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Should I sell my Zf and just shove a 50mm f/1.2 on my Z8 or Z9?

photobunnyphotobunny Posts: 658Member
edited March 17 in Nikon Z cameras
Greetings folks. This might just be a shout in the dark to help me sort some things out in my head. But definitely open to outside opinions.

So right now I have the Z8, Z9, and Zf. The Zf is often called my 'fun camera' as I take a MF lens like a 40mm f/1.2 with me. Though that lens is only good at about f/4.0 onwards I'd say and still doesn't quite meet the Nikon Z 50mm f/1.8.

My Z8 and Z9 mostly use the 24-70, 70-200, 100-400, 400, 600 PF, and 800 PF. And very rarely I'll use the 50mm f/1.8 on the Z8 as it doesn't quite feel right.

Now comes the tricky part. I've preordered the Zeiss Otus 50mm f/1.4 which looks a lot better than the Nikon f/1.8 and the third party 40mm f/1.2 I have. But I could also just trade in my Zf, 50mm f/1.8, and the 40mm f/1.2 for a 50mm f/1.2 S and that means I'd no longer be running 'two systems'.
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  • photobunnyphotobunny Posts: 658Member
    f it also helps I am autistic and potentially non attentive ADHD. The Zf is often my tactile camera. But it does not serve my primary photography. I mostly take the Z8/Z9 to jobs, wildlife, landscapes. And my Zf if when I have one or more of my 14 nieces and nephews and we go on a day out where it is a more intimate camera with spectrum attention grabbing dials and buttons and it is all very tactile.
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  • ggbutcherggbutcher Posts: 398Member
    edited March 24
    Maybe not particularly helpful, but I'm right now considering upgrading my cell phone for a better camera to do informal photography. Come to the conclusion in my use cases any "photo gear" is just not intimate, or convenient.

    FWIW...
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  • Powerstroke2010Powerstroke2010 Posts: 1Member
    I've found I"m using my iPhone 14 Pro Max, more often than my camera lately, basically because of the convenience. There again, these images taken are for my own personal use, but still my camera gets a good break, when using my iPhone.
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  • photobunnyphotobunny Posts: 658Member
    Aye, I do like my iPhone. But I don't use its camera. With the new Nikon cloud it has made the Zf more useful as my day to day toy since the images now automatically end up in Lightroom on said iPhone for easy sharing.
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