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Nikon Z8 Refurbished - $2999.95

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Aug 24, 2024
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Joined Sep 2019
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ActuallyMeister
Aug 24, 2024
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I trust Nikon refurbs. Old DSLRs were low shutter counts, i've seen as low as 700 or so. Z8 is a very capable camera, i would rate it slightly higher than an A7R V. Its basically a Z9 without the built in grip. Note that the Z8 does not have a mechanical shutter so there's really no way of knowing the shutter count, but then it also suffers from banding but very minimum rolling shutter distortion since it has a very fast sensor readout speed of 1/280sec, faster than the A7s iii which is already fast at 8.7ms. held one and tested at Bestbuy, one of the best handling camera.

I still however will not switch to Nikon despite having really good camera bodies, what they lack is more lenses and available 3rd party lenses. Yes I can adopt old lenses but that will be too big.
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Aug 24, 2024
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VarmintCong
Aug 24, 2024
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Quote from ActuallyMeister :
I trust Nikon refurbs. Old DSLRs were low shutter counts, i've seen as low as 700 or so. Z8 is a very capable camera, i would rate it slightly higher than an A7R V. Its basically a Z9 without the built in grip. Note that the Z8 does not have a mechanical shutter so there's really no way of knowing the shutter count, but then it also suffers from banding but very minimum rolling shutter distortion since it has a very fast sensor readout speed of 1/280sec, faster than the A7s iii which is already fast at 8.7ms. held one and tested at Bestbuy, one of the best handling camera.

I still however will not switch to Nikon despite having really good camera bodies, what they lack is more lenses and available 3rd party lenses. Yes I can adopt old lenses but that will be too big.
Nikon's Z lens lineup seems really extensive (but very expensive) - what lenses are you looking for?

Z8 fits my hand better than the Z6 series, but can't justify $3000 for my skill level. I'm waiting for a $2000 refurb Z6III (since I do sports and wildlife) to upgrade from the D7500.

D780 prices seem to have bottomed two months ago and now moving up. The deal was better 2 months ago.
Aug 24, 2024
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ActuallyMeister
Aug 24, 2024
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Quote from VarmintCong :
Nikon's Z lens lineup seems really extensive (but very expensive) - what lenses are you looking for?

Z8 fits my hand better than the Z6 series, but can't justify $3000 for my skill level. I'm waiting for a $2000 refurb Z6III (since I do sports and wildlife) to upgrade from the D7500.

D780 prices seem to have bottomed two months ago and now moving up. The deal was better 2 months ago.
I'm rocking a Tamron 20-40mm for travel, everyday and vlogging. With my A7R IVA (picked up for $1,500 used) it becomes a 20-60mm f2.8. I also use a Sony 20mm f1.8

I also recently picked up a ZV-E1 brand new for $1,600 which I use for video. And capable for taking photos for online publishing. Very small but powerful camera, which Nikon does not have an equivalent at the moment. Nikon also does not have a cinema lime like fx3 or fx30, I think Nikon is still a photography brand and has very good video capabilities for hybrid shooters but nothing for pure video centric users. Z6 iii has very good video specs but then sacrificed the dynamic range.

Yeah D780 and D850 is coming down in price, but its still heavy and lacks IBIS, but very good if you're only taking photos.
Aug 24, 2024
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Iamcurias
Aug 24, 2024
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Quote from ActuallyMeister :
I trust Nikon refurbs. Old DSLRs were low shutter counts, i've seen as low as 700 or so. Z8 is a very capable camera, i would rate it slightly higher than an A7R V. Its basically a Z9 without the built in grip. Note that the Z8 does not have a mechanical shutter so there's really no way of knowing the shutter count, but then it also suffers from banding but very minimum rolling shutter distortion since it has a very fast sensor readout speed of 1/280sec, faster than the A7s iii which is already fast at 8.7ms. held one and tested at Bestbuy, one of the best handling camera.

I still however will not switch to Nikon despite having really good camera bodies, what they lack is more lenses and available 3rd party lenses. Yes I can adopt old lenses but that will be too big.
What lack of lenses. They have a spectacular line up. They don't have 4 versions of the same thing like Sony. Lots of people think the 50 1.8 24-70 2.8 and several others are the best if not the best in their ranges.
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Aug 25, 2024
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Aug 25, 2024
leoniv
Aug 25, 2024
710 Posts
Quote from ActuallyMeister :
I trust Nikon refurbs. Old DSLRs were low shutter counts, i've seen as low as 700 or so. Z8 is a very capable camera, i would rate it slightly higher than an A7R V. Its basically a Z9 without the built in grip. Note that the Z8 does not have a mechanical shutter so there's really no way of knowing the shutter count, but then it also suffers from banding but very minimum rolling shutter distortion since it has a very fast sensor readout speed of 1/280sec, faster than the A7s iii which is already fast at 8.7ms. held one and tested at Bestbuy, one of the best handling camera.

I still however will not switch to Nikon despite having really good camera bodies, what they lack is more lenses and available 3rd party lenses. Yes I can adopt old lenses but that will be too big.
My refurb'd Nikon D7500 came with less than 100 on the shutter count.

Re: the Z lenses, for most use cases the lens lineup is pretty complete. But to your point, the third-party support is rather weak at the moment.

The real issue is that the Z lenses are rather pricey. 3rd party support would help lower prices. I'm sure Nikon knows this hence them dragging their feet in this area. Why intentionally allow competition when you can have a monopoly and charge full retail?
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Aug 27, 2024
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JC-NY
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Received my refurb Z8 today. Camera is clean and looks new, battery is in "NEW" condition, and shutter count is 3338. No issue so far.

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