data, if exposure time and f-number are constant. The noise of the raw data depends mainly on the light conditions, the exposure time and f-number, not necessarily on the Iso. And if you choose a fixed Iso in P mode, you will waste light, if the light conditions get better or you will get blurry results when the light conditions get worse. If you choose a fixed Iso in S mode, you will again waste light, if the light conditions get better and the images can suffer from diffraction due to a high f-number, etc.. So, actually, an Iso dial is quite useless. And in M mode, Iso should be controlled by the brightness setting (often known as exposure compensation even though the term is wrong because Iso doesn't affect the amount of light in M mode, so it doesn't affect the exposure, but it affects the brightness)."

@rashmijuvekar6424 7 ай бұрын

Has Zfc got all the firmware updates that Z50 has got.

@RalphMayhewPhotography 7 ай бұрын

Not sure. Have a look at the firmware update page on Nikon’s site 👍

@totogazebac3654 11 ай бұрын

the only problem with the z30 is that it doesn't have a flash and viewfinder

@RalphMayhewPhotography 11 ай бұрын

True but if you want them why not go the Z50?

@lovcovru 4 ай бұрын

im wait z70 with ibis.

@RalphMayhewPhotography 4 ай бұрын

Is that forecast is it?

@faranar Жыл бұрын

LoL, Where I'm from the prices are inverted - the Z30 is the cheapest followed by the Zfc and then Z50

@RalphMayhewPhotography Жыл бұрын

Haha no way. Where are you from?

@faranar Жыл бұрын

@@RalphMayhewPhotography Bulgaria. The Z30 is on sale for 550euro, the Zfc is 750, and the z50 is only available with the kit lens for 800

@strippedlist Жыл бұрын

12 bit raw???? not 14?

@RalphMayhewPhotography Жыл бұрын

I believe so.

@malekith13 Жыл бұрын

It's both actually ^^

@TheBruunz 9 ай бұрын

what would recommend me in a price range 1 thousand $ or less . I take interior photos of my work, home remodeling. not much light inside sometimes

@RalphMayhewPhotography 9 ай бұрын

The z50. 👍

@TheBruunz 9 ай бұрын

@sirwillemgaming9686 10 ай бұрын

I want to punch someone in Nikon for not making the tilt screen the same like ZFC and Z30 on my Nikon Z50.

@RalphMayhewPhotography 10 ай бұрын

Yeah I feel ya! The z50 it does flip all the way down.

@paulmckenna5224 2 ай бұрын

That was considered a bad move by pretty much everybody on day one! What? It flips on the bottom? Uh, ok, but no!

@novanrakhmanata5866 Жыл бұрын

why Z30?? if both is same like Z50?? why not z55 z60 or z70 ???

@RalphMayhewPhotography Жыл бұрын

My guess would be the number and type of changes complimenting their future plans for camera bodies 🤷🏼‍♂️

@josevera8847 8 ай бұрын

I was about to get the Z 50 , but you better than nothing help understand that it was garbage.

@RalphMayhewPhotography 8 ай бұрын

Hmm interesting. Not sure what you mean but glad I could help.

@handel1111 9 ай бұрын

Zfc of course

@RalphMayhewPhotography 9 ай бұрын

Why of course?

@handel1111 9 ай бұрын

@@RalphMayhewPhotography suited for street, it doesn't look intimidating and have a friendly look to it

@gregoz6 8 ай бұрын

Sorry, one more comment, the video while walking (vlogging) is miserable in comparison to my iPhone 13 or GoPro 10. That’s a no go definitely.

@RalphMayhewPhotography 8 ай бұрын

I guess it depends what you’re after. I feel the phone is good but you get limited depth of feel with it feeling over saturated and too contrasty. All my recent vids (bar the z9 issues) have been shot on the z30. The z9 issues was shot on my iPhone and I had to edit it lots 🤷🏼‍♂️

@gregoz6 8 ай бұрын

@@RalphMayhewPhotography good call, it depends on the audience. If the audience consumes the content on a smartphone, a newer iPhone will do ;-)

@RalphMayhewPhotography 8 ай бұрын

@@gregoz6 totally, and people on KZfaq aren't to precious about whether it's an iPhone or something else.

@dominiclester3232 Жыл бұрын

Aitch and Zed...You might be the only person to mispronounce both!

@RalphMayhewPhotography Жыл бұрын

Or perhaps I’m the only one to pronounce both correctly 🤷🏼‍♂️

@ro30 7 ай бұрын

Nikon has a crappy autofocus system. A lot of mistakes even on static objects. This also seems to be z8

@RalphMayhewPhotography 7 ай бұрын

The z8 is epic 🙌

@Hillol 5 ай бұрын

I bought Z50 around a year ago. Earlier I had 7100. I am using my old DX lenses with the FTZ adaptor. It is producing great photos and I am really happy with it. Though it is termed as an entry level camera, but it is giving pro quality results.

@RalphMayhewPhotography 5 ай бұрын

Super happy to hear that mate. Good stuff.