Nice to see that you officially begin to test all the new Nikon gears.
@juliatrotti11 ай бұрын
Thank you!
@VIDEOVISTAVIEW202011 ай бұрын
Nikon Nailed it again with this camera, perfect for vloggers and retro afficionados. A very affordable retro camera with most of the bells and whistles of a flagship camera, another big win for Nikon.
@hugomouteira701511 ай бұрын
Pros can also use it
@chongtentcreator11 ай бұрын
Julia including cats in animal AF test are an underrated part of a camera review
@USGrant21st11 ай бұрын
Did you notice, how noise reduction works? She turned it off and the cat disappeared. 😅
@juliatrotti11 ай бұрын
The girls love participating in these reviews 😂
@vandalton494811 ай бұрын
Finally, some real life tests on AF. Mysteriously other reviews do not show AF performance.
@ZakWilson11 ай бұрын
I love that the noise reduction feature adds a cat to the image. Very innovative, Nikon!
@datdudeinred11 ай бұрын
Love the af speed tests. The only af tests of zf out there currently ❤️👏 This thing is gonna be a beast so little to handle 25mp vs 40+ with same processor as z9. Wow. I can't even imagine the low light prowess this thing gonna have.
@juliatrotti11 ай бұрын
Thank you! Glad you enjoyed my review :)
@drchtct11 ай бұрын
It’s not small at all, it’s huge
@BoiseTDI8 ай бұрын
@@drchtcthe was referring to the smaller mp count not the physical size.
@williamsolis111 ай бұрын
Looks great. I think the z6III will be a winner The IBIS surprised me with how nice it was. The warping was reasonable imo Also the video looked really good.
@aratafreecs3445Ай бұрын
THANK YOU for this review! This is what I've been looking for. KZbin search is completely broken. The best reviews of this camera didn't show up AT ALL when I searched for them... What did show up were all the videos where the reviewers read the whole spec sheet to me. Thanks, I've already done that myself.
@Michael-qv7pn11 ай бұрын
Just for information because of the grip issue, there is a smallrig grip that adds a arca swiss metal base plate and a more comfortable grip With that it might be also well useable for weddings and such
@askethom0411 ай бұрын
Good little competitor to the a7c /ii . Awesome
@JeDxDeVu11 ай бұрын
If the Xpro4 doesn’t hurry up…
@paprhat11 ай бұрын
Say. It. Again.
@tiarebowman11 ай бұрын
my thoughts exactly!
@CianMcsweeney11 ай бұрын
Same here man, have a nasty feeling Fuji have dropped the ball over the last year or so, hope I'm wrong and it's just around the corner
@paprhat11 ай бұрын
@@CianMcsweeney I already sold ALL of my Fuji gear. This is super enticing. This and a cheapy 28f2.8 and 85f1.8 and you’d be set.
@StuartWeir11 ай бұрын
Yep exactly.
@dcwaku11 ай бұрын
Unlike other channels you did a great review showing how the camera actually works. Plus, I could listen to your voice forever. 😊 Supposedly Nikon has a grip coming out too.
@strippedlist11 ай бұрын
Iso 6400 is butter, and - 10 ev focus and eye detectetion in manual lenses! And vr is linked to focus points, even on the side of the sensor
@marcel956811 ай бұрын
Butter?
@strippedlist11 ай бұрын
ma-ta@@marcel9568
@strippedlist11 ай бұрын
ca untul taranule@@marcel9568
@dhrubo914011 ай бұрын
Nikon has the. Best sensor ❤
@carlz395511 ай бұрын
I always imagine a full frame with retro design I always was, if Nikon put some film sims in Zf, I would buy without questioning.
