Nikon Z* mirrorless

addicknchips said:
My bad. I meant that I would the z8 screen to be on the next zf. I really don’t get on with fully articulating screens. I find them a bit of a faff. Never take selfies etc.
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Yes, the 4-way tilting screen on the Z8 was one of the key drivers for me to stump up the money.

I find articulating screens incredibly frustrating to use, and horizontal-tilt only ones useless for a lot of my photography (vertical pictures).

The Z8 is brilliant in how quick and easy it is to tilt horizontally or vertically, and the same screen design would perfectly suit how I use the Zf.

Apparently, Sony has some cameras that use a similar 4-way design, but also articulate, which might be better, but maybe bulkier, and maybe not so robust. I haven't looked at them closely.

As a mainly stills photographer, I would like to see this 4-way design across all of Nikon's cameras (or a 4-way plus articulation).

My fear is that unless they change the design to add articulation (aka Sony), given their new emphasis on video, they might go backwards and simply put articulating screens on all their cameras. I wait impatiently to see what they do with the Z9 II.

I hadn't thought about selfies, but it's video users who seem to be the most vocal about needing an articulating screen. I would rather use a small external monitor for video than an articulating screen, but I think I have only ever shot video from a tripod.

So for me, an articulating screen for stills, is a far bigger inconvenience than a 4-way tilt screen is for video.
 
myotis said:
Yes, the 4-way tilting screen on the Z8 was one of the key drivers for me to stump up the money.

I find articulating screens incredibly frustrating to use, and horizontal-tilt only ones useless for a lot of my photography (vertical pictures).

The Z8 is brilliant in how quick and easy it is to tilt horizontally or vertically, and the same screen design would perfectly suit how I use the Zf.

Apparently, Sony has some cameras that use a similar 4-way design, but also articulate, which might be better, but maybe bulkier, and maybe not so robust. I haven't looked at them closely.

As a mainly stills photographer, I would like to see this 4-way design across all of Nikon's cameras (or a 4-way plus articulation).

My fear is that unless they change the design to add articulation (aka Sony), given their new emphasis on video, they might go backwards and simply put articulating screens on all their cameras. I wait impatiently to see what they do with the Z9 II.

I hadn't thought about selfies, but it's video users who seem to be the most vocal about needing an articulating screen. I would rather use a small external monitor for video than an articulating screen, but I think I have only ever shot video from a tripod.

So for me, an articulating screen for stills, is a far bigger inconvenience than a 4-way tilt screen is for video.
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Nikon took fujis screen design from the x-t2. I’ve always preferred it tbh. Especially with a battery grip on and shooting in portrait orientation.

I don’t really shoot enough video to need the fully articulating screen. There must be a mass of video shooters as most brands seem to prefer that type of screen now. Sony has a good option with the option of using tilt or full articulating which came from the a7r5.

Will be interesting what Nikon do with the next z8/z9. Unlikely they will be able to please everybody.
 
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myotis said:
Apparently, Sony has some cameras that use a similar 4-way design, but also articulate, which might be better, but maybe bulkier, and maybe not so robust
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Yes it is on the Sony A7R VI.
It is perfect.
I am happy with the screen on the Zf as I never use it except for occasional image review or Menu changes, in fact I turn it over to face inwards.
 
jknights said:
Yes it is on the Sony A7R VI.
It is perfect.
I am happy with the screen on the Zf as I never use it except for occasional image review or Menu changes, in fact I turn it over to face inwards.
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I don't really use it much either, but I'm very conscious of how often I use it on the Z8 to get a bit lower down (both for horizontal and vertical pictures).

Out of laziness, I often make do with a higher than optimal viewpoint with the Zf, because I don't want to crawl about on the ground or work out which way I need to twist the articulating screen to get the angle I need.
 
Not sure what to do , I have settled on the Z8 as my main go to camera , as most know I mainly do wildlife with a touch of macro . Rarely using the camera for anything else ,but I have acquired a host of Lenses .
The ones I intend to keep are the 180-600Z ,24-70Z .105 macro and 300f4 plus 1.4 and 2x tc ‘s

So I have a few other F mount zooms and primes that spend most of there time in storage ,now do I sell them or keep them just in case ,probably know the answer already but needed to put it in writing to clear my thought process???
 
the black fox said:
Not sure what to do , I have settled on the Z8 as my main go to camera , as most know I mainly do wildlife with a touch of macro . Rarely using the camera for anything else ,but I have acquired a host of Lenses .
The ones I intend to keep are the 180-600Z ,24-70Z .105 macro and 300f4 plus 1.4 and 2x tc ‘s

So I have a few other F mount zooms and primes that spend most of there time in storage ,now do I sell them or keep them just in case ,probably know the answer already but needed to put it in writing to clear my thought process???
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Sell and something you'll use...another Z8?
 
You'll find they'll stay there and not get used.
While the ftz was good for converts to mirrorless, the Z glass is superior and added bulk/flaff of the ftz soon makes it a bit of a pain. Obviously if you still had a f-mount DSLR, then they'd be worth keeping.
I'd sell them before they're worth nothing and put it towards something that will be used.
 
Got four listed on the bay of evil , and had a bid on one already
 
And another one just sold
 
jknights said:
Fine shot.
I have some shots as they land and enter the nest but catching them in flight is much more difficult as I shot single shot so my success rate is much less than shooting at 20fps.
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ah JK that's just one from a burst plenty of others in focus so quite chuffed
 
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