What is Nikon doing!?!

[@ufukkiblat]

Don't forget Nikon ZF is stealing a lot of Fuji users into the Nikon System. Many Fuji users (me included) has been asking for retro style full frame camera and they absolutely delivered with the ZF. I have sold all my Fuji gears and now happily using the ZF. Nikon is definitely doing something here.

[@adnan_velic]

@@ufukkiblat that camera is awesome! I’m glad you like it.

[@RobertFalconer1967]

It's funny to watch this video. Your memory probably doesn't extend far enough back, perhaps, to realize that Nikon was the industry leader-and the choice of 35mm professionals-for nearly 35 years. And right up until 2012 they were still the number two camera manufacturer in the world. They have more history and legacy in 35mm photography than any other camera manufacturer on the planet, next to Leica. What you're witnessing is a return to the same sort of moxie they used in the past to build their legacy, being used again today.

[@adnan_velic]

@@RobertFalconer1967 yes of course I know Nikon used to be the market leader back in the day this video is about Nikon competing in 2024. You’re talking about photography here my entire video was about hybrid cameras. Everybody makes great photography cameras but that’s not what people want in 2024 they want cameras that can do it all. Nikon was able to step up their videography capabilities tremendously over the past 2-3 years. If they hadn’t done and stuck with photography they would have ended up like Pentax.

[@RobertFalconer1967]

@@adnan_velic Nikon was never destined to end up like Pentax.

[@adnan_velic]

@@RobertFalconer1967 your main point was how Nikon was the pro choice for photographers for 35 years. I’m telling you that photography based cameras don’t cut it in 2024. Photography features are expected to be in every camera and every camera is expected to be a great photo camera. My main point here is Nikon had no video features. They were doing 4k30 in 8 bit when the competition was offering 10bit 4k60.

[@RobertFalconer1967]

@@adnan_velic Oh, you're *telling* me, are you? LOL. Ok, sunshine. Perhaps you've forgotten that the D90 was the first DSLR to market with video functionality way back in 2008? Or that Nikon made Cine lenses more than 50 years ago? What's that I hear you say? That was then, and this is now. Perhaps you didn't get the memo about Nikon buying RED? If you're a hybrid or cinema shooter it doesn't get any more serious than that. And the Z9/Z8 already have some fantastic hybrid capabilities. So I dunno what you and your generation are on about with all the asinine "potato of the industry" memes. Lack of actual experience, I guess.

[@adnan_velic]

@@RobertFalconer1967 them buying red and them having the best hybrid camera is all things I discussed here in this video. You didn’t want the entire video.

[@Devdev009]

I am now a Nikon user, but if we’re talking _hybrid_ it’s gotta be LUMIX. Especially since they’ve figured out their autofocus. They provide video features typically locked to A7S bodies and cinema cameras.

[@user-2fkheS6COV1UKE6]

I bought a Nikon Z8 a month ago because I need a good autofocus to take pictures of my kids. And I was surprised how the colors are close to Hasselblad x2d. And the second thing, after testing N-Log 8k 24p I started to think about selling the RED Komodo-X, and have only two cameras. X2D for adult portraits and landscapes, and Z8 for everything else.

[@adnan_velic]

@@user-2fkheS6COV1UKE6 ohhh wow! You think it’s that close to a Komodo x!? That’s super impressive. You think the dynamic range is on par?

[@marcotropic]

I'm considering switching to Nikon from Sony. My main issue is that the Nikon S lens line up is extremely clinical and sterile, fairly flat too ("3D pop"). I think they are moving in the right direction with the 40/2, the new 1.4 non-S lenses, but they're still not matching the Sony Zeiss glass from a decade ago (tbf, no one else is), which is making me hesitant.

[@lukakoprivica]

They just took a breath. I'm throwing my Canon to junk these days... Going straight BACK to Nikon.

[@EzyYoutube]

I am a wildlife photographer/videographer and i use a sony a7iii with 200-600 g lens and im really enjoying the quality for my money. but if i had enough money and a professional carreer id switch to nikon right away. Not only great cameras but them being the first with a lens lineup with build in teleconverters is crazy! these lenses are way out of my budget right now tho :D

[@adnan_velic]

@@EzyKZbin that’s really interesting! I had no idea about the teleconverters! See I do video primarily and what Nikon is doing in our space is pretty wild! Overall great for us consumers!

