My Nikon Lineup, What is yours?

Just registered! Greetings from Croatia. I should be receiving z62 again next week.  I had one last year. Sold it. Took a break and bought Ricoh GR3x. Now back to Nikon. I had Df with 58mm 1.4.  I loved that!

Anyway,  I should be happy with z62& 40mm

Can't wait!

Some Nikon gears I'm using these days :

D500 + 500 PF

Z7II + Z 24-120

Z6 + new Z 26 F/2.8 is just waiting for a next walk around

I'm selling my D7200 (while beloved :D).

Have fun :D 

Z6 II + Z 50mm f/1.2S for Zoom (HD) speaking engagements and consultations (healthcare & teaching)

Z9 + Z 24-70mm f/2.8S (general purpose), Z 100-400mm (sports), AF-S 105mm f/1.4 (portraits)

(and a couple of other lenses I use less)

I don't get out shooting as much as I would like to - that's just me being lazy. When I do shoot it is usually sportscars (at Mosport, Watkins Glen and Mid-Ohio) with one D200/grip behind an old AF-D 80-200 f2.8 for on-track action and another D200 with an AF-S 12 - 24 f4 for pit/paddock stuff. I also use the D200/12-24 for my walkaround choice when on vacation, and I have a J1/10-30 for video or when I want to travel lighter.

I would love to make the jump to a new Z body but there is a history of macular degeneration in my family so I am always wearing polarized sunglasses outside and they do not work well with EVFs.

I've been using Nikon digital cameras since the D70 was released.  Over the last few years I've moved to mirrorless and sold my last DSLR.

Gone are the D850, D500, D800E, D600, D7200, D7000, D300, 200 and D70.  Two of these cameras were bought new and later converted for IR.  I still have a pair of Nikon V1 mirrorless cameras, a Z6, a Z50, and a Z7ii with a wide range of lenses.  

My most used lens last year was the 800mm PF.  My favorite lens is the Z 70-200 f/2.8.  My most recently used lens is the Z 105 MC.

I liked ovf’s and resisted mirrorless for a number of years before Nikon introduced the Z 6. However I bought one in 2018, and over time, transitioned completely to mirrorless. I currently own the Z 6II, the Z fc, the Z 16-50 f3.5-6.3 VR (small but otherwise meh), Z 28 f2.8 (also small but otherwise meh), the Z 50 f1.8S (excellent), the Z 85 f1.8S (rivals the 50), Z Mc 105 f2.8 VR S (incredible), the Z 14-30 f4S (underrated), Z 24-120 f4S (the best edition of the 24–120 line), the Z 24-70 f2.8S (one of the two best zooms owned by me), Z 70-200 f2.8 VR S (the other one), and the Z100-400 f4.5-5.6 VR S (except for its variable aperture, a very good lens). I originally came to mirrorless because it promised to be smaller and lighter. The camera is definitely small and a little lighter, but its lenses with few exceptions aren’t. However, the lenses, that at least I have, are all much better than their F mount counterparts. I’m staying with mirrorless.

Posted by: @torrvin

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Just registered! Greetings from Croatia. I should be receiving z62 again next week.  I had one last year. Sold it. Took a break and bought Ricoh GR3x. Now back to Nikon. I had Df with 58mm 1.4.  I loved that!

Anyway,  I should be happy with z62& 40mm

Can't wait!

Welcome! I was in Croatia (Pula) two weeks ago. Loved it so much, that I am going to be planning a dedicated trip to your country in the future!

I have too many cameras... I think... is there such a thing? 

Anyway, my main camera is still a D850. I did plunge into mirrorless though. My first mirrorless was a Z6II. I didn't want a D850 replacement but rather an "extension", if that makes sense. Basically, the Z6 is better in low light. I did use it a few times for landscapes and it does that very well too. My third camera is a Z50. I bought that camera two years ago as a general - take anywhere camera and for travel. Man, I did not expect this but I love the Z50 very much. It is small and lightweight and doesn't skimp on the IQ. The kit lens is great too! It has been with me on two ski trips and survived... that :-) 

Longtime Nikon shooter here. My progression of digital bodies has been D70s > D90 > D600 > D610 > Z6.

