>>4468482I like it. Except for the huge Z glass. BUT here's how I cope:
For everyday shooting I have the small 28mm f2.8 - that's compact enough so I can carry the cam all day with me and not really mind the size/weight. It's not as compact as an A7C but it's good enough.
When I take out a bigger lens it's always for dedicated photo stuff so I don't actually mind the size at all. Ergonomics aren't an issue at all when you don't do the stupid one-handed shooting. Just support the lens with your left hand and it's a non-issue. I don't even have a grip attachment.
My only problem is that I'd love to have a compact 35mm lens. 28mm is just a focal length I don't really enjoy. I already got an E-mount adapter (Viltrox) and I'm going to get the Snoy Zeiss 35mm f2.8. According to the internet that lens works well with the E-Z adapters from Viltrox and Megadap. So that sould be my EDC setup then.
I don't shoot manual glass so I can't say anything about that.
What I really like about the Zf is the autofocus. It's finally good enough to get my hyperactive 4yo kid in focus. My Z6II and my OM-5 always struggled with that. With the Zf it's not a problem anymore. But that's a pretty niche use case on this board I guess.
The IBIS is good but not as good as that on the OM-5. And when shooting thunderstorms I miss Live-Time.
If you don't really need the retro style body take a look at the Z5II - it's the same camera in a modern body. I think I would have bought that but it wasn't announced yet when I got my Zf and now I like my Zf so much I won't sell it.
Having said that I'm going also to test the A7C in the future. It's a soulless piece of shit but it's really small so might be the better EDC camera. But then again the Zf is going to get in-camera grain with the next firmware update so I don't think I'll switch away from the Zf. (I recreated some of my favorite C1 looks in NX Studio and nowadays I shoot 90% SOOC JPGs so the grain feature will be killer for me).
