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Excellent photos Scott. Really enjoyed hear you provide a little description of each as we moved through the video. Wishing you well in 2025!

Enjoyed your photos, 5:28 is nice but i wonder what it would be if you tried slow shutter in shutter-priority mode (with ND filter maybe) Slow shutter is hard, surely if panning

Really like your macro-photos!

Amazing, I love your style! My favourite is the photo of the fire in the air. Btw, how did the fire get there?

Your images are really beautiful and technically perfect. I really enjoyed watching them and your comments are full of meaning. If you would like to hear a word of criticism I would say the themes of your really good photos are a bit random. But maybe I'm just jaelous.

Enjoyed your photos. Nice work. I think I might like to try my hand at some of the aerial photos

Nice work!

RMNP + Nikon = AWESOME!!

nice! gotta try this out. my heart wants classic chrome but my head always makes me recover shadows in post. i yearn for sooc freedom.

Pro here! I never shoot outside of manual so the pasm doesn’t bother me. You can set the af lock to 3d tracking that creates a box that locks on what ever you want until you release it. It’s the ONLY af setting I use for 100% of my work. Monochrome memoirs has a good vid that shows you how to set it up. Also, 512 micro sds are $30 and run as fast as the fastest SD’s you can’t get so it’s super economical to have an extra back up that’s cheap to upkeep. I want to mod the dial with a stopper to make the iso stop at 100 when I click it all the way down. Moving iso to my left hand and not worrying about it locking would actually be insanely faster than taking turns with holding iso and bringing down the shutter while firing high stress moments. It ticks all the boxes for me and it’s oh soooo beautiful

Two things from my point of view as a photographer with 30+ years doing it. First, people need to learn about the auto-iso works (not you) , basically if you set the auto iso as max to 3200, when you move the "C" to 5000 iso means that the auto iso is off, if you do the auto iso range to 64K, of course the dial makes no sense. Second, this is a sub $2K camera... Slap a voiglander and use the manual focus and you have a good camera comparing to $9-$11K offerings... I understand that some rant is needed to get views, but I think all RUclips should read the WHOLE manual before post anything LOL. Third, if you slap an aperture control lens and go manual you will learn that you only worry about speed. I can't wait to Sony release their version of Nikon ZF to all the playstation fan boys starting to say "Nikon ZF killer", I am not a fan boy, but we need to learn more about the camera before talking about it... It is like people discovering the "Shutter Angle" on Sony and raving about it... Since Lumix has it for almost a decade :) Thanks for the video! Amazing work!

Close yet not something i pursue, great recipe anyways keep it up bro ❤

I feel like photography causes me to slow down and recognize the beauty around me. If I pick up a camera, I immediately stop thinking about the trappings of daily life and start looking for something interesting and beautiful to capture. How can that not be good for our mental state? All the more important in our current state of the world.

Have you tried this lens on your ZF?

I really like the final shot, super inspiring.

Man, I love this camera. I came to it from Fuji as well. Same complaints about the baffling dials decision, but the biggest struggle for me is the glare through the EVF. I wear glasses, which puts my eye even further away, and it’s a beat down. I end up having to shoot with one hand shielding my eye, or I have to take my glasses off.

CC: The grain on landscapes is kinda mehh.. for closer subjects gain is nice, of course all subjective, otherwise great shots! I like the BIF

You obviously haven’t used the 26mm.

I'm not sure how it really saves time unless your comparison is full manual. If I set aperture and SS while letting camera do ISO vs. setting aperture and ISO and let camera do SS, isn't that the same number of steps? I most often shoot aperture priority and adjust ISO while watching SS to make sure its fast enough.

I had come to a similar conclusion when pairing my shots from the Zf with modern day noise reduction software and haven’t looked back on iso since setting the dial to auto iso. There have only been 1 or 2 shots that I wasn’t happy with and that was more to do with the quality and lack of light, rather than the noise performance. It’s incredibly nice not to have to even think about juggling iso values.

