New Nikon Z50 mirrorless camera
Nikon Z50 is a mirrorless camera equipped with APS-C standard sensor (DX format). It is equipped with a 3.2-inch tilt-type liquid crystal monitor, electronic view finder, and 4K UHD video filming function.
The lens can be fitted with the existing Nikon Z Mount lens without the conversion adapter. It also supports the Snapbridge app, which sends photos taken while power is off to smartphones via Bluetooth.
The price is 860dollar based on Z50 body single, 1,000sollar for 16-50mm lens kit and 1,350dollar for 16-50mm and 50-50mm double zoom lens kit.
■ Secure portability by reducing weight and volume as much as possible
The biggest strength of the Z50 is that it is definitely smaller and lighter than a full-frame camera. Considering the pure body weight, it is about 395 grams, and about 530 grams of Nicor Z DX 16-50mm f/3.5-6.3 VR (135g) are included in the lens kit. Given that the body weight of the Z6 is 585 grams, it is certainly less fatigued. There is certainly less fatigue when taking a light snapshot.
The length of the lens can be cited as the biggest drop in the portability of a lens-exchangeable camera. High-performance and high-scale lenses make them longer and harder to carry around. The 16-50mm f/3.5-6.3 VR, which will be the most commonly used lens cap for Z50, is designed to be an invasive design of the lens structure and can only be taken out when filming.
The EN-EL25 battery is designed exclusively for Z50. It weighs about 73 grams and is quite light, but it can withstand up to 250 to 300 sheets a day on a full charge basis. At least on a zoom-lenskit basis, the excuse "I don't want to carry it because it's heavy and cumbersome."
■ Sufficient buttons and dials for low-end mirrorless
The locations of various buttons or dials are not much different from those of Nikon's low-end DSLR. Although stick-type controllers are omitted, there is not much inconvenience because the most commonly used ISO sensitivity, aperture value, and exposure can be handled with both buttons and dials.
On top of this, it even has a function button (Fn1/Fn2) that was running next to the top Z6 and Z7 mount. However, the size of the body has become smaller, making it harder to press the button. It is not easy for adult males to use this button.
A button that can zoom in and out of pictures is attached to the LCD monitor by touch. Rather than having an independent button attached, it feels more at odds, but it is not very inconvenient to use it in real use. You can zoom in/out with two fingers as you did with your smartphone without having to press the button.
Some buttons have been replaced by touchable buttons on the right side of the LCD monitor.
One thing, small but intrusive, is the location of sensors that automatically detect viewfinder. To take a picture at a low angle, the screen automatically turns off when you spread the LCD monitor 90 degrees and your hand over the screen.
In particular, when the sun is turned back, shadows create shade and cover the sensor. There is no solution except to set the screen on the LCD monitor to automatically turn off, or to locate the position where the hand is not blocking the sensor.
■ Not as light as the full-frame Z series
The Z50 brought almost exactly the same features of the existing Z6/Z7 series, such as the Expedition 6 (EXPEED 6) and the Eye Trace AF (Autopocus). AF is fast enough and focuses well on the areas I want to be. You can't focus AF on very small areas like the upper aircraft, or change the size of the AF area, but it's satisfactory enough.
Although a small flash is built into it, it is rarely used unless it is in AUTO mode. ISO sensitivity is a level of commercial sensitivity that does not bother much until 1600. However, the particles gradually become rough as they exceed the ISO 3200. If you're not sure if the picture will turn out the way you intended, you'd better record the RAW file and correct it.
Up to ISO 1600 can be fully utilized as a commercial sensitivity.
The size of the APS-C sensor with the Z50 is much wider than any other smartphone. There is enough fundamentals to get a much deeper background cloud effect. However, the lens of the lenskit starts with F3.5 at a wide angle (16 mm). Unless the subject is kept away and pulled as much as possible, it is difficult to get a dramatic background cloud effect.
The Z50 brought almost exactly the same features of the existing Z6/Z7 series, such as the Expedition 6 (EXPEED 6) and the Eye Trace AF (Autopocus). AF is fast enough and focuses well on the areas I want to be. You can't focus AF on very small areas like the upper aircraft, or change the size of the AF area, but it's satisfactory enough.
Although a small flash is built into it, it is rarely used unless it is in AUTO mode. ISO sensitivity is a level of commercial sensitivity that does not bother much until 1600. However, the particles gradually become rough as they exceed the ISO 3200. If you're not sure if the picture will turn out the way you intended, you'd better record the RAW file and correct it.
Up to ISO 1600 can be fully utilized as a commercial sensitivity.
The size of the APS-C sensor with the Z50 is much wider than any other smartphone. There is enough fundamentals to get a much deeper background cloud effect. However, the lens of the lenskit starts with F3.5 at a wide angle (16 mm). Unless the subject is kept away and pulled as much as possible, it is difficult to get a dramatic background cloud effect.
Actual results tend to be slightly darker than confirmed by LCD monitors.
In addition, when the aperture value is tightened to F8 or higher, the actual results tend to be darker than those seen on LCD monitors or viewfinder. This problem can be solved by adjusting the exposure to around +0.3-+0.7 or by calibrating the light content with the Active Dating feature built into the Nikon camera.
■ Satisfied body..Lean on various lenses
It is no longer new for all manufacturers to look only at full frames. But while there is gain, there is much loss. The price for detail is a heavy, cumbersome body, lens and expensive price.
Unlike other companies that put less effort (or less importance) into cameras with APS-C sensors than before, the Z50 has put a lot of effort into them. When the shutter is pressed, the texture, autopocus accuracy and satisfaction with the results are also high.
However, a single lens that conforms to the APS-C specification should be reinforced, rather than an FX format lens. Unlike rival Canon, it is a good thing that the APS-C sensor can use the existing Z-Mount lens as it is, but the problem of price remains.
The price of 24-70mm f/2.8 S lens for full frames exceeds 2,195dollar on a fixed price basis. The 20mm or 24mm f/1.8 S single lens also costs 1,000dollar. If you intend to use these lenses, you should go to full-frame mirrorless, such as Z6, from the beginning.
The 16-50mm f/3.5-6.3 VR lens is also satisfactory enough, but it needs a single lens for crop sensors that can be inserted like pancakes. The camera itself is satisfied, but there are not enough lenses to support it.