My Z7 Ships Tomorrow

Congratulations!

Mine too. I was told by Hunt’s that the kits with the 24-70 will be shipping before the body only orders.

Congratulations for pushing that pre-order button. Looking forward to hearing you thoughts.

I'm extremely happy with my mirrorless experience and like most things, there are things that have really grabbed me in the Fuji X system that I'm now using almost exclusively and there are things that I really miss about the benefits of full-frame. When I review the specs, the Nikon Z system seems to tick all the boxes that I find important and at times seductive with my Fuji cameras plus it has the advantage of the full-frame benefits.

Size still matters for me but I can't wait to get my hands on one to try it out. The second generation of Fuji X (X-T2 and X-P2) are for me completely functional. The Fuji glass is largely impeccable - but there are some early engineering choices that need to be redone. It seems to me that Nikon has taken all those lessons from other early innovators and incorporated them into the Z. Taking the Fuji glass as an example, there is some magic in the new mirrorless lens mounts that frees the designers to create some great optics. I think we are all going to be pleasantly surprised by the "S" glass to the point of obsession even to replacing the existing optics where possible.

There's a lot to like about the EVF, so much so that the X-Pro2 will likely be my last optical finder and that's one aspect of photography I thought I couldn't give up. It's a great street camera and hopefully I'll wear it out.

So much of my general photography in my retirement is in that 24-70mm focal length range. Results from that lens that have been posted (and the Z7) are quite overwhelming.

Looking forward to seeing your results.

Congratulations, Jon

Just received the UPS shipping notification. My Z7 will not arrive until Tuesday between 3:45 and 7:45!!!

What am I gonna do??????????????????????????

Jon Kandel
A New York City Nikonian and Team Member
Please visit my website and critique the images!

Good evening, Jon,

I drove 70 miles to my closest dedicated camera store today to pick up a Z7 with the 24-70mm and an FTZ adapter. I went a little cuckoo with a big spike of NAS and also purchased the 35mm f/1.8. I really cratered my bank account but I do not even feel bad about it! I will not be able to play with the new toys until Sunday because of social commitments. Hopefully, this will calm the raging NAS for several months!

Happy Nikon shooting,
Randy