You 10000000% can do everything you want and need with F glass and an FTZ! Is Z stuff super-nice? Heck yeah! Is it fun to use? Heck yeah! Is it going to revolutionize your photography? Heck no! Get Z lenses when you can responsibly afford them, and meanwhile, get crazy-more-affordable killer F glass and occasionally experience slightly less exhilaration at 200%.
I'm pretty much converted to Z, but still keeping the 500PF and Sigma 150 macro as well as a 300 f4 AFS (amazing on a Z). That being said, I did it cuz I wanted to...not cuz I needed to, and I just got another 300/2.8 VRll. If Nikon made a Z version, I would have paid 5x more...easily. If you're making your living with your gear...absolutely...compete. Otherwise...stay off the Internet, and you'll be amazed how much better your gear is. Just my opinion after decades of learning not to chase equipment for the wrong reasons.
Mar 15, 2026 at 04:12 PM
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