Uploaded November 2025 | Updated September 2026, 5 days ago
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Nikon Film Grain Article and Comparison PSD Download - alexarmitage.com/blog/2025/11/8/better-than-fujifilm-nikon-zf-film-grain
Nikon Recipes - alexarmitage.com/nikon-zf-recipes
Nikon Zf Wooden Grip - geni.us/NikonZfWoodGri
Nikon Zf Firmware 3.0 - downloadcenter.nikonimglib.com/en/download/fw/577.html
Early in 2025, Nikon released firmware version 2.0 for the Nikon Zf. I’d forgive you for thinking that isn’t exciting at all, because typically firmware updates to cameras mostly fix issues and sprinkle in some nice features depending on the camera brand. That 2.0 firmware update is quite literally why I bought my own Nikon Zf. If you’re unfamiliar, firmware 2.0 is what introduced what we now refer to as Nikon recipes. This opened up the camera to essentially be able to create imaging profiles similar to Fujifilm’s film simulations or recipes.
I’ve talked about it plenty in this video youtu.be/iJbNPiWEve4?si=_4hhRNahxTKUCUhs if you’re just diving into the Nikon Zf world now. Today, or very recently depending on when you’re watching this, Nikon released firmware version 3.0 for the Nikon Zf. This introduced quite a few things which we’ll touch on later in the article but the main feature is Film Grain.
Film grain was the last separation between Fujifilm’s offering and what Nikon Recipes were capable of. In this video we’ll cover how the film grain is implemented, if it works with recipes or not, how pleasing the results are, and why I think it's much better than Fujifilm's current implementation.
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0:00 Nikon Film Grain Firmware Update
1:42 Nikon Film Grain Settings
3:03 Comparing Film Grain
6:55 Nikon PLEASE Improve This
8:52 This is Why Nikon Beats Fujifilm
12:27 Video Film Grain & Other Firmware Updates
Check out PGYTech's OnePro ST Backpack here - amzn.to/4qLxh2v or bit.ly/3JYD0B0 and save 10% with code "ARMITAGE" at checkout!
Nikon Zf Camera Guide - alexarmitage.com/shop/p/nikon-zf-camera-guide
Nikon Film Grain Article and Comparison PSD Download - alexarmitage.com/blog/2025/11/8/better-than-fujifilm-nikon-zf-film-grain
Nikon Recipes - alexarmitage.com/nikon-zf-recipes
Nikon Zf Wooden Grip - geni.us/NikonZfWoodGri
Nikon Zf Firmware 3.0 - downloadcenter.nikonimglib.com/en/download/fw/577.html
Early in 2025, Nikon released firmware version 2.0 for the Nikon Zf. I’d forgive you for thinking that isn’t exciting at all, because typically firmware updates to cameras mostly fix issues and sprinkle in some nice features depending on the camera brand. That 2.0 firmware update is quite literally why I bought my own Nikon Zf. If you’re unfamiliar, firmware 2.0 is what introduced what we now refer to as Nikon recipes. This opened up the camera to essentially be able to create imaging profiles similar to Fujifilm’s film simulations or recipes.
I’ve talked about it plenty in this video youtu.be/iJbNPiWEve4?si=_4hhRNahxTKUCUhs if you’re just diving into the Nikon Zf world now. Today, or very recently depending on when you’re watching this, Nikon released firmware version 3.0 for the Nikon Zf. This introduced quite a few things which we’ll touch on later in the article but the main feature is Film Grain.
Film grain was the last separation between Fujifilm’s offering and what Nikon Recipes were capable of. In this video we’ll cover how the film grain is implemented, if it works with recipes or not, how pleasing the results are, and why I think it's much better than Fujifilm's current implementation.
Patreon + Support - patreon.com/alexarmitage
New to Photography? Start Here - alexarmitage.com/learn-photography-basics
Landscape Photography Gear Guide for 2025: alexarmitage.com/2025-landscape-photography-gear-guide
𝐒𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐬
Website: alexarmitage.com
Newsletter: alexarmitage.com/newsletter
Discord Community: discord.gg/NEsSB7ArKW
Instagram: instagram.com/alexarmitage_
Camera/Video 𝐆𝐞𝐚𝐫 (Affiliate Links)
𝐅𝐮𝐥𝐥 𝐆𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐋𝐢𝐬𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐌𝐲 𝐎𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 : alexarmitage.com/gear
Colored Magnetic Filters: mavenfilters.com/aff/12
Photography Camera: geni.us/Canon-R5
Vlog Camera: geni.us/DJIOsmPocket3
Video Camera: geni.us/Canon-R7
Drone: geni.us/DJI-Mavic3-Pro
Music (Typically) from Musicbed:
fm.pxf.io/c/3300666/1347628/16252
0:00 Nikon Film Grain Firmware Update
1:42 Nikon Film Grain Settings
3:03 Comparing Film Grain
6:55 Nikon PLEASE Improve This
8:52 This is Why Nikon Beats Fujifilm
12:27 Video Film Grain & Other Firmware Updates
