Approaching the Scene 087: Nikon Z6 / Z7 Autofocus 3.0 Review, Tips and Setup Guide
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(Links Below) I’ve had a chance to put the latest Z camera autofocus update through its paces on Kauai and here in Portland. In this video I’ll showcase what’s improved, share some tips to get the most out of the new capabilities and show you how I customize my controls to make using auto area AF even simpler in action situations without compromising your normal control layout at all.
Introducing free Office Hour interactive Tuesday sessions: 00:46
Z6 / Z7 AF performance and firmware overview: 02:56
Firmware 3.0 improvements and usage tips/tricks: 05:18
Example images and when to use which area mode: 14:14
Customize controls and menu settings for Firmware 3.0: 21:19
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Thanks to everyone for the great questions you are sending in. Keep them coming either in the comments below or by emailing me directly. I hope to see you in the Tuesday Office Hours Session next week.
Great hearing from you Hudson, thank you for all your support for us Nikon Z owners, and for the community you've built, this video is a wonderful distraction from the dark news. Kind regards.
Hi Hudson. I entered the mirrorless world with the Z6 and just bought a Z8. Watched your 2 setup vids on the Z8. Got wrapped around the axle, bad. So I went back to this 4-yr old vid and setup the Z6 focus the way you did here. Then went to the Z8 videos with a clearer understanding of what is available in the Z system regarding focus, and set that camera up nearly identical to the Z6. The scales have been lifted from my eyes. Thanks for all this, especially given that for most of us, conquering focus is the first hurdle, and it is enormous.
I have just bought a used Z7 as a travel camera, I didn't fancy getting my Z8 robbed in one of our City visits in Europe and to have a lighter carry. Setup and user tips only one place to go Hudson! There a great little new channel to look at Hudson in the UK "Russ and Loz", two Nikon pro photographers who discuss Nikon matters like two mates down the pub. Easy listening and not long vlogs recommended mate they will make you smile. They too have been ignored by Nikon 🙂
Another great tute Hudson!
Thanks for the review. One thing to add is that low light af works only in af-s, so I wouldn't turn it off for sports, because it's not used in af-c.
That's a solid point. Nice catch.
Thanks, Hudson - I like your idea of using the U settings to customize to take advantage of the new Firmware. Very useful. Be safe, you and your family..
You too Paul. Thank you.
Thank you Hudson, it’s amazing to see how you’re creating a community and how you share your knowledge and tips with us. And it’s great to watch your videos and forget for a little this sad situation we’re going through!
I am so glad to have found your channel after my recent purchase of a Z6! I find your videos to be very helpful and interesting, and I look forward to each new Approaching The Scene! Thanks for taking the time to help us novices!
So helpful, Hudson. Thanks again for your always clear and concise explanation of how things photographic work, in particular focussing on subjects in motion. I look forward to ATS each week and its great to vicariously travel with you to such places as Kauai, Moab, Patagonia, etc. And to see visits with David Archer, I almost feel like I got to be there, a real treat since I had actually wanted to but couldn't. Stay healthy and keep that family safe. Rebecca S.
Awww, I wish you could have been there Rebecca. You stay low profile and safe too. We're all good here.
Great summary and update of the "Zed" state of play, things are coming along nicely! Ps thanks for pointing out some of the nuances which are easily missed! Cheers Hudson from the UK.
Thanks very much, Hudson. Best wishes to you and your family in these uncertain times.
You too my friend.
Thanks for this and your other informative vlogs. You encouraged me to take the jump from my D810 to a Z7 which is providing a welcome distraction from the news around us currently. I am looking forward to getting more familiar with the new camera and I will be following your channel for all the help and advice you give. Thanks again.
Wonderful, spoke right to how I shoot!
I love my Z6 ... just ordered a 200-500 can’t wait to try it out ! Thanks for the info it really helped out👍
Will be watching from western Canada, thanks Hudson.
