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My favourite conditions.No, no snow. Just wet and murky, cold and miserable. Apart from that it's fine.
My favourite conditions.No, no snow. Just wet and murky, cold and miserable. Apart from that it's fine.
Just remembered - There is one aspect of the stacked sensor that is very useful but of very minority interest. The fast readout speed of 1/250 or better enables stacking of burst mode ES focus pulled macro/close up shots without the ghosting you get of twitchy subjects or hands due to rolling shutter effects. It’s impossible to do an a z6/7 ( or a7.x - I think ) where the readout rate is 1/15 or 1/30 or something ( have tried that ).My feeling reading your post that the Z8 isn't worth it since you're going to be paying for a good number of features you're not planning on using particularly the stacked sensor. If you're just looking for better resolution then it sounds like the Z7 may be worth a look although I've not used the Z6 or Z7.
Size/weight is a tricky one because I am finding the Z8 bigger and heavier than I expected as I'm used to the A9 and the slightly bulkier D750, the Z8 is bigger again and it's quite noticeable in your hands. However despite that it's not so much bigger or heavier that it's going to affect my use and I expect I'll use it exactly the same way I use the smaller A9 so the Z8's size/weight doesn't bother me, if I'm needing to use a smaller camera I wouldn't use the A9 but usually the RX1r or some other cameras I have that are much smaller.
Found a couple on Amazon which are on my Christmas listCan anyone recommend a Replacement Lens Foot for the Z 100-400mm / Z70-200mm.
I've been trying to find a Kirk LP-70 but no-one seems to stock them anymore in the UK.
Is the RRS version any good?
Tamron do have a native Z lensI'd looked at the Sigma which is of course much cheaper but one of the whole points of the change was to get a native Z system lens. Neither the Sigma nor Tamron come into that category. Still, of course it's not impossible that one of them might release a native Z lens but I wouldn't hold my breath. At least the fact I bought second hand means if a really good much cheaper alternative came along, then I'd lose less on the exchange.
I totally agree with you, I wouldn't buy a non-native one for it and I'm hoping Sigma do release a native one but with no announcement nor many Sigma lenses in Z-mount it could be a long wait.I'd looked at the Sigma which is of course much cheaper but one of the whole points of the change was to get a native Z system lens. Neither the Sigma nor Tamron come into that category. Still, of course it's not impossible that one of them might release a native Z lens but I wouldn't hold my breath. At least the fact I bought second hand means if a really good much cheaper alternative came along, then I'd lose less on the exchange.
To be honest Peter, I’m doing nothing special. Just uploading my images to Flickr, then pasting the BCCode with dimensions set as 1600 on the long side.Great images Andrew. How do you get images loaded onto the forum (and retaining their sharpness) without going via Flickr?
Yes. Also remember it'll only be approx 20 megapixels as well.Am I correct in think that if I put a Nikon DX 24mm F1.7 on my Z7 I will in effect have 36mm F2.4?
Thanks. So the 40mm F2 is a better bet for Z7.Yes. Also remember it'll only be approx 20 megapixels as well.
Hi Peter the 20 mega pixel size limit of the actual picture will remain the same no matter what dx lens you attach to it. But the focal length equivalent of the 40mm lens for example will become 60mm in dx mode. So if you want an equivalent to full frame of 35mm focal length the 24mm lens you mentioned would be perfect but only at 20 mega pixels and not the full 47 mega pixels that you would be used to shooting with full frame lenses. Hope that makes senseThanks. So the 40mm F2 is a better bet for Z7.
My understanding is that you will have a 36mm but at F1.7 in light capturing terms but with a depth of field akin to F2.4Am I correct in think that if I put a Nikon DX 24mm F1.7 on my Z7 I will in effect have 36mm F2.4?
The resulting DOF really depends on how you are using the lens... if you increase the subject distance to compensate for the reduced FOV (same subject size) then the DOF increases ~ 1 stop (f/2.4). This is due to the reduced magnification caused by the increased subject distance.My understanding is that you will have a 36mm but at F1.7 in light capturing terms but with a depth of field akin to F2.4
amazing what you can do with a decent camera againOne of my first from the Z5, with 14-30 Z lens
I do like the colours SOOC.amazing what you can do with a decent camera again
Bit late to the party but I only have the f4 zooms and a 50/1.8s + sundry FX lenses and a trio of SamYangs via a ETZ21 for my Z6
Just bought a 105 MC for use with my Z6. Not only for macro but also as a mid tele.
No point in reiterating all the goodness spoken of this lens - it is a bit of a star.
I also have the Tamron sp90 f017, converted to Z, which I mainly use with a D500 but I read that it works very well with a faster AF system as on the Z8/9.
A quick side by side comparison suggests that on the Z6, the Tamron has slightly better AF-C at 1:3, and better VR/VC
The Tamron ( on a D500) has better AF-C at about 1:2 than the Nikon does on a Z6. Nothing unexpected here according to the reviews.
Shame that Tamron discontinued this and many other DSLR lenses and not ported them to Z.
There are many cameras (+lenses) that would keep up close to 100% tbhThe eye detection is what I'm interested in. But I doubt any camera would 100% keep up with my kids.
Full frame for film isn’t 35mm. It’s…. Dunno, BIG.
I'm very excited about going full frame too as I've only done that with film before.
That may be true. But in Nikon mirrorless land in my budget the Z6 will have to do. And if it's half as good as the best then it's twice as good as I'm used to.There are many cameras (+lenses) that would keep up close to 100% tbh
No such thing as a perfect camera of course but these days there are cameras where human eye detection is mostly a solved problem and if you are not able to keep up that's mostly user issue than the camera.
Also have active kids
Is this a mirror lens?incidentally, why shoot one heron (in trying out my new toy) when you can have two?
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