@jpdj271511 ай бұрын
In the film days of decades ago, I could say what photographic material had been used with about 80% confidence level and today I find the film sims unrealistic. Relative to digital with excellent dynamic range and colour space (depends on raw processing though) "film sims" are a limitation or exaggeration of qualities in the sense you loose something. You see, the Fujichrome of 1980 was ideal to shoot the desa (rice fields) in Indonesia but anywhere else it was too green. Kodachrome was ideal for the Masai, their terracotta soil, their jewellery and skin tones, but not as good for a Caucasian portrait in the studio. One thing that always stood out: Cibachrome prints. Now to a digital Nikon. In-camera "film sims" only make sense if you shoot SOOC JPEG. So if you shoot raw only, forget about it and do it in post. Any setting you make, like white balance, ends up in met data as a number and changes nothing to your raw image. When, if, you do in camera raw processing for SOOC JPEGs or movie based on JPEG frames, then you have a selection of "Picture Controls" like "standard", "neutral", "vivid", "monochrome", "portrait", "landscape", "flat". These are the basic Nikon profiles and stay near true-to-life photographic ideals. Then they have a set of "creative" profiles with fancy names like Dream, Morning, Pop, Sunday, Somber, Dramatic, Silence, Bleached, Melancholic, Pure, Denim, Toy, Sepia, Blue, Red, Pink, Charcoal, Graphite, Binary, Carbon. These make alterations. The trick with these "Picture Control" profiles is that you can create your own in camera, save them to card, and then import them elsewhere, provided compatible. Interestingly, Nikon's free raw processing app "NX Studio" allows you to work with these Picture Controls as well, irrespective of what you did in camera. I guess you can create a Picture Profile on your PC, save it to a memory card and then load it into your camera. NX Studio lists the following "Picture Control" profiles that I would call "film sims": "Tri-X" (Kodak B&W film - I should ask Nikon if they mean the 135 or the 120 version), "Kodak Kodachrome 2", "Kodak Ektachrome P", "Kodak Portra NC", "Kodak T-Max 400". The "ColorNegReversal" Picture Control may just offer what happens in a D850 (IIRC) when you shoot colour negatives and do the reversal in camera. In NX Studio, you can find these in the Basic Edit Palettes in the Picture Control RAW sub-panel.
@GM-ju4co11 ай бұрын
@@jpdj2715tldr
@TheDeltaMoo11 ай бұрын
There are some community made picture control film sims that can be downloaded to a memory card and used in camera. Don't remember the site and there's not nearly as many and likely not quite the quality of Fuji film sims, but they're there
@andrzejjaniak684911 ай бұрын
85mm f1.2 portraits look great.
@juliatrotti11 ай бұрын
That 85mm is insane! Bokeh heaven lol
@michaelmills292611 ай бұрын
great video, most Nikons have a grip available, so hopefully there will be one soon for this one....and also like your Cats.
@fjaajf5 ай бұрын
Finally a review of Nikon gear without bias.
@22welcome11 ай бұрын
I love this amazing Camera’s specification , will preorder it when they release it 📸💞
@asamendigorin151211 ай бұрын
Love that youre testing Nikon gear now also 👌
@ronmortimer25211 ай бұрын
I want to upgrade from my D7100 and I was waiting the much talked about Z6iii. But your results from this Zf with a couple of good lenses would suit the sort of walk-about amateur photography I do. So thanks for the very informative video - well done and cheers from Aus. :)
@PhotoGearFun11 ай бұрын
Watched your review of this camera first and I'm glad I did! Thanks for the great video. Love seeing the kitties again. I started with Nikon in the DSLR days but don't own any Nikon gear right now that may change soon.
@juliatrotti11 ай бұрын
Thank you, I really appreciate it
@annarakannan662010 ай бұрын
Fantastic work on reviewing this camera . You are the only one to truly test the AF capabilities of this beautiful camera. I will be watching this again. Bravo!!
@CINEMAWORX11 ай бұрын
“Hey everyone” I love it!! 🙌🏼
@PavSZ4 ай бұрын
I love your reviews! I don't know how you do shoots by the trees and long grass without checking for spiders and snakes all the time
@thedondeluxe694111 ай бұрын
Very much appreciate the cat af test😻
@jayrajsinhgohil270511 ай бұрын
Those portraits were so awesome 👌
@juliatrotti11 ай бұрын
Thanks so much!
@israelmacario385311 ай бұрын
gorgeous camera definitely will look into getting one. thanks for the review on the af and low light performance
@nicolaiecostel11 ай бұрын
you forgot to say that there is a grip available from the get go, they thought that some might be inconvenienced by the retro styling so they designed an aditional grip in colaboration with smallrig being uninformed might hurt the gear you are testing
@pitushing9311 ай бұрын
I am thinking of switching to a7iv from D750. And now Nikon comes out with this😅
@ernest448311 ай бұрын
nice review time to dive in to the mirrorless world a worthy replacement to my D750
@itsjustme778 ай бұрын
Great video! I'm so glad to see that Nikon has caught up with the AF, and the high ISO is on point. If this is any indication of what 's to time, I'm quite looking forward to the Nikon Z6 III.
@abchappell0110 ай бұрын
That was a fantastic video presentation. Your model is absolutely beautiful!
