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This has all been so helpful - thanks so much! It seems to me I'm not ready to appreciate mirrorless, and that I'm maybe being too narrow minded in wanting to use my old glass. The D810 and the new 16-15 nikkor might be the best way back for me. Will I have any issues using a P square filter holder with that lens?

Wow this is a lot to think about. Thanks!! I think I have not thought clearly enough about why I want to use that lens. It's not the price or anything, I just like it. And I guess the way of shooting that went with to for me, using and taking the time to compose with a super wide lens, always using a tripod, using a lot of grads to control the exposure. I don't need to use that particular lens, I think I just bring it up cause its the one I shot most of my best prints with. I want to come close to that experience, without putting blinders on and missing what new gear can give me. Thanks for the reply.

Thanks for this very detailed and interesting reply! I work in software engineering, and I want to minimize the time I need to spend using a computer to make prints and manage my images. That's one reason I got tired of scanning my slides, and took refuge in my darkroom. But I'm back because I miss photography, and I perceive that things have matured to the point that I could have a pretty streamlined digital workflow. I'm the opposite of a gear-head - I love making photos, I hate messing around with gear. I race bikes and am the same way with that ... I'll always just go with my team's gear, and how my shop sets it up. I just wanna ride. haha. Your remark about distortion is very interesting. I don't mind spending money for more compact gear, so long as I'm not losing quality. These distortion corrections, is this something easy to add to one's workflow? What post-processing software are you talking about? Thanks again for all the amazing replies. I can see the community is as amazing as I remember it.

Is there any issue getting big square filters in front of that lens? I recall issues with some wide zooms in the past.

Well I love B+W film, but I don't have a darkroom right now. And I miss making prints. And I hated faffing around with scanning slides. That's why digital has become more palatable to me then it was at the time. Thanks for all the great advice! I'm not sure I really need mirrorless. It seems the main thing it would give me, and my needs, is lighter weight, and that's not enough to move me towards it. It seems that the D810 will use my olds lenses, and give me some space to explore and see how I feel before I invest in new glass. The AF-S NIKKOR 16-35mm f/4G ED VR looks good, though I don't care about VR. I still have a very good tripod and used it for most of my stuff. I have some high spec MacBook pros, I gotta think that's enough for editing and making some prints for now. If I did need a better monitor, I assume it's more important that I calibrate it, than buy a specific brand?

Thanks for all the helpful advice! I actually didn't realize that the D7200 was not full frame! I didn't even really appreciated the dslr's would not be full frame haha. I definitely need FX, because I want that same angle of view. If I can use my old 20mm (3.5) on Z6, that might be the way to go. I like the seemingly smaller size of the mirrorless camera, as I often do pretty strenuous work to get to my locations (climbing, running, mtb, etc). It uses to be true that wide zooms kind of sucked. I guess that's not the case now! Would I have a problem using nd grad filters on a lens like that? Or is it just as before, you use the big Cokin holders and it all just works?

I see I still have an account here, but all my photos are gone. I used to be a very serious photographer, but one who enjoyed making the images more than researching gear. I got annoyed at faffing around with digital printing, went to B+W, and then drifted away about 10 years ago. Most of my best stuff was shot with an f4s, with an old 20mm nikkor MF lens, and singh-ray grad nds, on velvia. If I wanted to buy digital gear, and all I really cared about, for now, was getting back to that setup, what would I want? It seems I might be happy with just a D7200, which will work with that lens right? Is there any reason why I'd want mirrorless instead? It seems to suit people doing other stuff, not shooting rocks, trees, sunsets, etc. And the only lens that looks suitable is 14-30 zoom, and I wonder how distorted that would be? If anyone has faced a similar decision, I'd be curious to know where you landed. Thanks.