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The Case Against the "Z" System — Lighter… Really?


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All the fuss around the newer mirrorless Z system is getting ridiculous 

if you ask me… it feels like talking to scientology adepts or creationists.

… but it is lighter!

The mirrorless body is indeed lighter — by about a third — but is that
of any good? There will be long road map until there are enough Z len-
ses to accommodate the actual F mount users. The new glasses will be
fatter and heavier to fit the Z mount… lighter, really? Using an F lens on
a Z body means the use of the adaptor. Again, lighter… really?

If one uses Z lenses, like the 50mm ƒ1.2, there will be a outrageous gain
gain in size, weight, and price that all make me shiver and all will make
any combo feel very front heavy. So not really lighter and unbalanced.

There are mirrorless cameras that are very light… the Point & Shoots. :P



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The reason I am interested in the Z system going forward isn't the bigger throat diameter making it possible to make faster lenses. The strength lies in the shorter register distance making it possible to make wide primes with less retrofocus. After playing around with borrowed 20, 24 and 35 mm lenses, I see them in my future, but I am in no hurry to get there.

 

Less retrofocus makes it possible to make IF lenses with little or no CA, even when shooting branches against fluffy clouds.

 

My wants are far from the norm but Nikon are getting there in winning me over to the Z side, For 50 mm and longer, I still prefer my F cameras and lenses.



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 The strength lies in the shorter register distance making it possible to make wide primes with less retrofocus.


Not sure the stronger angulation will be of any advantage though.



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nikon shooter i know you love your nikon in all but give nikon chance to catch up. not sure why they slow catching up. we had huge issue in past 2 years. we had fire at chip plant shipping lane blocked and virus going around with lockdowns



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nikon shooter then why do i get this with gen 1 70-200mm nikon lens and Z6 

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Not sure the stronger angulation will be of any advantage though.


The microlenses are designed with the shorter register distance in mind.