Whereas I didn’t anticipate it given the apparent nods to Nikon’s movie previous, the Zf is a surprisingly succesful video digicam. It shoots as much as 4K/60 utilizing an APS-C dimension crop of the sensor. If you wish to use the entire sensor, you will get 4K/30. That’s not going to wow video professionals, however once more, it’s ok for many photographers who simply need the potential for taking pictures some 4K footage.
General, I cherished taking pictures with the Zf and had been I out there for a brand new digicam, that is the digicam I might purchase. That mentioned, there are few issues in regards to the Zf I actually dislike. The primary is the cardboard slots. There are two of them. One is a normal SD card slot supporting UHS II playing cards. The second is a microSD card slot that helps solely UHS I. The gradual speeds I may stay with, however it’s so troublesome to get the microSD card out and in that I ended up simply leaving it in and treating it as an emergency overflow. There ought to have been two matched full-size SD card slots.
The opposite factor I completely dislike is that it doesn’t ship with a battery charger. A $2,000 digicam shouldn’t require you to purchase a separate battery charger (for $80 retail, no much less). You’ll be able to cost by way of the USB-C port. Battery life is so good {that a} single cost will final about 350 photographs, extra when you activate vitality saving mode (I bought 407), however critical photographers are at all times going to need a separate charger and not less than a second battery.
As famous above, the Zf wouldn’t be my high choose for sports activities or wildlife. That’s partly due to the autofocus and taking pictures pace, but additionally as a result of the 24-MP sensor, whereas sharp and able to delivering these attribute Nikon colours, might be not what wildlife and sports activities professionals are after. The Z7 and particularly the Z9, with their a lot greater megapixel sensors and quicker autofocus, are the cameras you need for these use circumstances.
Nikon didn’t have one to ship me, however I feel the best lens for this digicam might be the brand new Nikkor Z 40mm f/2 Particular Version ($310). This can be private prejudice, however one thing about this digicam cries out for a brief, fixed-length lens—a quick 50, or on this case 40. It’s going to steadiness effectively with the digicam and make a great reportage and avenue images setup, each of which really feel like superb use circumstances for the Zf.