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Jochenb wrote:
I've been a Sony shooter since the original A7, but I'm seriously thinking about a switch to Nikon.
The Z8 is a great camera. I do like a lot about it, but after trying it a couple of times now some things are holding me back:
- You always have to go into the menu to set a minimum shutter speed for auto ISO (when you don't use auto shutter speed there).
- Magnification doesn't exit when you press the shutter button (+ it also lags badly, in another thread I already asked if this is the "normal" behavior and sadly it is).
- Focus bracketing: you need to focus on the closest part of the scene/subject... then go into the menu and select start. This feels so sluggish. On the A7RV you can select it as a drive mode, focus where you want to start and press the shutter. This even makes handheld focus brackets possible, it's easy and fast. Not so on the Nikon.
Sony often (still) gets criticized for their menus, but you hardly have to use them because you can put almost any function on any button or wheel. This not the case with Nikon. I know it takes some getting used to, but still... the amount of customization feels limited.
Please tell me if I'm wrong about some of these points (I'd love to be wrong here  )
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I have the same complaint as you for the auto ISO minimum shutter speed (I have been asking forever for Nikon to let me put that on a Fn button), but there is a super easy workaround - just shoot in manual mode with Auto ISO. One of the command dials then effectively becomes your minimum shutter speed, ISO adjusts accordingly within your set limits, and aperture won't change unless you change it. Further, you can use "Recall Shooting Functions" to make a secondary starting point if you wish. Hasn't bothered me since.
I am almost never checking focus in the field (I stopped wasting my time as 90%+ images are always in focus if I'm doing my part), so I've never even experienced the EVF delay when changing magnifications. I can see how that would be annoying if you always did that though. The shutter button part wouldn't bother me though, it's not difficult to just press the magnification button instead.
Nikon will let you put almost anything on a Fn button / wheel, and the recall shooting function is a very powerful tool. The cameras are highly customizable and the ergonomics are such that I think most people can operate most functions without having to look at the body, which helps. Auto ISO min shutter speed is one of the few exceptions, but the workaround above makes it a non-issue in my opinion. Aside from some experimenting, I can probably count on one hand how many times I've had to menu-dive to change settings. I have a Z9 so it has an extra Fn button but I could do everything I wanted on a Z8 as well.
I don't use focus bracketing so maybe someone else can shed some light on that one.
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