So, the ZF ...

[Snoogly]

I checked my DK-33 and seems an easy hack
How about comparing it with Zemlin eyecup, I need an alternate  for Z8
Thank you

I did the hack :-) I prefer it to the Zemlin as it is smaller, and it can fold back on itself to make a ‘flat ‘eyepiece, but twice the thickness of the DK33. The Zemlin one is always chonky.

By the way, the Zemlin site now has a listing of the eyepiece for the ZF, it’s the same as the Z9 but with some caveats.

[Snoogly]

Zemlin. Hack. Original.

[Snoogly]

Just a heads up that after a long wait the Nikon Dandelion chips are available on eBay again :-)

With the resurgence of interest in adapting vintage F mount lenses the ZF has encouraged, I expect them to sell out quickly!

All it takes is one popular YouTube influencer to show them in use to really boost demand. (Luckily I was able to reserve 8 chips way back when the package was delayed at the Poland/Ukraine border.)

Yes, they are fragile and easy to damage even during installation, but they make the old timers a joy to use on the ZF ;-)

Oh, a reminder that they can’t be programmes on a Z camera. As most of the lenses I want to chip are pre-Ai I bought a used Nikon D60. You can mount pre-Ai lenses on it, making it a perfect machine for chip programming. It’s cheap as chips to buy used ;-)

[Kenneth Rich]

"So. the ZF," he said, which brought to mind a question that has interested me since the first day the new camera was for sale: will Nikon produce a Panda version, or should I go ahead and buy the available model before they become scarce ?

[aerobat]

Based on history a panda version is likely to appear. My FM2 is panda and I used to have several Fuji's in panda version. But I quite like the actual black version of the Zf.

[Snoogly]

"So. the ZF," he said, which brought to mind a question that has interested me since the first day the new camera was for sale: will Nikon produce a Panda version, or should I go ahead and buy the available model before they become scarce ?

You could always skin it 

https://alphagvrd.com/products/nikon-zf-camera-protection-skin?aff=20

[aerobat]

...like a cat 

[Nasos Kosmas]

I did the hack :-) I prefer it to the Zemlin as it is smaller, and it can fold back on itself to make a ‘flat ‘eyepiece, but twice the thickness of the DK33. The Zemlin one is always chonky.

By the way, the Zemlin site now has a listing of the eyepiece for the ZF, it’s the same as the Z9 but with some caveats.

Thank you!
I already ordered the hack

[richardHaw]

mini-me

the smaller camera hits the G-spot (goldilocks-spot) better for me

I just wish the Z fc has an FX sensor...

damn, i still cannot shut up about that damn grip...

[richardHaw]

 

[Akira]

Wow, 85/1.5 in L39 mount?!  And that in metric scale on the focus ring!  I've rarely seen any samples of any S- or L39- mount Nikkors with the metric scale here in Japan...

[richardHaw]

85/1.5 @ 1.5

[Nasos Kosmas]

Zemlin. Hack. Original.

I checked the hack but not so good for me
Wearing glasses I Still have the sun getting in to my eye and at the same time I can’t see the whole evf
What about Zemlin can you help me on this?

[pluton]

Digression
 A hat with a flexible front brim makes a superb sun flag for squinting into viewfinders.
End Digression ..Please Carry on the discussion

[Snoogly]

I haven’t needed to clean sensor yet, but this made for interesting reading.

https://www.dpreview.com/forums/thread/4751357

Nikon Australia said:

“Thank you for contacting our support team. You are most correct that the IBIS would be required to be active as to allowing the sensor to be locked in position during the clean.”