[@PhotoswithArt]

If I'm not wrong, I have a fainted memory that Nikon even got looked down upon when they hesitated to fully jump into DSLRs, look who is laughing now. 👍

[@adnan_velic]

@@PhotoswithArt yes they did!

[@jessejayphotography]

All Nikon has to do is offer REDCODE RAW in Z9 II or Z8 II and they will have disrupted 15+ years of industry trends.

[@adnan_velic]

@@jessejayphotography that would be awesome! I think they could definitely do that! I heard nothing but great things about REDCODE RAW.

[@AbhinavYadav-zm7ut]

there seems to be a Z9 firmware coming with shutter angle. Don't think there is any flagship camera that has been completely transformed since release. Yes the A1 was great at launch, but the Z9 is a completely new camera since 2021.

[@jessejayphotography]

@ I agree. Nikon is putting in the work and it’s paying off. After just having garbage tier service from Fujifilm (both their firmware releases and my personal actual warranty “repair” issues with them) I’m selling my Fuji gear. And loooking real hard a Nikon right now.

[@adnan_velic]

@@AbhinavYadav-zm7ut I do like that about Nikon! One of the few manufacturers still supporting their gear after sale. HEAVILY supporting that is.

[@Jeff_Lathrop]

There is more to image quality than the codec, but that would be pretty neat.

[@Devdev009]

I am now a Nikon user, but if we’re talking _hybrid_ it’s gotta be LUMIX. Especially since they’ve figured out their autofocus. They provide video features typically locked to A7S bodies and cinema cameras. I love my D850 and Zf, but there are times I look longingly over at my GH5 and its video features

[@adnan_velic]

@@Devdev009 Panasonic makes great cameras but they are not competing with a z8,z6,z9 in the video space. They are barely able to do 4K 60p and that’s with a massive crop these are video features from 5 years ago. An a7siii is in a different league compared to everything Panasonic currently offers.

[@adnan_velic]

@@Devdev009 I will say the gh7 is currently the only camera that they have that can compete.

[@whippedcreampictures]

what about Lumix full frame? s5ii? s5iix? btw i love the option that Sony gives if auto-ND, even in the fx6. also Sonys footage looked great in that big budget movie where they sued the fx3. they must be doing something right with their cinema lines cameras and the a7siii has the same sensor plus a mind-blowing viewfinder

[@adnan_velic]

@@whippedcreampicturesthe s5iix is not a Nikon z8 competitor. The z8 is way more powerful with way more features. The thing about that movie you mentioned and people fail to realize that movie had an 80 million budget and the lenses they used cost 5 times more than the fx3 body. It’s not so much the fx3 itself it’s more the lens and the folks behind the monitor color grading and editing. The fx3 was used because of its high second native ISO and portability. You could get very similar results with a z8 or even the canon cinema line offerings especially the c80 which crushes the fx3 in video.

[@WassimJelassi]

the Z9 then the Z8. The z8 is like the z9 but without the grip and extra buttons

[@adnan_velic]

@@WassimJelassi sure is!

[@Someone38482]

I was just wondering this

[@willvazquez3218]

Great video! Nikon just demoed the new 28-135mm power zoom, and 180 degree shutter on Z9 at Inter BEE 2024 trade show in Japan last week with development firmware 5.10. I own 5 Sony cameras, but I will be selling all of them and going all in on Nikon. The cameras are not perfect, but offer a lot more than Sony for the price and Nikon is the future of film production. Sony did great for a while, but Nikon's internal RAW is fantastic. Also, you can buy a Z9 and a Z6III and you are covered for all your video and photo needs up to 45MP. With Sony I am forced to have at least 4 cameras. I have FX6 as main camera, then FX3 for 2nd video camera, but the megapixel is too low, so I also have an A7IV and back up A7III for stills. The A7IV shoots cropped 4k 60p and has horrible moire and overheats so it is not suitable for professional video work. The Z9 and Z6III do not overheat even filming RAW. I don't recommend the Z8 for people. I use to own it and it would overheat even filming H265 and would shut down. The Z9 and Z6III are a perfect combination. I'm sure that with 180 degree shutter coming soon to Nikon, they will also have ability for loading user LUTS. And whatever future RED/Nikon Z higher-end camera comes out will destroy all the competition with internal RAW and great autofocus.

