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 p.1 #2 · p.1 #2 · How many people still buy F mount for their Z cameras? | |
Generally speaking, every Z lens is optically superior to any F lens of the same focal. There are some F mount standouts for the look they produce and/or that have no Z equivalent, and these are the only ones I personally bother with. Also, F mount equivalents on the FTZ tend to focus slower than Z equivalents.
That said, outstanding images can still be made with F lenses; most are very good to excellent optically, just not in the same ballpark as the Z options at the more open apertures. However when stopped down to say f5.6 or more, there isn’t much difference between the last gen or two of F options and current gen Z. Thus if budget is a constraint, recent F lenses remain a viable choice for building a kit.
Final comment on the specific lens you mentioned — the Z version 105 macro is unparalleled in performance to almost anything else and would hands down be my choice at the current cost delta. It will be worth every penny and hold its value for the foreseeable future.
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). But I'm sure I'll give into the internal zoom and short-light throw. of the 180-600