Joachim Gerstl • Veteran Member • Posts: 9,210
Re: For Zf owners
In reply to camerosity • 1 day ago
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camerosity wrote:
Joachim Gerstl wrote:
I don't think that you would gain a lot. The Zf is rather heavy and because of the body shape it is much harder to hold. A grip is a must but adds weight and bulk. At the end there is maybe a 100g difference in between the cameras and the Z8 will still be more ergonomic.
I just have to chuckle at all of you young photographers, who most likely never shot full time with an FE2, FM2, F3, or F2/F. I grew up with these cameras, and I didn't own a camera with any kind of a real grip until I bought a second hand F100 body when I was 33. That camera was uber-modern and set the standard for Nikon cameras when it was released in 1999 (one could say the same thing about the F5 but it was far out of reach of most when it made its debut).
After 15 years of using Nikon cameras requiring a button press and a dial spin to make a setting change, it was refreshing to buy and shoot with the Df and its offering of manual controls. Now the Zf is a big improvement and I don't miss the UI of my Z6ii, now sold.
I like the feel of the Zf body in my hands. Maybe for some people who have larger hands than average, they need the big grip the Z6/7/8/9 offer, and suffer without one. I am happy I can enjoy the Zf without a big grip, though I did buy a third party grip which includes a body cover and metal base with door to access the battery and storage cards.
As I get older, I want smaller and lighter cameras, not the other way around. The Zf is as big and as heavy as I can tolerate, and the Zfc still goes with me often when I want to go light. Image quality from both are superb.
Thank you but I'm not that young. My first camera was an Exakta VX1000, the second a Pentax ME. And I shot with Fuji X-Pro1, 2 and 3 for many years. So I know old cameras and old style cameras.
The Nikon Zf looks beautiful but the ergonomics are flawed. It's not only the shape/weight of the body it is the unfortunate ISO and shutter dial without A setting and the fact that Nikon lenses have no aperture dial that compromises the shooting experience. Dials that have no meaning (depending on the PSAM switch position) make no sense to me.
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