Z8

Left Fujifilm for the Z8 and finds it and Z lenses fantastic.

“Got the Nikon Z8 and it’s been fantastic.”

Sold their Z8 because it was too big and heavy to take anywhere.

“I had a Nikon z8 but it was too big and heavy and I found I never took it anywhere.”

Works much faster and more efficiently with their Nikon Z8 for paid work.

“I work so much faster and efficiently with my Z8 and dials”

Owns the Nikon Z8 and doesn't miss any Z9 extras.

“I have used both the Z9 and the Z8, but currently only uses and own the Z8. I dont miss any of the above mentioned extras the Z9 have.”

Swapped a Sony a7R V for the Nikon Z8, which is insanely good for birds at 20fps raw.

“I shoot mostly birds and the Z8 is insanely good.”

Beginner finds the Nikon Z8 fun and has learned a lot quickly.

“the camera is so fun to learn.”

Finds the Nikon Z8's EVF extremely responsive for birds in flight.

“It’s extremely responsive, especially with the 120Hz mode turned on.”

Bought the Z8 as a fast-focusing workhorse for air shows, birding and sports alongside slower cameras.

“I needed a workhorse camera that I could use when I needed a fast focus”

Shot ISO 12800 on the Z8 without noise reduction with good results.

“12800 with Z8 and zero noise reduction.”

Their Z8 often warned of heat with a Lexar card; a Delkin Black tripled record time.

“Had this issue often on my Z8 while using the Lexar.”

Travelled with both the Z8 and Z5II and missed the Z8.

“I took my z8 with 24-120 to Berlin, and then my z5 ii with 24-120 to spain.”

Finds Z8 images too sterile and clinical, lacking character.

“IMO the Z8 images feel too sterile and too clinical.”

A year after switching from Fuji and Canon to Nikon, they have no regrets: the Z8 has been everything they wanted.

“As the title says, no regrets at all, the Z8 has been everything I could have asked for and more.”

Moved from Fuji to the Z8 for professional work and finds the Nikon gear so good.

“However I am finding that the Nikon gear is just soo good.”

Didn't enjoy the Z6II after a D750, but the Z8 feels like old times again and is much better.

“Just got rid of it for a z8 and it feels like old times again. It is So. Much. Better.”

Outgrew the Z5 quickly and, after a Z6 and Z6II, is finally happy with the Z8.

“Then finally z8 here i am happy.”

Bought a Z8 after a year on a GX85, and quick rolling-shutter tests blew them away.

“quick testing with rolling shutter performance (with a 1khz flickering PWM dimming LED) blew me away.”

Moved from a D810 to the Z8 and couldn't be happier.

“I went from a D810 to a Z8 myself. Couldn’t be happier!”

After a few years with the Z8 they never use their D850; everything works better, though it is a bit noisier in low light.

“I never use my D850 after having the Z8 for a few years now even though I have more F lenses than Z.”

Owns a Z8 and Z50II; the Z8 is better for longer bursts, higher fps, blackout-free shooting and its buffer.

“I have both, Z8 is superior for longer bursts, higher FPS, and faster shutter speeds.”

Loves the Z8 as one of their happiest purchases, though it still slows when the buffer fills.

“I love the z8, its one of my happiest purchases”

Uses the Z8 at airshows and values its blackout-free viewfinder, bursts, AF tracking and grip.

“I use my Z8 for air shows”

Their main Z8 is miles above their Z7II in performance.

“My main is the Z8 and my 2nd is the 7II - and the 8 is miles above the 7II in performance/features.”

Owned the Z8 for wildlife and loved the lenses, but found its autofocus tricky and a tad off.

“Nikon I owned the Z8 and I loved their lenses but the autofocus was tricky to get used to and just a tad bit off…still really good.”

Chose the Z8 over the Zf and loves it.

“I went with a z8 instead and love it.”

Upgraded from the D500 to the Z8, which feels solid though heavy, and was blown away on its first shoot.

“As I took it on its very first photoshoot, I’d say that I was simply blown away by how much of an upgrade it was over the D500.”

Finds the Z8 much more fun and comfortable to shoot than their a7R V.

“I’ve found it to be a much more fun and comfortable camera to shoot”

Loves their Z8, with small quibbles about the EVF, LCD, battery and port covers.

“I love mine but if I want to be picky I would whispered (EVF, LCD, Battery, Port covers, Card door, SD UHSII)”

Is very happy with their Z8 and transfers files straight from the body.

“I have the Z8. Very happy overall.”

Has used the Z8 since launch and finds its two card formats a little annoying.

“I've been using a Z8 from launch and I have to agree that the two types of memory cards is a little annoying”

Finds the Z8 a significant usability step up from their a1 in autofocus options.

“Meanwhile my Z8 feels like a significant update in usability over my A1 in autofocus options & subjects...”

Uses the Z8 for professional work without AF issues, though Sony's AF is better.

“But I don’t have any issues with z8 in my professional work.”

Moved from a Z50II to the Z8 this week and loves it after 1,800 shots with the 180-600, though there's a lot to learn.

