The Zfc is a fantastic camera performance and useability-wise. Overhyped at first, and wrongfully underrated ever since. NOT just for newbies, and the flip-screen is very useful for most still-photography - NOT just a “vloggers-gimmick”. Focus-peaking is very useful when using any vintage manual lenses (with adapter). Oh, and it fits perfectly into the leather case (lower section) of the original FM/EM camera. It’s a fantastic piece of kit - for advanced photographers too - often this is neglected (possibly due to kit-snobbery?). Highly reliable and highly recommended!! 😎🤜🏽🤛🏽
Could not agree more about kit snobbery, I have seen so much negativity around the Zfc , times have moved on get over it you old stuck in the dark ages DSLR owners, I have had a whole range of DSLRs in the past and I got sick and tired of lugging all the weight around, I wanted something equally as good but more of a joy to take out with me even on a short walk and the Zfc ticks all the boxes, I love it and the retro styling is a bonus
@@colinshomepage1214tell me can we use our F mount Nikon DX 17-55mm f/2.8g lens and 85mm 1.4D with this zfc camera easily with ftz2 adapter.?? Or this camera would have some limitations with F mount lenses.? I want to use it for professional photography only but not for videos
Thanks for this video... I was using my Zfc after a year and forgot what settings to use. This video worked like a cheat book for me. Appreciate your work.
A great video which makes the daunting task of learning the menu very simple. Clear explanations and, only where necessary, really useful context based on personal experience. In all whether you’re researching, buying, novice or experienced, this video does what it says on the tin in such a pleasing way you don’t fell like you’re getting a classroom lecture from the least popular teacher. Great job.
Thank you for your valuable time putting this video together for us. I’m in the research phase (I’m picking out my birthday present!) I’m a total beginner, but I want to get into photography and perhaps vlogging too. You’ve given me a great insight into what this camera is capable of. It’s a little daunting, but it’s nice not to have to read the manual, which I’ve downloaded. Thank you for your easy to understand video.
Love this camera for it's size, quality and affordability as an introduction to mirrorless. Grew weary of lugging around my full-frame Nikon Df and 70-200 2.8 so it stayed home a lot. Even with the 50-250 zoom lens attached, this camera is a lightweight. Thank you for the deep dive into the menus.
Thanks for this careful and instructive commentary on setting up a Z fc. I just got one and am working with the setup. I appreciate how you show that there are areas where people will want to do something other than what you prefer. But so far, I'm 99% aligned with your preferences.
Great instructional, and very valuable information. You offer a lot of informatioin, and it's hard to grasp it quickly. I just have to go back and watch this instruction video a few times. Thanks for your help! 👍 📷 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐🤩
Thank you so much! I come from old models Nikon DSLRs (which I still love btw) and this is my first z-mount, which hasn't reached me yet due to a blunder of the company I bought it from. Your explanation of the settings is just spot on, it made me hit both the like and the subscribe button.
Thank you for your time in making this very helpful video! Much appreciated. :) I've just bought a Nikon Z fc and while i'm waiting for the battery to charge i watched this video - so now i can actually look at setting her up nicely. Learnt a lot so once again, much appreciated!
Ok, I am finally using my back button auto focus feature and yeah, I like it. I did figure out if you have the focus mode set to AF-A, the back button focus does not function properly.... took me a bit to figure that out. I changed it to AF-C... maybe you covered that one but thought it would help others out using the Z fc.. Thanks for the great videos!!
Thanks for this. I upgraded from my D200 which I had for about 15 years, so it's strange not feeling comfortable with my camera in my hands, not feeling that everything is dialed in. This helped me get much closer to that.
Very similar to the Z50? Either way, a really great review of the menu options - thank you, and I hope you and your family had a great Christmas Hudson.
