Nikon Z User

I like tele lenses, not only for typical tele uses like birds, but also for the possibility to explore interesting compositions in narrow details of the field of view. However, tele lenses can be really large and expensive, and unpractical to lug around. With this in mind, I was intrigued about the basic DX kit zoom lens, that you typically get in double lens kits: The Nikon Z DX 50-250mm f/4.5-6.3 VR . As the name indicates, this is a "DX" lens, meaning that it only gives you a smaller image at 1.5x crop factor, corresponding to a field of view of 75-375mm in traditional film format terms. So on 45MP cameras like the Z9 and Z7, you will get images with just under 20MP. The lens is small and light, and should be easy to bring along for the occational tele image, especially when you have good light during daytime. But is it good enough optically to be worth bringing along? I'll look into that here. Physical appearance The lens is quite comparable in size and

CFExpress type B memory cards have become the new standard for high end consumer cameras. Compared with previous standards like SD and CompactFlash, these are way faster. But this speed comes at a cost: Much higher price. To get a card with a reasonable size, you must often expect to pay at least USD100, and often double that. In a way, this is not something new. Also with SD cards, you typically paid mostly for the speed: Higher speed rating would come at a very high premium price. But the main difference is that all CFExpress type B cards are super fast, so there are no inexpesive choices. With that in mind, I was happy to come across the Angelbird 512 GB AV Pro SE card. At less than USD200, it seems like too good to be true for a 512 GB card. As I wasn't planning on using the high end video features of the Nikon Z9 , I took the chance. While not advertising this specifically on the card, the max write speed is described as 850 MB/s, which is quite a lot lower than the ty

The pair of compact and reasonably priced primes, 28mm f/2.8 and 40mm f/2 , were met with anticipation when launched: Finally some lenses for the Z system that were not only optimized for performance, but also for size and price. Having smaller and less expensive primes will certainly help the system to succeed. The 28mm lens was available first, but then only with some retro decorations in a kit with the Nikon Z fc retro styled camera. The 40mm lens was available for individual purchase first, then followed by the non-retro styled 28mm lens. Both seen below: Nikkor Z 28mm f/2.8 and Nikkor Z 40mm f/2 I have already reviewed the Nikkor Z 40mm f/2 lens . Now that I have both, however, it makes sense to compare them. Which one of them should you get? Lens Nikon Z 28mm f/2.8 Nikon Z 40mm f/2 Number of diaphragm blades 7 9 Lens elements/groups 9/8 6/4 Minimum focus distance 0.19m 0.29m Weight 155g 170g Diameter

Nikon recently launched the 40mm f/2 lens. This is a basic and compact lens, more reasonably priced than the f/1.8 aperture S-line prime lenses. The newer 40mm lens is seen to the left below, next to the more premium S-line 50mm f/1.8 S ( my review ): The 40mm f/2 lens to the left is less prestigious: It has a simpler lens layout, aiming for compactness. The S-line lens on the other hand has larger and more lens elements and has less optical compromises. It also comes at a higher price. Here are some specs compared: Lens Nikon Z 40mm f/2 Nikon Z 50mm f/1.8 S Number of diaphragm blades 9 9 Lens elements/groups 6/4 12/9 Minimum focus distance 0.29m 0.40m Weight 170g 415g Diameter 70mm 76mm Length 46mm 87mm Filter thread 52mm 62mm Looking at the lens diagram, we clearly see how the compact 40mm lens is much simpler (blue elem