To help justify my over-exuberance in lens purchasing, I tend to think of my collection as two systems: a compact system (24-50, 28, 40) and a full-sized system (24-120, AF-P 70-300, 35, 50, 85).

I do value compactness and was otherwise going to get a Fuji X-T30, but when Nikon announced the muffin lenses I realized they'd make for a small enough package for me. When I don't care about size and weight, then I have an outstanding set of lenses that I can use on the same body.

I traded in last October my D800 with the 24mm to 70mm 2.8 and some primes I rarely used such as a 24mm 1.8, 85mm 1.8, 50 mm 1.4, Sigma 35mm and a D7100. I don't do much portrait or studio work now, some family photos but mostly landscape and travel. I don't like changing lenses in the field. I now have a Z50 with the 50mm to 250mm Dx and a Z72 with 24mm to 120mm. Very happy with the upgrade to mirrorless.

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Posted by: @torrvin

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Just registered! Greetings from Croatia. I should be receiving z62 again next week.  I had one last year. Sold it. Took a break and bought Ricoh GR3x. Now back to Nikon. I had Df with 58mm 1.4.  I loved that!

Anyway,  I should be happy with z62& 40mm

Can't wait!

Welcome! I was in Croatia (Pula) two weeks ago. Loved it so much, that I am going to be planning a dedicated trip to your country in the future!

Hi

I hope you have enjoyed Pula. I m from Hvar . Hvar island. If you are planning to go there let me know 😉

Hi there

I jumped to full frame from D7100 to D750 and I also own a powerfull F100.

my lenses

24-70 2.8 G
50 1.8 G
50 1.8 D
Voigtlander Utragon 19-35 (A little piece of crap)
60 2.8 AF-D micro (This one just to digitize 35 mm film along with the ES-2 adapter).

I'm still on my D3X as main body which I love in regard of handling and Nikons color characteristics. Got a D3S as well for certain demands but not that often used.

I've been eying the Z6II which would offer the resolution of the X and speed of the S in a smaller package and tons of additional features including filming.

But I'm happy with my life at the moment and can't really find myself hunting for too much new things.

The other side of me are purely analog with a couple of F3 P's and Mamiya's RB67 and a custom Universal for 6x9 for landscape and architecture. I have an Arca-Swiss Leveler 75 inbound. When it arrives I'll put my Leveler 60 up for sale.

My remaining Nikon kit is: D800E, ZF 25/2, ZF 85/1.4, AF-S 70-200/4, AF-S 300/4 PF, TC-14, Ai 75-150/3.5, and a CV 180/4.  Basically it's my landscape, nature, and action kit.

I travel a lot and prefer taking my Fuji gear on trips.  I also have two other F mount Voigtlander lenses that I adapt for use on my X-H1: CV 20/3.5 and CV 40/2. 

I am transitioning to the Z series. I now find myself with more Nikon gear than I should. Money which would have been spent on travel has ended up funding new equipment.

First I sold the D750 and bought a Z6II which I regard as a good general purpose camera. I was not intending it to replace my D500 for bird photography and action. I found the Z6II lead me to a much happier experience with my shorter lenses. The improvement in clarity, colour and contrast from my first few Z series lenses [50 1.8, 105 2.8 and even the kit lens 24-70 F4] was surprising. I found myself asking myself: why are these images so consistently good. What’s going on? I don’t have any longer lenses for the Z series and use the FTZ.

Then the Z9 was announced. It changed my view of where the Z system would lead me. My approach has been that any new purchase must have several clear benefits and open up my photography options. I have had the Z9 for just over a year. 

The lenses I use with the Z9 are: 500 F4G, 300 F2.8 VRII, 70-200 F2.8G and I recently bought the Z series 85mm 1.8 S. 

I was using the Z 105mm F2.8 for portraits in my studio, but found I needed a shorter lens to complement my 105 (or a bigger studio).  I decided against the F1.2 version. The 1.8 is much better for my particular use case. 

The combination of the Z6II and the Z9 means I have a great full frame unit with impressive build quality, which is a delight to use and has wonderful image quality plus a flagship camera for action and studio work. They are very different in some ways but both brilliant cameras in their own right.