briantilley

I have to ask... how much of a real-world improvement (if any) are the f/1.4 lenses you named over the corresponding f/1.8 Z primes - other than the maximum aperture? As a working photographer, ...

Ricci was careful to point out that his lens was a pre-production example, and the focusing noise may not be representative.

The lens's control ring can be assigned to aperture.

I'm seeing exactly the same behaviour (in reverse) from some of the folk in this forum who have decided to stick with their DSLR system.  Most people subconsciously try to justify and seek ...

Same here.

And I would suggest that many of the more savvy people here are quite aware of yours.

There's a simple answer to that - no.  Nikon have not issued a firmware update to the D4s (or the D4) to support CFexpress cards.

I don't think so. Leaving aside the red fabric swatch (not sure what's going on there), the rest of the D780 image has noticeably more clarity and detail retention.

I see no photos.

You presumably thought the 24-200mm was the best match to your requirements (whatever they are) when you originally bought it.  Unless something has changed, it will still be the best match.

Do you have any evidence to support those conclusions?

The fact that the majority of ILC sales in 2022 are mirrorless doesn't tell us anything about the proportion of DSLR owners who have moved to mirfrorless.

The thread began more than 10 years ago. Your response caused the resurrection - whether that validated it is a matter of opinion.

The Z 800mm f/6.3 VR PF S is manufactured in China.

To be pedantic, decentering is an internal fault in a lens - it cannot be caused by mounting the lens on a different camera with an adapter. If the adapter does not have perfectly parallel front ...

This isn't an answer to your question, but it's worth mentioning that dust/debris on a filter can't cause spots on your images.

Congratulations :-) As a Welshman, I feel obliged to point out that it is a BRITISH three-pin plug :-D

I don't believe that for a second.

You can't possibly extrapolate a figure for the whole population of Z lenses from one person's experience. I own 17 Z Nikkors, plus both TC's, and none of them have the slightest manufacturing ...

On the subject of warranties, my Nikon Owner subscription with Grays of Westminster gets me a 5-year warranty on new Nikon products.