@@astoriarosewood5135 depends on what you want in a camera. X100IV is an APS-C Point and Shoot camera with a fixed lens, more compact, film simulations, and 40 MP in a crop sensor frame. The ZF is a Full Frame camera that is a little bigger but performs better Autofocus and Low light, 24 MP on a FF sensor, is a interchangeable body so you have various lenses/focal lengths to choose from, and is a good camera with the 40mm F2 lens if you want to run and go.
@@astoriarosewood5135 So I think as long as you know what you want to use the camera for it should be easy. The zf is a better camera, its tougher, has better video specs, autofocus, ibis, and you can switch out lenses. Lenses on the z mount wont give you the same retro feeling or style unless you adapt sigma lenses to the zf. I actually think the modern looking lenses look great on the zf. x100vi is an all in one package which you can bring with you everywhere, creates more detailed images. And that's important if you just want to have something you can use spontaneously because its so light. Need to take macro shots? Just flip a switch. Want to use an nd filter? Flip a switch. Also the way fuji handles film sims and retro style better, while the zf is a better camera for someone who wants something they can use professionally that also looks neat. The Zf is also a more expensive thing, because body only is more expensive than the fuji, but you have to buy lenses, filters are more expensive, etc.
@@astoriarosewood5135 It depends on which ecosystem you're invested in. I, myself, shoot with Nikon. I love the sensors they put into their cameras. So, my bias towards Nikon is founded solely on the output of the cameras, the user-friendly interface and menu, the spectacular lenses available for the Z systems, and, of course, the superb ergonomics! Also, do keep in mind that the Fuji has a smaller sensor size than the Nikon ZF.
@@astoriarosewood5135get both they’re really different and makes shooting very, very fun in different ways. If you gotta pick one, my view is that Nikon provides better images quality if you already know how you like to edit your photos. It definitely have better low light performance compared to the x100vi. Personally I paired it with a manual focus Voigtlander 50mm f1 and its been producing absolutely incredible night shots. Set a function to punch in to 200% to confirm my focus makes it super easy to nail every shot wide open at night. However this set up is a little bulky especially when compared wtih the x100vi. Which you will find yourself carrying the x100 with you more often as a results which also means you wont miss moments and shots you otherwise have. While the image quality is good its in my opinion not as good as the zf especially in terms of low light performance where I shoot often at but its still way more than good . And the film simulations really inspires more creativity. So get them both if possible because they are both handsome cameras but also damn good performers. These two particular camera is no longer purely about “specs” but its about a lifestyle centred around cameras, giving you the leica experience for a fraction of the price
Its awesome, I just bought one a week ago. Evf is nicer than the specs might suggest, way better and smoother then the z6. And the manual focus option are what makes this camera unique. Its uses the detection modes (eg moves the magnification automatically to the eye), has focus point optimized ibis, and with the trartisans 6bit adapter you can use focus trap mode with focus confirmation with manual lenses. This makes it the best mf camera atm in my opinion
This camera is my favorite so far, I’ve rearranged my lens collection as well. I use the 135 1.8s Plena, Nikon 40mm 2.8 ,Voigtlander 58mm 1.4 and the Nikon 26mm 2.8
As a Fuji shooter I want this paired with some Voigtländer lenses! I really hope Fuji can have this manual focus assist one day. That's such a cool feature!
I was going to buy a Fuji X1006 , but due to its unavailability I purchased the ZF instead , Let me just I never been so happy that a camera I wanted wasn’t available because it forced me to buy the ZF and I just love it 😊
This was a really a good rundown! The ZF has peaked my interest a few times, so it was good to hear your experience with it. The images looked great! :)
If I were to buy a modern vintage looking camera, it would be the Nikon ZF because my first camera was a Nikon FM and I loved that camera. I do have nonworking models of the FM, FE, and Nikkormat that I keep on a shelf.
Pro portrait photographer here. Studio and natural light. Fuji since 2018. I have the XT5 and a X100V, the 33 and the 56. I trained on film, in the 80’s, my first camera was a Nikon FE. I’m thinking of going with this Nikon. Do you recommend? And What lenses do you recommend? I have to have a 50 and an 85 for my workflow and I’d love a 35 or 28. Thanks for Any advice!
As a fuji shooter, i really really like the looks and specs of this camera. However FF lens are in a whole different price point if you want something solid. Would love to see a compact version FF to compete with the X100VI.
Informative video. Thank you for posting. There is a lot I like about the Zf. However, for my personal use there is a lot more that I like about the XT5. Nevertheless, I would be extremely happy with either camera.
