I could do with a new MB actually, the one I got has grips peeling off and there's a squeak somewhere in the crank that wd40 aint sorting. Must ask the kids can I buy a new one
But that comes back to being in its infancy rather than being niche. Granted Sony have made it easier for third party, but AFAIK Nikon and Canon haven’t given protocols away before yet the third party manufacturers have created lenses for them.
Absolutely and I’ll accept the term infancy rather than niche but they mean the same thing..... lower market share. Which in turn is less attractive to 3rd parties especially if they have to reverse engineer the af.
Absolutely, they don't want to invest into a system that might not take off. That being said, I'm surprisingly optimistic about the Z system. So far reviews and user response has been very positive, they've won awards (for what they're worth) and the road map is looking good. I think that Nikon made a good choice going for the mount size and flange distance that they did, it gives them scope to make some exceptional glass. Also I think the gen 2 bodies will be up there with the best in terms of performance, after all the gen 1's aren't far off which is pretty impressive for a first attempt.
It's not really about how good the bodies are.
Obviously Nikon are still regarded as one of the big boys which is different to Samsung so that should help, but no company is safe these days it seems
It’s physics, larger throat diameter and shorter flange makes for a more favourable angle of incidence. I don’t profess to understand all the reasons why but apparently these means that it’s easier to make higher quality lenses.
Obviously Nikon are still regarded as one of the big boys which is different to Samsung so that should help, but no company is safe these days it seems
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In terms of enthusiasts yes but Nikon is a minnow compared to Samsung’s camera division if you look at it differently!Obviously Nikon are still regarded as one of the big boys which is different to Samsung so that should help, but no company is safe these days it seems
True, but then I think Nikon's camera department is only a small portion of Nikon's overall company so as long as the mother company keeps going I would imagine the camera department will. But as I said before, I don't take it for granted that any company or department is safe these days.
Sorry I meant Samsung as a camera maker. I was thinking Smartphone cameras!
Yeah I got that, I just went off on a. tangent
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The autumn colours are still wonderful. Its the grey clouds that are the issue for making it slightly flat like you say. Sunset Or sunrise may work out better. Worth a try again IMO.Took a trip up to Howden Dam today. Took me ages and a lot of energy to find the location, and then when I got there the sun disappeared behind thick cloud (sun was behind me not infant where that blue sky was
NZ7_2740 by TDG-77, on Flickr
I’m in exactly the same position ! Like everything else about the Z6 apart from the ridiculous memory card - who thought that was a good idea ?
Yeah I went for the golden hour but as I said the cloud gods were against me. I don't know what it is about that part of the Derbyshire but every time I've been thick cloud's rolled in just before the golden hour
I'm not sure if/when I'll go back as it was quite a sketchy climb to get there tbh.According to the manual 14 bit lossless compressed files are 28.2mb on average. That means you should get roughly (64000/28.2) 2270 photos. There's no need to use uncompressed when Nikon have such a good lossless compressed.
TBH I can see the reason for XQD and eventually CFexpress, they're more reliable and capable of faster speeds. My only gripe is that they don't do slower versions for the budget minded. I've never had an issue with the Sandisk Pro Extreme SD cards at 95mb/s, if they did an equivalent XQD that'd be great for me.
Not watched the video but I've not had any issues using AF-S lenses via the adapter (24-70mm f2.8 G, 50mm f1.8 G, 85mm f1.8G, 18-35mm G, 70-200mm f2.8 VRII)
Thanks - I would also need a card reader - my iMac has an SD card slot that presumably won’t except a XQD card ? How much should I budget for that ?Yeah I went for the golden hour but as I said the cloud gods were against me. I don't know what it is about that part of the Derbyshire but every time I've been thick cloud's rolled in just before the golden hour
According to the manual 14 bit lossless compressed files are 28.2mb on average. That means you should get roughly (64000/28.2) 2270 photos. There's no need to use uncompressed when Nikon have such a good lossless compressed.
As for the cards I'm not sure where you're getting that the XQD 64GB are 15 times that of an equivalent SD. When I've looked the XQD's are roughly the same price as equivalent speed SD cards. I got a 128GB Sony XQD card for £130 when I first got my D850, although to be fair I haven't seen them that cheap since. The flash centre have 128GB for £169 and 64GB for £99 if you don't mind the slower Sony ones? I've not used the flash centre before but a quick google shows it gets 5 stars on trust pilot
https://www.theflashcentre.com/sony_128gb_m-series_xqd_memory_card.html?search_string=Xqd+card
TBH I can see the reason for XQD and eventually CFexpress, they're more reliable and capable of faster speeds. My only gripe is that they don't do slower versions for the budget minded. I've never had an issue with the Sandisk Pro Extreme SD cards at 95mb/s, if they did an equivalent XQD that'd be great for me.
Seen them as cheap as £13 but not tried them, I have the Sony one but I believe that's gone up a bit and around £65.
Thanks - does anyone know if is it possible to plug the camera straight into an iMac and put the photos straight into Lightroom ?
Yes, I've done it but it can sometimes be a bit unreliable and you can't do firmware updates unless you've got a reader I think.
Yeah I went for the golden hour but as I said the cloud gods were against me. I don't know what it is about that part of the Derbyshire but every time I've been thick cloud's rolled in just before the golden hour
According to the manual 14 bit lossless compressed files are 28.2mb on average. That means you should get roughly (64000/28.2) 2270 photos. There's no need to use uncompressed when Nikon have such a good lossless compressed.
As for the cards I'm not sure where you're getting that the XQD 64GB are 15 times that of an equivalent SD. When I've looked the XQD's are roughly the same price as equivalent speed SD cards. I got a 128GB Sony XQD card for £130 when I first got my D850, although to be fair I haven't seen them that cheap since. The flash centre have 128GB for £169 and 64GB for £99 if you don't mind the slower Sony ones? I've not used the flash centre before but a quick google shows it gets 5 stars on trust pilot
https://www.theflashcentre.com/sony_128gb_m-series_xqd_memory_card.html?search_string=Xqd+card
TBH I can see the reason for XQD and eventually CFexpress, they're more reliable and capable of faster speeds. My only gripe is that they don't do slower versions for the budget minded. I've never had an issue with the Sandisk Pro Extreme SD cards at 95mb/s, if they did an equivalent XQD that'd be great for me.
I watched a little but that guy bores me rigid so I stopped. He seemed to be moaning about the speed of AF. Don’t forget that since then Nikon have issued a firmware update that does improve autofocus speed. Mirrorless AF is more accurate than a DSLR, no fine tuning necessary. Stabilisation is 5 axis with a Z lens and 3 axis with others. If the Nikon lens has VR it helps. I’ve tried a few of my old manual focus lenses and I don’t think the IBIS make a lot of difference. IBIS is more effective on shorter focal lengths. I think competence in using focus peaking is more relevant, given steady hands.
I was just scrolling. I knew it was that guy because I remember seeing the video on YT when the Z line first emerged.