Dude same here , I had the x100v for the last 2 years and well for me I started having problems with it . I tried to have Fuji fix it and they couldn’t . So I sold it and went for the zf . I had the first pre order at my local shop . When that thing came in I was like nope and talked so much shit about it . I’m not and have never been a Nikon hater as I’ve owned z cameras and dslrs in the past . I grabbed the zf , got the 40 , 26 and an adapted fd 50 1.2 and man I love this thing . All my friends still came believe that I love it . I also own 2 a7iv’s but those are for work . I’ve owned the zf for 2 months and have almost 6k clicks on it .

What a nice wooden spoon

Its funny how some folks use to point out that (put camera name here) has .01 stops less dynamic range than Nikon or Sony or vice versa. Everybody pointed to the photons to photos dynamic range charts and the battle enraged on many forums about this and now we toss it all away with auto iso. If I absolutely need that shot I will sacrifice dynamic range with ISO but otherwise I dont want my fancy new $8k camera to have less dynamic range than a camera built 15 years ago like the Canon 7D as an example. Can others chime in on how they feel about dynamic range due to auto iso. I do use auto iso for video but for photos I pay close attention when using auto iso. For birding some dark days I have no choice and have to accept ISO 3200 but I would rather lower it to 1600 - shoot under exposed and push the gain up in post. The image detail does disappear at higher ISOs thats a fact. Incidentally I just traded in my Canon R6mk2 for a Nikon ZF - first time shooting Nikon and the iso settings are driving me up the wall :)

Im relatively new to photography (just for a hobby) and have been using auto iso really and i agree with you, i use a fuji camera and the compensation exposure dials are always helpful to when im not happy with what iso the camera is choosing

I have three main reasons that I still use manual ISO, 1) I'm an amateur, will have to nail the triangle in my head. 2) I have a wish that I'll be able to shoot film in the future, if it's still existing then. 3) When I tried manual mode with auto ISO on, I found that every photo I shot have the same light level, it made the dawn light and the dusk look the same perfectly lit, which not my intention, I want the light level in the scene reflect the time of shooting like early morning, late, afternoon, evening, have different light level, and I don't want to adjust them in post. But yeah, everyone can do any way they want, no rules basically. Thank you for the video.

How do I set auto ISO on my Canon A1? Do I need to buy different film? 😉

Loved the video. Mindful observation is such a rewarding activity and a great daily practice!

I bought the Zf one day before my California road trip as a backup , just in case something happens to my Z8 , I can not be happier about it!! Now it’s officially become my everyday carry. I shoot on JPG ( because my massive Z8 RAW files are quickly eating up my hard drive storage ) and the quality is just amazing. I really enjoy taking pics on it and I take it with me everywhere ❤

Love the cooking impediment being used to fix audio. Does the job.

19:30 get a folding rubber eye cup. simple.

As a public transport photographer, I learnt many year ago auto ISO was my friend, when I could set my shutter speed and react to any shoot in a split second, concentrating on the situation and not constantly worrying about my settings.

Great perspective. Everyone wants you to chase the latest and greatest of which I am guilty, but you hit it on the head. ISO should be a secondary thought. In fact, when you shoot film, you are confined to whatever your film is. You only adjust shutter and DOF.

Tucker if you don't know how to use thee dials on the ZF after 6 months continuous use I really don't feel sorry for . Just change your hobby . Besides that fact that you absolutely love hearing yourself talk. feel sorry for your wife, or partner. Bye!!!

Yep, it’s a helluva great every day camera.

You brought up all the negative points that kept me from buying the Zf. You didn't convince me to change my mind but I love the wooden spatula mic holder. I think I'll wait for a mk2 of the Zf and see if Nikon comes out with some real lenses with aperture rings meant for this camera.

