My transition to the Nikon mirrorless Z system is now complete
With the acquisition of the Nikon Zcf camera with the kit lens, my transition from Nikon DSLRs and f mount glass to Nikon mirrorless Z cameras and Z Nikkor lenses is now complete. That’s not to say that I won’t purchase additional Z equipment down the road, but for now, I have a well rounded collection that should allow me to shoot just about anything.
Overall, I have been pleased with the performance of all the Z equipment in the list below, both lenses and bodies. The one exception would be the shortened battery life, mostly related to the Z8. That’s about the only thing that I miss about DSLRs.
As an event photographer, I can’t emphasize enough how valuable silent shooting has been with the Z8 and Z9. When photographing people at a podium, you often have to take many photos in order to get that perfect expression. Being able to do this in silence without the click clack of the shutter as in the past makes getting the perfect podium shot much easier and feeling less self conscious.
Nikon Z8, Nikkor 300mm f/4 F mount lens with the FTZ adaptor.
Below is my current Nikon collection for now. Let me know in the comments if you have any questions about any of the equipment. Be sure to visit often since I will be doing reviews and commentary as I have time on each of the items below.
Nikon Cameras:
Nikon Z9 Mirrorless Current Flagship CAMERA
Nikon Z8 Mirrorless CAMERA
Nikon Z6 Mirrorless CAMERA
Nikon COOLPIX P950 CAMERA - Read my review
Nikon FE2 FILM CAMERA - FX
Nikon F100 FILM CAMERA - FX
Nikon Z fc CAMERA - DX
Nikon Nikkor Lenses:
NIKKOR Z 17-28mm f/2.8
NIKKOR Z 28-75mm f/2.8
NIKKOR Z 70-180mm f/2.8
Nikkor Z DX 16-50mm f/3.5-6.3 VR - Silver
NIKKOR Z 20mm f/1.8 S
NIKKOR Z 50mm f/1.8 S
NIKKOR Z 85mm f/1.8 S
NIKKOR Z 135mm f/1.8 S Plena
NIKKOR Z MC 105mm f/2.8 VR S
NIKKOR Z 24-200mm f/4-6.3 VR
NIKKOR Z 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 VR S
NIKKOR Z 180-600mm f/5.6-6.3 VR
Nikon Flash Speedlights:
SB-500 NIKON SPEEDLIGHT
SB-5000 X 5 NIKON SPEEDLIGHTS
Changed the default values for the following settings displayed when connecting wirelessly:
- Encryption keys
- The password displayed after the camera's default settings are restored
• Fixed the following issues:
- Green color casting occurred with some pictures taken.
- The date and time set in camera sometimes would not be correctly applied.
- Using [Picture review] to view an image in a “tall” (portrait) orientation and zooming in the image prevented the display from being scrolled to the intended direction with multi selector or sub-selector.
- After a firmware update, the eye sensor sometimes would not function and the viewfinder would not turn on.
- The “i” menu would sometimes remain in the viewfinder when it was looked through after the shutter-release button was pressed halfway to exit the “i” menu viewed in the monitor.