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What did the D780 lack that is was worth multiple system changes?

I've bought a Nikon Zf recently in indigo blue leather skin and i am very satisfied with it. It's exactly what i wanted (and tried with FUJI long ago but build quality and ergonomics was not for me). I want to buy some Voigtländer primes for it. This camera is great for smaller primes. I also have some Nikkor F-Mount stuff. The 50 mm f/1.8 with the FTZ II is already a nice combination.

It's not perfect in evbery way, but it makes me excited to use it, and it is pretty amazing in most ways. (even if not perfect)

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How is the automatic eye-focus? Do you use Eye-AF, or do you use single point placed on the eye (which is what I always did with my original Z6 - because I found its eye-AF was very unreliable.)

The zf is simply amazing.

It doesn't need to be a technically perfect video. Your appreciation of the ZF is evident. I'm that close to getting one myself.

A big heavy brick of a camera. Still not a great selection of compact lenses that look remotely aesthetically appealing on this. Mismatched card slots and it will stop recording once either card fills up. The micro slot appears to be only UHS-I compatible. Why does Nikon keep making these stupid design choices?

NEYEKON ZEE F. would only be good with compact primes... that's it.

D700 looks much nicer. Might be one of the best colour pallettes of any digital cameras ever made. At least top 5. But its not just relative to their Z cameras, it also applies to all the Nikon DSLR cameras that came after the D700 with the exception of the D4 and D600/610 which also have very nice colours. Here is the issue. There is a green cast which very visible, at least to my eye. Yet very unintuitive to fix. The tint slider wont fix it. This really degrades the richness of the reds and blues. The greens also have too much of a yellow hue. Its the same on Sony cameras but significantly worse. You can really notice how green everything is in neutralish tones like dark browns. Canon doesn't have this issue on their DSLR range which is probay why people love the colours on those cameras. Canons also had less dynamic range so they tended to be a bit more punchy, which is probably why people rave about canon colour science. However canon's mirrorless cameras do suffer from digital greenness and the colours arent as nice as they used to be.Fujifilm are also very good when it comes to rich reds and blues and not over saturated greens, probably thanks to their x-trans sensor design. Bayer filters do mean that digital cameras have twice as many green pixels as they do blue or red and they are found in a regular pattern. This means there are lines running diagonally across your sensor that have no red or blue information . This I think is part of the problem. You can fix this colour shift in lightroom if you go to the calibration panel. Shift the greens to a bit more blue and reduce the saturation. Shift the blue a hint to the cyan and increase the saturation on the reds. Then set your white balance. Go to the colour mixer, decrease the saturation on the orange and increase the lightness of the oranges if you want to improve skin tones. Then decrease the green channel saturation, but balance it by also reducing the lightness of the greens. This should get you closer on later nikon models but every image different and will need different tweaks. But it should be a good starting point. Same for Sony, except you also have to deal with and balance it with weird magentas, so probably calibrate the red channel to be more orangey red if on a sony. In addition to colour, there are also much more pleasing tonal graduations on the d700 and d600/610, more microcontrast (3D pop) as long as you have a lens that can render the 3D pop. This makes black and white images look amazing.

I’ve been shooting Nikon digital since the D1 and absolutely love the Zf it’s truly amazing and reminds me of my documentary days shooting Kodachrome 64 with my Nikon FM it’s definitely back to the future and truly iconic!

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Hi fantastic video as always. But bit confused as last time I saw. One your videos you were moving to sony for your wedding. So have gone back to nikon and is zf main camera with z6ii. Also how do get on not having u1 & u2 to programme setting gor different scenarios? Thank in advance 👍

Which picture control did you use on ZF that look like Leica? I just owned a ZF, very happy with it

Concordo, ho sostituito la mia Z>8 con la ZF e sono molto molto soddisfatto,

what do you think about the Z6iii> some people say it's basically the same as the ZF int erms of IQ, but not to my eyes. I wonder what you think. Do you have your presets for sell?

Since 1979 I have tried a lot of different cameras, today I think that Sony have the best system for most photographers, there are cameras that suits everybody and there are several hundreds of different Lenses, I am very happy with the Sony system and I always recommend Sony when anyone ask. I use Sony GM Lenses, Sony Zeiss Lenses, Zeiss Batis, Zeiss Loxia and Voigtländer APO-Lanthar Lenses. You should try the Sony A7RV, you will discover how good it is that you sometimes can crop a lot when needed in post without loosing a lot of details.

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I love the camera and I loved your video. Thank you.

