fcotterill
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Undergirding all this is the Z Mount. A decade if not earlier, Nikon must thought all this through most carefully - as we see in the 16mm Throat and 55mm Gape, improved electronic linkages repositioned in the top of the mount etc. Technically, engineers have greatly expanded design space for highest quality optics with the Z mount - to a f0.6 lens speed theoretically. An obvious benefit is that henceforth the f1.8 Z Nikkors are in many ways the new f1.4's, and improved optical design has raised a new standard with the Z f1.2 primes. [EDIT]
Collectively, in its architecture, the Z Mount out strategically manoeuvres all other ILC Lens systems. Almost any ILC optic can be adapted to work on a Z Mount ILC - important for videography, obviously.
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The primary argument to invest in Nikon are for its Z mount optics (+ the bonus of universal adapters if one so wishes). Obviously, cameras will come and go, as the lens system grows up and out. Optics have their well proven value in longer product lives. The Z status by the end of 2023 is projected to be even better... even more lenses, and more cameras with Z9 tech etc, founded in affordable stacked-sensor MILCs.
In quality, 4 years on, in their innovations and options the Z mount telephotos have arguably leapfrogged the E,L and R systems. The sequence of Z Roadmaps archive this progress. Another consequence, is we see forum threads piling up, discussing what to decide on: between 400 f4.5S, 100-400 S or keeping 500 PF etc. Then there're the agonies of decision as to which fast tele' prime: the new TC Z mount S Line models or one of the many E-aperture telephotos - as capable and razor sharp as ever.
Released with the Z system way back in 2018, the 500 PF is another example still getting much positive feedback. The 800 PF is one dinky game changer in its own right. These internal TC tele's - 400 f2.8S and 600 f4S - followed closely on the 120-300 f2.8E and unique 180-400 TC.
Collectively, in its architecture, the Z Mount out strategically manoeuvres all other ILC Lens systems. Almost any ILC optic can be adapted to work on a Z Mount ILC - important for videography, obviously.
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Does flange distance impact sharpness?
I recently asked the folks running Greys of Westminster YouTube channel via live chat about why the Z lenses are significantly sharper than f mount glass. They implied that the larger Z mount with the 16 mm flange distance as opposed to the 46 mm flange distance on the f mount is a big reason...
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The primary argument to invest in Nikon are for its Z mount optics (+ the bonus of universal adapters if one so wishes). Obviously, cameras will come and go, as the lens system grows up and out. Optics have their well proven value in longer product lives. The Z status by the end of 2023 is projected to be even better... even more lenses, and more cameras with Z9 tech etc, founded in affordable stacked-sensor MILCs.
In quality, 4 years on, in their innovations and options the Z mount telephotos have arguably leapfrogged the E,L and R systems. The sequence of Z Roadmaps archive this progress. Another consequence, is we see forum threads piling up, discussing what to decide on: between 400 f4.5S, 100-400 S or keeping 500 PF etc. Then there're the agonies of decision as to which fast tele' prime: the new TC Z mount S Line models or one of the many E-aperture telephotos - as capable and razor sharp as ever.
Released with the Z system way back in 2018, the 500 PF is another example still getting much positive feedback. The 800 PF is one dinky game changer in its own right. These internal TC tele's - 400 f2.8S and 600 f4S - followed closely on the 120-300 f2.8E and unique 180-400 TC.
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