There is considerable buzz around Nikon's latest camera and it's easy to see why. Here is a hands-on look at it, paired with the wide-angle prime you can buy with the body as part of a package.
I've got to say, this camera is really appealing to me. While I haven't ever owned a Nikon (digital) camera, I have used several. I've never been particularly entrenched in the view that the brands I own are the best, however, and I enjoyed using a Nikon. I did feel one negative towards it and most of their line-up, and forgive me for this Nikon fans: they're boring. I don't know if it's the styling, the branding, the good but not particularly innovative spec sheets, but I just have never felt much magnetism there.
Well, consider that changed. The Nikon Z fc mirrorless body is firstly, gorgeous. Vintage styling is forever appealing to me and I know I'm not alone, but they've taken it one further with the Z fc. There are so many dials for so many settings that the nod to their film cameras is much more than an aesthetic decision. I love this move and the camera is just perfectly situated as a back-up body or walkaround camera. It's under $1,200 for the body and 28mm lens, it has a good crop sensor, its form factor is shockingly small, and it can shoot UHD 4K video. Sign me up.
Thanks for your early review, Robert. If you tried using manual focus-- how well did that work? Are there any manual focus aids, like highlight peaking? thanks!
Wayne... that’s not Robert who did the review... still a great review,
Nice to see someone actually take the camera by the scruff of its neck and use it, test it, blog with it, try different lenses with it, the lot...
Others have already bashed it before actually using it but this guy shows us in six minutes what a fun, light, capable, stylish camera this is.... USB-C one cable.... so easy...!
I’ve ordered mine...!!!
Like the post , but missed what brand of cable do I need? The OSB software??