Nikon Mirrorless Z fc Body with NIKKOR Z 28mm f/2.8 [SE] Lens with Additional Battery, Camera Bag & 64 GB SD Card, SmallRig L-Shape Grip, Optical…

The invoice mentions that the package contains additional battery but there is none. Only 1 battery in the packet.

Nice little camera. Unfortunately it’s meant to look like the Nikon FM2. That camera was metal. This one is mostly plastic. Even the 28mm lens mount is plastic. It doesn’t have the tactile feel of the FM2 but it’s a modern interpretation.

Aside from aesthetics…

Focus point keeps moving. Need to find a way to lock it without switching off the touch screen.

The touch screen works in some modes, like adjusting the focus point but not in the i menu for selecting things.

As usual the Bluetooth is barely usable. I’ve never found a camera where it works like phones do.

The F mount adapter is too expensive. I’d love to use other Nikon lenses because I’m not buying a bunch of z mount just for this camera.

Top plate, back, bottom plate are (I think, they certainly feel) all plastic. Very light but also feels a little like a toy. The flimsy battery door is no worse than any other mirror less.

I still like the camera. I just wish they’d actually made it really like the FM2 or EL2.

Controls seem ok, not the quality feel of their 80’s counterpart but perfectly usable. Not as good as the Z5 either.

One thing this will do that the fm2 couldn’t is preview the exposure. I like that about mirrorless.

Focus is fast and accurate but with a small sensor and 28mm lens everything is in focus anyway. The 28 should be f/1.8 or f/2 but with DX it doesn’t matter much. The sensor is so good at high iso the only reason for a faster lens is depth of field and that’s not happening on 28mm/DX anyway.

Updated after a month. I had it in the box to return but the photos from it are great and it’s a pleasure to use. So I kept it. I was originally going to return it and get the Z5, I ended up keeping it especially as the Z5 is only $999 currently.

Compared to the Z5 the z fc lacks heft. For some that might be a positive since it means lighter. For some that’s a negative.

I do wish Nikon would standardize their menus. The focus settings in the z fc with the latest firmware are superior to the Z5 (again latest firmware). I wish they were all the same so I could not have to think about the focus modes and their impact while taking photos. If you’re a pin spot focus person you won’t notice this. If you use eye detect then you will. Not a big deal though and possibly over time the firmware will all synchronize.

One of the best things about Nikon is the nikonpc.com website which let’s you download photo styles (picture profiles) and load these into the camera. This means you can get the jpeg “color science” however you like it. Of course in raw this has no effect.

I’ve owned the Df before this, I loved that camera except for the focus speed. This is in the same style but with super up to date technology. If like it if Nikon had made this camera exactly the same except with a ff sensor and with more metal. But that’s like saying I want my car to be like the one in the 80s but as safe as today’s cars. Back to the z fc. Great camera. You’ll take as good photos with this as any Fuji or Canon. If you want full frame for the same cost but with modern styling get the Z5.

Update several months later. I really like this camera. The original concern about it not being hefty and made of metal has left me. I find it a joy to use and am finding myself ignoring other cameras and using the z fc. I use the 28 and 40mm lenses and both are superb. One reason I use this over the other Z or even D series cameras is this has the best face/eye focus tracking of any that I’ve used (I’ve not tried the z9). It’s faster and better able to find the eye than the others. Even with the latest firmware in each camera.

So glad I didn’t return this for what would have been a knee jerk reflex.

it came with no warranty or manual, the box is obviously opened before. Returned without trying the camera.

The product is not as per description and photo provided. These is no lense provided, extra battery missing and memory card also not there in the package.