@Mossy_Squatch11 ай бұрын
Ok this is a camera that will be on my wish list
@MrModerate_kane6 ай бұрын
09:46 as soon as you shot with that 85 1.2 it was beautiful images, that 1.2 just makes lush images 10:45.
@lsaideOK11 ай бұрын
Nice that you mentioned the con of discomfort from shooting all day with it. That is my biggest concern. But then you mentioned that it wouldn't be such a problem if you shoot sporadically through the day rather than constantly. And then as a backup to a more generalized camera. That helps alleviate some of my concern. Plus there's always the third party grip.... Great review!
@jonassergio449311 ай бұрын
no silver top? sad but nikon never disappoints!
@stanleygabrel527911 ай бұрын
Awesome review, thanks for posting. It's obvious this camera is much faster than Z6 ii.
@JochenHeyd11 ай бұрын
Great Review, thank you! Good mix of technical details and personal experience I like your voice. I think, I need this cam :D
@thomaschamberlin248511 ай бұрын
Nikon is going to have an accessory grip and bottom plate that is Arca Swiss compatible. I imagine third parties like small rig will have one, too.
@pauka1311 ай бұрын
Its already out! Actually Nikon gives it for free in the next few weeks in many countries.
@naten246211 ай бұрын
Best review yet
@olivervitze375311 ай бұрын
Thank you for the test with the Zf, Julia! Nice to see you testing a Nikon camera. The AF performance makes me think about buying the camera, even though I'm so skeptical about the handle. Would you personally buy it given all the features and the image results? And another question about the Z 40/2, Are the image results considered good to very good?
@photomorti11 ай бұрын
Awesome camera but this vlog style lcd screen is a bummer for me. Dont like that it has to stick out to the side of the camera if i want to use it horizontaly
@HankeAJ201411 ай бұрын
Love the video! Always love the professional quality you put into your videos. 😊 Would it be possible to do a review of the Nikon 135mm f 1.8s Plena? Maybe with the Zf and Z8 cameras. They just announced this lens right after the Zf and I immediately thought you would do a great portrait test on it!
@dpedrosoliano11 ай бұрын
julia thanks for shooting alot of pics! i enjoyed this review n shootouts! love from Malaysia😊
@saxinat0r11 ай бұрын
Best review of this camera yet
@-AtomsPhere-11 ай бұрын
Having used both the Zf and A7Cii, which did you prefer? I’m having a really hard time deciding.
@kibaespada600111 ай бұрын
Me too, hard time selecting one
@ferrylm409111 ай бұрын
Beautiful wow
@norfolknonsense757811 ай бұрын
I was hoping the IBIS for video will be better as it is rated for 8 stops.
@julianmclean386911 ай бұрын
Many thanks for sharing Julia; just checked out the price for the body; approx $2,000!; will have to stick to my old Nikon D 5500 and Tamron 18 - 270 mm lens for now !!!!
@hugomouteira701511 ай бұрын
You can buy a smallrig grip or order a nikon branded grip from japan if the grip is an issue
@marcel956811 ай бұрын
Did the photos show focus on the eyes or the lashes? Some cameras put a nice rectangle on the eye, but then the eye is still out of focus.
@wcleong558411 ай бұрын
I have 2 Nikon cameras now. D3s and D3.both are working well.both are the top of the line many years ago. How ?? spend money to buy this Zf ?
@kjltube11 ай бұрын
I hope you have the grip for your next video. Some great footage there, thank you.
11 ай бұрын
Hi Julia, great impression. Regarding the grip (or lack of it) of the camera then. From what I understand Nikon will also bring out a small rig grip that fits onto the camera body and which will improve the grip if needed for long wedding days. I have seen it mounted and I asked myself why they did not put it up there permanently for the beginning. But that is something fro them to answer.
@jpdj271511 ай бұрын
Small Rig is a third party company that already sell this grip. The reason it is not on the camera is for retro-design purposes. Way back, no camera had a grip. That's what Nikon are copying. We did not complain about our F2 or Leica not having one. But then, considering the cost of film and the absence of AF we would not handhold a camera all day long and we would have learnt to see a photograph without looking through the viewfinder. And in absence of hi FPS frame rates would have learnt to better anticipate "the decisive moment".
11 ай бұрын
@@jpdj2715 I know, since I became a professional photographer back in 1993. I just wanted to give a solution for when you need to shoot all day, as you brought that up mentioning the wedding day example in your video. I was under the impression you were not aware and therefore wanted to help. Regarding the retro look, on other days, when you are on holidays and want to look retro, you just leave the grip at home 😄 Best wishes and keep up the good work!
