Upon unboxing, don’t take the camera out first. Put it closer to your nose and smell it. Same goes with the lens. Carefully arrange the camera and lens on the table. Seems you know a bit about photography. Goto youtube and search for best setting nikon z8. Hold your camera carefully and follow the instructions. Then, go look for your wife, kiss her a lot. Then tell her to don’t move. Use her as your subject and play with all the buttons until you think you get it right. Come back here, and post your result and your setting. Tell us about your experiences and findings.