I was on the fence between the Zf and the Z6iii for my second body, and I went for a slightly used(14000 shutter count) Zf. I had listened to all the reviews, and what I would say is: do not listen to the negatives, they are really minor, this camera is a great camera, it is my favorite unless I need 45MP, which is not that often. It brought back the joy of photography, it is really hard to describe, but it just makes you think a bit more and then rewards you, and the controls, once you set it up the way you like it, are just perfect, they are just different from other bodies. I am an amateur, so pros with specific needs might not like it, I actually got mine from a pro. Anyways, if you want to fall in love with a camera as you did with your first one, this is the one to get.

What Nikon should have done with the Zf. First they should have handed the person designing the controls a FM3A and a F2 Photomic. On those cameras where did you find the film speed setting (ISO)? On the shutter dial. That is a scheme that would easily fit the Zf and would allow the left dial to be re-purposed with more useful functions. Such as the Mode selection and underneath you could have the selection for the Single and Continuous Release options. Now, moving to the front on the film cameras where the self timer lever was placed you could have a similar shaped 3 position lever to control Focus mode. Front Command dial - lose it. Aperture can be controlled with the rear command dial because the shutter speed is only set by the Shutter Speed Dial unless it has been set to A. On the I Menu there will be some dedicated buttons that work with the Command Dial and these buttons will be to the left on the I Menu for an easy reach for the left thumb. One is The AF Area mode setting, hold down the button and roll thru the settings with the Command Dial. Another is the Auto ISO maximum, hold the button down and the max is set. The toggle switch for the Auto ISO will also reside in the I menu. The lock on the left dial can get ditched. It's a PITA on my Z7 II to have to hold that stupid button down while fighting the heavy resistance on the detents for that dial. Rest assured that dial won't get bumped by accident.

I was dismissive of the camera at first, even after holding it in my hands at the store. I ended up giving it another try and fell in love with it. I’m also shooting it with Voigtlander lenses and get what you mean when you say it unlocks some magic. It’s a camera that I consistently want to use, and although without some smaller gripes regarding buttons and dials it never fails to deliver.

I got the Nikon Zfc a few months ago and I am glad I did over the Nikon zf. Smaller body and smaller lenses, taking pictures in public areas does not scream “photographer!”. I am waiting for a z5ii or the z6ii to drop price to $1,299 to go full frame.

I love that I can use it Film style with the analog dials and my Vintage Nikon glass with the FTZ adapter. Then I can put the Z lenses on like the 180-600mm Z, and shoot DSLR style. My favorite part of the camera is when using Vintage lens on it and get the square box over the eye for focus.

You can definitely get focus confirmation on old glass it has focus confirmation even on old manual lenses even detects eyes

The influencer shift from X100 to Zf over the past couple of months is hilarious.

Funny enough about three months ago I came to similar conclusions about the Zf’s grandfather, the Df. Controls seemed ill thought out compared to Fuji. Manual dials and menus conflicted. Had to go way back for Nikkor lenses seemed built for this model. The solution for me? Manual Voigtlander F series (28/40/58). I have several CVs, including the two APO-Lanthars you mentioned for another system, but of course I can’t adapt to F. Anyway, like you, I have 47 & 50MP cameras, but this even lower 16MP, does just fine. Hell, so does the 5D Classic’s 12MP.

Delightful. Thanks.

There are things about the Zf that I don’t like. I also want to pick it up and use it every single day. And if I’m honest, none of the things I don’t like about it have interfered with operating the camera. If you own one, take the time to settle into configuring and understanding how to make it work for you. The Zf is my favorite digital camera in a long series of them that started with a D100 back in 2003.

Too big. Too heavy. Stupid flippy screen. Nikon F fanboy. Hate Z mount. Just give us a photo-only FM please Nikon.

Excellent! I just got home from a photo shoot around my town and I wish I would have seen this first. Sometimes I come back feeling like all the photos I took are boring or I come back feeling like the place I went to was boring but now I wonder if I just didn't see the cool shots! Thank you!

Never get an advice from someone that holds microphone with a spatula LOL! Can I get a like?