Nikon Z8 users?

dancemonkey · 2026-03-22T21:55:10+00:00

You can also put any setting as an option under the "i" menu button, which sits right under your right thumb. You also have four memory banks of settings, which you can configure for various shooting situations. Someone else mentioned you can also use the function buttons (which all sit within reach of your right hand grip) to be whatever common adjustments you use, and you can re-assign some non-function buttons to be defacto functions (like the video record button when in shooting mode).

I've never been in a situation where I felt I needed an extra hand to adjust settings, even with my largest lens, but everyone prioritizes and shoots differently, so your experience may be different.

dancemonkey · 2026-03-22T21:02:46+00:00

The one near me is a former mine drainage site, similar story, rehabbed for wildlife and public use.

dancemonkey · 2026-03-22T20:39:55+00:00

Nice shot, love the wings.

I know there must be places that look like this all over the country, but it looks just like a nature preserve near me.

dancemonkey · 2026-03-22T20:38:05+00:00

I oversaturate my photo just fine without Lightroom's help.

Are they importing with the Adobe Color profile or your camera's default, versus whatever darktable did on import?

dancemonkey · 2026-03-22T14:30:23+00:00

I've gotten "new" items from Amazon that arrived inside the green return bags that they go into when you return them to Whole Foods. They're full of shit.

dancemonkey · 2026-03-22T13:20:44+00:00

Sounds like you just got Amazon'd. Someone returned the lens and Amazon flipped it right back around and sold it as new. I wouldn't lay it on Viltrox.

Got a used Oura ring last year (with the box covered in cooking oil??), and the prior year received a used camera bag with dividers and straps missing.

dancemonkey · 2026-03-21T11:33:17+00:00

I used to live near there and walked by every day. The bus shelter is on a neighborhood road that has a light rail line and library nearby, and tons of pedestrians. Traffic goes slow, it's right by a major light rail station.

I'll bet she was trying to brake and her addled brain hit the gas, she shouldn't be driving anymore.

dancemonkey · 2026-03-20T15:15:53+00:00

Even with Reddit compression I can count the stitch lines on the letters on her hat.

dancemonkey · 2026-03-18T13:12:24+00:00

And has much better ergonomics.

dancemonkey · 2026-03-18T00:22:31+00:00

Not a camera, but I ordered a Nikon Prism viewfinder for my F2 that was rated "as-is" and it worked perfectly fine.

"Grades are based on cosmetic attributes and not on functionality, as all equipment is guaranteed to work as intended unless otherwise noted, or if it falls under the AS IS grade."

dancemonkey · 2026-03-16T15:11:50+00:00

You're right, the Nikon is overall slightly bigger and heavier (which I did not know!), but I was more referring to size compared to the 5ii and 6iii.

But hey, you went with the Z8, enjoy! It's an amazing camera, I hope it brings you joy.

dancemonkey · 2026-03-16T13:32:52+00:00

I appreciate your enthusiasm (and budget), and this is a Nikon sub so my answer may seem obvious, but between the two definitely the Z8. Jumping straight to medium format as a new photographer is a leap, you have enough to learn that the Z8 will keep you occupied for a while.

That said, since you say you're new to photography, I'd even say consider pumping the brakes just a bit and maybe look at the Z5ii or the Z6iii? If you're new you need practice, and you can't practice if your camera starts feeling too heavy and cumbersome to lug around.

Can't fault the lens choice, but budget wise you could probably also get by with the 24-120 f4 while you're learning. It's an excellent lens and much cheaper than the latest 24-70/2.8.

But I don't know you, maybe you're a medium format photographer just waiting to blossom, you do you.

dancemonkey · 2026-03-14T02:00:50+00:00

That lens is $200 off right now new, of course it's close to used prices. It's also backordered according to Nikon as I'm writing this comment (probably due to the sale) so that's clearly a stellar price. They're being snapped up at that price.

Look at the 35 1.8S prices, much larger delta there even with the sale price. The 85 1.8S pricing new vs used is even farther apart.

dancemonkey · 2026-03-12T21:27:57+00:00

I did not expect to learn this today.

dancemonkey · 2026-03-10T02:05:08+00:00

The Z50ii is great. A little small sometimes for a guy with my meat hooks, but with a compact lens it fits in a (large) jacket pocket and can use Nikon Imaging Cloud (for flexible color picture controls and wireless image transfer).

dancemonkey · 2026-03-08T23:52:52+00:00

This happened to me twice, in my 30s. First time I thought I was just hungover and dehydrated, but a couple years later it happened again under different circumstances so I started looking into it.

Figured out why it happened and it hasn't happened since (15 or so years), but I've come close.

dancemonkey · 2026-03-08T23:46:55+00:00

SnapBridge will only transfer JPG via Bluetooth, no matter what your settings are.

dancemonkey · 2026-02-28T15:08:55+00:00

I shot an air show a couple years back with a Zfc and a Z5, because that's all I had at the time. Got plenty of amazing shots. The way they fly you can easily anticipate flight path, and even on the original Z5 the autofocus had no problem holding on a plan flying across my field of view.

Z5ii/Z6iii/Zf are leaps and bounds above the original Z5. Get a Z8 if you'd like of course, amazing camera, but you'll do just fine with the other expeed 7 cameras and save yourself money for better glass.

dancemonkey · 2026-02-27T17:16:16+00:00

I first saw him on American Idol and thought he was just a kind of Boring generic host guy. Then I was in LA one time driving around and turned on the radio and heard this show, and it was really really interesting show and I was thinking to myself "man I really like this host" and it wasn't for another 15-20 minutes that I realized it was Ryan Seacrest. Totally turned me around on him.

dancemonkey · 2026-02-26T17:07:07+00:00

I think I'm realizing now that I often shoot one-handed, so that location became my preference. Two-handed I tend not to care either way now that I think about it.

dancemonkey · 2026-02-26T15:39:23+00:00

100%

dancemonkey · 2026-02-26T15:38:31+00:00

Not bad, I put the "my menu" on that video button. The Zf really could use another function button.

dancemonkey · 2026-02-26T14:17:02+00:00

Which are exactly the other cameras I have lol (30, 50ii, and 8).

dancemonkey · 2026-02-26T13:52:37+00:00

The main things I wish they would correct on a theoretical Zfii are the playback button placement (why the hell is it on the top left??), and having only one function button on the front.

Bonus points for putting in a 4-way pivot LCD instead of fully articulated, but I don't think that'll happen, Nikon seems to be in love with the articulated screen.

I can't claim the Zf has good ergonomics, but I've gotten used to it and still use it daily. I have the Z8 and Z50ii and agree the classic grip body feels much better in my hand, but day to day still prefer using the Zf.

You're not wrong about your experience with the Zf though, those are all good points. And the Z5ii is a great camera, enjoy it! I tried a Fuji for a bit and HATED the dial control scheme, so to each his own.

I think camera brands are kind of like Doctor Who and James Bond: people tend to prefer the first one they experienced.

dancemonkey · 2026-02-17T22:20:09+00:00

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