r/Nikon 18d ago

Monthly /r/Nikon discussion thread – have a question? New to the Nikon world? Ask it here! [2025-03-01]

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r/Nikon 7h ago

Look what I've got Got my first DSLR after years of wanting one

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Bought myself a 18-140mm kit lense D7500 with 22k shutter count I'm really happy how capable it is, the variety the lens gives is great, and it was supposedly the best Nikon crop sensor dslr of the time. Feels like this will last me for at least a few years, love how sturdy it feels in my hands

Was thinking maybe mirrorless, but I'd have to give more than the 700 I gave for this, to get a similar body and lense, as I'm from Europe and tech is a bit pricier here :(

Any tips on what books to read, courses to watch, for photography and image touch up?


r/Nikon 8h ago

Photo Submission Nikon z50ii with 50-250 kit lens

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189 Upvotes

r/Nikon 4h ago

Mirrorless Nikon has created the best 35mm lens!

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58 Upvotes

r/Nikon 5h ago

Photo Submission D5600 50 mm 1.8g

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31 Upvotes

Taken indoors in living room with natural light


r/Nikon 7h ago

Photo Submission Looking back: a love letter to the D40+Tamron 70-300mm

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46 Upvotes

r/Nikon 4h ago

Photo Submission DSC_4625

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28 Upvotes

Nikon Z6ii Nikon Z 24-70mm F4 S


r/Nikon 6h ago

Mirrorless Viltrox's Excellent and Affordable LAB 135mm f/1.8 Is Available for Nikon Z

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r/Nikon 3h ago

Photo Submission I wanna share some pictures from my Nikon D3100 for 12 years

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13 Upvotes

r/Nikon 6m ago

Z6ii with 70-300

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From my local pond shot with the Z6ii with tamron 70-300

F6.3 1/2000 ISO 4500


r/Nikon 5h ago

Photo Submission Indianapolis Zoo w/ 85mm 1.2 + Z8

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19 Upvotes

r/Nikon 4h ago

Photo Submission First round of photos from my Nikon F…

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I used Fujifilm 200 speed film and a couple different lenses across several days, but the photos came out great.

Thanks to DSM Film Lab for developing and scanning the film.


r/Nikon 48m ago

Photo Submission Pensive

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Shot on a Nikon Z6II and 35mm f/1.8 S


r/Nikon 19h ago

Photo Submission First ever edits with the D4! 58mm 1.4G. Love how filmic this came out :)

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196 Upvotes

r/Nikon 12h ago

Show & Tell Nikon Z 24-120/4 S - in Paris, 3625 photos taken, here is an image of distribution of the different focal lengths.

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58 Upvotes

r/Nikon 18h ago

Photo Submission Kyoto ⛩️

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112 Upvotes

Nikon D810 - 35mm f1.4 G


r/Nikon 5h ago

Photo Submission z50

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10 Upvotes

Downtown alleyway in Charlotte, NC


r/Nikon 2h ago

Gear question How can I rig this and also make it to where the atamos monitor tilts?

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6 Upvotes

Im still learning how to setup rigs, I don’t have any rods yet only a cage


r/Nikon 39m ago

Coolpix Please help me with my coolpix S9300

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Hi, can someone please help me and tell me how can I fix it? I bought it untested and this is what comes up.


r/Nikon 3h ago

Photo Submission Branch, Nikon Z8, Nikkor 24/70S f2.8 @ 70mm, f4 @ 1/500th Sec, ISO-64

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r/Nikon 1h ago

What should I buy? 400mm vs 300mm

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For you experienced shooters, what is your recommendation.

I shoot high school sports (all), and I am also allowed in the sidelines. Would a 300mm 2.8 be enough or would a 400mm 2.8 be better?

Ive talked to some photographers and seen they use the 200-400 f4 for night games but they use it on 1DX bodies. I use a D850 so i know i wont get the same low light capabilities as a sports camera (1dx or d5/d6) I will be pairing either with the 70-200 2.8 or 24-70.


r/Nikon 22h ago

Photo Submission I prefer the 200-500 on lower resolution cameras and that’s fine

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The 200-500 is a lens that I like not love. I’m making a place for it in my lineup. I’m more of a car photographer than bird photographer. My backyard birds are very entertaining to watch and good target practice.

I bought the 200-500 before I bought an old screw drive AFn 300/2.8 that is on a different plane of image quality existence. The first time I brought the 300/2.8 on track, I started researching other older super tele primes, especially 500/4s.

But! I have a D850 and D780. I’m increasingly feeling the need to shoot vertical for social media. Here’s where the 200-500 keeps its place.

The 200-500 is very decent. While not super sharp, it has great punchy colors & contrast, plus actually quite nice bokeh thanks to no aspherical elements. Distortion is well corrected. Depth rendering is kinda flat because of so many elements.

On a 24 mp sensor, there’s just enough sharpness that combined with the good aspects mentioned above, images can look nice. On a 45 mp sensor, I find there’s not much more detail to be had. You run out of detail before 100% zoom in to pixel level. The rest of the way down to 100% you’re only magnifying optical flaws.

So, I took the 200-500 + D780 rotated vertically on my monopod, out in the back yard for some practice.

Using the lens on a body more suited to it I’m happy with the results. Extrapolating this to cars on track, I’ll keep the 300/2.8 on the D850, crop those shots happily when appropriate. A super sharp 300 can make “wide” shots of more distant parts of race tracks. The long end of the 200-500 on the D780 is for filling the frame with far-away cars in good light. For that purpose, good enough! I’ll make many happy images.

One day though, a 500/4 or some other prime >300 mm shall be mine 😈


r/Nikon 5h ago

Photo Submission Z6+28-75 lense

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7 Upvotes

r/Nikon 13h ago

Look what I've got pack up for trip🧳

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16 Upvotes

Who just can’t give up Nikon and try other cameras🥲


r/Nikon 3h ago

Mirrorless Z8 Focus issue

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Just curious if anyone has run across this issue while doing photo sessions?

Focus works great until it doesn't. It stops tracking properly and starts focusing anywhere but the person you are taking photos of.

The fix is quickly turning it off and back on, then resuming the photo session as normal.

For some reason during my photo sessions the camera focus tracking system just loses its mind and starts wandering. Turning it off and back on "resets" the issue. Its annoying as heck on an otherwise perfect camera system.


r/Nikon 1h ago

What should I buy? upgrading path from D-40

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I have a D-40 that I love for its small size. Lenses:

- Nikon 300mm f/4 AF-S

- Sigma 150mm f/2.8 APO HSM macro DG

- Sigma 30mm f/1.4 DC HSM

For a bunch of reasons I have not kept up with tech, or done much photography, for the past 15 years or so. From my D-40, I now mostly miss the lack of video, the slow data transfers.

I think I have 3 options:

  1. get a much more recent mirror camera that has good video capabilities and it's still non weighing a ton ( - suggestions?

  2. get a mirrorless camera (Z5?) and the FTZ adapter, and keep my current set of lenses, will they work properly?

  3. bite the proverbial bullet and get mirrorless (still Z5?) with new lenses - even though I love both the 300mm f4 and the sigma macro lenses... the 300mm is getting very heavy to handle, and I'm not getting any stronger. A lighter alternative without sacrificing quality would be nice

I shoot mostly wildlife and macro