I was wondering what you folks use for a camera.
I used a Canon G1X for the last few 20 years before that I shot with Nikon F cameras. The job I had required me to have a Digital camera and the Canon felt better than than the Nikon of the time. Last week I bought a new Nikon Zf so I could use the many Nikkor lenses I have . It feels great.
Hank
You are using your old Nikkors (manual focus) with the new Zf mirrorless? I know that works but the new lenses made for the mirrorless cameras are really sweet in the way they instantly focus and lock on to a subject. Not to mention the stabilization - up to 5 stops which makes for handheld shooting in low light situations doable.
I have a whole collection of Nikons down in my basement - started with Nikon when I was a Navy photographer back in the 60s. And lots of lenses. Now I shoot with a Panasonic G9. Great camera, and being a micro-four thirds format the lenses are a lot lighter than full frame. There is no comparison between the Kodachromes I shot years ago with my Nikons, and the digital photos shot with the Panasonic. When I scan the Kodachromes, even the K25 stuff, they don't look nearly as good as the digital shots. Grainy, and nowhere near the dynamic range.
Using an adapter, I do use my micro-Nikkor on my Panasonic G9 to copy photos and some of the large-format negatives I shot years ago. Being a flat-field lens, it works well for that.
Panasonic G9 shots:
Every student (40 or so) passed both the written test and the practical, which consisted of shooting rifles and shotguns, building a fire and tracking. There were more female students than male students this year.
