Reasons WHY I Bought The Nikon Z50II

[@adrianalfordphotography]

Am I worried that it still has the same 20.9MP sensor as the Nikon Z50? Not really, I had no problems with the Z50 image quality wise when I used it. Besides, if I really need images that are higher is resolution for whatever reason, I still have both my full frame 45MP Nikon D850 and Z7 cameras to turn to 🙏📸

[@nickdual]

I have Sony zv-1 but it's small, easy to break. I don't need the newest technologies. I need stable, robust, durable. 60fp. I will buy a Nikon. The elderly choose Nikon because they are smart

[@romainplagnol882]

Yes but this sensor has terrible rolling shutter, so it's quite unusable in electronic shutter for moving objects. So C30 jpeg shooting is useless

[@richalexander1138]

@@adrianalfordphotography I’m one of the few that prefer less mp. Character over the overly sharp 40 mp

[@PhilThach]

I'm probably going to get one as well. It's not the camera I wanted them to make, but it will do. Thanks, Adrian!

[@adrianalfordphotography]

Thanks for watching Phil 🙏

[@sedevacante966]

Why would you get it since you have a z8

[@wingsofaustralia]

I was checkin out this camera today. Not a bad bit of kit for the price.

[@adrianalfordphotography]

Think you're right re price. Here in Oz they're offering a bargain bundled with lens and bonus power bank. I'll show it all when it turns up on the courier. Thanks for watching 🙏

[@gordon3988]

Looks like it worked well for you. Do wish it has IBIS, but with a stabilized lens likely good enough! A great camera I suspect.

[@adrianalfordphotography]

Thanks for watching. I will report my findings on the Z50II when I get it. Yes I did wish it had IBIS, but the Z50 didn't have it and I had no issues with it, except when I used lenses that didn't have VR built in on a long zoom.

[@leod1671]

Congratulations my friend, well done and happy for you. I cannot wait to hear you impressions of the Z50II. It looks like it should be a pretty powerful "little" camera.

[@adrianalfordphotography]

Thanks for watching Looking forward to testing out. I'm sure it'll make a worthy studio camera replacing my busted up ZV1. Be great for reviewing DX lenses and doing the odd bit of bird and wildlife photography. Have a great weekend, cheers 🙏

[@Twobarpsi]

Excellent camera and photos!!

[@adrianalfordphotography]

Many thanks!🙏

[@juliette-mansour]

Hi Adrian, first time commenting here. Thank you for all your videos. I currently own the Z6iii and the Zf. I want a small-ish (under 600g) set up specifically for travel photography which includes street photography and occasional wildlife photography (maybe 25-50% during trips). The Z50ii would have been perfect except they changed the tilt screen for the flippy screen which ruins my options for street photography. I know it's hard for some photographers who don't shoot street to understand this, but a tilt screen provides so much flexibility, speed and discretion. I guess I could make the sacrifice but only if the weight is substantially different and the DX lenses are worth the effort. I've gotten quite spoiled from the IQ of the Z lineup! I look forward to your next video about the Z50II. Thanks!

[@CharlesNPhotography]

Hi Adrian, welcome to my world of issues with the Sony ZV-1, I had issues with it about 6 weeks after I bought it and Sony replaced most of the internals instead of replacing it. for the last 18 months I've had to use a powerbank as the battery would shutdown without any reason. and when it did I lost all the video that I'd taken. Looking forward to seeing what you think of the Z50II once you start using it as I'm thinking of getting ne next year.

[@adrianalfordphotography]

I love that little ZV1... but yesterday officially marked the death nell for it. It let me down so badly, that I have now bought a new vlogging camera for 2025. Video coming soon

[@christian.irmler]

Hi Adrian, a great video, buddy! There are so many different cameras out there these days. I think it depends on the personal requirements if a camera is able to replace another one 😊 Awesome sample shots, by the way! I like especially that lizard shot at ~03:49. Thank you for the video and have a great weekend, Christian

[@adrianalfordphotography]

Many thanks for watching Christian. Hope you have a great weekend buddy, cheers 🙏

[@NikonDave]

Great video and look forward to seeing what you produce with the new camera. Not for me mostly because of the battery. With USB charging it's less of a concern but carrying and charging multiple battery types takes up space in my kit when I travel and the older I get the harder that becomes. Plus...I can drop the Z8 to DX mode and get the extra reach without a big megapixel hit and all the advantages of IBIS. If I were starting out from scratch...I'd be in but I have a large and mature kit and there is no place for this at this time. Cheers!!!