Excellent presentation 👍🏼🖖🏼
Great idea to use U1 to U3 for specific types of photography including assigning functionality to the function buttons. I hadn't thought of this but it is very useful1
Hi Hudson - I've been taking pictures for years and I have to tell you I've learned so much from you. Excellent teacher - you've got the philosophy that you're always learning (I'm there with you) - and that comes across in your character. I'm getting my first Z camera (Z6) and question for you: For autofocus performance do you turn off "Apply settings in Live View"? I've heard it makes autofocus even faster. I'd love to get your take on it, so I can apply that knowledge when I get my Z6. Keep up the great videos - subscribed for the long term... Chris.
Hudson, another great video. Thank you for your great work.
I've wondered for a while when I'd want to start using user settings. As you started talking through this, I started thinking, Hey, action/birds/etc. would make sense to set up as a user setting. Thanks for talking through the details on that.
Great video Hudson, very informative. I never use my U settings but will do moving forward.
Thanks man for this excellent tutorial/demo, really appreciated.
Great content Hudson, thanks for your channel really appreciate it 👍🏻
Thanks for making this easy to understand! Great video 👍
I don’t have any Z cameras. When they came out I needed a camera right away. I pondered if I should order a Z or grab up a d850 . I got the d850 , it took a bit for some reason but I now love it . I have the d500 and 810 . For some reason the 810 isn’t focusing correctly after I had it worked on for getting wet and frying the live view screen . That said I’ve always thought the Mirrorless system is better hands down than a mirrored camera. Nikon is getting better and sure hope this company doesn’t fail as some say is happening. I want to stay with them and move into this Z camera system. Love the Nikon images in their mirrorless over other companies especially over Sony and Panasonic. They both seem a little over processed and kind of fake . Thanks brother for the videos when I get my Z body I’ll be going through all you videos to dial them in . Peace
The 850 is the best all around DSLR ever. I do love my Z cameras more though. :) I really don't see Nikon failing. Suffering yes, but they'll come through. Peace back and be safe.
I have been reading the FW v3 user/reference guide a couple times and as there are several parameters to configure autofocus, I need some to construct some matrix that relates the use cases (X) with parameters (Y) and settings (X,Y in cells). So as to get away from single point single AF and make my life easier and shooting faster.
To me, AF is like a manual gearbox with synchromesh. I do not have to double-clutch-switch-gears anymore. And the user manual tells me, this is the clutch and that is the shift stick, and there are x forward, y neutral, and z reverse gears. Good luck. Or like the old Borg-Warner automatic that needs to be limited manually when going uphill (or down). But because the gearbox is "automatic," drivers think they can leave everything up to the car. It's like the old Greek word "autos" that means "self". You have to do a lot your-"self," next to all the things that are "automatic". Use brain, for instance. I will get it, at some point.
It seems to me that the argument for APC makes your lens longer because it's a smaller sensor is invalid. A full-frame sensor can be cropped and you get the same thing. I do that all the time when I don't have a long lens available. But the image on a small sensor can't be enlarged because the info. isn't there. So, for this particular use a full frame is better.
That is technically true for a D850/D500 comparison because the sensor crop on the D850 still outputs nearly the same megapixel count as the 500. VERY few other cameras are the same though. Even my D810 36MP sensor droped to 15MP in DX crop mode. You also don't get to use the whole viewfinder and it's just clumsier to use. Nevermind that 200 frame full 14-bit RAW buffer on the D500. No for me the D500 is the lightweight action champ to keep alongside my Z cameras. The 850 is obsoleted by them with that action backup. I've always loved having a full frame for normal and close work and an APS-C for the long lens work. Great 1, 2 punch.
Now that said, if you can work with the reduced viewfinder DX view, then that 850 is an all in one weapon. I said that to you in an earlier comment. Probably the best DSLR that will ever exist as a do it all machine.