Gorgeous and powerful, but not for me. It is big and the only small cool lens to go with it is the 40mm, a focal length that I love but it is not so fast... Nice review, as always!
@@PavSZ that is my favorite part of the flip screen. I actually don't like the regular screen because it is exposed all the time and the flip screen is nearly perfect in my opinion. Its there when you need it and if you shoot through the viewfinder, closed and protected. Love it lol
I'm afraid the Zf is in risk of being another z6ii in firmware updates. It was launched as a retro camera for use with manual lenses but it was the z8 who got the half-shutter press for returning from zoom mode. The easy access for disabling subject detection, which is also used with manual focusing, was not added too in the latest firmware. Nikon is clearly making a statement that only higher end cameras get new features
@@fireinthechoir Compare with the features added in just released z8 and z9. Nikon is clearly making a statement that important features are only on higher end cameras
The Z8 is on 2.0 and the Z9 is on 3.0. Some of the Zf features the Z8 doesn't even have, like focus point AF priority. Also, the Zf had a few features *before* the Z8 which were added in 2.0, like pixel shift. The Z9 doesn't even have pixel shift yet. I'd wait a bit before catastophizing.
Yes. 90%. 125% if there is a second screen like xpro3, has film winding gimmick like epson rd1 (not accesory but for single shot use if you want). The other is nikon need to release new all manual focus only compact prime for photo artist.
Nikon has been doing this a long time. It's not surprising, and copying their very own vintage systems; is not copying Fujifilm... The Nikon is and was FULL FRAME. I personally would'nt even try comparing it to Fujifilm camera.
Personally I’d like to see them rerelease an actual film camera like this. Digital is great but makes it easy for you to just delete an image instead of actually thinking it throw before you click the shutter button.
what does film have to do with it? Perhaps maybe you should just be thinking it through before you hit the shutter button anyway. As for Nikon making a film camera like this, they made thousands 😂
Can we stop with the “film slows you down” and the “film makes me think before I shoot” bullshit? Like, you can literally slow down with any camera, film or digital, M43 or MF. The pretentiousness some film shooters have is nauseating at this point. Shoot what you want and don’t make up excuses as to why. It’s that simple.
Oh man I got the ZF! Being a 18 year m4/3 shooter I had to give it a try. I got it with the 40mm f2. That lens is hot trash! Renders terrible. So I got the 35mm f1.8 and now it was giving outstanding results. So then I got the 26mm f2.8 and with that outstanding compact lens you were getting the true use of that body design to enjoy the camera. Fantastic camera!
@@PavSZ That 40mm renders like a plastic Polaroid camera. Horrible! I couldn’t believe my local camera company gave me $200 for that thing. Now that 26mm it’s as sharp as my 35mm 1.8 and has a rendering I really like similar to my m4/3 20mm f1.7. It’s apples and pecans difference between the lenses. I’ve owned 50 lenses over the years and that 40 is easily the worst.
Be WARNED the Nikon ZF does not support autofocus when using a remote release. A remote release will only trigger the shutter (NO AF), What on earth are Nikon thinking of? I totally get it that this is a retro camera and that old school film cameras did not have autofocus and therefore their cable release only triggered the shutter. However if Nike wanted to truly go retro with the ZF why did they give it AF in the first pace but not allow AF via a remote release which is critical for my needs. WAKE UP NIKKON you have just lost a sale. More people need to be aware of this.
only like 1 in 10 000 people will be using cable release. I am guessing you are talking about old school, screw on cable release. You can use the app to remotely control this camera.
@@PavSZ Hi, Where did you get that figure regarding only 1 in 10,000 people using a remote release from ? id be very interested to be educated, all landscape photographers will use remote releases when the light fades and especially when using ND Filters, personally I shoot wildlife many times in poor light so reduce any possibility of camera shake by using a remote shutter release even though the camera is mounted on a sturdy tripod.. Cabled releases for me are not that useful, I always use a wireless remote with AF capabilities as they are much more flexible and also enable their camera to be triggered remotely from a distance. The app you referred to is not very well regarded by serious photographers and is not used by the majority of enthusiasts either. There are many photographic accessories companies out there selling remote releases for good reason .... people want them and people want to connect them to their cameras. All I was stating was that there is no port on the ZF to connect a remote release to which is a camera killer for me and probably for a lot of other photographers when they realise the ZF's shortcomings. Nice looking camera but crippled by Nikon.
the problem is that the lenses got much bigger these days. This camera is very hard to handle without the grip with lenses like 85, 135 or a 70-200 (and many others)
@@PavSZOhhh yes I fully agree 👍🏼 The nikon mount is too big. Voigtlander makes the lenses that match this camera best from a look and feeling vintage expierence. You don't even need an adapter 😊
But Fuji X100VI did it!!!! And Leica Q3 did it!!! If the Nikon Zf was at the very least 40MP it would have been a HUGE HIT and sales would have gone through the roof!
