I’ve Finally Gone All Nikon

Ever since I purchased my first DSLR, the Nikon D80, I’ve stuck with Nikon cameras for my landscape photography. I’ve tested a couple of other cameras like the Panasonic S1R and even the mighty Fujifilm GFX100S, but I’ve never found a compelling reason to move away from Nikon. The Nikon Z7 remains the best camera I have used for landscape photography, and you can read why here.

The camera I use for my video work is a different story. I’ve changed the camera I use for YouTube content creation many times over the years! However, I’ve never used a Nikon as my primary camera for video work. Even though the quality of the video has been superior to my other cameras, they were never easy to use when you are a one-man camera crew and in front of the camera. A lack of a flippy out screen and reliable AF (and more recently face and eye AF) have always relegated Nikon cameras to landscape photography only.

With the release of the Nikon Z fc all that changed. With a flippy out screen and the AF system from the Nikon Z 6/7 II cameras, it appeared that the last of the blockers I had for using Nikon cameras for video had finally gone. I would also have the bonus of being able to use my ever-expanding collection of Nikon Z mount lenses.

Those changes were enough for me to pre-order the Nikon Z fc as soon as it was announced. The more I looked at the specifications of this camera though, I started to see how it could be used for more than just video. I could easily end up using this camera as an additional body for landscape photography, and thanks to features such as animal AF, I could lift the quality of my family photography and video.

So, on paper, this camera was ticking a lot of boxes for me. But now that I have it, how does it stack up? Let’s find out in the video below.