Nikon Z50 real-world review by Shawn Sviridov:
With the announcement of the Z50 I was excited, as a portrait photographer I have been in love with the Nikon for a while. The love has never faded despite the fads in the market, my goto DSLRs were the D810, D610 all were great and the Nikon J5 was my first Nikon Mirrorless which worked great and was really really small (but its noise handling was also small).The Z series had launched with the Z6 and Z7, and both are impressive – but I wanted something smaller, lighter and more portable. The answer was the Z50, coming it at 1.33 lbs with the 16-50mm lens which collapses and locks down when not in use. This new Nikon APSC mirrorless camera is so small it can fit into my Canadian winter jacket pocket with ease.
What did I want from this camera and did it meet the requirements?
1) smaller take anywhere body – YES
2) street photography camera – YES
3) 4k (or 1080p) capture for video work – YES
4) camera I could use for portraiture – YES