@a2roland5 ай бұрын
Thank You!
@paknam53611 ай бұрын
Thank you for the best review 🎉
@smallbatchsessions689211 ай бұрын
For vlogging there is a lot of edge wobbling. That Tamron made lens has a lot of chromatic aberrations. I’d use a real Nikkor lens for vlogging . But overall the video seems great. You do a very good job at reviews I think . Just found your channel. Congratulations
@danfarmer_photo11 ай бұрын
Julia, can you explain the no joystick/drag with your thumb thingy? My question is not about moving the focus point around with the touchpad with your thumb while your eye is up to the view finder. That makes sense. However, when you’re shooting through the LCD, can you still move the focus point around via the touch screen? Or do we go to using the D-pad? I thought naturally this would be the way, but I was watching one of the Nikon rep videos, and he confused the situation by stating that when you’re using the ‘drag to change focus point’ thing, it will only work when you have your eye to the viewfinder. So if that is the case, how do you move the focus point when shooting with the LCD? Sorry if that is a confusing way to ask.
@trym212111 ай бұрын
Use the d-pad or touch screen. Otherwise just use the tracking
@MeTube311 ай бұрын
I’ll wait to see if Nikon do a silver/black version.
@GordoFriman3 ай бұрын
This is eyewatering coming from a z6 mk1...
@MD-ge1ni11 ай бұрын
The way you pronounced Nikon❤
@GavinDavidson11 ай бұрын
Looks like a nice camera ❤
@savkovelinov14711 ай бұрын
Great review, Julia! The best one! And how would you rate autofocus reliability compared to Canon - for example R6 mark Ii?
@vaclav_krizek5 ай бұрын
Hi, very nice review, great video edit too. Well done! I have not found it anywhere in comments, please, could you tell me what system do you use to record your screen while shooting? In the portrait session, is seems like some USB cable is going to your pocket. Phone? I use Camlink in studio, but maybe it is something else. Thank you
@legolas14711 ай бұрын
Another great camera from Nikon✌
@marksnellingphotography11 ай бұрын
Shutter sounds nice.... It's the little things 👍
@terrywbreedlove4 ай бұрын
Please tell Nikon we want a FF smaller rangefinder style camera. With a range of smaller Primes F2.8 is fine. Get the word out. :)
@jasonhalaykophotography11 ай бұрын
Great review, thanks! Looking to pick this up as a second camera for my event shooting as well as maybe a vlog camera to upgrade from the GoPro and stuff like that. Great info! One quick question, what are you using to record your EVF. Thought that was a very good idea to show that in the corner while you were shooting. Cheers!
@ArnilTv9 ай бұрын
Best review I’ve seen so far, one question did you color correct or color grade the cat videos? Or even better a dedicated video about the video specs of the ZF
@juliatrotti9 ай бұрын
Thanks so much! No colour grading on those clips, just standard PP sooc
@Ahm.photos11 ай бұрын
I'm excited to try this out!
@kamalyadav30249 ай бұрын
nikon focus issue ..other ..camera .... so good
@DangLeProject928 ай бұрын
Do you think using Zf as wedding photogrpahy gear is too hard to hold? Not sure if they are same as Fujifilm XT system 🤔
@himalayareaders11 ай бұрын
So,what's the surprise of Nikon in coming Oct.? 😊
@paulmuadib6811 ай бұрын
I love your video and your kindly approch. i have only one question not only for you but the relative young photograper .why did you choose, for the composition, to put, in portrait mode, that much space free in the upper parts of the shoot and in the low parts cut the important parts like the hands? I wuold put a pic in example but is no possibile thanks
@shinkunAvi11 ай бұрын
The best review
@davidgifford811211 ай бұрын
The body looks almost identical to the Df. It’s a personal favourite of mine for some classes of still shooting. The grip is an issue for extended use. Small Rig provide a grip that can solve most of that. Also like the Df of 2013 it has a state of the art processor married to an intermediate (2023) technology sensor. This is not an all rounder like the Z8, to me looks too heavy to make good vlogging camera, the unconventional control layout also limits its utility as second body for the pro photographer. Controls prevent it from being an ideal sports, wildlife, event or for news journalism. Until it’s a production camera with working pixel-shift I wouldn’t choose it for landscape, portrait or product photography. That maybe leaves street, lifestyle/family and holiday!
@tosin.junaid11 ай бұрын
Brilliant review, I’d be getting one at some point. What did you use to record the camera screen?