Bought the Zfx specifically as a street photography body, to replace a Sigma fp which i absolutely adore for that role, but which has one big flaw - a very noticable rolling shutter (horrible for night time street photos under street lamps). Was surprised to notice a number of flaws no reviewer or influencer mentioned while using it for only 2 days. Was also surprised to see some good things that were never mentioned. Among the flaws, the thing that drives me absolutely mad is the massive turn-on lag, which is the same whether you turn it off completely, or it just goes to sleep. In the two days of use, too many a time i'd bring the camera to my eye, and find myself staring into a black viewfinder for a couple of seconds, while whatever event i wanted to capture was unfolding and then gone. I started getting into the habit of turning it on well in advance, or even tapping the shutter button every so often if i expect something to happen. Second one is the frankly dumb way the viewfinder-only mode works with the playback/review button - it does *nothing* until you bring the viewfinder to your eye. You need to blindly fish for the button under your cheek (because of the compactness of the body) while keeping the viewfinder to your eye. That one should be easy for Nikon to fix, at least, if anyone actually reports it (i guess the target market for the camera is not very likely to use the viewfinder only mode). The third one is sort of weird, and i was only able to reproduce it twice, and then never again - when assigning AF-ON to the AE/AF-L button, the camera got stuck with AF on twice on me. As in, letting go of the button, pressing it again, changing AF modes - whatever i'd do, it'd continue focusing. As if my finger was on the AF-ON button that whole time. The only thing that would kick it out of it was to turn it off and on again. I was also surprised by the noise - seems much noisier than a Z6 or Z7 downsized to same resolution for night time photography. Not sure if actually noisier, or if the character of the noise is just uglier, i think the latter. Despite the price point, i'm finding this surprising because of the sensor size vs. resolution. Also surprised no one seems to have picked up on it. In order to not make this comment 100% negative, here's a couple of positive things: - Battery life is brilliant! Two days of random street photography walkabouts (total of about 4-5 hours) and i'm still at 3 bars! - It looks and balances great with Voigtlaender Nokton and similar lenses! Easy to focus too, thanks to a well implemented magnified view and peaking. - It's GREAT to finally have all the Nikon Z and some of Nikon DSLR customization options available in such a tiny package! - Working with M + Auto ISO is much easier than i expected. That's how i have most of my cameras set up, and the discrete dials don't really make it any harder to use that way, at least for me.
I have also noticed the first flaw and sometimes is a little bit annoying. But it depends on the setting. If you have set it to go to sleep every 20 min, I don't think you will have that problem. A thing that annoys me very much is the position of the play button... and although Hudson gave us a solution by assign it to a different button, well, the camera doesn't have so many buttons! And one thing I find really hard and have changed is the zoom in, while taking a photo to see if it's in focus. Zoom in and out are unreachable. So I use the "back focus" button for zooming in. Auto iso is on the record button as my top menu item and as I said, not enough reachable buttons!
@@neklamp2431 Interesting! Goes to show how differently we all configure and use our cameras. I don't have a problem with zoom in/out at all. I've set the record button to grid overlays (that's how i have it set up on bodies that don't have shooting banks, on those that do i set it to shooting bank selection), AE/AF-L to AF-ON, and front Fn button to AF mode selection. I'm realizing now that with a manual focus lens this whole setup makes absolutely no sense. I wish there were at least two settings/shooting banks so i can have one for AF and one for MF lens walkabouts.
Hey Hudson, great video, however having a hard time setting up my front custom button to the subject tracking. It is set up for white balance right out of the box, but I can't find the Subject Tracking icon to select it. Is it hidden somewhere? Please advise. FYI got this little Z fc for a month-long trip to Europe. Did not want to carry around my 29lb camera bag with the Canon 5D MK iv and the three L lenses. Thanks again.
Thank you very much for such a detailed explanaitions of all these menu options. Coming from Panasonic M43 cameras when I got a habit to use legacy manual lenses, all of a sudden I realized that a menu item called "SHOOT WITHOUT LENS" is absent in menu of this camera. Can you help me and explain how can I use Z-mount manual focus lenses with this camera? Best Regards S.G.