“So i upgraded from a Z50ii to a Z8 this week, and it's a lot to take in. So far I'm loving in”

Takes their Z8 with the 24-70 everywhere without any packing issues.

“I take my Z8 everywhere with my 24-70 lens and I don’t have any issues packing it.”

Loves the Z8 but thinks their D810 was better pixel for pixel, especially for astro landscapes.

“I decided to try out the Z8 and do love it, but pixel for pixel I think the D810 was still better for stills.”

Switched from an X-H2S and Fuji 100-400 to a Nikon Z8 with the 180-600 for birds in flight and finds it amazing.

“I just made the switch to the exact same thing you want to and it’s amazing.”

Moved from Sony after eight years to the Z8 and was thrilled by its 8K60 N-RAW skin tones and recoverability.

“When I first saw the skin tones I was pumped.”

Found the Z8's subject detection mind-blowing with the 600mm PF, locking onto fairy-wrens' eyes through busy bush at 20fps.

“I have to say, the subject detection firmware on the Z8 is mind-blowing. It locked onto the eye immediately even through the busy bush.”

Finds the Z8 much better than their previous body, but it still struggles with bushy foliage despite bird detection.

“I find my Z8 still has issues with bushy foliage even with bird detection on. It’s way better than my last body”

Shot the Z8 and Z6II for about a year, then went back to the D850 and D5 because they hate EVFs.

“Recently went Mirrorless for about a year. Z6II Z8 and trinity of 2.8s and 600mm . But dumped them all.”

A wildlife shooter who finds the Z8 light-years ahead of their D850 in processing, low light and AF, even with the 500 PF on an FTZ II.

“the Z8 is lightyears ahead in processing power, low light work and AF intelligence over my previous D850”

Moved from a D750 to the Z8 with an adapter for F-mount lenses for wildlife and is glad they did.

“took the plunge to z8 with adaptor for my f mounts. Glad I did it.”

Loves their Z8 for photographing families and fast kids, mainly thanks to sharper, quicker Z lenses.

“I love mine too. And like you said most of the features are the same as well as imaging. I find the z8 is better because of the lenses.”

Sold their Z8 because it didn't shoot better than their D850, and its lighter weight was an issue for them.

“I sold my Z8; it did not shoot any better than my D850.”

Their Z8 lost autofocus and lagged after 10 minutes in the snow, then recovered once slowly warmed up.

“I took my Z8 out in the snow today and after 10 minutes, it wasn’t able to autofocus and started to lag a lot”

Came back to Nikon with the Z8 after Sony and Fuji, loves its colours and doesn't miss their GFX much.

“I’m loving the colours out of the Z8, so while I know the GFX has superior depth, I’m not missing it that much.”

Sold an X-S20 for the Z8 and 180-600 and shot 13,000 airshow frames in two days, but it froze twice and needed the battery pulled.

“hilariously enough, it froze twice (unresponsive, had to remove the battery), once on each day”

Their Z8 froze once last year during small bursts and needed the battery removed.

“I had my Z8 freeze in the exact same way as yours once last year.”

Finds the Z8 with the 180-600 an unbeatable combo and hasn't had it freeze in 9-10 months.

“Z8 + 180-600 is a pretty unbeatable combo man! I’ve never had mine freeze up in 9-10 months of shooting.”

Traded their Z6III for the Z8 and finds it much better for wildlife.

“I just traded in my Z6III and the Z8 is just much better for wildlife, more megapixels for one.”

Moved from an X-H2S to the Z8 and 180-600 and only misses the Fuji's smaller size.

“Ditched my X-H2S and XF-500 for Z8 and 180-600. Only thing I miss is the size of Fuji.”

Moved from 20 years of Canon to a Z8 a few months ago and finds it really nice with adapted EF lenses.

“I bought a Nikon Z8 a few months ago and it is really nice.”

Their Z8 failed to focus and wouldn't fire on tables four feet away in decent light, even after changing aperture.

“The shutter button had issues focusing and would bot take the shot.”

Keeps a D750 as a backup, but the Z8 is so much faster that it's hard to go back.

“the Z8 is just so much faster, it's hard to go back to the D750.”

Uses both a D700 and a Z8 regularly; the Z8 gives good images at ISO 12,800 with minimal colour noise, where the D700 degrades past 3200.

“I can use the Z8 at ISO 12,800 and get good images with minimal color noise and banding (which clean up nicely in LR)”

After Fuji and Sony, came back to Nikon with the Z8, which feels like a spiritual successor to the D750 with mirrorless benefits.

“Now I am back to Nikon with the Z8 and it genuinely feels like a spiritual successor with all of the mirror less benefits”

Their Z8 smokes the D500 they used to own; the only thing worse is battery life, which is much worse.

“now I have the Z8 and it smokes the D500. The only thing that is worse is the battery life and it's much worse.”

A few weeks into owning the Z8 for bird photography, they are disappointed that subject detection can't be assigned to a button or dial.

“Disappointing they dont alloww subject detection to be changed at a press of button/dial”

Finds the Z8 brilliant and a true successor to the D8xx line, though they find Z lenses soulless.

