Nikon Z* mirrorless

snerkler said:
They do, Lexar have been promising to join the party for over a year but still nothing. It will be interesting to see what happens when CF express is finally released.
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Indeed! I'm just going to trust my single card until CF Express comes out and hopefully provides some competition. I'm also in the "only need one 32Gb just as a backup" camp and won't pay more than £50 for it.
 
Stephen L said:
Another with the Konica Hexanon 57mm. Processed in Silver Efex Pro 2 based on the "024 Full Contrast and Structure" preset.

Wharfe at Linton by Stephen Lee, on Flickr
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I often like this preset but have to say this seems to have gone a step or two too far -- and I say this as someone who is far from immune from trying "artistic" experiments. I think it's the trees that get me though the clouds are quite moody
 
I thought you couldn't get bokeh from an UWA.

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this is from my new toy -- with all the buzz around the 14-30, I couldn't resist the unexpected arrival in a local shop of a (little) used original Samyang 14mm f2.8 UMC on approval to see how it might match up to the real thing. I have to say that so far, it has exceeded my expectations. It has the infamous moustache distortion and high vignetting, both of which I curiously actually like in the right sort of shot. The main thing is to work out exactly where to put the focus point to ensure any edges I want to be in focus actually are but I'm finding the lens very sharp so probably have a fairly decent copy without major decentering issues. I like the fact this is one of the chipped ones only found for Nikon (which at first I thought was incompatible until I did my homework) which means aperture is set by the camera and is recorded in EXIF. I also like the fact it costs less than a quarter of the 14-30. And I like the fact you can shoot at f2.8 as in this shot. Fringing and flare -- what are they?

Probably tomorrow I'll find a good reason to return it but for now I'm happy! In a few weeks a native Z mount version will arrive but it's the same optical formula only no EXIF and much heavier, even taking into account needing the FTZ
 
lunar22 said:
I often like this preset but have to say this seems to have gone a step or two too far -- and I say this as someone who is far from immune from trying "artistic" experiments. I think it's the trees that get me though the clouds are quite moody
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Oh well, it was worth a try. ;)
 
Spent today resisting the urge to buy a second Z6. Went yesterday to the Surrey County Show. Took the Z with 14-30 and 24-70 f4. Found myself changing lenses too often.
Managed to resist so far. Won’t be shooting in this kind of scenario more than couple times a year.
Maybe I need a 14-105...F2.8 of course..
 
trevorbray said:
Spent today resisting the urge to buy a second Z6. Went yesterday to the Surrey County Show. Took the Z with 14-30 and 24-70 f4. Found myself changing lenses too often.
Managed to resist so far. Won’t be shooting in this kind of scenario more than couple times a year.
Maybe I need a 14-105...F2.8 of course..
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:rolleyes::) fair play trev,bit more than getting another x100 lol.glad you are enjoying yourself.
 
Stephen L said:
Yes, but they were there. I tend to dislike cloning out except in certain circumstances.
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Yes they were there, but wouldn’t have been if the picture was taken with an antique plate camera.
 
trevorbray said:
Yes they were there, but wouldn’t have been if the picture was taken with an antique plate camera.
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They wouldn’t have been if the picture was taken with my Bronica, but then I wouldn’t have been able to post it in this forum ... :giggle:
 
rookies said:
Hhmmmmm

https://www.nikonrumors.co/rumors-on-nikon-z3-z5-z9-d5700-d7600-and-more/
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Saw this yesterday, looks like Nikon are going full steam ahead with the Z series. I think the next round of cameras will be capable indeed, and I kept telling myself that I should wait for the second generation but then I have always been inpatient ;) TBH though my only wants over my Z7 are faster frame rate with real time view (preferably 8-10fps) and dual card slots. I'm sure there are other things where they can 'upgrade' it, but the rest will be superfluous to my needs. Actually, a global shutter and faster EVF refresh would be nice too ;)
 
gremlin16 said:
I have decided that the Z6 doesn’t suit me for BIF. I’ve tried it a few times, but miss the extra bit of resolution that the D810 (also not perfect) gives me. Still love it for everything else.
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Do you find much difference in frame rate/black out when shooting with the Z6 in cont hi (5.5fps) and the D810 at 6fps?
 
Sometimes I can't work DXO out. They've just released scores for the 24-70mm f4 and it 'only' scores 19mpix sharpness on the Z7, yet my copy is super sharp. 19mpix is 2mpix behind the 24-70mm f2.8 mounted on the D810 and imo my copy of the 24-70mm f4 is noticeably sharper than any of the three 24-70mm f2.8's I owned. What are other's finding that have used both?
 
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snerkler said:
Sometimes I can't work DXO out. They've just released scores for the 24-70mm f4 and it 'only' scores 19mpix sharpness on the Z7, yet my copy is super sharp. 19mpix is 2mpix behind the 24-70mm f2.8 mounted on the D810 and imo my copy of the 24-70mm f4 is noticeably sharper than any of the three 24-70mm f2.8's I owned. What are other's finding that have used both?
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I was just looking at that - disappointing! Maybe they put it on the Z7 back to front then dropped it in Vaseline?
 
snerkler said:
Sometimes I can't work DXO out. They've just released scores for the 24-70mm f4 and it 'only' scores 19mpix sharpness on the Z7, yet my copy is super sharp. 19mpix is 2mpix behind the 24-70mm f2.8 mounted on the D810 and imo my copy of the 24-70mm f4 is noticeably sharper than any of the three 24-70mm f2.8's I owned. What are other's finding that have used both?
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What it means is ... don’t take pictures of graphs. And you can use statistics to prove or disprove anything.
 
snerkler said:
Sometimes I can't work DXO out. They've just released scores for the 24-70mm f4 and it 'only' scores 19mpix sharpness on the Z7, yet my copy is super sharp. 19mpix is 2mpix behind the 24-70mm f2.8 mounted on the D810 and imo my copy of the 24-70mm f4 is noticeably sharper than any of the three 24-70mm f2.8's I owned. What are other's finding that have used both?
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DXO can be a strange one. My own research has shown that the Z f/4 lens is probably the sharpest of all the Nikon and third party 24-70’s especially in those pesky corners. I don’t know if dxo test a representative sample like Roger but I’d be more inclined to believe what he says.
 
Brazo said:
DXO can be a strange one. My own research has shown that the Z f/4 lens is probably the sharpest of all the Nikon and third party 24-70’s especially in those pesky corners. I don’t know if dxo test a representative sample like Roger but I’d be more inclined to believe what he says.
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Who’s Roger?
 
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