You need not enter any menu. The camera automatically goes into manual focus for such lenses. :) you just focus them. My setup videos show how to set up zoom to 100% on the OK button. That's helpful at times.
Hi Hudson. Thanks for the great video. Helped me a lot in setting up my new Zfc. What power bank would you recommend for charging the Zfc/using the Zfc while plugged in? Any specific watts?
Thank you so much for your video! It is really helpful. I have one question about a mechanical shutter. Whenever I tried to set to mechanical shutter , it shows "This option is not available at current settings or in the camera's state". My setting is normal and tried to M or shutter speed low or do anything. but never active that option. Do you have any idea?
@@HudsonHenryPhoto Thank you for your reply!! Actually, a silent shutter setting is off. And shutter type is only active AUTO and ELECTRONIC FRONT CURTAIN SHUTTER. Not Mechanical shutter. so if I select AUTO, I can hear shutter sound. but I am not sure that sounds from mechanical or electronic sound. ZFC doesn't have electronic sound? like phone camera?
Super newbie here to digital cameras...in this video the screen grid looks the same for every focus choice but when I turn on different focus options the focus boxes change...am I missing something?
Thx this Video es very helpful. I order the fc with smallrig grip and my question is... What is the name of little tripod? It is very nice and looks perfect in combination with the nikon zfc.
This was an extremely helpful video. I've gone through and made all the recommended changes in my Nikon Zfc. I came here looking for info about how to do Back Button Focusing with the AE/AF button. I made the change you described, but it isn't working for focusing. Any suggestions?
Actually, I just figured it out! After making the changes you suggested, I went to Custom Controls (Shooting) and modified the AE-L button to convert it into an AF-On button. Now it's working! YAY!
As long as aps-c cropping is fine on your selection of lenses for the work you're doing. It can be a plus with longer lenses, but wide angle work might require a wider DX lens. The kit 16-50 is surprisingly good though. :)
Thank you for the video! I am not sure if this is an obvious question but I can’t figure out for the life of me, where is the exposure meter located? I can’t seem to find it on my camera! 😅
I'm not sure what the maximum is, but the power bricks I recommend in my links from Anker work prefectly with the ZFc, z6/7ii and Z9. :) www.hudsonhenry.com/atslinks The usbc power cable that comes with those bigger cameras is 14w PD those bricks are 18W PD and have worked fantastic on all of my bodies over the past 18 months.
@@HudsonHenryPhoto thanks for the suggestion, I'm trying to use a smaller and compact powerbank (5000/10000mah) which I might put it on top of the zfc with a powerbank cold shoe holder.
Two questions: • Is there a way to set a minimum shutter speed when in aperture priority mode? • does apply settings to live view (d7) works in shutter priority mode, because I'm not getting the actual exposure in live view when in shutter priority mode.
Yes, it should be active (d7) in shutter priority. If you underexpose, the screen should go dark. Absolutely. The key to having a minimum shutter speed in aperture priority is running Auto ISO with boundaries set. Before the camera lets you get into trouble with shutter speed it starts ramping ISO. Your shutter speed will only drop below hand holdable when the ISO hits the max you have set in the Auto ISO settings. If you want control of both Aperture and ISO, it's always a click to M away. M plus auto ISO is more and more becoming my default. You just have to remember to keep watching that your ISO is in bounds.
@@HudsonHenryPhoto yes, that's what I thought, but mine only works on all modes accept in shutter priority mode - the image will be bright even in 4k shutter speed in low light 🥴
@@transuong7623 I'm not sure, but lightroom classic certainly does and we all should be shooting RAW anyway to take advantage of future processing enhancements. Like fuji, nikon embeds the chosen jpeg processing settings into the raw data so that a sophisticated editor like Lightroom Classic can read and display the raw file like the jpeg in camera. You just need to select camera profile in the preset preferences. The difference is that you still have the original raw data to reinterpret or edit any way you want decades from now. Film gain is a click and slider drag in post. :)
No no the shutter dial in the ZFc is cute, but it's much more powerful to leave it in the 1/3 stop positron and use the command dial instead. Not only do you get 1/3 stop precision, with extended shutter speeds activated in the custom setting menu you also get up to 900 second exposures. 30 seconds without.