I appreciate your understanding of the fact that the APS-C doesn't change the focal properties of the lens too. If you listen to what I say, I NEVER say it "makes your lens longer" EVER. I say it crops into your lens'es projection. Two very different, oft mis-stated and frequently misunderstood things. It's a HUGE pet peeve of mine when people say it incorrectly. Re-listen, I believe you'll find you mis-paraphrased me. :-)
Hi Romie. Regarding your statement that "the image on a small sensor can't be enlarged because the info. isn't there", I'm guessing you haven't seen a poster print made from an APS-C sensor. While I "can" do this with my Fujifilm X-T3 with pretty darn good sharpness and detail retention, I do wonder what improvement I would see with, say, a Nikon Z7. Thanks, and be safe!
I was just about to purchase the D500 but after researching mirrorless I think i'm going with that ...what you see is what you get ! It doesnt get any better than that ! Hope i can find someone to buy my dslr before its too late .
Thank you for the infomation. Really helpful
Thank goodness I found the eye piece info in your Baja vblog
Ha. I was about to link it to you. All my stuff is here though anytime. www.hudsonhenry.com/atslinks
Thanks for the updated in depth review. AF on the Z cameras was my biggest concern. Sad to hear DSLR is still best for action. When we can go outside again I'm definitely gonna rent a z6 vs d780.
D500 at 20fps ?!! I want one of those 😀
Yeah slip of the young. I meant 10, but it sure feels like 20 so smooth and fast handling with that bottomless buffer. Despite a slower fps #, it feels much much faster in practice.
Hey Hudson, after following you since you started your Channel, I finally go my hands on a used Z6 with the Z24-70 4s and the z85 1.8. It has been very helpful watching your Z set up videos. It has been quite a learning curve. It would be interesting to see what your set up is for landscapes and portraits. Those I guess could be saved to U1 and U2. Could you do a video on your settings for landscapes and portraits? Thanks.
Portrait I ususally go with either Shutter priority (if the light is low) or Aperture priority with auto ISO. Auto Area AF with Eye detect of course. Landscape and low light I give my setup in the latest Z6ii / Z7ii setup video. You really should check that out since it's mostly an update of my thoughts on using the Zs and very little of it doesnt' apply to you're Z6 too. I run through my User settings in it. I did it about a month ago if you look on the channel. :-)
@@HudsonHenryPhoto OK will look at that one too!
Great info and thanks for sharing!.
Great vid my man
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great video thank you so much
Hey Hudson
Thanks, for your quick response. Well, that didn't work;-(. I think something else is going on. I am unable to use bracketing in M , A, or S. I checked in control and it is set to bracketing, but my fn 2 button is not responding. Anyway, thanks for your attention and I'll see you at officehours. Thanks again.
Huh, weird. Sorry for the issue. All I can recommend is a reset and reprogram I guess. It shouldn't be an issue at all... :-(
Thanks for sharing the way you set your camera for AF. I've had mixed results with the Focus Tracking system. Indeed, for street photography, I like to shoot with the fastest aperture I can and that often doesn't allow for a lot of tolerance in focus. I find the camera's selection of the "potential" subject to be too erratic compared to my intended subject. Things happen too fast, are too unexpected. People come and go, and opportunities don't last very long. Any difference in selection between what I'd like and what the camera thinks is good becomes a missed opportunity. This is particularly true in crowded streets like in Japan. Stay safe!
Yeah, I think learning to quickly flip the subject tracking on and off can help, but they've still got room to improve in those sort of mixed situations.
Have you tried the newly revamped dynamic area mode for that? It is much better and might be good for that.
We're doing our best to avoid and not transmit this. Our absolute best. We're even sanitizing groceries and mail before it comes in. You too my friend. Be safe and well.
@@HudsonHenryPhoto Thanks a lot for your reply. It took me a little while to adopt to the AF after years of manual focusing my lenses. Today, the technology is just too advanced for me, or it's most probably me who's too slow. Old habits are hard to change as fast as technolgy improvements. But, I'll definitely give your suggestion a try. Thanks again for your time. Best, --P
thanks tor your time!!
