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VarmintCong

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VarmintCong

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These are often $500 refurb, probably a better deal. While it's a great camera I'd probably not buy it at this point unless you already have lenses for it.

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pmperry

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These are often $500 refurb, probably a better deal. While it's a great camera I'd probably not buy it at this point unless you already have lenses for it.

Totally agree, it is a system where on a budget it might make sense, but you're going to add $200+ to get the FTZ adapter for any lenses you buy, when you finally jump to mirrorless. The Z50 II is a very similar camera with many of the benefits Mirrorless provides and about $900 used like new.

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CrazyGoat

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Quote from pmperry

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Totally agree, it is a system where on a budget it might make sense, but you're going to add $200+ to get the FTZ adapter for any lenses you buy, when you finally jump to mirrorless. The Z50 II is a very similar camera with many of the benefits Mirrorless provides and about $900 used like new.

F mount lenses are dirt cheap. If you're buying this camera, you're not buying Z mount lenses

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pmperry

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F mount lenses are dirt cheap. If you're buying this camera, you're not buying Z mount lenses

I never said you were. I said the problem was adapting them to Z mount. You can use f mount with Z mount, but you will never be able to use Z mount on F mount.

VarmintCong

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VarmintCong

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Quote from pmperry

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Totally agree, it is a system where on a budget it might make sense, but you're going to add $200+ to get the FTZ adapter for any lenses you buy, when you finally jump to mirrorless. The Z50 II is a very similar camera with many of the benefits Mirrorless provides and about $900 used like new.

If you camp out on Nikon's refurb page you can get the Z50II for $655 like I did back in May.

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VarmintCong

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VarmintCong

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F mount lenses are dirt cheap. If you're buying this camera, you're not buying Z mount lenses

You're on the uphill of F mount lenses. I paid $130 refurbed for my 70-300 AFP DX VR, now they're close to $300 refurbed. The 200-500 got as low as $600 and now is like $1000 used.

If you buy a Z mount you can get options like the Nikon 28-400 and Tamron 50-400, as well as using F mount lenses.

So thinking ahead I'd get the Z50II if you can wait for a deal.

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LavenderPickle7682

Sep 7, 2026 8:49 PM

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Who is buying a new DSLR in 2026? I mean, other than Pentax fans Wink

Last edited by LavenderPickle7682 September 8, 2026 at 09:09 PM.

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greasyslick

Sep 8, 2026 4:04 PM

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Great DSLR, but that's the current regular price at most major camera stores. These are being cleared out as mirrorless takes over completely. If you want a new DSLR with full warrantee, this is a really good choice, but check your favorite dealer, especially if you have some brownie points to use with a purchase. Nikon USA refurb from their own website is a good way to go, too.

greasyslick

Sep 8, 2026 4:10 PM

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There are still reasons to prefer a DSLR if that's your thing, especially if you already have lenses for them. I prefer DSLR for most of my work. I don't like using adapters. They mess up the balance and create another potential weak point to compromise performance. I have a Z8 and hardly pull it out. It's a big transition, lenses far more expensive, and choices for bigger fast lenses for sports and wildlife are few and incredibly expensive. DSLRs will still be fine for at least another decade, probably more. There are fantastic values for great condition DSLR lenses, some even new old stock, that have dropped significantly in price.

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LavenderPickle7682

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There are still reasons to prefer a DSLR if that's your thing, especially if you already have lenses for them. I prefer DSLR for most of my work. I don't like using adapters. They mess up the balance and create another potential weak point to compromise performance. I have a Z8 and hardly pull it out. It's a big transition, lenses far more expensive, and choices for bigger fast lenses for sports and wildlife are few and incredibly expensive. DSLRs will still be fine for at least another decade, probably more. There are fantastic values for great condition DSLR lenses, some even new old stock, that have dropped significantly in price.

Use first party adapters -- never EVER had an issue with a Canon first-party EF-to-EFM or EF-to-RF adapter. Then again, maybe Nikon is a bit shoddy...? Wouldn't surprise me one bit.

Older lenses were "the best" just a few years ago. It's not like they magically became terrible overnight. They don't degrade or depreciate as fast as bodies. And with the recent influx of people going to mirrorless, the market is getting flooded with bargain-priced pro-grade lenses. And some of these lenses perform even better on mirrorless than they could on DSLRs.

In fact, adapting older lenses can be even better than using native lenses....with Canon's drop-in-filter system, you can avoid banding/polka-dotting effects on some end-of-lens filters. And that saves a TON of money on filters. Good CPLs and NDs aren't cheap, especially if you need to get multiple sizes....or deal with step-up rings. Hassle...!

One again, maybe Nikon is a bit shoddy and not as feature-thinking. I know I've had a ghoulish nightmare of a time dealing with lens compatibility on their DSLRs. Doesn't matter that it's the same mount, there was an alphabet soup of letters needing a Cracker Jack secret decoder ring to figure out if it's actually compatible. That's the difference between Nikon and Canon -- Canon is pretty much "if it has an EF mount, it takes any EF lens -- from 1986 to present day." The only exception is with crop sensor EF-S, and you can even get around that easily -- and EVERY big camera company has that exception to some degree (nikon, canon, sony, etc).

(there are some edge cases with older SUPER budget third-party lenses being fussy with an adapter -- but that's not all that unexpected and it's really limited to them).

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satanshand

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satanshandYesterday 3:29 AM

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Since you needed to write a novel and most of it was wrong, I figured I'd chime in.
Nikon isn't "shoddy" and their adapter system works like this: if it's AF-s (electronic) it works with an FTZ. If it's not, it doesn't. Also, any F mount Nikon lens from the 50's on will work with brand new mirrorless bodies, they just need to be AF-S for the autofocus to work. I use F mount lenses on a Z9 to shoot professional sports and they work better on mirrorless bodies than DSLRs for whatever that's worth.

LavenderPickle7682

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Quote from satanshand

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Since you needed to write a novel and most of it was wrong, I figured I'd chime in.
Nikon isn't "shoddy" and their adapter system works like this: if it's AF-s (electronic) it works with an FTZ. If it's not, it doesn't. Also, any F mount Nikon lens from the 50's on will work with brand new mirrorless bodies, they just need to be AF-S for the autofocus to work. I use F mount lenses on a Z9 to shoot professional sports and they work better on mirrorless bodies than DSLRs for whatever that's worth.

A handful of sentences is a "novel"? I'd say Tick Tock has done more harm than realized. Anyways, I've had issues with Nikon lenses -- needed a secret decoder ring to figure out that one of their crop sensor lenses (10-18mm) didn't actually work on my mid-tier crop sensor body. Because.... reasons?

At that point, I made it my goal to not spend another dime on Nikon again....after realizing that NONE OF THIS IS AN ISSUE with Canon. 1986 to present day....if it's EF mount, it works! Just adapt it if you're on a newer mount. And with their M and RF mounts, you can also easily adapt canon's ancient manual focus FD lenses.

If someone is complaining earlier about "create another potential weak point to compromise performance", that's called shoddy workmanship. I wouldn't know if it is or isn't, since I don't own it nor will I ever be caught owning it. But if a basic adapter is that big of a risk, sounds like it's J.U.N.K.

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