@@HudsonHenryPhoto That is great news...!! One item I will be curious to hear your opinion about is how distracting the flashing lines will be when you release the shutter if you are in total silent mode. I think a much better option to "show" you actuated the shutter is to make the focus indicator turn from green to blue since the focus indicator is always in your direct field of view. If you are burst shooting it could just stay blue. if you are attempting to fire the shutter and you loose focus it could either flash blue or go back to red if you are in the mode which allows you to take a photo regardless if you are in focus or not. what is are thoughts on that...? (I probably should have posted this on your Z9 video I guess)
I'll have to play with the display options for capture indication. I know there are several. I'll include thoughts on that when I get some time with it. :)
I just bought a Zfc because I’m on a “back to basics” kick and have been buying retro cameras like I learned on(KM/K1000). I love having the dials up top and the flip out screen. Main reason was the weight though… I have a D810 and it is ridiculously heavy to carry around all day. Awesome camera but certainly not good for taking places with me without regretting it. Watching the video to get it all set up now
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The Zfc is a fantastic camera performance and useability-wise. Overhyped at first, and wrongfully underrated ever since. NOT just for newbies, and the flip-screen is very useful for most still-photography - NOT just a “vloggers-gimmick”. Focus-peaking is very useful when using any vintage manual lenses (with adapter). Oh, and it fits perfectly into the leather case (lower section) of the original FM/EM camera. It’s a fantastic piece of kit - for advanced photographers too - often this is neglected (possibly due to kit-snobbery?). Highly reliable and highly recommended!! 😎🤜🏽🤛🏽
Could not agree more about kit snobbery, I have seen so much negativity around the Zfc , times have moved on get over it you old stuck in the dark ages DSLR owners, I have had a whole range of DSLRs in the past and I got sick and tired of lugging all the weight around, I wanted something equally as good but more of a joy to take out with me even on a short walk and the Zfc ticks all the boxes, I love it and the retro styling is a bonus
@@colinshomepage1214tell me can we use our F mount Nikon DX 17-55mm f/2.8g lens and 85mm 1.4D with this zfc camera easily with ftz2 adapter.?? Or this camera would have some limitations with F mount lenses.? I want to use it for professional photography only but not for videos
Thanks for this video... I was using my Zfc after a year and forgot what settings to use. This video worked like a cheat book for me. Appreciate your work.
For people of my age (53), it is so intuitive to use. You combine your knowledge of digital with your old knowledge of a film SLR. It’s great!
We're the same age for a few more weeks. June of 70. 😁
@@HudsonHenryPhoto June 30th for me!
27th I'm your elder! Ha
Thank you very much. Saludos from Guadalajara, Mexico
The Zfc is my first new camera in years and this one video has improved my understanding of the camera no end. Thank you.
A great video, helped me to finally adjust the settings for my Nikon Zfc I've been shooting with for nearly two years now. Thanks a lot!
Probably the best hour I have spend in the last month, thanks for all the info!
This is the best video for someone who just got a zfc!! Thank you SOOOO much for this video, Hudson!
Thanks for that Cy!
Best video on the Zfc. Thanks so much for your hard work in going through every detail 👍
This is the best camera setup video I've ever seen. Excellent!! It's worth all 43 minutes so watch it!!!
The best review I’ve seen on this camera
A great video which makes the daunting task of learning the menu very simple. Clear explanations and, only where necessary, really useful context based on personal experience. In all whether you’re researching, buying, novice or experienced, this video does what it says on the tin in such a pleasing way you don’t fell like you’re getting a classroom lecture from the least popular teacher. Great job.