[@adrianalfordphotography]

Thanks for watching 🙏

[@zakerylewis]

Another concise, insightful, and thoughtful video! Thanks for sharing.

[@adrianalfordphotography]

Thanks for watching and enjoy your weekend 🙏

[@davidsaylors]

I have thought the same thing, would it be a D500 replacement… I look forward to seeing what you get with it.

[@adrianalfordphotography]

Thanks David. I'm looking forward to testing it out.

Well for buying the Nikon Z50II Adrain and the reasons buying it - many thanks for sharing the info - have a great weekend

[@adrianalfordphotography]

Thanks for watching Shaun. Have an awesome weekend mate, cheers 🙏

[@t.k.1448]

A comparison between this and the Z6iii would interest me. Specifically the degree to which there is a dynamic range penalty. I consider the resolution "deficit" a non-issue, but the smaller size and crop factor for shooting wildlife in reasonable light make it an interesting, lower cost alternative. If you are able to do such a comparison, I think a lot of people other than myself would be very interested in the outcome. Thanks.

[@ascorbic123]

The EN-EL25a has been available for a little while I bought one for my Z fc. It's a marginal but worthwhile improvement.

[@adrianalfordphotography]

Guess I'll find out when I get the Z50II and do a comparative test

[@speedbumpmedia9584]

Grabbed one myself to add to the Z9 & Zf as a capable, affordable, 1.5 crop factor extra body. The sensor gave some great images in my old D500 and contrary to some pixel whiners opinions, it provides plenty of resolution. Many refuse to look at all the cost evaluations that go into designing and manufacturing so I get the trade offs to offset the Expeed 7 and such.

[@adrianalfordphotography]

Thanks for watching 🙏

[@18yearsoldnot]

Also no matter how much a company spends on a new sensor, it takes many years for the engineers to refine the colour science

[@gemamesias9889]

I'm debating between buying D7500 or this one for event photography and portraits, looking forward for a further review

[@adrianalfordphotography]

Thanks for watching 🙏

[@robertvanempel5810]

Very curious about this one!. I just wished it had an electronic shutter up to 1/12000 or 1/16000 instead of just 1/4000 max.

[@adrianalfordphotography]

Thanks for watching. Yes, I was thinking about that myself. But then I came to the conclusion I very rarely go over 1/4000th anyway for my type of photography.

[@denisesavage2382]

oooooh!! I'm curious to see how it goes when it arrives. Sounds like it will be an impressive little unit.

[@adrianalfordphotography]

@@denisesavage2382 thanks Denise. I’m really looking forward to seeing what it can do 👍🙏

[@grahamniven]

Look forward to seeing how you get on with this wee camera, it looks like great value. Thankfully it has USB-C charging, so you don't need extra Nikon (expensive) batteries, just plug in a (cheap) powerbank and charge as you go. Modern autofocus that works, great video specs, kinda hard to resist..... Given that a good condition used D500 costs roughly the same as this new camera, for me its a no-brainer which to get. Only problem for me is deciding which lenses to go for, currently I have no Z lenses.

[@adrianalfordphotography]

Thanks for watching 🙏

[@Cotictimmy]

Interesting: 3 or 4 years back Daniel Norton did a portrait shoot with the Z50 mk 1 and that 24-50 f4-f6.3 in the Adorama event space. My first thought was '50mm with f6.3 - really ?' It turned out that with that camera/lens combo, the AF had slightly missed sharp focus on the eye much more often than I'd seen him do before. He never mentioned it, but he MUST have known. His style is to shoot quite rapidly, & and I reckon that (although it can focus accurately) the Z50 and f6.3 zoom just couldn't keep up with his regular shooting pace.

[@adrianalfordphotography]

Thanks for watching 🙏

[@timmaidens7483]

I have several FX/DX dslr bodies including the D500, so far I have never tried a mirrorless body, this could possibly be my first venture into Z mount at an affordable price. I would be particularly interested in how it performs with an FTZ adapter and my old dslr lenses.