Great t-shirt your son have! Cheers from Portugal. Stay safe.
You too. We have a trip your way planned in september. Fingers crossed that we still can.
@@HudsonHenryPhoto If you want to visit Porto let me know I have a Airbnb available for you.
@@diogoc4r Shoot me an email my friend at hi@hudsonhenry.com and thank you! :)
Hello Hudson. First time I watch one of your videos. But certainly not the last time. I've just subscribed to your channel. You say in this video, that you use your D500 when shooting sports to benefit from the crop sensor. Why don't you just shoot in DX mode with the Z6 og Z7?
It's not just the crop, it's also the 200-frame RAW buffer at 10fps and the superb tracking in Grp AF area mode. The Z cameras are coming along and I can shoot action just fine with them, but if action is my main focus, the D500 is a more potent weapon still. I doubt it will be for long, but it is for now. :-)
Hi Hudson - I have watched this a few times now - and find myself learning more and more about some of your concepts you have embedded into your workflow and habits. However - I'm now struggling. I followed the steps here and created the User3 profile and have been playing with it for several weeks. I go between this mode (Shutter priority with the eye detection / etc) and Aperture mode. However, I must have either screwed something up or changed something inadvertently and I cannot find it. When I go from A mode up to U3 - the camera is pushing my ISO to 51200 and my shutter speed to 1/8000. Any auto lens (e.g. 24-70 F4 S kit lens; 70-200 F2.8 FL ED with the F2Z) to the largest aperture setting (e.g. F4 or F2.8 respectively). I have a lot of black pictures. If I manually change my shutter speed to something reasonable, it seems to compensate. Thinking through this - because I want to put myself into the "brain" of the camera and understand what's going on -- it seems like the ISO is driving everything. And as I go into the settings in U3 - maybe the answer is the Auto ISO setting is on [MENU - CAMERA ICON - ISO sensitivity settings - Auto ISO sensitivity control = "ON" with max sensitivity with and without flash at 51200, and min shutter speed = AUTO. When I turn this off it goes away; not sure how I got here but curious if I'm missing anything else. And While I do have an offline copy of the settings from the very basic setup - looks like I would have to go thru and fix it here, save the profile, then load back the original one. Most importantly - curious of any advice you have.
What I am missing as an amateur / inexperienced photographer is the good habits you have built up. (I'm learning some things the hard way). On the original setup video from about a year ago - seems like I'm always missing some basics like "RAW" files only vs. RAW + JPEG. And the shooting resolution of video, etc. I almost want to ask if you have considered sharing a profile, but then I also realize how much I LEARN by doing it myself. (Ahhh the conundrum).
Lastly (or at this point you might say "finally, Chris...LOL) - while you don't focus on video - would be curious about your experience / guidance on choosing the frame rate (e.g. of each exposure) vs. video format (e.g. 1080 or 4K) settings and choosing the appropriate settings based on shooting subject, etc.
I compared the Z7 with the D850, and the things that tipped me to the D850 are two cards and longer battery life. However, if I start doing more portraits, especially of kids, I may decide on the Z7.
I will start by saying that the 850 is the finest all around dslr that the world may ever see. It's so capable and well rounded. I love(d) mine and bragged to everyone about it.
However, and I would never have believed I'd say it 18 months ago, my 850 feels really dated after using the Z cameras this past 15 months. I want to be able to tap the ok button to zoom to 100%without moving my eye from the finder, use the finder to nail sharp focus at 100%without having reading glasses for the live view, adjust menu settings and review images in that same diopter adjusted view (especially in bright conditions) and most of all, compose and focus in really low light or check depth of field while the viewfinder amplifies available light and keeps my view bright. When I use my D850 or D500 or my friend's D5, I keep forgetting they can't do those things and think, "bummer." Forget about the video improvements, they're an outrageous advancement.
