Sales / Good deal – The Nikon Z fc camera body at €734.30 (-21%)

The Nikon Z fc shows the Japanese firm’s desire to seduce a new audience. This is a challenge: to offer a case with modern performance, in a chassis inherited from the glory days of film photography.

The Nikon Zfc is pretty and awakens our nostalgia for film. Its autofocus is quite responsive and its images are of good quality. Unfortunately, as rebranding of the Nikon Z50, it struggles to surprise. It’s not a bad camera, on the contrary, but it remains too classic to hope to distinguish itself. In this sense, we particularly regret the lack of mechanical stabilization of the sensor. However, the Z fc is successful and is positioned as a beautiful attractive hybrid.

Strong points

• Successful retro design.
• Touch screen on ball joint.
• Responsive autofocus.
• AF detection and tracking of faces or eyes in stills and video.
• Shooting while feeding.

Weak points

• Ergonomics could be improved.
• Access to the SD card from below.
• Sensor not stabilized.
• Limited sensitivity management.

NB: The reported price drop is calculated by comparing the lowest price of the day with the average of the lowest prices charged by all merchants for the product last month, with security rules to exclude prices from shops whose the VAT policy is not clear (known as “grey” shops, typically in the case of imports from China).

Alternatively

Panasonic delivers a hybrid that wants to position itself on all fronts. Photo, video, experts, beginner, personalization or automation, there is something for everyone. The Lumix G90 drives the point home by offering a tropicalized finish and a relatively small size. If the case by its versatility is a very good device, the video quality could still have been better. However, few users will be able to find a crippling lack in the Lumix G90. Could this be the perfect recipe?