Zf vs ZR: A Day In the Life for Travel
For travel I thought the Zf and ZR are interchangeable. So why, on my last trip did I use one so much more? It was a work trip, and though I’m not a pro photographer cameras are essential for my day job. I have 6 travel use cases that are specific to my work and a little odd? Did the Zf or ZR meet my needs better? Let me show you over a jam-packed 24 hours. A day in the life traveling for work in Taiwan.
Nikon ZR + 28mm: 10,000 Travel Photos Later.
The Nikon ZR’s screen, shape, and speed kept me going. 10,000 travel photos later I think 28 mm matches this camera perfectly? So much so on last my Japan trip I brought 2 - but how did the same focal length produce such different photos? 28mm is unpredictable, just like the ZR. Rather than waiting to feel inspired? They force you to try something new.
Street Photography Changed How I See Mt Fuji?
Clean and minimal is how I’ve always pictured Mt Fuji, so why don’t my photos ever look postcard-worthy? I could blame the crowds or bad weather, maybe landscapes just isn’t for me. Using every lesson I learnt from a decade of street photography, last month I finally went back to chase that peak. This time I tried to copy 5 Fuji postcards using prime lenses only.
The Smartest Way to Adapt Vintage Lenses?
I thought the Nikon ZF was the best for vintage glass, then came the ZR.? Its unique form factor breathes new life into old lenses, you do need the right adapter though to get green boxes, IBIS, autofocus? The 6 best adapters are all very expensive, and to help you pick I’ve torture-tested them in bad lighting and terrible weather. There’s one last adapter I’m trying to track down, but my time in Tokyo’s running out.
Nikon ZR: The Full Frame GR?
For the past month I’ve been trying to make the ZR my GR. 28 and 40mil lenses like the GRIII, IIIX, plus a promist filter like the HDF - I even went to a GR gallery to check. Despite its overspec’ed internals, the ZR - like the GR - forces you to keep it simple, it even has “snap focus” - sort of?
Nikon’s Best Value Camera?
The Nikon ZR might be great value, I’d still pick the Zf or Z5ii? Photo-first cameras are more versatile for most, and though the ZR beats these two in video, it probably won’t work for photo. How do I know? I own the Sony FX3 - the ZR’s biggest rival, and though it can take amazing photos, Sony made 7 photography compromises. Did Nikon do the same? If the ZR is usable for photo is it now the best value?