Thanks for this video.
Bought my zfc today, and I'm loving it so far.
Thank you for your valuable time putting this video together for us. I’m in the research phase (I’m picking out my birthday present!) I’m a total beginner, but I want to get into photography and perhaps vlogging too. You’ve given me a great insight into what this camera is capable of. It’s a little daunting, but it’s nice not to have to read the manual, which I’ve downloaded. Thank you for your easy to understand video.
Thanks Hudson. I got my wife the Z fc and she's been waiting for this video. What a nice Christmas present for your subscribers!
Love this camera for it's size, quality and affordability as an introduction to mirrorless. Grew weary of lugging around my full-frame Nikon Df and 70-200 2.8 so it stayed home a lot. Even with the 50-250 zoom lens attached, this camera is a lightweight. Thank you for the deep dive into the menus.
Thanks for this careful and instructive commentary on setting up a Z fc. I just got one and am working with the setup. I appreciate how you show that there are areas where people will want to do something other than what you prefer. But so far, I'm 99% aligned with your preferences.
Great instructional, and very valuable information. You offer a lot of informatioin, and it's hard to grasp it quickly. I just have to go back and watch this instruction video a few times. Thanks for your help! 👍 📷 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐🤩
Thank you so much! I come from old models Nikon DSLRs (which I still love btw) and this is my first z-mount, which hasn't reached me yet due to a blunder of the company I bought it from. Your explanation of the settings is just spot on, it made me hit both the like and the subscribe button.
Thank you very much for taking the time to teach me the different settings for my camera, I have learnt so much from your video.
Thank you for your time in making this very helpful video! Much appreciated. :) I've just bought a Nikon Z fc and while i'm waiting for the battery to charge i watched this video - so now i can actually look at setting her up nicely. Learnt a lot so once again, much appreciated!
Great video to start with the new camera. Thank you!
Thanks!
Great video, very informative and beats reading the manual!
Ok, I am finally using my back button auto focus feature and yeah, I like it. I did figure out if you have the focus mode set to AF-A, the back button focus does not function properly.... took me a bit to figure that out. I changed it to AF-C... maybe you covered that one but thought it would help others out using the Z fc.. Thanks for the great videos!!
great instructional video as usual...I just got the Small Rig extension grip...just wonderful to hold. Everything from B&H
Thank you for this video. Holy crap I was missing so much!
love the z50 - thats already an amazing camera, the zfc is even better with its flippy screen among other adventages
This was very helpful as I bought the camera and learned a lot from your video. Thanks!
Great set up review, thanks.
Thank you, that was very helpful.
I love the Zfc it’s light it’s easy to use and it’s a load of fun. I think I prefer it to my 850 for general use
I have a D810 and love it but man those full size camera bodies are a bit ridiculous to carry around all day.
Thanks for this. I upgraded from my D200 which I had for about 15 years, so it's strange not feeling comfortable with my camera in my hands, not feeling that everything is dialed in. This helped me get much closer to that.
Have a fabulous Christmas
Very similar to the Z50? Either way, a really great review of the menu options - thank you, and I hope you and your family had a great Christmas Hudson.
Bought the Zfx specifically as a street photography body, to replace a Sigma fp which i absolutely adore for that role, but which has one big flaw - a very noticable rolling shutter (horrible for night time street photos under street lamps). Was surprised to notice a number of flaws no reviewer or influencer mentioned while using it for only 2 days. Was also surprised to see some good things that were never mentioned.
Among the flaws, the thing that drives me absolutely mad is the massive turn-on lag, which is the same whether you turn it off completely, or it just goes to sleep. In the two days of use, too many a time i'd bring the camera to my eye, and find myself staring into a black viewfinder for a couple of seconds, while whatever event i wanted to capture was unfolding and then gone. I started getting into the habit of turning it on well in advance, or even tapping the shutter button every so often if i expect something to happen.
