I enjoyed your photo walk and talk. I'm happy with the location of the + & - buttons on newer Nikons. I'm used to them being there so on the rare day that I shoot a manual lens, I know right where to go to zoom in for focus without looking. Thanks, David!
Yeah, once you learn where they are, it isn’t too big a problem. They just are not in a location I can easily reach while viewing a composition. I did remap the front function button to engage and disengage the zoom so I can pop in, confirm focus and pop out to confirm composition a lot faster. Thank you Phil.
Cheers from Poland David, lovely little lens, I really like it's rendition. I think that adapter shortens that focus distance too. I also would say i dig your hat sir! ;)
Thank you! I really appreciate your time and thoughts. I am thinking of getting a second hat soon that would be my “summer” hat but for now, it will be this one for a while.
I also picked up my Leica SL2-S and it is heavy. I have Bursitis in my right arm and can't hold the heavier cameras like I used too. You can buy expensive lens but it is the camera that makes the magic work. I have better images if the lens is made for the camera system. F Mount lenses on DSLR Nikons and Mirrorless lenses for their systems. Cheers!
David I like the 35mm focal length on my APS-C cameras I have a Takumar 35mm3.5 manuel focus lens and a Pentax 35mm 2.4 autofocus lens. I let my son take the 35mm2.4 to Washington & Gettysburg last year when he took a group of his students to tour both areas. He sent me back a picture of the California Regiment monument at Gettysburg as one of the officers in the regiment was Colonel Thoma Baker who founded the city of Bakersfield CA the city I am from
Sold off some equipment and picked up a second ZF a couple weeks ago at Competitive Camera here in Dallas TX during a Used Photo Pro buying event. This is my 2-camera solution right now when I help as a second shooter for wife's photography biz (she shoots Z8), I'm doing more hybrid video/stills now. Value to spec ratio was there for me. I even use one of the dials at least...😂 I'm looking forward to using the ZF with all my legacy Nikon glass for my own stuff. I've played around with 28, 35, & 50mm focal lengths, lean more towards the 40 for now. I carry at all times the 24-120mm F4 & 40mm F2 in my bag. I love playing around with macro and long focal lengths too, got a 100-400mm. My event/wedding roll around bag has a faster glass trinity set but I find the 24-120 gets the job done, would like that Tamron 35-150mm f/2-2.8 but twice as much what I paid for the F4 and I've shot in some pretty dark places...light wise, LOL I think I miss the little thumb joystick on my Z5/Z6 with the directional pad on the ZF being a little lower but the Focus system is night & day with what I was using and can't go back if I want to retain my Title as Mr. Money Shot doing the fast paced stuff. I've got a cage with a right side handle on one ZF and and inexpensive grip on the other. Thanks for another video David
Thank you C2C, I do love the Zf and the more I use it the more I like it. Just yesterday, I shot a parade with it and the 50mm f1.8 S and came away with a ton of great images. Still going through them now.
By placing the Non CPU lens information in only writes the info to the photos for correct Focal Length and Aperture. So we have the same adapter and can do different things but usually set the lens to f/16 or whatever is the last aperture number and the camera can adjust it in the camera. Most of the time. I tried the Nikkor 500mm E PF ED Telephoto Lens on the M8 and It didn't work out too well. LOL! Should of known not to put a lens that can block the view of the subject because the barrel being too long. I did try it by Guesstimating and Nope it didn't work. Weather has been awful in my area. Rainy for the last week. I am enjoying the cooler weather. Cheers!
good town for "old" architecture shots... I just picked up the Zf and added a Viltrox 40mm. good stuff that Viltrox. You missed the interesting tree at 2:58...growing out of concrete. have a good Christmas with some more lenses as presents 😆
I agree on the ergonomics. That is why I run it with the grip/mount adapter by Smallrig. 28mm is just too wide for my personal tastes at this time. I do good to get close enough with 35!!😂🤷🏻♂️📸
Wonderful camera and lens commentary. Straight forward common sense discussion. Thank you for posting.
Thank you JR, I really appreciate your support.
That Leica 35mm Elimarit-R lens is sweet...Thank you for showing it to us David
Thank you Carmine, I really appreciate you my friend.
I enjoyed your photo walk and talk. I'm happy with the location of the + & - buttons on newer Nikons. I'm used to them being there so on the rare day that I shoot a manual lens, I know right where to go to zoom in for focus without looking. Thanks, David!
