The Nikon Zfc’s substance doesn’t quite match its iconic style

The new Nikon Zfc proves that classic camera brands still have one big superpower that trumps megapixels, image quality or specs: nostalgia.

With a photographic history that stretches back to the late 1940s and through the golden age of film cameras, Nikon sits on almost unlimited reserves of heritage – and it’s mined those archives again with the stunning new Nikon Zfc.

The Zfc is a modern reimagining of the Nikon FM2 SLR from 1982 (see further down), a much-loved film camera that is fully deserving of its classic status. But however well executed, the retro styling trick has been pulled off before by Fujifilm and Olympus – and on paper, the Nikon Zfc is still a bit lacking compared to its rivals.

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