Z f | Full-Frame Mirrorless Stills/Video Camera with Iconic Styling | Nikon USA Model

Clumsy operation with the PSAM / traditional dials combination design while the native z lenses offers no aperture rings. Very confusing! NO interval steps access when using SS dial for SS unless locking into 1/3 steps mode where you can only use back dial for SS. The menu is even worst than Fuji’s which is not organized well already. Some term/ name choices of the parameters were not as consistent in the menu to me. Also seems accessing “edit I-menu” function via MY MENU is not working. It could be user (my) error but I still can’t figure out after i spent quite some time on it. The play button should be placed on the right side. Putting all the way to the left top corner makes quick review / focus check after shots clumsy. The manual focus green box confirmation is amazing tho. Hope it also have Fuji’s split screen for manual focus to make final fine tune ( if necessary) even easier as pin focus point is not available for manual focus. The EVF is very nice but the refresh rate is quite slow in today’s standard. Some users reported on internet that they experienced EVF lag or refresh rate drop when shooting although I have not experienced such issue myself. The picture control- ( similar thing to Fuji’s film sim) is not as user friendly as Fuji’s film sim. It works to a degree but just not as intuitive as Fuji when customizing your own recipes. Nikon offers a software to that and there is a website out there dedicated to this feature but I am not sure if I can get the color easily as on the Fuji cameras still. Pros: built quality, mount / flange adaptability, nostalgic body design ( one of the all time best looking body besides Leica M bodies), tactile dials and controls, auto focus, 3D tracking, manual focus green box confirmation, image quality, one of the best AWB system out there, image quality is top notch, IBIS is one of the best also, simple standard jpeg SOOC color ( without sophisticated film-sim) is better than almost any system. Overall it is a nice attempt from Nikon. It is absolutely beautiful and well built with very nice IQ. But.. There are still lot of areas to catch up and improve to make a great old school digital cameras..something Nikon intends to make it to be. I would recommend this camera to more sophisticated users and to those who like the style of the look but don’t mind use it the way as a regular digital mirrorless.

I’ve been a Nikon fan now for over 50 years! Many film cameras in my past and then made the jump years back to digital and I currently have the Z8, Z7II and now, the Zf. I got the Zf for the nostalgia of the wonderful film cameras I owner similar to its body design; the Nikon FM, FM2 and F3. It has the heft I wanted and as many others have pointed out, it feels solid in the hand. I grew up on Nikons which typically had flat fronts with virtually no grip at all and got by just fine with them. I take a M-LG glove, but, honestly found the Zf felt good and steady in the hand, even with its small flare on the grip side. I’m using my Zf primary as a walk-around/candid camera and got a dedicated Nikkor Z 40mm prime for it (oh what a sweet piece of glass that is, even if there’s a lot of plastic!). Wow, I’m feeling back in time with this setup. I considered the switch to go to B/W or Color first a pain since I hit it by mistake a few times, but, I’m pretty much now trained to avoid that area on this particular body. By the way, the B/W tones are excellent. I convert color to B/W in some cases using PS and get some great results similar to my 35mm Plus-X and Tri-X Kodak days. The Zf handles the B/W perfectly and every bit as good as my manual PS method did. I found autofocus is right on and fast if you have the right lens on it. The Nikkor 40mm Z seems to work perfectly, even in lower light levels. IQ on the Zf is excellent. I was delighted with the 100 or more images I shot, both in color and B/W. Yes, my Z8 has a higher pixel count, but, higher pixel count/density won’t necessarily be noticeable in the final result unless you are doing some substantial copping of your images. The Zf is VERY ample at its lower pixel count over the Nikons that have 40m+ pixel count. So, bottom line, if you grew up with film cameras, while this camera can go as auto as you want or as manual as you want, and with it’s retro design, you’ll get as close to a older film camera as you want to go, but, have the new high tech there too for the times you might need it.

I want to start out by saying the ergonomics of this camera are horrible and you will absolutely need to add a grip for it to be somewhat comfortable. Outside of the ergonomics the picture quality, auto focus, and image stabilization is outstanding. I primarily use this with small primes. Build quality is top notch and its little bit bigger and heavier than you might expect. It also makes a great back camera to my Z8 which is my workhorse. This camera is something that I highly recommend and I highly suggest getting the newwer or smallrig grips.

This camera is an absolute workhorse. I shoot weddings and portraits, and the Zf gives me both the look I want and the flexibility I need. The color rendering is clean, and low light performance is impressive even without flash. It’s got that nostalgic body style but handles like a beast. Manual dials feel amazing in hand. Paired mine with a Tamron zoom and the Viltrox 24mm — haven’t touched my DSLR since.

I have had the zF for about 6 months. Autofocus is so much better than z6ii & 7II. Nikon did fabulous with the video specs. Camera has great aesthetics. Definitely a conversation starter.

Increíble cámara Nikon. Une dos mundos divididos hasta ahora: el emocionante mundo tecnológico mirror-less digital de 2025 y el romántico mundo vintage film, mecánico de los 1980s. Es una cámara que me recuerda cuando y como me enamoré de la fotografía con la Nikon FM2 (en la cual está inspirada esta nueva Zf). Fascinante, hermosa, compleja…la Zf hizo volverme a enamorar de la fotografía. Gracias Nikon!

Es una excelente cámara. Du diseño retro es genial. Sus funciones son bastante buenas, actuales y permite un control avanzado de funciones que cámaras de su rango no tienen. Con 8 pasos de estabilización (usando lentes Nikon Z), la función de pixel shift para lograr archivos de hasta 96MP y el diseño, se convirtió en mi nueva cámara de viaje y fotografía callejera.