[@adrianalfordphotography]

Thanks for watching 🙏

[@danielosborne8228]

If this had a thumb stick and a stacked (or even partially stacked) sensor, I would have bought it. This camera is already 'better' in many ways to my D500, but if I'm going to plunk down money on a new camera, it will be a flagship level sensor tech at this point. I have waited this long. If I am going to get a mirrorless I want to take FULL advantage of electronic shutter tech. All that bellyaching aside, if I had no camera at all, I would buy this. I am glad there's someone out there buying this camera and getting great bird and person AI AF tech!

[@craigcarlson4022]

Adrian, i’ll be keen to hear your impressions when you get it. I’ve had a Z50 for maybe 4 plus years and was really hoping for IBIS in the upgrade so non-VR primes could be more useful. I too am debating Canon or Nikon for my birding efforts. I sold off a 100-400 after finding i really need to get more reach for our small eastern US birds. So my bigger linked question is which brands’ pricey telephoto lens do i go for.

[@thomaschamberlin2485]

I recently bought the 180-600mm f4-6.3 Nikon lens. I expected it to focus much better than my old 500mm PF lens on the FTZ adaptor, but haven't seen a difference so far.

[@adrianalfordphotography]

Thanks for watching Craig. Will look forward to testing out the Z50II and reporting my findings. Have a great weekend 🙏

[@woodymallory9058]

I agree with you about the D500 replacement...I'm still waiting for one,the Z50ii is not it

[@adrianalfordphotography]

Thanks for watching 🙏

[@Mersuharrastaja]

It is kind a replacement, because they got same sensor ... after about ten years.

[@Vaptomwen]

Looking forward to your review of this camera , considering it myself seriously except with the 100-400 with tc or Tamron 50-400. My understanding from Nikon is that there won’t be a Z 500 . The only thing I don’t know is the size of the evf , resolution & new brightness but not size. Also as it comes in a kit your opinion of the DX 18-140.

[@ruff1draft]

The Nikon Z50 Mark 2 is in my mind a Nikon D5600 replacement

[@Crop682]

What abt the video ?

[@thomaschamberlin2485]

The only thing that tempts me is that I am 70 years old, so putting the Z50ii on my 180-600mm for my hikes would be so much better than using the Z9. I might also then consider the 400mm f4.5 then for a super lightweight alternative. The bird detection makes all the difference and lack of it is one reason why I didn't buy the Z6iii.

[@adrianalfordphotography]

Thanks for watching 🙏

[@martinXY]

Could you include reviews of older Nikkor lenses (using the FTZ mount) that may not have equivalents in the Z-mount family, such as the 16-80mm VR. Some of these lenses were rightfully expensive when first produced, but are now affordable on the second-hand market.

[@adrianalfordphotography]

I will be using the Z50II for some things using the FTZII adaptor and F mount lenses. So yes I will share my findings with other videos, cheers 🙏

[@rich3419]

I would like to see how the results of lens stabilized videos and unstabilized. This is the major stumbling block for me.

[@adrianalfordphotography]

I look forward to sharing my findings on the Z50II when I get it 🙏

[@LucasLeonidaCosta]

As a wildlife photographer and videographer with low budget, should i buy it? I’m with the Nikon D7500 now. Do you think will be a nice upgrade?

[@adrianalfordphotography]

I will let everyone know once I have the Z50II and have thoroughly tested it out. Thanks for watching 🙏

[@williamhouse23]

@@LucasLeonidaCosta do you like your d7500? I’m looking to buy either a d7500 or z50ii.

[@slimbirdy]

Wow! That’s exciting. Sounds like it will complement your current line up perfectly. Look forward to seeing you in action with it.

[@adrianalfordphotography]

Thanks for watching. I'm looking forward to seeing what it's capable of.

[@MarioKilian]

I would love to see how bird detection works.

[@adrianalfordphotography]

I will share my findings just as soon as I get the Z50II 🙏

[@JohnHPettigrewFujishooter67]

Be interesting to see how you make out with it, I was tempted but holding off for now.

[@adrianalfordphotography]

Thanks for watching John. Enjoy your weekend mate 🙏

[@andrzejjaniak6849]

To those worrying about the sensor - it's still one of the best sensors on the market, taken from the flagship D500. Image quality is amazing, personally I rate it higher than Sony 24mpx sensors in a6400. Second, remember, it's not a D500 equivalent. It's a mid range camera. We still have to wait for Z70/Z90.

