I find that the biggest advantage of my Z8 45mp files over my Z6II 24mp files, is that with the Z8 I can create 24mp 4x5 vertical crops out of my horizontal shots. The Z6II files fall apart a bit when you crop that heavily.
Thank you. That's what I thought. But as you say the online discussion seems unhinged on the subject, as most discussions tend to be regarding gear.
I bought a Z6ii and 2 lenses (24-120, 14-30) for a trip to Iceland. Photographing puffins one day, I spent 2-3 hours going through every single focus combination (with a 200-500mm and ftzii) with zero keepers on a bright gusty day.
Just a FYI, if you managed zero keepers with the Z6II you're also going to get zero keepers with the Zf or even Z8.
I don't know if I speak for anyone else, but if Nikon's future settles in the middle of the sine wave, between Thom's pessimistic concerns and MrHollywood's optimistic view, I'll be happy
This made reading this thread worthwhile!
I think a lot of people here don't really get the full gamut of what "paid work" encompasses.
To the extent that's true, why would photographers using a camera for paid work choose the Zf over the Z6/Z7?
No it will make almost everything you do slower. I got the zfc for casual slowed down photography walking around town. My Z6 with top lcd, grip, better dial configuration is better for quick changing scenes and programmable buttons, joystick, etc. Even the faster cards are better for workflow and getting files out quickly.
I’ve been toying with purchasing a Zf. I do some paid work though I wouldn’t call myself a pro. I cover indoor electronics events a few times per year. I’m waiting to see what the Z6iii might be. A Zf would be fine and might be what I end up with if the Z6iii is 33MP and less good in low light.
That's my assumption - that pros prefer the efficiency of evolved, modern designs. And that most pros who buy a Zf are doing so for technical upgrades rather than the hybrid/retro design. But at least a couple people here believe (or have anecdotal evidence suggesting) otherwise.
If you look at what I've highlighted, I'm not saying there are no scenarios where the Zf will be used for paid work. I'll also amend my comments to say that more people will buy the Zf for paid work if they're left with no other choice because Nikon drops the ball with getting better AF into other cameras below the Z8. That seems unlikely though because that means Nikon is on a path to losing customers.
I regularly use a 200-500 on mine. No problem. I hold it by the lens. Got some great shots with it yesterday.
Yes, Marketing is most difficult to predict as these predictions go often wrong. I can still recall Stevie Balmer’s prediction that IPhone will not gain more market share or Blackberry CEO prediction there will no more market for Tablets, wayback. There are few geniuses like Steve Job who is outstanding in Engineering as well as Marketing. It is his concept of IPhone that created a new marketing segment.
I am also going to use itvHDR photography and also read more abou it.Lol. I used opiniated more in the sense of Jane Austin’s classic Pride and Prejudice
I use this forum and other forums and technical reviews. It includes your sites. BTW, I am your customer
I bought your book on configuring z fc and read the entire book on my IPad. Wish you had covered more technical details like your other books and I would have gladly paid for extra cost. None the less it was good. I was wondering if half the problem was the 200-500mm and its focussing speed, so that could indeed by true, but the odd choices it makes sometimes (where to focus) and the problems with continuous Af is pretty well documented everywhere (also DPR) so I tend to think the body is the main problem, the lens a secondary problem.
Thom just comes across as a somewhat bitter old man here, sadly. Nikon has hit a home run with the Zf, in my opinion. Thom's comment that the user interface gets in the way is frankly bizarre. It's like he is really trying to sell the reader on the idea that the Zf isn't good camera design. It is good design. The Zfc has sold well and the Zf will too. If I wasn't already completely satisfied with my Z6ii I would order the Zf. But for now, my Z6ii has been with me for two years and it still does everything I want it to do. I'll buy the Zf, but maybe in a few years from now.
