after almost 20 years now i was able to get my nikon gear with a d200 and an old one touch 80 200 2.8 lens :D. so lets wait the next 20years to get a zf or z8^^

Nothing can beat the amazing colours and rendering from the d700 the legend. Specially for portraits, Just Sold my new zf and buy More d700 body and lenses 🤩❤

The #1 cause of G.A.S. for Photographers....? is what? End of year sales? Was expecting a psychological explanation for why photographers have Gear Acquisition Syndrome. Instead just a sales pitch

Excellent Matt!

Do u have to pay for patreon? If so...I can't afford it

Looks sexy

Tina & Stef, two of the best! :)

It's a fascinating insight into the creative process.

I've had the Z50 for about 4 years. I'm wondering if the focus will be good enough for bird photography. Will look forward to others' testing for that. Thanks.

From your mouth to their ears hopefully

I like cropped cameras better. My 500mm lens will to into a 750mm which I must have. Top notch video. ❤❤❤

Seeing Matt and Tina brings me back to the ThatNikonGuy days…. I’m a Nikon user myself but sadly I lost interest a few years ago….. anyone wants me f2.8 trinity lenses? 😅

Okay I confess, I had to Google Petabyte! That is a lot of data and a lot of backing up.

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If it had Ibis I would buy it. Theres no benefit over my d7500...

Is the af performance up to par with sony cameras from 2018 a7 iii or a6400?

I wish you could do this with a added 1.4 instead of the 2.0 TC , showing Z400 TC 1.4 = 780 and test Z800 ?

I'd be interested to see this camera tested with the 400mm f/4.5 for wildlife photography. It would be interesting to see how it compares to a full frame camera with a 600mm f/6.3. On paper, it would make a lot of sense to have a smaller and lighter camera and lens with comparable low light performance, but with this camera's lackluster specs, it might be a bit of a disappointment. It's a pity Fujifilm doesn't make such a lens!

I hear what you're saying, and I would love to see Nikon make a mirrorless D500 replacement, but until they do, serious APSC shooters will keep on shooting Fujifilm, not Nikon. And if Nikon is waiting for Fujifilm users to ditch their high end APSC cameras and f/1.2 lenses to buy wannabe Nikon gear, they're going to be waiting a long time! So I really don't know who this camera is for.

That Reblum lifetime deal looks sweet. Downloaded the trial and it’s fast & so easy to use. Way better than I can do putting in 10-15 min per image.

The Fuji colours look terrible. Red and lifeless. That alone means it loses.

I am wondering what is the camera being used to film Matt when he is sitting in the " corner library" setting on set.(side bar the corner library was a refreshing natural and real setting vs the traditional KZbinrs "home studio" look). At any rate that camera is focusing on the wine bottles to his left and back, and is not focusing on his face.

I currently use A1 and A9MKI. As much as I want another A1 to replace my aging A9 I am force to buy the A9III. I shoot a lot of events with speakers in front of led screens and the A1 suffers terrible moire. So much so I leave it in my bag and use my A9. It's a shame as two 50MP A1's would be dream for other work I do

Highly agree with everything said. And I especially would love to see the rx100 and rx0 lines updated. They both desperately need 10 bit 4.2.2 with 4k60 uncropped. The rx0 needs better stabe (which is easy nowadays) a slightly bigger screen wouldn't hurt. Maybe a couple extra mounting points? Obviously better battery life, and like you said better sensor or lens? Not sure. Probably both. The potential of that little guy tho, might be the most exciting prospect and could seriously corner a part of the market that doesn't really truly exist i.e. crash cam size/style with cinema quality abilities (same goes for the rx100 line, but moreso for the rx0 line, due to its ruggedness and waterproofing, and most importantly, it's insane portability)

Good deals Matt!

Great video

why wait for the moment, when you can capture the entire moment?

Huh, I thought it was beans.

Matt's watch game is always perfect! Which watch are you wearing this time?

We need Sigma for Nikon z mount (full frame) ASAP! Make it happen Nikon and Sigma, please! I would buy this 500mm f/5.6 in a heartbeat! How about a 700mm?

Whenever your shooting with big flagship gear my wallet screams 😂

I already had gas from eating a hot bowl of homemade-chili. Since I already had G.A.S. I bought a Nikon Z9 with a Z mount 24-70 2.8. I will be homeless next month. Any hot models want to take me in?

You're all very much in denial ; Gear Acquisition Syndrome

Only seen subscription options for reblum

For me it’s refried beans

My back is getting sweaty just thinking about an "Italian leather" backpack.

What the hell is G.A.S.... and why shouldn't you make the acronym clear !

A1II? Oops not by you!!! 😂

Feeling a bit foolish, what is G.A.S?

Number-1 cause is youtubers📸🙂

Hello Matt good to seeyou

I am wondering if there is a way to just upload the most recent images and not have to load the entire SSD?

Thank you. This is a very helpful video for understanding these Nikon Z lenses. It's likely the best explanation I've seen in my years of reading Z lens reviews.

Now if they would just make a 600mm f/4 for $4900.00. Set the world on fire!

You’re right Matt. But I just don’t think Nikon will ever do it as they want Z lenses to be purchased moving forward. I stopped waiting, retired my Df and upgraded to the Zf. Excepting my 135f2 DC AF-D lens which I’ll never sell, I’m now exclusively limited to my AFS G lenses used with the ZF adapter and I’ve retired my AF-D 50mm 1.4 for a new Z50mm 1.8s. Also sold my AF-D 85mm 1.8. Unless I’m really wanting to limit myself to manual focus only I really see no case for using my AF-D 50 or AF-D 85 anymore. That’s progress I guess and we just need to move with the times. Having said that, my old AF-D 50mm 1.4 is really no match for the sharpness, overall optical focus and auto focus speed that the new z50mm 1.8S brings to user satisfaction coupled with the Zf. It’s the way of the world and unfortunately we opt in to the Nikon ecosystem and all its evolution/revolution in technical terms and improved performance.

No IS, too bad at this price

I have D700 & D810 . Love them . Will never buy mirrorless camera .

On some cameras, like mine, turning on AF+MF to permit manual focusing forces me to abandon focus priority when using continuous focusing (increasing the quantity of OOF pictures since the camera shoots whether or not it has a focus lock). Also once manually focusing, I have to release, and then hit AF-ON again to re-initiate auto focus (the camera rightly or wrongly holds the focus depth I've set). This is about as clumsy as trying to focus on a nearby object, and then attempt to re-acquire the subject. I'd prefer to use "manual assist", where the camera doesn't fight me when I start turning the rings but "knows" it is close to/on my target when I stop - then locks on itself. I'm sure I'd need new software rules. For the prices that we have to pay for this developing technology, it would be nice for more manufacturers to continue supporting older hardware for long as possible, or at least adopt some trade-in programs or something to reward us for our loyalty (like some companies do). These aren't supposed to be disposable cameras, after all!

Matt, many thanks for the test! Did you test adapter for video shooting? How do autofocus performs when capturing the video?

A year later and I still can't get over both the screen and the rubber port covers. The screen should have been an X-Pro3 style flip down screen so you can still hide it. The port covers are just annoying and chintzy. I want to buy it so badly, but it'd just frustrate me dealing with the screen every day let alone the port covers...