@@dakotaxu4792 I don't think it would make any difference. Not for majority of people anyway. Higher resolution doesn't make photos sharper or better quality. Just bigger. This camera outshines Fuji. Can't be compared to Leica, different type of camera all together
yes. nikon got it 80% right. whats makes 100% for hobbyist? 1. nikon should add second mini screen like xpro3 (best suited full articulating screen (for hobbyist) 2. nikon should add grip design like nikon f3 (i own fm2n, i prefer body design of fm2n without grip like zfc) but when i got choice i prefer the design of f3 3. nikon should consider adding winding lever just like old days for this kind of camera (winding lever to simulate old film days not just decoration) for 3 of those i dont mind nikon increase the price of the camera 4. nikon should create another lens lineup for digital artist, the only lens that great with this design are z28 and 40 and 26. with 3rd party like voigtlander. the new lineup of lens should be all manual focus with compact artistic build like the old days. catered for photo artist. i think 28/1.5, 35/1.5 and 58/1.5 dunno
I have no idea what other reviewers were saying but I have put Sigma 50mm f1.4 with FTZ adapter on it and it was hard to handle with that weight attached. Also you have to go out of your way to search for the grip, buy it and wait for it to be delivered. Lack of grip is an issue straight out of the box
It’s an ok camera. Photos still look way too sharp and digital. Too bad these cameras only look like vintage cameras and don’t produce photos anything like a vintage camera.
Love the images from mine. But hey, you have the option to set your internal image profiles to make it look just about any way you want. Soft, sharp, "digital", not digital, whatever. Better to have great sharp data and not need it than to need it and not have it. It's not one way or the highway so to speak. For me it was a camera that is considerably more capable than my Z6 (version 1) at a price I could handle. The "vintage" part was really not a big plus for me. I like the look, but that's not why I got it. Shot a lot of 35mm film over the years but for me, sharpness is king so a good fit. To each his own. Enjoy what you have!
There are many old AF-D lenses that works via the FTZII adapter, doesn’t detract from the experience, and renders wonderfully well. The 85 F1.4D, 105 F2 DC, 135 F2 DC and 180 F2.8D all come to mind. I often use these on my Zf and they provide wonderful vintage rendered photos. SOOC.
At first I was skeptical of the ZF, but after buying it and getting the SmallRig grip I'm happy I got it.
I’ve been contemplating buying it for months and I can’t decide between it and the Fuji X100VI 🥹
@@astoriarosewood5135 depends on what you want in a camera. X100IV is an APS-C Point and Shoot camera with a fixed lens, more compact, film simulations, and 40 MP in a crop sensor frame. The ZF is a Full Frame camera that is a little bigger but performs better Autofocus and Low light, 24 MP on a FF sensor, is a interchangeable body so you have various lenses/focal lengths to choose from, and is a good camera with the 40mm F2 lens if you want to run and go.
@@astoriarosewood5135 So I think as long as you know what you want to use the camera for it should be easy.
The zf is a better camera, its tougher, has better video specs, autofocus, ibis, and you can switch out lenses. Lenses on the z mount wont give you the same retro feeling or style unless you adapt sigma lenses to the zf. I actually think the modern looking lenses look great on the zf.
x100vi is an all in one package which you can bring with you everywhere, creates more detailed images. And that's important if you just want to have something you can use spontaneously because its so light. Need to take macro shots? Just flip a switch. Want to use an nd filter? Flip a switch. Also the way fuji handles film sims and retro style better, while the zf is a better camera for someone who wants something they can use professionally that also looks neat. The Zf is also a more expensive thing, because body only is more expensive than the fuji, but you have to buy lenses, filters are more expensive, etc.
@@astoriarosewood5135
It depends on which ecosystem you're invested in.
I, myself, shoot with Nikon.
I love the sensors they put into their cameras.
So, my bias towards Nikon is founded solely on the output of the cameras, the user-friendly interface and menu, the spectacular lenses available for the Z systems, and, of course, the superb ergonomics!