@KienVirak_11 ай бұрын
Very nice work I love it 🥰 thank you sister for sharing this video
@fthprodphoto-video535711 ай бұрын
5:00 to 6:00 we can clearly not distinguish any difference between the camera used to film this video and the pictures from the Nikon DF : the reason is that every sensor is similar today…I am really looking for something new and different with better color tonalities
@lanzarotepersonaltraining156311 ай бұрын
Great content as always 👌🏾
@MountainGurkha1411 ай бұрын
very good and nice Camera Nikon ❤❤❤
@user-bo5vu5hx9v11 ай бұрын
Funny… initial a7 from Sony had a minimal grip…. And people complained a lot… so they made larger bodies! Now Nikon is releasing also a body with a minimal grip… after having launched bodies with deep grip. Maybe weight balance is better different on Zf than on original a7’s
@AshBashSneakers11 ай бұрын
1. They already did this with the ZFC.. 2. It’s based on retro Nikon cameras hence the no grip.. but they’re selling it with a small rig grip to satisfy people
@trym212111 ай бұрын
If you want grip, add grip. No grip is meant for small lenses like 26, 28, and 40
@troutriver5811 ай бұрын
I think the ergonomics could eventually get tiring, especially if you put on a larger lens. That was my experience with the prior and very similar Df.
@unique93obr11 ай бұрын
You can buy external grip, and improve ergonomics with it. :)
@Kunal091511 ай бұрын
I'd still go for Fuji as it has a full suite of compact and weather sealed primes to go with their bodies. 16,18,23,27,35 etc.
@niceyesplease11 ай бұрын
Well Z 50 1.8, Z 35 1.8 Z 85 1.8. All weather sealed.
@trym212111 ай бұрын
Compact? 18mm 1.4? In the same line with 27 as well
@cptmuffy11 ай бұрын
Love it 👍 Great video !
@TheShawnPrice111 ай бұрын
I’m a Sony shooter but this camera looks cool!
@alechurch8511 ай бұрын
It's soo tempting right? 😅
@jivi7711 ай бұрын
You can convert the files to dng and then it can be processed
@williamebert60479 ай бұрын
Should I buy this camera (Zf) I have 2 Nikon D750 or wait to buy Z8?
@thejsrstudio10 ай бұрын
Wow amazing ! On which camera you shoot this whole video?
@ciao_abhi11 ай бұрын
fujifilm started a revolution
@actionvip111 ай бұрын
May I ask, what do you use to record screenshots?
@alanjcravophotography414911 ай бұрын
Bye bye Fujifilm xt5 etc
11 ай бұрын
Very resourceful video, Julia. Any more plans for shooting with medium format film?
@juliatrotti11 ай бұрын
Thanks and yes! I did a MF film photoshoot recently actually, just need to finish off editing my scans and then the video too. But it will be coming soon!
11 ай бұрын
@@juliatrotti best of luck with the editing! Looking forward!!
@1bozina11 ай бұрын
"...Review for *Portrait* Photography..." Does the Zf have a fully functional vertical grip available for portraits taken in portrait orientation? If not then other than better AF and full frame this camera is like a Fuji X-T3/X-T4 with some added bells and whistles - minus the grip.
@DangLeProject928 ай бұрын
Does it have dual native iso in NLog Julia?
@Azeemmerchant11 ай бұрын
RIP Fuji❤😂🙌🏻
@CianMcsweeney11 ай бұрын
Not quite yet, Fuji having 'A' modes on the dials is better than Nikon's PASM switch, 40mp on the XT5 and also dedicated aperture dials. If Fuji don't hurry up with the xpro 4 though I'd definitely consider this, well done Nikon
@monetarnie384111 ай бұрын
Fuji is fine and one camera from Nikon doesn't change anything. Completely different cameras
@dmitry.sh.894611 ай бұрын
@@CianMcsweeney 40mp on the XT5🤣where did you see them?) no lens can handle this small-pixel marketing.
@CianMcsweeney11 ай бұрын
@@dmitry.sh.8946 Fuji's new lenses can actually, multiple reviewers have confirmed this, also the, pixel pitch of the new sensor is basically the same as that on Sony's new 60mp sensor
@trandinhhuy18448 ай бұрын
how to see Nlog to 709 on the camera,or you edited,if that's true where i can find lut 709
@4982boja11 ай бұрын
I'm using z8 / What is the purpose of the cable connected to the camera?
@admiralaa29979 ай бұрын
may I ask how do you record the POV of the camera, or the camera screen?