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I enjoyed the photos and your commentary. Would love to see a review of the Voigtlander Ultron 28mm on the ZF. Do you find smudging or other IQ problems wide-open on the Nikon Z sensor? Did you compare it with the small Nikon 28 mm F2.8 SE lens? I’ve read the Ultron Needs to be stopped down to F4 or 5.6 to get good sharpness and contrast across the frame. A really nice compact 28 mm walk around would complete the ZF kit for me. The new Thypoch 28mm f/ 1.4 is tempting, but I don’t really need such a fast , and rather large wide lens.

Nice video 👏

Love these shots!! Great job capturing these scenes 🙌🏻

The photos are edited, right?

Beautiful

I also think the Nikon Zf is the better choice! Full Frame, AF, built quality, EVF... so many things and Z Glasses are not much pricier than Fuji lenses.

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I have been thinking of moving to Nikon from Fuji myself for the exact same reason...the crop sensor just isn't good enough for detailed shots.

After several years of shooting with Xpro2, I think I've outgrown it and need higher spec and more abilities and an articulating screen. I could use 60+ MP for more details and better subject tracking, video and yes, that full frame pic. I find the Sony A7R interesting for that.

Too big, too heavy, no aperture ring and PASM. What the hell?

What did you use to shot this crispy video? It is gorgeous!

If you want that full frame flexibility so much then why are you using APSC in the first place????? Jw

Set the Movie button to ISO and you control the auto ISO with the front dial. If you set the to manual you control the ISO with the rear dial. You need to put the ISO dial on C to use this option.

That's a great buy, congratulations! Nikon is doing a lot of great things, despite all the haters. Enjoy! :)

The Zf is finally the camera that got me to jump to mirrorless. I'm a professional photographer and I've been loathe to start that journey because of how much extra work it entails. Or at least that's what I thought. And sure there are definitely some growing pains associated with learning an entirely new system. But just over a week in using my Zf now and I've found it's actually more joy than work. Joy at seeing just how incredible this camera is. Nikon put so much *thought* into how it's crafted. It's sensor isn't too much for the internals. The autofocus system is other-worldly, seriously, there isn't a camera at the price point that can keep up with it (I think it would even trade blows with most Sonys favorably). The dials are a blast to use when I'm shooting slow moving things or just having fun and shooting street, it brings the tactile nature of cameras back to front and center. The 24mp sensor might not win the award for highest resolution but it's utterly brilliant, low light performance is astonishing. I don't even feel the need to run any NR passes on ISO 6400-8000 and even at 12,800 I have fully *usable* images. With all of that above said, I would have been happy and totally unsurprised if Nikon had just thrown a standard video kit on it and called it a day. Nope, they went with 10bit recording and some truly stellar video quality. All mashed into a portable camera, which, while not lightweight, is *far* lighter than DSLR bodies. I always thought I'd be compromising with my first mirrorless. I haven't found a single area where I'm wishing for something more -- this camera is nothing short of astonishing. The fact they did this on a retro-styled camera is just wild to me. Prior to this one of my favorite cameras of all time was the D500, another camera that really has no place in the grander lineup that Nikon is known for. Turns out, I tend to like the dark horse cameras. I know that the Z6IIIs, Z8s, and the more standard bodies from Fuji and Sony are going to get a lot of attention, but IMO the Zf is one of the best cameras ever made when you consider the value it provides. It has breathed new life into my photography and allowed me to express myself artistically in a way I wasn't sure was possible -- it's just so easy for the camera to match the vision I have in my head when I go to snap an image, and the hardware does what I want *every* time. It doesn't miss. My AF system is set up to standard autofocus with a narrower back button autofocus. This lets me override the AF if I want to zero in on a region of an image. And that punch to zoom is also such a stellar addition and even works on MF lenses. It's just a really, seriously, complete camera that takes stunning images.

Love the A168 ❤

Older Fuji sensors had problems in Lightroom but that’s no longer true especially for the 40Mpix sensor. I can just encourage everyone to download raw files of the test image from the dpreview website for different camera brands and compare them in Lightroom. Just try to match them as close as possible. What you will observe is that you will end up with almost identical results except that Nikon applies more noise reduction on their raws at higher ISO values (with the downside of loosing more details). Keep in mind that for apsc equivalent settings are roughly half the ISO and one f-stop down. So as long as you use your f2 lens on the Nikon, there is no low light advantage versus the Fuji with a f1.4. As long as you don’t want that really shallow depth of field or fast zoom lenses, the perceived full frame advantage is a myth.

Shooting with Nikon most of my life, the ZF was disappointing. I traded them all in and own three Fuji's and it was the right call.

