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| sent on 12 Giugno 2026
Pros: Nikon interactive menu and programmability, battery life, viewfinder and its performances, use of F-mount lenses, lightness and ergonomics
Cons: "Starlight view" very approximate, but we are in the sub-niche of detail. It's not a reflex camera!
Opinion: Santa Claus brought me the Nikon Z5-II, I posted some photos so far and as I wrote in the posts I wanted to wait to have a minimum of confidence in the medium before starting to write my impressions. I do not hide that the choice of the brand was not in question, the Z5-II model instead materialized after reading the extensive and exhaustive review on this portal of our Publisher. That said, my feedback concerns studio and/or outdoor portraiture and sport, specifically F1 which I am passionate about. I'm writing a triviality, but moving from the reflex world to these mirrorless cameras, having made a bit of a tare to the neurons accustomed to the "analogue" viewfinder, the "digital" one is cool: thinking about the image you want to produce and being able to see it in no time inside the viewfinder is something sensational that avoids errors and allows you to shape the poses on the spot. I write about "viewfinder" because the idea of photographing using the screen, even if large and well backlit, does not come naturally to me. Portraiture in the studio: I use the "M" mode, in addition the possibility of the software to "manually" recognize the subject by means of a small joystick on the side of the right eye, allows you to calculate a practically surgical maf, amazing with the optics dedicated to the segment. Once you become familiar with it, the need to take more photographs is shortened to the benefit of the construction of pose and image. Outdoor portraiture: the sessions I experienced were all of a "Fashion" nature in less than optimal light conditions. The Z5-II allowed me both for the speed situation in executing the shots, and for the environmental conditions, to calibrate and quickly understand which direction I had to take to bring home a satisfactory result. Although I am not at all an admirer of technological "aids", the possibility of having a wide range of "picture control" set-ups to be used and evaluated in the pre-shot camera is a thick trump card, the fidelity of the restitution of the environmental conditions of light and colors, allowed me not to throw away dozens of shots. However, I found, using the multi-focal of the "Art"-Sigma segment, a lower fidelity of the maf, even in conditions similar to those of the study. I then tried the Z5-II during the Monte Carlo GP weekend, not hiding the fact that I had also brought the "mule" (the D7500) under the saddle of the Vespa. After the first few minutes to understand what and how to deal with the peculiarities of the response, with a delay measurable in a few thousand-thousandths of a second but perceptible, I expected a slower car in the presence of the F.1 and perhaps thanks to the Monte Carlo circuit where the hourly averages are among the lowest in the Circus, I was pleasantly surprised by the speed and quality of the files, even if we do not have a valuable perspective, on the contrary... It's just an eco, just to satisfy my taste on the track. Excellent the possibility to quickly set the shooting choices with the intuitive menu and then try panning albeit in small spaces: the result satisfied me. I read about the colossal balls about the batteries, I bought 2 + the one supplied: reading some reviews it seems to be in the presence of an "energy vampire", I point out that between studio, outdoor shooting and full day on the track, about 500 shots per session, I got to see the empty-level with only 1 battery. In conclusion, I am very happy with the purchase I made, I think purchased in a correct time where the technology of these MLs has already disposed of the mistakes of youth and where the line of improvement is probable but all in all laughable. As far as I need it will also be an Entry-Level of the FF-Nikon world but it behaves really well! |
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