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Video: What Makes the Nikon Z7 Viewfinder so Special?

Chris Gampat
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11/01/2018
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One of the things Nikon is most proud of with the Nikon z7 is the viewfinder, and we found out why.

At Photo Plus Expo 2018, we got a chance to ask Nikon about the viewfinder in their new Nikon z7 camera. During their presentation to the press, what their engineers said they were most proud of is the viewfinder in the camera. Nikon’s Lindsay Silverman explained to us why. According to him, Nikon really did a lot here. In fact, there are Nikkor optics in the viewfinder and they have things like fluorine coatings. In fact, it’s designed pretty much like a Nikkor lens. You like Nikkor glass, right?

According to Nikon’s own website:

“Nikon’s EVF in the Z series cameras provides users with a clear and comfortable view of the subject. With minimal lag and blackout—you’ll experience the feel and responsiveness of an optical viewfinder. The approx. 3.6M-dot Quad-VGA electronic viewfinder boasts approx. 100% frame coverage and approx. 37.0° diagonal viewing angle.

Along with Nikon’s optical and image-processing technology, the Z series’ EVF ensures a clear and comfortable view with reduced aberration and minimum eyestrain, even when shooting for extended periods of time. A Fluorine coat is applied to the eyepiece protection window (the element closest to where your eye rests) to reduce flare and repel dirt.”

We’ve been working with and testing the Nikon z7 for a few weeks now, and we’re very impressed with the viewfinder too. If anything, it’s one of the camera’s biggest strengths. Despite a number of other concerns though, we still have to admit that it isn’t a bad camera overall. But considering that Nikon had years to make it, we’re amazed that they felt the biggest emphasis here needed to be on the viewfinder.

Stay tuned for our full review, which is still in the works.

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Chris Gampat is the Editor in Chief, Founder, and Publisher of the Phoblographer. He provides oversight to all of the daily tasks, including editorial, administrative, and advertising work. Chris's editorial work includes not only editing and scheduling articles but also writing them himself. He's the author of various product guides, educational pieces, product reviews, and interviews with photographers. He's fascinated by how photographers create, considering the fact that he's legally blind./ HIGHLIGHTS: Chris used to work in Men's lifestyle and tech. He's a veteran technology writer, editor, and reviewer with more than 15 years experience. He's also a Photographer that has had his share of bylines and viral projects like "Secret Order of the Slice." PAST BYLINES: Gear Patrol, PC Mag, Geek.com, Digital Photo Pro, Resource Magazine, Yahoo! News, Yahoo! Finance, IGN, PDN, and others. EXPERIENCE: Chris Gampat began working in tech and art journalism both in 2008. He started at PCMag, Magnum Photos, and Geek.com. He founded the Phoblographer in 2009 after working at places like PDN and Photography Bay. He left his day job as the Social Media Content Developer at B&H Photo in the early 2010s. Since then, he's evolved as a publisher using AI ethically, coming up with ethical ways to bring in affiliate income, and preaching the word of diversity in the photo industry. His background and work has spread to non-profits like American Photographic Arts where he's done work to get photographers various benefits. His skills are in SEO, app development, content planning, ethics management, photography, Wordpress, and other things. EDUCATION: Chris graduated Magna Cum Laude from Adelphi University with a degree in Communications in Journalism in 2009. Since then, he's learned and adapted to various things in the fields of social media, SEO, app development, e-commerce development, HTML, etc. FAVORITE SUBJECT TO PHOTOGRAPH: Chris enjoys creating conceptual work that makes people stare at his photos. But he doesn't get to do much of this because of the high demand of photography content. / BEST PHOTOGRAPHY TIP: Don't do it in post-production when you can do it in-camera.
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