“The z8 is brilliant and feels like a legitimate successor to the d8xx line”

Uses their Z8 when they need to get the shot, such as birding, though they enjoy shooting their DSLRs more.

“I have multiple DSLR and one Z8 and recognize and use the Z8 as the superior technology.”

Moved from D850s to the Z8 at launch for advertising and documentary work and hasn't looked back.

“Bought a z8 when they first came out and haven’t looked back since.”

A professional who uses the Z8 in the studio for its tenacious eye tracking, far beyond their D850.

“The Z8’s eye tracking is tenacious and far, far beyond what my D850 can do.”

Never warmed to mirrorless until a Z8 for birding, whose silent shooting changed everything.

“Until I got a Sony A9III for work and a Z8 for birding and this changed everything.”

Likes their Z8 for its speed, but its bright EVF gave them headaches for months and colours edit differently.

“I personally only like my z8 because of the fast speed it captures images.”

Loves the technical quality of their Z8 and Z lenses, with outstanding sharpness, autofocus and image quality, though they want a softer, more organic look.

“I absolutely love the technical quality of this system. The sharpness, autofocus and image quality are outstanding.”

Loves their Z8 after thousands of shots, though its AF is slightly behind Sony's for all-day shooting.

“The AF is like 96% good, but the Sony's are like 99.1% good, and that matters when you shoot with it all day every day. Love my Z8.”

Covered an event with a Z8 while their Z9 was repaired; it felt like home and image quality was superb.

“I enjoyed it and it was a pleasure to shoot with it.”

Pleased with everything their Z8 can do and with the third-party lens options.

“I own the Z8 and am pleased with everything it can do”

Moved from a Z5 with weak autofocus to the Z8 and finds it fantastic.

“got a Z8 instead and it's fantastic.”

Loves their Z8 and calls it a monster camera.

“Z8 is a monster camera. I love mine! Get one!”

Has no regrets about their refurbished Z8, which is built like a tank.

“No regrets at all about buying mine. I did get a used / refurb and that was also a great idea. The camera is a tank.”

Bought a Z8 in 2024 and expects it to be their last camera, though Canon and Sony AF may be slightly better.

“The z8 is probably the last camera I'll ever buy.”

Gets a 95% hit rate on birds in flight with their Z8.

“My hit rate for birds in flight is easily 95%”

Bought a refurbished Z8 to upgrade from a Z50II for birds, but results and low-light AF weren't dramatically better; more than they needed.

“When I started comparing the results of my photos- it wasn’t alarmingly better when I had to crop the z8 images anyways on small birds.”

Moved from a Z50II to the Z8 for birds; the weather-sealed body and high-resolution sensor make it a joy to use, with plenty of room to crop.

“The larger weather-sealed body, and higher mp sensor is what sold me on it. It is such a joy to use.”

Owns a ZR and a Z8 and recommends the Z8 as the camera to get for hybrid portrait and video work.

“The camera you want is the Z8.”

Got tired of card and body overheating warnings on their Z8 during long stage-show filming and added a ZR.

“I was tired of the overheating warnings (both card and body) on the Z8.”

Loves the Z8's sensor shield for changing lenses in the field; missed it on their Z5II.

“I'm so spoiled by the sensor shield on the Z8”

Chose the Z8 for its sensor shield and ergonomics that suit their hand.

“That was part of the reason why I went with the Z8 that and its ergonomics are better for my hand.”

Jumped from a D80 to the Z8 and has no regrets.

“i did this with the Z8 coming from a D80”

Loves their Z8 for wildlife; its AF and customisation are in a different league from the a6700 they used before, though 20fps raw bursts can limit small birds.

“I'm loving my Z8 the AF and configuration options is in a different league to the A6700 that I was using for wildlife photography previously.”

Has to replace the rubber on their Z8 and Z6III every 4–6 months, including the main grip.

“Every 4-6 months like clockwork for me I have to re-rerubber my Z6iii and Z8.”

Switched from a D750 to the Z8 and found it worth the upgrade.

“I switched from a D750 to a Z8. Worth the upgrade.”

Has used the Z8 for six months for landscapes; its slightly lower dynamic range than the Z7II has never mattered, since they bracket in tough light.

“Honestly I've had the z8 for around 6 months now. Yes it has worse dynamic range than the z7ii but I never felt it. All my landscape shots are very good and I usually bracket”

Finds their Z8 amazing with few complaints, though small adapted F-mount manual primes on it via the FTZ II feel like an odd combination.

“I have a Z8. I really think it's amazing, I don't have many complaints about it. However, for about 2”

After a disappointing Z7II, moved to the Z8 and calls it easily the best camera they've used: it performs in any situation.

“I eventually moved to the Z8, and it is easily the best camera I've ever used. It performs in any situation.”

Shoots portraits with the Z8 and finds it performs better with CFexpress Type B cards than in the SD slot.

“The Z8 literally limits performance to the SD card slot, in all ways. I shoot portraits mostly and the camera just functions better on CF Express Type B cards. I’d”

Has run three Z6IIs and a Z8, and loves the Z8's sensor shield, which the Z6IIs lack.

“My Z8 does and I love it, which is why I'm surprised to hear your”