Saturday, September 23, 2023

Why I sold the Z7ii.. or how relaxed and learned to love film.. again

Yes.. I've sold my Z7ii.  I know, this may not come as a surprise to you all, considering my last post.. but I have to admit I am more than saddend by it's departure.  I... miss it!  I know I've harped on about all the Z7ii's failings and short-comings, whilst tempering my excitement for it's positives.. It's a dainty camera built to D750 levels with a D850 sensor.. It's mirrorless, and that's new so it's great. What was even greater, and perhaps rather unsung, was it's ability to take lenses from other marques and.. autofocus them.. in may cases better than on the original cameras. And with the focus zoom function, you can really nail focus on the eye. So out I went and purchased every single Canon L lens I'd ever wanted.. and away I went.  By most indications I did shoot quite a bit with it.. A total of 10,000 shots. In 23 months, so just under 2 years.  That may not seem like a lot, but I'm not a big shooter, and though more recently I'm doing more sports shooting, I prefer portraits and landscapes, where spraying and praying is not really required.  Only one other camera averaged the same volume in my stable, and that was the D810.  So notwithstanding all the shortcomings I alluded to in my previous post, this, in fact, was quite a successful camera for me.  Maybe the lack of bulk and weight made me want to take it along more often? Maybe the added joy of using different lenses from different makers made me want to experiement more with it?  Who knows.  I simply have to conclude that it was a great little camera, and more than suited to my requirements.  Who knows.. I may hunt for a used one as a back-up camera :-)