Also, do keep in mind that the Fuji has a smaller sensor size than the Nikon ZF.
@@astoriarosewood5135get both they’re really different and makes shooting very, very fun in different ways. If you gotta pick one, my view is that Nikon provides better images quality if you already know how you like to edit your photos. It definitely have better low light performance compared to the x100vi. Personally I paired it with a manual focus Voigtlander 50mm f1 and its been producing absolutely incredible night shots. Set a function to punch in to 200% to confirm my focus makes it super easy to nail every shot wide open at night. However this set up is a little bulky especially when compared wtih the x100vi. Which you will find yourself carrying the x100 with you more often as a results which also means you wont miss moments and shots you otherwise have. While the image quality is good its in my opinion not as good as the zf especially in terms of low light performance where I shoot often at but its still way more than good . And the film simulations really inspires more creativity. So get them both if possible because they are both handsome cameras but also damn good performers. These two particular camera is no longer purely about “specs” but its about a lifestyle centred around cameras, giving you the leica experience for a fraction of the price
Its awesome, I just bought one a week ago. Evf is nicer than the specs might suggest, way better and smoother then the z6. And the manual focus option are what makes this camera unique. Its uses the detection modes (eg moves the magnification automatically to the eye), has focus point optimized ibis, and with the trartisans 6bit adapter you can use focus trap mode with focus confirmation with manual lenses. This makes it the best mf camera atm in my opinion
YES!
There is so much I haven't covered in my video. It is a great camera
This camera is my favorite so far, I’ve rearranged my lens collection as well. I use the 135 1.8s Plena, Nikon 40mm 2.8 ,Voigtlander 58mm 1.4 and the Nikon 26mm 2.8
Nice!
As a Fuji shooter I want this paired with some Voigtländer lenses! I really hope Fuji can have this manual focus assist one day. That's such a cool feature!
I'd love to try it with Voigtländer lenses
@@PavSZ It actually works very well with the native z-mount Voigtländer lenses, an absolutely fantastic experience.
I was going to buy a Fuji X1006 , but due to its unavailability I purchased the ZF instead , Let me just I never been so happy that a camera I wanted wasn’t available because it forced me to buy the ZF and I just love it 😊
better and more versatile camera overall
This was a really a good rundown! The ZF has peaked my interest a few times, so it was good to hear your experience with it. The images looked great! :)
Thanks Josh!
I really love this camera, very good everything
Love your color grading. Great review.
Thanks!
I use my own presets: www.pavsz.com/shop
If I were to buy a modern vintage looking camera, it would be the Nikon ZF because my first camera was a Nikon FM and I loved that camera. I do have nonworking models of the FM, FE, and Nikkormat that I keep on a shelf.
It is a very good camera
@@PavSZ If there were more vintage looking Nikkor lenses, I'd be more inclined to buy the camera.
@@PhotoTrekr there is 100 years of Nikon lenses available (via FTZ) and 100s manual ones that can be adapted too
@@PavSZ But, is the quality of those old lenses good enough for today's sensors?
Pro portrait photographer here. Studio and natural light. Fuji since 2018. I have the XT5 and a X100V, the 33 and the 56. I trained on film, in the 80’s, my first camera was a Nikon FE.
I’m thinking of going with this Nikon. Do you recommend? And What lenses do you recommend? I have to have a 50 and an 85 for my workflow and I’d love a 35 or 28. Thanks for
Any advice!
As a fuji shooter, i really really like the looks and specs of this camera. However FF lens are in a whole different price point if you want something solid. Would love to see a compact version FF to compete with the X100VI.
Stay tuned for Panasonic’s imminent announcement . . .
this is totally different class of a camera than X100vi and I don't think thAt any FF would be comparable
@doogieham just speculations, I haven't heard anything
Nothing concrete, yet, but stay tuned anyway . . . 🙂@@PavSZ
That is objectively false re the lens price points.
I love the color , what setting are u using
I use my own presets: www.pavsz.com/shop
Great vid thanks! Subbed.
Thanks!
Informative video. Thank you for posting. There is a lot I like about the Zf. However, for my personal use there is a lot more that I like about the XT5. Nevertheless, I would be extremely happy with either camera.
thanks!