Second one is the frankly dumb way the viewfinder-only mode works with the playback/review button - it does *nothing* until you bring the viewfinder to your eye. You need to blindly fish for the button under your cheek (because of the compactness of the body) while keeping the viewfinder to your eye. That one should be easy for Nikon to fix, at least, if anyone actually reports it (i guess the target market for the camera is not very likely to use the viewfinder only mode).
The third one is sort of weird, and i was only able to reproduce it twice, and then never again - when assigning AF-ON to the AE/AF-L button, the camera got stuck with AF on twice on me. As in, letting go of the button, pressing it again, changing AF modes - whatever i'd do, it'd continue focusing. As if my finger was on the AF-ON button that whole time. The only thing that would kick it out of it was to turn it off and on again.
I was also surprised by the noise - seems much noisier than a Z6 or Z7 downsized to same resolution for night time photography. Not sure if actually noisier, or if the character of the noise is just uglier, i think the latter. Despite the price point, i'm finding this surprising because of the sensor size vs. resolution. Also surprised no one seems to have picked up on it.
In order to not make this comment 100% negative, here's a couple of positive things:
- Battery life is brilliant! Two days of random street photography walkabouts (total of about 4-5 hours) and i'm still at 3 bars!
- It looks and balances great with Voigtlaender Nokton and similar lenses! Easy to focus too, thanks to a well implemented magnified view and peaking.
- It's GREAT to finally have all the Nikon Z and some of Nikon DSLR customization options available in such a tiny package!
- Working with M + Auto ISO is much easier than i expected. That's how i have most of my cameras set up, and the discrete dials don't really make it any harder to use that way, at least for me.
I have also noticed the first flaw and sometimes is a little bit annoying. But it depends on the setting. If you have set it to go to sleep every 20 min, I don't think you will have that problem. A thing that annoys me very much is the position of the play button... and although Hudson gave us a solution by assign it to a different button, well, the camera doesn't have so many buttons! And one thing I find really hard and have changed is the zoom in, while taking a photo to see if it's in focus. Zoom in and out are unreachable. So I use the "back focus" button for zooming in. Auto iso is on the record button as my top menu item and as I said, not enough reachable buttons!
@@neklamp2431 Interesting! Goes to show how differently we all configure and use our cameras. I don't have a problem with zoom in/out at all. I've set the record button to grid overlays (that's how i have it set up on bodies that don't have shooting banks, on those that do i set it to shooting bank selection), AE/AF-L to AF-ON, and front Fn button to AF mode selection. I'm realizing now that with a manual focus lens this whole setup makes absolutely no sense. I wish there were at least two settings/shooting banks so i can have one for AF and one for MF lens walkabouts.
Great help on how to setup ZFC..thanks alot and merry xmas
Hey Hudson, great video, however having a hard time setting up my front custom button to the subject tracking. It is set up for white balance right out of the box, but I can't find the Subject Tracking icon to select it. Is it hidden somewhere? Please advise. FYI got this little Z fc for a month-long trip to Europe. Did not want to carry around my 29lb camera bag with the Canon 5D MK iv and the three L lenses. Thanks again.
Thank you very much for such a detailed explanaitions of all these menu options. Coming from Panasonic M43 cameras when I got a habit to use legacy manual lenses, all of a sudden I realized that a menu item called "SHOOT WITHOUT LENS" is absent in menu of this camera.
Can you help me and explain how can I use Z-mount manual focus lenses with this camera?
Best Regards
S.G.
You need not enter any menu. The camera automatically goes into manual focus for such lenses. :) you just focus them. My setup videos show how to set up zoom to 100% on the OK button. That's helpful at times.
Thank you so much for this amazing video! 👏 Super informative! Subbed 🙌
I noticed on my Z FC the exposure compensation dial has a “C” on it. What does that “C” stand for?
