“Why the Nikon Zf is the perfect street photography camera” by Piero Desopo (Instagram): I’ve been using the Zf since last mid-November. The beginnings have been uncertain: I was coming from seven years of Fuji experience to a system I knew nothing about, and the transition wasn’t exactly seamless, considering I was leaving my lighter X-Pro 2 for the bulkier Zf. How would the small grip and heavier body hold up against the Fuji? Then I saw the first images the camera was able to render and a sense of comfort started to build up. The last few years with the X-Pro 2 had seen a film-simulation JPEG approach straight out of camera, by turning off the RAW option altogether. By adopting a new system, and not knowing what to expect, I had to go back to the RAW workflow. The Setup Due to the bad X-Pro 2 autofocus, and my stubbornness in forcing myself to use manual lenses, the first lens I picked for the Zf was a manual 28mm (which has been on ever since). I went with a Voigtländer, a brand I grew fond of already during my Fujifilm time. On the Nikon Zf, Voigtländer is the perfect match. I’m not sure what it is, but the combo, in my experience, is unbeatable. In the field The feeling of shooting with the Zf is an absolute joy. It’s strange: on the one hand, you can feel the camera due to its weight, which I like (now,...
Published By: Nikonrumors - Sunday, 19 May