The best camera is the one you have
Gorgeous and powerful, but not for me. It is big and the only small cool lens to go with it is the 40mm, a focal length that I love but it is not so fast... Nice review, as always!
thanks
Examples shoots are all SOOC with no editing?
there is info what Lightroom preset of mine I have used on each photo in this video
beautiful camera and tech. I can see that a separate grip is an insta-buy
Looks great, just a shame about the damn ubiquitous side hinged flippy flappy screen.
that's what it is. You can literally keep it closed all the time though
@@PavSZ that is my favorite part of the flip screen. I actually don't like the regular screen because it is exposed all the time and the flip screen is nearly perfect in my opinion. Its there when you need it and if you shoot through the viewfinder, closed and protected. Love it lol
The ZF will just have to do until Nikon releases their rangefinder😊
it is a very decent camera overall
I'm afraid the Zf is in risk of being another z6ii in firmware updates. It was launched as a retro camera for use with manual lenses but it was the z8 who got the half-shutter press for returning from zoom mode. The easy access for disabling subject detection, which is also used with manual focusing, was not added too in the latest firmware. Nikon is clearly making a statement that only higher end cameras get new features
The Zf has already gotten two firmware updates and hasn't even been out that long. What are you talking about?
@@fireinthechoir Compare with the features added in just released z8 and z9. Nikon is clearly making a statement that important features are only on higher end cameras
Egh, the Z8 has been out for 3+ months longer than the Zf and the Z9 came out in 2021. I don't think it's reasonable to call this "a statement" imo
@@fireinthechoir Really?? Compare the updates of both the z8 and zf
The Z8 is on 2.0 and the Z9 is on 3.0. Some of the Zf features the Z8 doesn't even have, like focus point AF priority. Also, the Zf had a few features *before* the Z8 which were added in 2.0, like pixel shift. The Z9 doesn't even have pixel shift yet. I'd wait a bit before catastophizing.
Yes. 90%. 125% if there is a second screen like xpro3, has film winding gimmick like epson rd1 (not accesory but for single shot use if you want). The other is nikon need to release new all manual focus only compact prime for photo artist.
I plan on upgrading my z50 to z6-3 this year or next year dunno
there is lots of manual primes that can be used with it
The body size and weight is about the same as the Nikon F3 HP... even the small grip, without the added Smallrig grip, comes from the Nikon F3 HP
yes
Nikon has been doing this a long time. It's not surprising, and copying their very own vintage systems; is not copying Fujifilm...
The Nikon is and was FULL FRAME. I personally would'nt even try comparing it to Fujifilm camera.
I have never compared it to FujiFilm in my video. Much better camera than Fuji equivalent overall
@@PavSZ sorry, I wasn't saying you were. My bad if it came off that way pro... Keep up the great work🤜🏾
Personally I’d like to see them rerelease an actual film camera like this. Digital is great but makes it easy for you to just delete an image instead of actually thinking it throw before you click the shutter button.
what does film have to do with it? Perhaps maybe you should just be thinking it through before you hit the shutter button anyway.
As for Nikon making a film camera like this, they made thousands 😂
Can we stop with the “film slows you down” and the “film makes me think before I shoot” bullshit?
Like, you can literally slow down with any camera, film or digital, M43 or MF.
The pretentiousness some film shooters have is nauseating at this point.
Shoot what you want and don’t make up excuses as to why. It’s that simple.
they have, it's called FM2
Plenty of old film cameras to choose from that are still amazing. I don’t think we really need new ones.
Oh man I got the ZF! Being a 18 year m4/3 shooter I had to give it a try. I got it with the 40mm f2. That lens is hot trash! Renders terrible. So I got the 35mm f1.8 and now it was giving outstanding results. So then I got the 26mm f2.8 and with that outstanding compact lens you were getting the true use of that body design to enjoy the camera. Fantastic camera!
40mm is not that bad for the price. I think the 26mm is a bit worse in my opinion.
I will be reviewing both of these lenses soon
@@PavSZ That 40mm renders like a plastic Polaroid camera. Horrible! I couldn’t believe my local camera company gave me $200 for that thing. Now that 26mm it’s as sharp as my 35mm 1.8 and has a rendering I really like similar to my m4/3 20mm f1.7. It’s apples and pecans difference between the lenses. I’ve owned 50 lenses over the years and that 40 is easily the worst.
Zee F
only in United Stated, in English it is Zet F
Needs a hand grip :)
I have ZF-C, ergonomic disaster
There are quite a few grips available for the ZFc if you want that my wife uses a small rig model and it improves the handling quite a bit .
yes
Be WARNED the Nikon ZF does not support autofocus when using a remote release. A remote release will only trigger the shutter (NO AF), What on earth are Nikon thinking of? I totally get it that this is a retro camera and that old school film cameras did not have autofocus and therefore their cable release only triggered the shutter. However if Nike wanted to truly go retro with the ZF why did they give it AF in the first pace but not allow AF via a remote release which is critical for my needs. WAKE UP NIKKON you have just lost a sale. More people need to be aware of this.
only like 1 in 10 000 people will be using cable release. I am guessing you are talking about old school, screw on cable release.
