Zach Mayfield truly believes this is changing the game in town!

Nikon Zr at BHphoto, Amazon, Adorama, Fotokoch, FotoErhardt, Calumet, Clifton, WexUK

Cam Mackay tested the new Blazar Talon!

The YouTuber spent a few days with the Nikon Zf (B&H) | Amazon | Adorama and shared his honest, non-technical impressions.

What he liked:
– Extremely premium build with brass dials and magnesium alloy plates
– Excellent shutter sound (“genuinely delightful”)
– Focus control without joystick works surprisingly well
– Retro design is visually pleasing and likely to age well
– Works great with small primes and can double as a second body alongside something like a Z8

What he didn’t like:
– Poor ergonomics without a grip or thumb support
– Not comfortable to hold for extended use
– Top dials (shutter, ISO) feel redundant for his auto-ISO shooting style
– Lacks customizable shooting modes found on modern cameras like Sony A7 series or Fuji GFX

Conclusion:
While not suitable for his personal workflow, he thinks the Nikon Zf is an excellent and well-made camera, particularly for those who appreciate manual controls and retro styling.

As you know the new Sigma 300-600mm f/4.0 is an astonishing masterpiece that is NOT available as native Z-mount version.

Darek Dariuszbres tested the Sigma 300-600m lens on the Nikon Z9 via Megadap Pro and concluded:

Technological masterpiece , a top-shelf telephoto lens, which includes 500 4 and 600 4 class primes. Bright, fast, sharp throughout the entire range, universal, giving plastic frames, stuffed with the latest technologies and… above average sexy!
It’s not for Nikon? Pfff. I’ll permanently attach a megapad, solder it and it will be for Nikon.

There is also an advantage using this lens on a Nikon instead of on a Sony camera:

An interesting fact is that Sony limits the number of frames per second on some lenses, including the described Sigma, max 15 fps . Similarly, there are no teleconverters, they are only on the L-mount. I think this is a deliberate limitation to reduce competition, only Sony has such a schizophrenia. On Nikon, such limitations do not exist and if I give it 120 frames, that is how much it goes on the discussed Sigma, or some old lens from a century ago.

Cool 🙂

Matt writes:

Yes, like many of you, I have an after market foot installed. But it was the MOUNT of the Foot that ripped off the lens body – so this impacts every 70-200s Z lens user.

The new Sirui Autofocus 1.33x Anamorphic 40mm T/1.8 is now in Stock at BHphoto and Amazon. This is one of the two anamorphic lenses with autofocus you can get (the second is the 50mm t/1.8 1.33x from Blazar). So check out these new reviews to see if autofocus really adds value in the amorphic world. Note: These reviews are of the E-mount version but results are obviously the same on the Z-mount 🙂

Camera Mellow compared the size of the Lumix S9 with the Nikon ZF and Sony A7cII. What really impresses me is the size of the amazing Nikon 26mm f/2.8 pancake lens. Both Sony and Panasonic don’t have a lens like this in their portfolio!