[@dannesweden4166]

me too

[@adrianalfordphotography]

Thanks for watching 🙏

[@clancydubh]

I like that Nikon has upgraded the Z50, which I purchased when first released. I loved this camera for it's simplicity. I am happily amateur and find that I would not take advantage of 99% of the bells and whistles of the Z6iii which I am also considering. My main complaint with the original Z50 was the autofocus, and that now seems to be addressed. I already have expensive Nikon glass and find that is far more important than the camera body when it comes to picture quality. All these negative reviews seem too be coming from pro's and for them I understand. But the Z50 ii seems to be designed for my type - an amateur who simply enjoys taking pictures of mostly birds and other wildlife.

[@adrianalfordphotography]

Than you for watching 🙏

[@Mersuharrastaja]

That "new" battery is available for some time, I buy mine about year ago. I was thinking to upgrade to II my travel-camera Z50 mark I, thinking that new version got ibis, but eead that does not have it, i think to keep my old ones.

[@adrianalfordphotography]

Thanks for watching 🙏

[@allenschneider1847]

Sounds great. I wish it had IS and a focus joy stick. Also, do any Nikon ASPC lenses have an aperture ri g on the lense? (Similar to fugi?)

[@adrianalfordphotography]

If you look at the videos on my KZbin channel I review a lot of Viltrox lenses some of which have the aperture ring on the lens. I can recommend the Pro series F1.2 Viltrox lenses which are excellent

[@themoodyphotographer59]

Have you heard about the new Z90 APS-C? I read that it could be end of the year or first of 2025, 33MP! I'm also getting the Z50II, just in case that Z90 doesn't happen.

[@adrianalfordphotography]

Z90 rumours have been floating around for the last 3 years. These people you read stuff from re the release date of a Z90, are purely guessing and have no authority as Nikon representatives whatsoever. It will happen when (or if) Nikon officially says so. Yes, good call. Buying the Z50II in case the Z90 doesn't happen is a good idea.

[@gewglesux]

The Sony is packing up then?

[@adrianalfordphotography]

Yes unfortunately. I really loved that Sony ZV1. I have tried everything to fix it, but I think I have a feeling I screwed it up when I did a vlog with it in the rain. My own fault I think 🙏

[@gewglesux]

@@adrianalfordphotography I know i'm going to miss out on a lotta shots by NOT shooting in the rain. I'm scared to. I had one of those Small Sony RX*** I didn't like it... traded it for a Q2. Good look with the Nikon.

[@Birmasaldus]

Hi mate are you happy with the low light/night video footage? I want to buy a camera to record at nighta mostly without losing quality and smotheness. I don't take photos. Do you have any recommendation? This one or sony ZV-E10

[@adrianalfordphotography]

100% no - do not buy this Z50II for that. You really need the Sony ZV E1 full frame. Here's my review on it - check out the insane low light - kzbin.info/www/bejne/oaHShGesq7Z8oas

[@Birmasaldus]

Thank you mate. But my budget is max $1000 I will record the road while driving at night in my truck. I don't want to use dashcam because the quality is low. I checked actios cam but the qauliry and smothness isn't good. Could you please recommend me camera for this max $1000

[@adrianalfordphotography]

Check out the Osmo Pocket 3 in low light. Search it on KZbin there's a lot of videos on it. Be your best bet for $1000

[@reeftango]

Reasons WHY I sold the Nikon Z50II next

[@adrianalfordphotography]

Who knows? I'll find out when I get the camera and test it out.

[@g00nther]

Interesting that the Z50II has bird detect, but the Z6III doesn't.

[@adrianalfordphotography]

Yes I saw that. I wonder if Nikon will eventually drop a firmware update on the Z6III to give the bird AF?

[@veeaa]

I have bad news for you. The battery life is worse by about 100 CIPA shots on the Mk II despite the larger battery. This is one of the main reasons why I'm on the fence.

[@adrianalfordphotography]

Guess I find out for myself when I get the Z50II

[@romainplagnol882]

Nikon absolutely did not fix the terrible battery life of z50. It's actually even worse on this one according to cipa numbers, no ibis, same sensor released 9 years ago. Such a amazing disappointment🤦🤦

[@adrianalfordphotography]

Guess I'll find out when I test it out for myself.

[@MattMurddock]

For the views?

[@adrianalfordphotography]

No - for a busted up Sony ZV1

[@Jose-cm3ob]

Voy a cambiar mi vieja D300 por la Z5ll y la lente Z 180-600. Espero no equivocarme para fotografía de fauna.