Thanks Alan, not good enough to do weddings, what's your though on the Zf for Landscape ?. Itching to buy one, to go with my FM2

What lens is that you have on your ZF?

Love my Zf as well. It's my backup to my Z9. And I have so much fun using it. It slows me down, especially with the Voigtlander 50mm f/1.0 I bought for it. :) Great video. I think your issue with LrC showing color raw when b&w is wanted is you're using camera settings to import which gives you the b&w raws on LrC. Your other camera(s) may be using an adobe preset.

So happened to Sony.

I have the Z8 and Zf, both are absolutely amazing - but guess which one I grab more frequently 😎 Re: Lightroom, go into Prefs and under the Presets tab, change the default RAW profile to Camera Settings (not Adobe Default). Lr will retain the profile you selected in-camera, and you can change later to anything you like.

When you mention "skin tones" is this with respect to raw or jpeg with Picture Control and if so which setting? Many thanks.

Sony, smartphone on steroids 😅

Exactly my thoughts! By the way the ZF and all the newer Z sensors perform admirably with M mount lenses. I love the BW output of the ZF. So flexible and natural looking along with the support of usable super high ISO options. Mind if I ask what is your preferred metering with ZF? I realised the option to prioritise detected face area while metering, its weird to think about it but might come in handy.

I’m very pleased Allen has found the light again 🎉🎉🎉 The guts of a Z9 and more controls than a classic Nikon film camera...I love my Z9 but I use my Zfc more because it’s so fun and easy!

Allen - why did you hate the Z8 so much (I think it was that not the 9), that you railed against in one of your last videos? So much so, I think you sold them all off and bought a whole stack of Sony gear- that you raved about. What on earth happened?

I got z8 after felling in love with zf thinking it’s gonna be even better but i still going back to zf. Special camera indeed.

Well done review. It's surprising how satisfying the Zf is!

hi allen, lovely to see you after a long time🙂! Before getting a d850 I was drawn into ZF, once it came on the market. After taking in hand I felt the grip to be not so sure to hold. Is your Insta account open to all? I wanted to share with you something, but could not. Cheers!

I'm an older guy, just a keen casual photographer, with a bit of fashion photography. I have a Nikon z6ii and was always hoping for a Z6iii (Z9/z8) technology trickle down. I also have a zfc for going out a bit of fun. When the Zf came out I thought I'd wait for the z6ii, as its a more tradition mirrorless design. But as ease of use is my main desire. I may look at the zf again.

I always enjoy your videos (as a Nikon fan boy)

Your opinion as a "real" photographer weighs double! It is a superb camera. If the z7II has a problem I would get the Z8 though. It is lightning fast.

I can recommend the Voigtländer 40mm 1.2 Z and 75mm 1.5 Z for manual focus and the Plena 135mm 1.8 Z and 50mm 1.2 Z for autofocus. Sharp but full of character..

I'm confused Allen. I thought you'd moved to Sony? Please clarify.

I just bought it and so far enjoy it but I still love the z8 the best. That’s the one I use the most.

The ZF is a gem. I love it more each day.

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Hi Allen, Just a note regarding manual focusing. I recently had cataract surgery on my left eye ( my right eye in September). Since I am left eye dominant I noticed right away that I had to back off the diopter adjustment. I was right at +1 diopter and reduced it around 3-4 clicks. Manual focusing is a now a bit of a breeze. So if you haven’t had this surgery your manual focusing will get better when you do. At least it has done for me. Cheers

you almost convinced me to buy ZF although I have zero budget now and i'm a 50/50 photo-video shooter and keep looking for Lumix S5IIx

with presets appearing in raw files I have the similar thing in Capture One with my Fuji X-T3 with film simulations - Capture One recognizes film simulation I used and applies some adjustments but not all, jpgs and raws looks sometimes a bit sometimes quite a lot differently, but overall the same-ish to the jpg

I added a Z6III to my D780 and really like it.

I use the Zf with the Fringer adapter and the Canon EF 50mm f1.2 L. Killer combination.

It's the lenses, isn't it? Those f/1.4 G primes knock me out every time. By the way, I think you will like the new Z 35/1.4. Full of character. I have a Zf myself and am enjoying it a lot. So much more than it should be.

Allen great to see you back, what happened to your sony gear ?

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Hi Allen. What happened to all your Sony gear? Last time I’m sure you had switched to Sony right? I love to see the videos of you gear heads with oodles of gas 😂

Glad you love it! I love mine for walk around, casual shots. I’ve moved from weddings to sports photojournalism so my Z8 fills that niche. 👍🏽