Hi Richard, thanks for the great review. I also use the Z8 having used the Z7II for a few years. As well as the shutter curtain and the improvements to the flip screen I also prefer the ergonomics to the Z7II. One question if I may, I am struggling to find a remote shutter for the Z8 and noticed you using one in this video. Could you possibly share the name / brand of the one you are using please. Many thanks, Steve
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I really liked that! Can you please share your thoughts/info on what to expect from the lifetime of Z8? The shutter is not mechanical but Nikon doesn't state anything about the endurance and wearing out so it is not unlimited. My guess here; if this is the replacement for D850 then it should be 0.5Millions shots 5-7 years without a problem
Yes I used my D850 Yes, I used my D850 for five years with no problem at all. As this has just got an electronic shutter and built as a pro body, not a mechanical one, I can’t see this being an issue in the life of the camera.
Fantastic review of the Z8. Like you, I moved away from the D850 but it took me a little longer to do it. While keeping my D850 I picked up a Z6 a few years back just to have a fun camera and see if mirrorless was something I was interested in. Using only the kit 24-70 f4 that it came with, I began to notice that I was enjoying the Z6 more than my D850. The new Z lenses seemed to be a perfect match to the mirrorless body and the images were beautiful. Just recently I made the big switch, selling my D850 and all my f-mount lenses and picking up a Z9 (just before the release of the Z8) along with new Z lenses. Best move I’ve made! Look forward to seeing more videos from you in the future.
Thanks @patrickmcmahon818 I'm glad you enjoyed the review. The new Z lenses are brilliant including the 24-70mm f4 kit lens which I really enjoy having as a compact zoom, I'm just about to post another video covering lenses on the Z8 so watch out for that :)
That’s great that you can now remove all the information from the viewfinder and live view screen. That can be quite frustrating when trying to fine tune your composition. The other draw card is the sensor shield for when changing lenses. If I had the money, the Z8 would be my choice.
Hi Nicola, hope you are doing well! Yes it probably the thing I am liking most about it, a 100% clean viewfinder and screen so I can fully concentrate on only the composition. The exposure setting are all on the top LCD display when I want them and the great thing is the exposure setting also pop back up in the viewfinder as soon as you turn one of the dials too. On the Z 6 and Z 7 this was a real problem with the info on top of the image. I can not remember what model you have? If it is a Z 6ii or Z 7ii you can do a work around on this and set one of the custom FN buttons to "Live View Info Display Off", I have done this on my Z FC and it works well.
My opinion is that the EVF is a major drawback for landscape photography. It simply cannot replicate the dynamic range of human vision. Don't get me wrong, I do enjoy the other advantage in z cameras but the times I had to adjust the exposure just to check the highlight and the shadows is annoying and makes composition so difficult. Separately there is the issue od limiting the dof preview to 5.6. Even my 15 year old D3 can do preview to whatever f stop you want is frustrating as well.
On the Z 8, I set my View mode (photo LV) to "Adjust for easy of view" and I find this does a good job of balancing the EVF out for easy viewing and composition. I personally don't like the "Show effects of setting option" - I can see how some people might find this handy as the EVF changes as you change exposure/setting, but I find this hard to compose with when turned on. I'm finding the EVF on the Z8 a lot better than the EVF on the Z7, which I struggled using. It is also worth turning on "High fps viewfinder display" on the Z8, at 120fps it look so much more nature that when turn off (60fps)
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Hi Richard, thanks for the great review. I also use the Z8 having used the Z7II for a few years. As well as the shutter curtain and the improvements to the flip screen I also prefer the ergonomics to the Z7II. One question if I may, I am struggling to find a remote shutter for the Z8 and noticed you using one in this video. Could you possibly share the name / brand of the one you are using please. Many thanks, Steve
I use a Nikon MC-30 remote, it's a great wired remote and screws into the remote terminal and I leave it permanently attached when in my bag
@@RichardYoungPhotography Thanks Richard, appreciate the response.
Supported by Nikon New Zealand as a Nikon Creator and filmed at Mt White Station where I run a number of workshops with New Zealand Photography Workshops, see: photographyworkshops.co.nz/mt-white/
I really liked that! Can you please share your thoughts/info on what to expect from the lifetime of Z8? The shutter is not mechanical but Nikon doesn't state anything about the endurance and wearing out so it is not unlimited. My guess here; if this is the replacement for D850 then it should be 0.5Millions shots 5-7 years without a problem
Yes I used my D850 Yes, I used my D850 for five years with no problem at all. As this has just got an electronic shutter and built as a pro body, not a mechanical one, I can’t see this being an issue in the life of the camera.
Fantastic review of the Z8. Like you, I moved away from the D850 but it took me a little longer to do it. While keeping my D850 I picked up a Z6 a few years back just to have a fun camera and see if mirrorless was something I was interested in. Using only the kit 24-70 f4 that it came with, I began to notice that I was enjoying the Z6 more than my D850. The new Z lenses seemed to be a perfect match to the mirrorless body and the images were beautiful. Just recently I made the big switch, selling my D850 and all my f-mount lenses and picking up a Z9 (just before the release of the Z8) along with new Z lenses. Best move I’ve made! Look forward to seeing more videos from you in the future.
Thanks @patrickmcmahon818 I'm glad you enjoyed the review. The new Z lenses are brilliant including the 24-70mm f4 kit lens which I really enjoy having as a compact zoom, I'm just about to post another video covering lenses on the Z8 so watch out for that :)
@@RichardYoungPhotography Great, can’t wait to see the video. I’ll be watching for it.
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That’s great that you can now remove all the information from the viewfinder and live view screen. That can be quite frustrating when trying to fine tune your composition. The other draw card is the sensor shield for when changing lenses. If I had the money, the Z8 would be my choice.
Hi Nicola, hope you are doing well!
Yes it probably the thing I am liking most about it, a 100% clean viewfinder and screen so I can fully concentrate on only the composition. The exposure setting are all on the top LCD display when I want them and the great thing is the exposure setting also pop back up in the viewfinder as soon as you turn one of the dials too.
On the Z 6 and Z 7 this was a real problem with the info on top of the image. I can not remember what model you have? If it is a Z 6ii or Z 7ii you can do a work around on this and set one of the custom FN buttons to "Live View Info Display Off", I have done this on my Z FC and it works well.
My opinion is that the EVF is a major drawback for landscape photography. It simply cannot replicate the dynamic range of human vision. Don't get me wrong, I do enjoy the other advantage in z cameras but the times I had to adjust the exposure just to check the highlight and the shadows is annoying and makes composition so difficult. Separately there is the issue od limiting the dof preview to 5.6. Even my 15 year old D3 can do preview to whatever f stop you want is frustrating as well.
On the Z 8, I set my View mode (photo LV) to "Adjust for easy of view" and I find this does a good job of balancing the EVF out for easy viewing and composition. I personally don't like the "Show effects of setting option" - I can see how some people might find this handy as the EVF changes as you change exposure/setting, but I find this hard to compose with when turned on.
I'm finding the EVF on the Z8 a lot better than the EVF on the Z7, which I struggled using.
It is also worth turning on "High fps viewfinder
display" on the Z8, at 120fps it look so much more nature that when turn off (60fps)
No camera gets tired and dated
They do get a little tired when you use them full time for 5 years! But yes the D850 is still an amazing camera