Yeah, once you learn where they are, it isn’t too big a problem. They just are not in a location I can easily reach while viewing a composition. I did remap the front function button to engage and disengage the zoom so I can pop in, confirm focus and pop out to confirm composition a lot faster. Thank you Phil.
Nice little place. Little being the operative word. :) Thanks for sharing!
Haha, you got that right!!!
Hey hey, you made it down to Alabama. Though Valley Head is still over 5 hrs away from my town. Man, the U.S. is big. 😂
Haha!!! Barely! But yeah, I was finally headed your way!!!
Cheers from Poland David, lovely little lens, I really like it's rendition. I think that adapter shortens that focus distance too. I also would say i dig your hat sir! ;)
Thank you! I really appreciate your time and thoughts. I am thinking of getting a second hat soon that would be my “summer” hat but for now, it will be this one for a while.
I also picked up my Leica SL2-S and it is heavy. I have Bursitis in my right arm and can't hold the heavier cameras like I used too. You can buy expensive lens but it is the camera that makes the magic work. I have better images if the lens is made for the camera system. F Mount lenses on DSLR Nikons and Mirrorless lenses for their systems. Cheers!
David
I like the 35mm focal length on my APS-C cameras I have a Takumar 35mm3.5 manuel focus lens and a Pentax 35mm 2.4 autofocus lens. I let my son take the 35mm2.4 to Washington & Gettysburg last year when he took a group of his students to tour both areas. He sent me back a picture of the California Regiment monument at Gettysburg as one of the officers in the regiment was Colonel Thoma Baker who founded the city of Bakersfield CA the city I am from
That is cool. I also normally run 35mm on my CL and 50 on my full frames. I have been doing this lately to see how I would like it and so far I have.
Sold off some equipment and picked up a second ZF a couple weeks ago at Competitive Camera here in Dallas TX during a Used Photo Pro buying event.
This is my 2-camera solution right now when I help as a second shooter for wife's photography biz (she shoots Z8), I'm doing more hybrid video/stills now. Value to spec ratio was there for me. I even use one of the dials at least...😂
I'm looking forward to using the ZF with all my legacy Nikon glass for my own stuff.
I've played around with 28, 35, & 50mm focal lengths, lean more towards the 40 for now.
I carry at all times the 24-120mm F4 & 40mm F2 in my bag. I love playing around with macro and long focal lengths too, got a 100-400mm.
My event/wedding roll around bag has a faster glass trinity set but I find the 24-120 gets the job done, would like that Tamron 35-150mm f/2-2.8 but twice as much what I paid for the F4 and I've shot in some pretty dark places...light wise, LOL
I think I miss the little thumb joystick on my Z5/Z6 with the directional pad on the ZF being a little lower but the Focus system is night & day with what I was using and can't go back if I want to retain my Title as Mr. Money Shot doing the fast paced stuff.
I've got a cage with a right side handle on one ZF and and inexpensive grip on the other.
Thanks for another video David
Thank you C2C, I do love the Zf and the more I use it the more I like it. Just yesterday, I shot a parade with it and the 50mm f1.8 S and came away with a ton of great images. Still going through them now.
By placing the Non CPU lens information in only writes the info to the photos for correct Focal Length and Aperture. So we have the same adapter and can do different things but usually set the lens to f/16 or whatever is the last aperture number and the camera can adjust it in the camera. Most of the time. I tried the Nikkor 500mm E PF ED Telephoto Lens on the M8 and It didn't work out too well. LOL! Should of known not to put a lens that can block the view of the subject because the barrel being too long. I did try it by Guesstimating and Nope it didn't work. Weather has been awful in my area. Rainy for the last week. I am enjoying the cooler weather. Cheers!
Hi David, nice, clean little town. Thank you David.
Thank you Pam, it is a fun little town to explore. 👍📸
good town for "old" architecture shots... I just picked up the Zf and added a Viltrox 40mm. good stuff that Viltrox. You missed the interesting tree at 2:58...growing out of concrete. have a good Christmas with some more lenses as presents 😆
Did you find your "beeping" issue?
No, I never did figure out what that was!!!
Prefer DSLR style ergonomics.
Had Nikon ZFC..was awful.
28mm very versatile.
Man photographs everywhere, great historical record.
I agree on the ergonomics. That is why I run it with the grip/mount adapter by Smallrig. 28mm is just too wide for my personal tastes at this time. I do good to get close enough with 35!!😂🤷🏻♂️📸