Z6 Nikon - Post your photos and talk

Thanks. Yes, we are safe - we're in the middle of the metro area with no bushland around us. 10-20km away though was a different story last night - that brought things much closer to home than many living comfortably in Sydney thought possible.

smythie wrote in post #18983928
Thanks. Yes, we are safe - we're in the middle of the metro area with no bushland around us. 10-20km away though was a different story last night - that brought things much closer to home than many living comfortably in Sydney thought possible.

That's good news, but 10-20km is not that far away. Good luck to you & all you your friends and family.

Hi folks,
just start working with my new Z6 and 24-70/4.0.
Coming from Fuji and I have to learn a lot now, how to control the Z6 features.
Like the silent and fast AF, EVF is very nice, camera handling is good for me.
Only a grip with vertical shutter I miss.
And also a 70-200/4 for normal people wit normal budget .
Because I do not want pay every month for LR, I used start Apple Photo instead of Capture 1 for my Fuji.

I also made the switch from Fuji. Until there is a native 70-200 f/4, look at the F-mount AF-P 70-300 FX lens to use on the FTZ, which is reasonably priced, sharp out to 300mm, focuses very fast/silent, fairly lightweight and pairs up great with the 24-70 f/4 S.

How 'bout a couple "action shots" from the Z6... all shot with 500PF

Here's one, way outside of my comfort zone. Lol!

I've been wanting to try this for a while, so I picked the coldest night possible.

I see where this could become fun too.

Shot with Z Series 14-30s lens, @ 14mm.

1st stab @ Light Painting....

Lotsa room for improvement! LOL.

cool shot

Im too have jumped in to the mirrorless world with a Z6 24-70mm f/4
Coming from a D500 and D750 Im finding it a tad hard to get clear and crisp shots .
I read that the sharpest F is around the 5.6 to 8 for landscape shots
I think Ive given up trying to use AFC and low light until
Another firmware upgrade comes and deal with these minor and sometimes major issues

cheers

That doesn't sound anything like my experience with this lens and body. Mine isn't perfect by any measure but it is a really, really good fit for the gear I have (need top notch F mount glass for other purposes, so a compatible body for general photography is desirable) and the shooting I get time to do these days.

There might be very infrequent times when the AF gets a little confused and there are many, many times when it focusses faster than I expected and I have to double check to be sure it has focussed on the point I want. Seriously, for me it is faster with all of my lenses on the FTZ than they were on my old D4 and the 24-70/4 is even faster.

As for AFC and low light: I would say my Z6 is on AFC 99+% of the time. As long as I give it some contrast under the focus point it does well (my 85Art is the only lens that noticeably struggles and my 35Art can be less than excellent acquiring focus). I don't expect it to focus as fast as a D500 with a good lens in bright light so I'm not disappointed. I'm also not shooting critical events so reliable super fast acquisition in really dark conditions isn't a huge priority.

Even at f/4 I don't worry about image sharpness. I guess it probably does sharpen a little when stopped down but I haven't tested it properly to be sure one way or the other. My Z 24-70/4 is easily the best lens I've had in this category and unless I have a need or desire for longer, wider or faster I rarely have regrets going out with only this lens for a day's shooting.

I set out today to see if I could get any tracking testing done (during lunch), and I spotted the same American Kestrel, on the same tree as I saw the other day. Today, I had decent light.

I no more than rolled up, rolled the window down & pointed the camera up at him & off he went.

I was able to lock on and fire just a few shots, but based on the ridiculously small sample the tracking seems to work better on the Z6 with V3.0 firmware.

Z6, 500PF, 500mm, 1/1600, F5.6, ISO 125, Auto Area AF, with tracking on.

These are the last of this set I'll post, but the Z6 w/ V3 firmware nailed all but about 5 of 200+ shots in this series. I believe those may have been the result of wind blowing (me or) the tree around. Lol.

Z6 + 500PF

"Going, going.... GONE"

First trip with the new Z6. The camera makes me happy, also the nice 35mm lens ist awesome. The 24/70 is also a powerful optic and is a good walk-around-lens.

During our visit in the Philippines, we went to an underground river tour in Sabang, Palawan. We were paddled around in a huge cave by one guide wearing a headlamp. Once inside the cave the only light available were the headlamps from our guide and other guides on their own boats.

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paloika wrote in post #19019698
During our visit in the Philippines, we went to an underground river tour in Sabang, Palawan. We were paddled around in a huge cave by one guide wearing a headlamp. Once inside the cave the only light available were the headlamps from our guide and other guides on their own boats.

IMAGE LINK: https://flic.kr/p/2izA​yJD Z06_5848 by Floyd Manzano, on Flickr

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Jesus is watching!! Can you see it?

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Lots and lots of bats.
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https://flic.kr/p/2izB​w2TDSC-5754 by Floyd Manzano, on Flickr

Very cool, Floyd! I bet that was quite an experience.

Have you had a change to try the V3 firmware update at the beach? From What I'm seeing, the AF Tracking is dramatically improved. I bet locking onto a surfer will now be no problem whatsoever. Can't wait to see how it works for you!