Do this camera have drag focus where you can move the autofocus point by using your finger on the touch screen? Haven’t seen anyone mention that
Wonderful 💯👏👌🏾THANKS
Hi Hudson. Thanks for the great video. Helped me a lot in setting up my new Zfc. What power bank would you recommend for charging the Zfc/using the Zfc while plugged in? Any specific watts?
This was useful.
Thank you so much for your video! It is really helpful. I have one question about a mechanical shutter.
Whenever I tried to set to mechanical shutter , it shows "This option is not available at current settings or in the camera's state".
My setting is normal and tried to M or shutter speed low or do anything. but never active that option. Do you have any idea?
There's a silent shutter setting that is likely active and incompatible with mechanical shutter. :)
@@HudsonHenryPhoto Thank you for your reply!! Actually, a silent shutter setting is off. And shutter type is only active AUTO and ELECTRONIC FRONT CURTAIN SHUTTER. Not Mechanical shutter. so if I select AUTO, I can hear shutter sound. but I am not sure that sounds from mechanical or electronic sound. ZFC doesn't have electronic sound? like phone camera?
Very informative video! What would the full-frame equivalent model of this camera be in the Nikon mirrorless line?
Z6ii
nice one, good explanation... maybe, maybe...in January - let's see ;)
Super newbie here to digital cameras...in this video the screen grid looks the same for every focus choice but when I turn on different focus options the focus boxes change...am I missing something?
Unfortunately,Back button focus is not working with the AE-L button. I had to set it on function button instead. 😪
Thx this Video es very helpful. I order the fc with smallrig grip and my question is... What is the name of little tripod? It is very nice and looks perfect in combination with the nikon zfc.
amzn.to/3JAZsfe I love that thing. :-)
Hi there, where did you get the (OEM) small grip? I thought it wasn't sold in the U.S. (Don't know about other markets other markets other than Japan)
This was an extremely helpful video. I've gone through and made all the recommended changes in my Nikon Zfc.
I came here looking for info about how to do Back Button Focusing with the AE/AF button. I made the change you described, but it isn't working for focusing. Any suggestions?
Actually, I just figured it out! After making the changes you suggested, I went to Custom Controls (Shooting) and modified the AE-L button to convert it into an AF-On button. Now it's working! YAY!
Just make sure the AF-On custom settings menu option has shutter off and the controls setting maps the button as AF - on
hi helpful video I need help interms of d5 Extended Shutter speed Mode. How to extend it? in the dial i see on 4sec
Extended shutter allows you to select a shutter speed slower than 30 seconds in manual mode. If you turn it on, you can go all the way to 900 seconds.
The Nikon Zfc has the built-in ND filter. How do you use that? I don’t see you cover that on this tutorial. Thanks
The Zfc does not have a built in ND... Would be handy if it did, but it doesn't. No Z camera yet does.
Followed your steps but still can't seem to get back button focus to work. Can you review this in more detail ? Thanks
I have a nikon Z6 for weddings.
Can I use this camera as a back up camera.
As long as aps-c cropping is fine on your selection of lenses for the work you're doing. It can be a plus with longer lenses, but wide angle work might require a wider DX lens. The kit 16-50 is surprisingly good though. :)
I want to ask in my zfc there is icon blinking like clock red color on the up left on the screen, why? Can turn off this?
How I can setup double exposure active, it is saying that this option is not available on current settings or in camera current state, can you help
@@Photos_on_metal there are various other settings that can preclude multiple exposure capture. Bracketing is a common one.
Ok, maybe you can tell what exactly I need to do with bracketing settings to get active multiple exposure?
Thank you for the video! I am not sure if this is an obvious question but I can’t figure out for the life of me, where is the exposure meter located? I can’t seem to find it on my camera! 😅
It really only shows up in manual mode, or with exposure compensation active in P, A, or S mode. :)
Btw what is the maximum volts (if connected to a v mount or power bank) for the zfc if powering the camera while using.
