David Busch's Nikon Z5 Guide to Digital Photography

Introduction

In the short time since Nikon’s advanced mirrorless Z-mount cameras and accessories were introduced in August 2018, the Z-system has blossomed into a full-fledged alternative to traditional digital SLRs (chiefly those offered by Canon and Nikon itself) and mirrorless models from a variety of vendors. As I write this, Nikon offers 16 different lenses and two tele-converters in your Z5’s native Z-mount, with an additional eight more optics scheduled on the company’s “lens map’ projections. If you add in the dozens of existing original F-mount lenses that can be used on the Z5 with the optional FTZ adapter, and full line of electronic flash units and accessories compatible with both Z-mount and F-mount cameras, you’ll see the company ...