Z5

Finds the original Z5 with the Tamron G2 stellar in low light.

“I have the OG Z5 with that Tamron G2 lens and the low light performance is stellar”

Started leaving their Z5 at home because it felt encumbering.

“I had a Z5, which is actually a little bit smaller, and at some point I started to leave it at home because I felt encumbered by it.”

Moved from a D750 to the Z5 and half-regretted it because the AF wasn't as good as expected.

“I kind of regretted the move back to Nikon as the AF wasn't as good as I expected”

Finds the Z5 great value with great pictures, but its autofocus consistently lets them down on moving subjects.

“It produces really great pictures and is certainly a great value for the money”

Owned the Z5 for under a year before moving to the Z6III and hasn't bothered selling it.

“I don't hate it, but my Z5. I owned it less than a year before pulling the trigger on the 6iii.”

Bought the Z5 just before the Z5II was announced, but loves its photos from a ski trip.

“I loved the photos—it’s a great camera.”

Finds the Z5 great; with a Z lens it beats their D810, and they often carry it over their Z7II.

“Don’t regret the purchase, the Z5 is a great camera.”

Disliked the Z5's focusing as their first mirrorless camera.

“I had a Z5 as my first FF and mirrorless and i disliked its focusing ability”

Moved from the Zfc to the Z5, whose ergonomics fit their hand perfectly, then to the Z5II.

“The ergonomics on the Z5 fit my hand perfectly”

Had a Z5 before a Z6III: beautiful images, but tracking autofocus on moving subjects was not the best.

“The images that come out of the Z5 are beautiful but the tracking autofocus, specially on moving subjects like kids, is not the best.”

Owns a D750 and a Z5; the Z5's autofocus was a let-down in fast-moving situations.

“the AF performance was definitely a bit of a let down in fast moving situations.”

Got a Z5 cheaply and finds its standard JPEGs and auto white balance work really well.

“This is the standard profile JPG in the Expeed 6 processor works really well, as does the auto white balance in the sun.”

Has used the Z5 with the 24-120 for a while and finds it an excellent combo.

“I've been using the Z5 and same lens for a while meow. Excellent combo”

Tried the Z 400mm f/4.5 on their Z5 and found the camera held it back for wildlife, with no animal AF tracking and a slow frame rate.

“the Z5 is definitely holding it back since it lacks animal AF tracking and the FPS is way too slow for fast wildlife.”

Owns the original Z5; AF is weaker with adapted lenses and in dark scenes but rarely a problem, and two batteries last a full day.

“I hear more people complaining about battery life, but I can shoot an entire day with 2 batteries. Which is fine for me.”

Briefly owned the original Z5, found it a dog, and only used single-point autofocus.

“Unfortunately the og z5 is a dog. I had one for a brief while and I only used single point autofocus.”

Owns a Z5 with the 40mm; it works well for still subjects if you're patient with the autofocus.

“As long as you're patient with the autofocus and do mostly still photography it will work well for your needs.”

Loves their Z5 except its continuous autofocus, which is unreliable even after firmware updates and costs them key moments at couples shoots.

“I'm a proud Z5 owner and I absolutely love my camera, except for the autofocus.”

Found their Z5's AF-C useless and AF-S unreliable in dim light, and moved to a Z8.

“My Z5 was useless in AF-C and even AF-S wasn't that reliable once the ambient lighting started to dim.”

After not getting along with Fujifilm, bought a Z5 and everything just clicked.

“when I sold it I bought Nikon Z5 and everything just clicked.”

Their Z5 served them well for two years until the screen stopped working; they have now upgraded to a Z6III.

“Then there’s my Z5, which served me well for two years until the screen stopped working.”

Just got the Z5 as their first camera and finds it amazing, though for wildlife they'd like the Z5II's extra features.

“I just got the Z5 and it’s an absolutely amazing camera…can’t go wrong with it for a first camera. This is my first camera, however I have used action”

Chose the Z5 for adapting manual-focus Zeiss and Voigtländer lenses and finds it has everything needed without being overkill.

“My initial choice was to adapt manual focus lenses with cpu (Zeiss zf2 and Voigtlander sl2) and the Z5 has everything for that without being overkill. I have other lenses”

Used the Z5 for dimly lit band shows with no real AF problems apart from tracking, then upgraded for faster bursts for sports.

“for regular focus I never had any real issue's with it. I shot dimly lit bands with it in small venue's using autofocus. Sure you'l miss sometimes, but it's not”

Owns a Z5 and finds its AF more than good enough for static or slow-moving subjects.

“i have Z5 and AF for static scenes or slow moving subjects is more than good enough.I don’t take photos of fast moving subjects, so”

Their original Z5's video autofocus pulses badly and jumps between people; the Z5II fixed it for them.

“My Z5 pulses like crazy and often auto jumps from one person to another in video but Z5ii is rock”