I'm not sure what the maximum is, but the power bricks I recommend in my links from Anker work prefectly with the ZFc, z6/7ii and Z9. :) www.hudsonhenry.com/atslinks The usbc power cable that comes with those bigger cameras is 14w PD those bricks are 18W PD and have worked fantastic on all of my bodies over the past 18 months.
@@HudsonHenryPhoto thanks for the suggestion, I'm trying to use a smaller and compact powerbank (5000/10000mah) which I might put it on top of the zfc with a powerbank cold shoe holder.
I just bought mine from B & H.
Two questions:
• Is there a way to set a minimum shutter speed when in aperture priority mode?
• does apply settings to live view (d7) works in shutter priority mode, because I'm not getting the actual exposure in live view when in shutter priority mode.
Yes, it should be active (d7) in shutter priority. If you underexpose, the screen should go dark. Absolutely. The key to having a minimum shutter speed in aperture priority is running Auto ISO with boundaries set. Before the camera lets you get into trouble with shutter speed it starts ramping ISO. Your shutter speed will only drop below hand holdable when the ISO hits the max you have set in the Auto ISO settings. If you want control of both Aperture and ISO, it's always a click to M away. M plus auto ISO is more and more becoming my default. You just have to remember to keep watching that your ISO is in bounds.
@@HudsonHenryPhoto yes, that's what I thought, but mine only works on all modes accept in shutter priority mode - the image will be bright even in 4k shutter speed in low light 🥴
Does ZFC have film grain like Fuji?
@@transuong7623 I'm not sure, but lightroom classic certainly does and we all should be shooting RAW anyway to take advantage of future processing enhancements. Like fuji, nikon embeds the chosen jpeg processing settings into the raw data so that a sophisticated editor like Lightroom Classic can read and display the raw file like the jpeg in camera. You just need to select camera profile in the preset preferences. The difference is that you still have the original raw data to reinterpret or edit any way you want decades from now. Film gain is a click and slider drag in post. :)
Hallo how to set nikon z fc to 10 second shutter speed for long exposure.
Go to either manual or Shutter priority mode and spin the shutter dial back to 10s. :-)
shutter dial rotates up to 4 seconds.Then it switches to bulb mode.
No no the shutter dial in the ZFc is cute, but it's much more powerful to leave it in the 1/3 stop positron and use the command dial instead. Not only do you get 1/3 stop precision, with extended shutter speeds activated in the custom setting menu you also get up to 900 second exposures. 30 seconds without.
I got it now. Thank you so much.
Which tripod is that ?
The tabletop one? This guy: amzn.to/3GhusBB
Have you got your production Z9 yet....??
Yeah it's waiting in Portland when I get home from this family trip to Baja.
@@HudsonHenryPhoto That is great news...!!
One item I will be curious to hear your opinion about is how distracting the flashing lines will be when you release the shutter if you are in total silent mode. I think a much better option to "show" you actuated the shutter is to make the focus indicator turn from green to blue since the focus indicator is always in your direct field of view. If you are burst shooting it could just stay blue. if you are attempting to fire the shutter and you loose focus it could either flash blue or go back to red if you are in the mode which allows you to take a photo regardless if you are in focus or not. what is are thoughts on that...? (I probably should have posted this on your Z9 video I guess)
I'll have to play with the display options for capture indication. I know there are several. I'll include thoughts on that when I get some time with it. :)
There's no language setting?
It's in the setup menu.
I just bought a Zfc because I’m on a “back to basics” kick and have been buying retro cameras like I learned on(KM/K1000). I love having the dials up top and the flip out screen.
Main reason was the weight though… I have a D810 and it is ridiculously heavy to carry around all day. Awesome camera but certainly not good for taking places with me without regretting it.
Watching the video to get it all set up now