Comments on: Why the Nikon Zf Matters (And Why So Many Photographers Are Switching Back to Nikon) https://thecotswoldphotographer.com/nikon-zf-why-it-matters/ Real-World Photography and Reviews Sun, 12 Apr 2026 13:30:54 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1 By: David Fleet https://thecotswoldphotographer.com/nikon-zf-why-it-matters/#comment-355 Tue, 09 Dec 2025 03:36:35 +0000 https://thecotswoldphotographer.com/?p=7703#comment-355 In reply to John Heywood.

Hi John,

Thanks for your comment. It’s really interesting to read other photographers perspectives. I personally think the D850 is the best DSLR ever made so it does not surprise me at all that you are smitten with yours. I’ve been seriously tempted in recent years to pick up a used one.

All the best
David

]]> By: John Heywood https://thecotswoldphotographer.com/nikon-zf-why-it-matters/#comment-354 Tue, 09 Dec 2025 03:15:45 +0000 https://thecotswoldphotographer.com/?p=7703#comment-354 I retired in 2009 still using film as I had not a clue about digital. The prices were ridiculous and generally clients did not expect the true costs. I was 60 and could not see any more future for myself in photography when everyone was making a dash for digital. Then a young lady whom I’d helped with her photography degree showed me her Canon 40D and how easy it was to use. I was hooked. In 2010 I purchased a Nikon D5000, as I had been using Nikon FM2’s. The D5000 was science fiction Nd was all I needed now photography was now a hobby. In February 2017 I upgraded to a Nikon D5500 due to it’s higher iso in order to document my new granddaughter in available light. The D5500 was magical. Then July 2017 arrived the Nikon D850. I was instantly smitten. I was madly in love. It could do everything but my beautiful gorgeous wife reasoned the price was ridiculous just for a hobby. Then in November 2018 Nikon made tempting offers and lowered the price. My dealer also gave me a tempting discount I could not refuse. I paired the D850 with my Nikkor 28/300 zoom lens and shoot 99.9 percent of my work with the combination. I purchased a backup D850 and cannot see me needing any other gear. I shoot all forms of documentary, environmental portraits as well as studio, weddings, landscapes, wildlife, macro, there does not seem an end to what it cannot do. I am almost seventy seven so my D850 with the Nikkor 28/300 will see me out. One final note I have no weight issues.

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