I believe the comparison between a lower end Fuji camera and the Nikon Zf is somewhat unfair. I have the XT5 and it is a wonderful camera. Paired with Fuji or Viltrox lenses, it has the ability to produce wonderful images. If it is paired with the Viltrox 27mm 1.2, it captures great low light pictures. That said, I also shoot with a Nikon D610 and a Nikon Z50. I will soon be purchasing a Zf so I can continue using my Nikon lenses, and put my D610 to pasture. But I’m definitely not getting rid of the XT5 anytime soon. It is a wonderful camera that provides a great vintage experience, albeit with modern hardware. To me, it’s the best of both worlds. Happy shooting! 📸

You will soon discover that auto ISO in Nikon is not the same concept as in Fujifilm. Nikon's feature should have been named "ISO assist" or something :). If you feel the need to go back and forth between auto and manual ISO in Nikon then you are probably still thinking like a Fujifilm shooter. There is no "auto" ISO in the Zf. It is always manual even if the so called "auto ISO" is turned on. The only thing that auto ISO does is increase your ISO over your current manual setting and up to the configured maximum if and only if the latter is greater than the former and the shutter speed drops lower than its configured minimum. Now how often do you change your mind about how high the camera is allowed to bring its ISO without asking you? Practically never. Yeah we all agree that a hardware switch for auto ISO would have been nice but think about it for minute and you will find that adding an A position in the ISO dial like Fujifilm does, cannot work simply because auto ISO in Nikon does not mean "not manual". So you still need the ISO dial even when ISO is set to auto. Think about it.

Switching to Nikon was one of the best decisions I have ever made. With the ZF, I find it hard to imagine buying another Fuji camera. I was a diehard Xpro3 shooter. I doubt a XPro4 could make me go back. I haven't entirely given up on Fuji. I still enjoy my 50R, X100V, and XE2.

99% agree, ISO is a no issue for me. Amazing camera. I also love the MF experience. Takes me back and slows me down to create. Checkout Voigtlander Nikon Z mount lens lineup. I have their 50mm f/1.0 and 35mm f/2 APO. Amazing lenses. Great video and I wish you the best.

FINALLY found someone who can articulate why I have been shooting with the Zf and just sold off most of my Fuji bodies (kept my X-E2 for it's amazing character it gives images and the X-t30II as a back up for events). I used the cash to buy back non-AI lenses and having a blast with manual focus! If you want to shoot full manual, these lenses are the way to go and give you the aperture ring goodness. Thanks!

There are a few videos here on TH-cam that will show you how to set up the auto iso correctly. Once I did that it now feels better implemented than every other system. Simply put, you use the dial to set the auto iso top out value.

You can use even your Fuji X mount lenses on Nikon, with the Boryoza FX-Z autofocus adapter

i have lots of Nikon SLR Lenses, thinking about sticking my toes into mirrorless with the Zf...

It’s thousands times better than anything else on the market

Your video is noisy.

I wish the ZF had a focus stick on the back and aperture ring on the lenses.

with voigtlanders, no contest, zf all the way

The Zf has been one of my best purchases this year. I'm really pleased with both the 40mm and 24-200mm lenses.

Yasss love the Nikon Zf!! Love your photos, can't wait for your manual focus lens review!

Excellent video man! Look forward to seeing more from ya!

Very nice photos

Very nice photos

Great video

Nice content. Video looks crispy!

2024, I bought the xpro2 over the xt30ii both are great tools but different animals, the xpro2 together with the 35 mm f2 fuji lens is a modern dream. Fuji could have stopped there… with this lens the camera reaches its full resolution of 24 MP. There is no need for more megapixels, even with aggressive cropping because your scene was too far away…. a dream combination for me, makes photography a lot more fun….😊

2024 and I just received my graphite edition from MPB. Our camera body timeline is scarily similar lol though, I still have my T3i, Canon R, and X-E2s.

Fantastic journey tell me are you still using your X- Pro 2 .. do you think it’s worth buying one in 2024

Great story masked as a gear video. Thanks for sharing

I have two x pro 2 I was thinking of getting the xe 4 but not weather proof n you have two slots

Can you link me to your film recipes

Nice story, pal. I reckon your grandfather would approve!

Really nice video! I'm totally fascinated by Fuji's system. At moment I have got an old Nikon d5200 with several lens but is quite heavy and sometimes frustrating so I wanna change it. I'm totally lost for the x-pro2 and the x100v. The X-pro2 is easier to recover at the moment even at a lower price (~800€ solo body) but the manageability, lightness of the x100v really appeals to me, especially because it could be that camera to take on trips in your backpack and travel light or that helps you get back to photography while having fun. On the one hand the X-pro2 has the flexibility on the other the x100v has the lightness and manageability. What do you think about it?

this video is great, thanks for sharing your experience. it reassured me that the x-pro2 is just right for me.

Great video and I agree, the Fuji pro line is sleek in design and simple in looks but these only serve to mask a truly creative tool that is a joy to use.

Great vid, great shots. was the street video footage from the x70 too?

Good video; an engaging story told with a casual enthusiasm. Thank You! I have been a Canon 7d-mkII shooter but got a used Fuji X100 (original) off of Craigslist and I love it! I have been waffling on the next Fuji step of Xpro-1 or -2… we’ll see :) I wish you well on your image aquisition journey 👍

good photo👍