[@adnan_velic]

@@willvazquez3218 hey thanks for the awesome comment! I do primarily video work and was definitely interested in the fx3 at one point but because I also do photography on occasion I wanted to stick with something that had at least 20mp. How do you compare the video quality of the z9 to the fx3? Would you say they are on par?

[@willvazquez3218]

@@adnan_velic I think that the Z9 has prettier and cleaner colors than the FX3. Only thing with Z9 is that if you shoot N-LOG, it doesn't output a LUT over HDMI, so if you have a monitor connected, it needs to have the ability to apply LUTs. I own the Z6III and absolutely am in love with it. I film TV commercials and corporate videos, so I use lighting and the slightly lower dynamic range is not a problem. For most people, I think the Z6III is better than FX3 and has 24MP for stills.

[@adnan_velic]

@@willvazquez3218this is very helpful! So you think the dynamic range of the z6iii is a slight downgrade compared to z9?

[@Hexlord]

Hmmm no dual slot video recording option for Nikon....

[@adnan_velic]

@@Hexlord that’s a small thing for me honestly. I use a ninja v so when I need dual recording I just record to it and the internal card. I hear you if you use it a lot then for sure Nikon isn’t for you.

[@Hexlord]

@adnan_velic I run two systems so all good there. I still love Nikon lenses.

[@nordfresse]

I am hoping for a videocentric camera from Fuji with a native s35 sensor in 8k. Also Blackmagic finally has to implement AF in order to compete in the hybrid market, that excuse of being a "cinema" camera no longer cuts. Btw, do you find that the X-H2s has much better dr than the X-H2?

[@adnan_velic]

@@nordfresse a box style xh2s in my opinion is all I ever need and wanted! Yes the xh2s has 1 stop more of dynamic range for sure! It’s not a huge difference but it’s there.

[@willvazquez3218]

Unfortunately, Blackmagic will never have usable autofocus unless it makes a deal with Panasonic to use their AF technology. Modern predictable autofocus is too sophisticated for a small company like Blackmagic to ever design or even master on its own. I love their cameras though. Don't own any at the time but the Ursa 4.6K and the Pocket 6K paid the bills for many years. I have four Sony cameras, and even though they have been workhorses, I have the video-looking images. I'm going all in on Nikon.

[@adnan_velic]

@@willvazquez3218oh really?! See I read all about fx3 having this organic look to their image due to their low MP count. You’re saying you think the videos look too much like video and not like higher end film look?

[@willvazquez3218]

@@adnan_velicI own an FX3 also. It’s a great image. But to me, the Nikon Z6III has a more dimensional image. And the color is cleaner and richer. I don’t know how to explain it. But no matter what you do to color correct, the Sony cameras have like a tint to them that’s hard to color correct. It’s better if you shoot external prores raw on a ninja. But then you have to record on an external recorder. The Nikon Z63 looks beautiful right out of camera. No matter what codec you shoot the color is clean and rich and beautiful. Especially if you shoot n-log and color correct later. If you use the special red luts that Nikon came out with recently, it can give it a really nice cinematic look. The FX3 is a great camera, I just think that for the price point today the Nikon Z63 is a better value. It’s only $2300 right now in the states with a $200 off discount because of the holidays. Meanwhile, the FX3 is like $3700. So for $1400 dollars less, you get a great camera in the Z6III. And it does internal RAW and ProRes recording which the FX3 cannot.

[@han_463]

fuji is making a medium format cinema camera. the GFX Eterna

[@darenaubiephotography8570]

"Cameras" don't take great photos

[@adnan_velic]

@@darenaubiephotography8570 it’s the photographer right?