Thanks for posting this very enjoyable review. It just so happens my first 35mm SLR camera was a Nikon FE, in black. I’ve always thought the Zfc was more like the FE than the FM (with a touch of Nikon FA thrown in). I’m seriously thinking of ordering a Zfc in black, partially for nostalgia’s sake but also to replace my aging D7000 while stepping into the Z mount.
I still have a collection of Ai-S lenses purchase back in the 1980’s, so I’m really curious to hear your thoughts on the Zhongyi speed booster. There is a fairly positive review of this adapter on YT posted by The CameraVille, so it does look promising.
Thanks for the shout-out. As long as you manage your expectations I think you'll like the Zfc. As a picture making machine it's fantastic... as in the output. Honestly it reminds me of the Df/D4 sensor in terms of file depth and meaty-ness.
The EVF is "fine" as in no giant specific issues or lag but honestly I still prefer optical viewfinders in EVF's really do not do anything for me, theoretically they are supposed to but honestly they do nothing for me and are a negative in both very bright and very dim light.
The adapters I have are great, hard to ask for me but I have experience with the ones I have, I have no clue about sample variation, etc. The interesting thing is that with some lenses that were horrid due to color strangeness when wide open (18mm, 28mm, etc) they seem not to have those issues when "speed boosted".
I will say it again so you cannot say you've not been warned... I HATE, HATE, HATE, HATE the buttons on the back. Too small, too cramped, too many. I'd rather have no buttons (I am serious) these buttons are so useless and so easily hit when handling the camera shooting I literally would rather no buttons and just use the touch screen (which I don't prefer in general) than this many tiny buttons in so small a space.
To give you perspective my favorite handling digital camera you may have access or used is my Canon 5D III IV and sR which are all identical in button layout, spacing, etc... My FAVORITE handling digital camera that you've probably not used is the H4/H5/H6 Hasselblad's which are almost perfect (everything you actually need optimized) and nothing you don't (or at least WAY out of the way)
Thanks for posting this very enjoyable review. It just so happens my first 35mm SLR camera was a Nikon FE, in black. I’ve always thought the Zfc was more like the FE than the FM (with a touch of Nikon FA thrown in). I’m seriously thinking of ordering a Zfc in black, partially for nostalgia’s sake but also to replace my aging D7000 while stepping into the Z mount.
I still have a collection of Ai-S lenses purchase back in the 1980’s, so I’m really curious to hear your thoughts on the Zhongyi speed booster. There is a fairly positive review of this adapter on YT posted by The CameraVille, so it does look promising.
Thanks again for a fun review!
James,
Thanks for the shout-out. As long as you manage your expectations I think you'll like the Zfc. As a picture making machine it's fantastic... as in the output. Honestly it reminds me of the Df/D4 sensor in terms of file depth and meaty-ness.
The EVF is "fine" as in no giant specific issues or lag but honestly I still prefer optical viewfinders in EVF's really do not do anything for me, theoretically they are supposed to but honestly they do nothing for me and are a negative in both very bright and very dim light.
The adapters I have are great, hard to ask for me but I have experience with the ones I have, I have no clue about sample variation, etc. The interesting thing is that with some lenses that were horrid due to color strangeness when wide open (18mm, 28mm, etc) they seem not to have those issues when "speed boosted".
I will say it again so you cannot say you've not been warned... I HATE, HATE, HATE, HATE the buttons on the back. Too small, too cramped, too many. I'd rather have no buttons (I am serious) these buttons are so useless and so easily hit when handling the camera shooting I literally would rather no buttons and just use the touch screen (which I don't prefer in general) than this many tiny buttons in so small a space.
To give you perspective my favorite handling digital camera you may have access or used is my Canon 5D III IV and sR which are all identical in button layout, spacing, etc... My FAVORITE handling digital camera that you've probably not used is the H4/H5/H6 Hasselblad's which are almost perfect (everything you actually need optimized) and nothing you don't (or at least WAY out of the way)
Ps. Illustrations made with my very old Zeiss 120 Makro Planar on a Hasselblad 503CX with CFV ii 50c back.