You can use the app to remotely control this camera.
@@PavSZ Hi, Where did you get that figure regarding only 1 in 10,000 people using a remote release from ? id be very interested to be educated, all landscape photographers will use remote releases when the light fades and especially when using ND Filters, personally I shoot wildlife many times in poor light so reduce any possibility of camera shake by using a remote shutter release even though the camera is mounted on a sturdy tripod.. Cabled releases for me are not that useful, I always use a wireless remote with AF capabilities as they are much more flexible and also enable their camera to be triggered remotely from a distance. The app you referred to is not very well regarded by serious photographers and is not used by the majority of enthusiasts either. There are many photographic accessories companies out there selling remote releases for good reason .... people want them and people want to connect them to their cameras. All I was stating was that there is no port on the ZF to connect a remote release to which is a camera killer for me and probably for a lot of other photographers when they realise the ZF's shortcomings. Nice looking camera but crippled by Nikon.
If you give it grip it's not really vintage anymore... I can't remember I used a grip on my FM's back in the day you hipsters 🤷🏻♂️😂
the problem is that the lenses got much bigger these days. This camera is very hard to handle without the grip with lenses like 85, 135 or a 70-200 (and many others)
@@PavSZOhhh yes I fully agree 👍🏼 The nikon mount is too big. Voigtlander makes the lenses that match this camera best from a look and feeling vintage expierence. You don't even need an adapter 😊
It is the ultimate vintage camera buy why couldn’t they have made it 45MP?
bigger files, slower, more high ISO noise
But Fuji X100VI did it!!!! And Leica Q3 did it!!! If the Nikon Zf was at the very least 40MP it would have been a HUGE HIT and sales would have gone through the roof!
@@dakotaxu4792 I don't think it would make any difference. Not for majority of people anyway. Higher resolution doesn't make photos sharper or better quality. Just bigger.
This camera outshines Fuji. Can't be compared to Leica, different type of camera all together
yes. nikon got it 80% right. whats makes 100% for hobbyist?
1. nikon should add second mini screen like xpro3 (best suited full articulating screen (for hobbyist)
2. nikon should add grip design like nikon f3 (i own fm2n, i prefer body design of fm2n without grip like zfc) but when i got choice i prefer the design of f3
3. nikon should consider adding winding lever just like old days for this kind of camera (winding lever to simulate old film days not just decoration)
for 3 of those i dont mind nikon increase the price of the camera
4. nikon should create another lens lineup for digital artist, the only lens that great with this design are z28 and 40 and 26. with 3rd party like voigtlander. the new lineup of lens should be all manual focus with compact artistic build like the old days. catered for photo artist. i think 28/1.5, 35/1.5 and 58/1.5 dunno
Another reviewer complaining about Zf grip (facepalm)
The accessory is so f... CHEAP!
I have no idea what other reviewers were saying but I have put Sigma 50mm f1.4 with FTZ adapter on it and it was hard to handle with that weight attached. Also you have to go out of your way to search for the grip, buy it and wait for it to be delivered. Lack of grip is an issue straight out of the box
Crying like a baby 🤦
It’s an ok camera. Photos still look way too sharp and digital. Too bad these cameras only look like vintage cameras and don’t produce photos anything like a vintage camera.
Love the images from mine. But hey, you have the option to set your internal image profiles to make it look just about any way you want. Soft, sharp, "digital", not digital, whatever. Better to have great sharp data and not need it than to need it and not have it. It's not one way or the highway so to speak. For me it was a camera that is considerably more capable than my Z6 (version 1) at a price I could handle. The "vintage" part was really not a big plus for me. I like the look, but that's not why I got it. Shot a lot of 35mm film over the years but for me, sharpness is king so a good fit. To each his own. Enjoy what you have!
it is a digital camera and it is very easy to achieve the film look in edit.
There are many old AF-D lenses that works via the FTZII adapter, doesn’t detract from the experience, and renders wonderfully well. The 85 F1.4D, 105 F2 DC, 135 F2 DC and 180 F2.8D all come to mind. I often use these on my Zf and they provide wonderful vintage rendered photos. SOOC.
The lens is what will give it a vintage looking that what you want.