I've never in my life had a card failure (and XQDs are the most bombproof cards yet made) and I see zero difference in battery life in practical use between the Z's in viewfinder priority and the D850 or D500 in normal daily use. I very, very rarely need a 2nd battery during a long day of shooting with any of my four bodies Z's or d's. Live view is actually better with the Z's. I used the 850 on live view a lot too nail landscape focus and easily overlap panos before getting the Zs and it's live view battery life is much lower than the Zs back screen battery life in my usage. Particularly with long exposure NR in milky way shooting.
That's my take for what it's worth. I expected to buy the z6 review why I didn't like it compared to the 850 and send it back. Instead I ordered a z7 and largely quit using my D cameras. Now that my workshop work has slowed I have time to list and sell the 850, but who has the money left that buys used at the moment...? Ah well. I'll hold on to it a bit longer.
Stay safe and healthy Ronnie.
@@HudsonHenryPhoto If I continue doing mostly editorial and news, I'll buy one. If my focus shifts to mostly portraits, I'll get a Z7. If I get lucky & make a lot of $, I'll buy both.
Does eye af work with wide area small/medium/large too? can i use normal af (bbf) where i move my focus point with wide area where i want and use eye AF(so i don't have to move the focus point) separately on another button like sony does?
Great video Hudson. As you know, if Auto-area AF for AF-area mode is selected, the OK button can be used to start and stop subject tracking. What is the advantage fusing the U2 mode to start and stop subject tracking. I'm using the Z-50.
It's right under your finger tip that goes mostly unused and you don't have to use your thumb for it so far away from the AF-on button. :)
Eye tracking is important for me. I hear Nikon has an upgrade for the D850 also (?).
Not in any way that's remotely competitive with the amazing eye detect in the Z cameras. It's rather earth shatteringly good when photographing slow moving people. The AFC/AF-F mode, on sensor focusing with selective tracking and auto eye detect is undoubtedly the future of AF and it will rapidly obsolete optical AF. Right now Nikons DSLR group AF is still better for fast, erratic action, but I doubt it will be for long and sony's A9 and A9II already have it equalled or bettered.
An excellent description of how to use the Auto-area Autofocus. I have been struggling with "how to use the camera" and this was a good clarification, specifically with moving subjects. I do have a question though, not related to the autofocus. During the video, we are looking at your viewfinder and I noticed that your viewfinder icons are on the right side of the viewfinder. I think this makes great sense from an ergonomic standpoint. When I look through my viewfinder, the icons are around the periphery of the viewfinder. I may be a bit challenged, but is there a way to change the location of the icons in the viewfinder?
No there isn't. It's a function of how the data displays when output via HDMI. If you use an external monitor (or in my case recorder) it looks that way, but it will always be up top on screen in the camera.
Thank you for a very informative video. Quick question why did you have to load the setting after you saved all the settings to U3?
That loads my day to day, non sports and action settings back in (for example bracketing on F2 instead of subject tracking). Watch that section one more time and I think it will be more clear.
If he didn't load his personal settings back, the new settings he changed and saved for 'U3' would still persist on shutter priority because he made those changes while he was on shutter priority.
Hudson, thanks for this video - very informative! for your Office Hrs, great idea during these difficult times. Are you planning on recording the Office Hr sessions so we can view them at a later point when we don't have a conflict? Thanks!
John, we've decided that we will. I'll figure out how to distribute it and put the word out.
Love it! How about the eye cup and EVF setup? P
Watching a second time. Can you limit the 500mm to "beyond 5m" so AF does not hunt nearby and it locks faster?
Yep
Obrigado por compartilhar.
When do you think the z6 will have live video display of the waveforms and the histogram?
When they start looking at what Panasonic is doing right with their GH series MFT cameras. :-)
I am torn between the D500 and the Z6.
Build and autofocus speed and accuracy go to the D500, yes?
Playing daily goes to the Z6? I could put old Leica glass on it and play, yes?
I would love to hear your opinion.
AF and buffer go to the 500. Low light, fun factor and flexibility go to the 6. Build quality is a dead tie. The 6 is in my hand all the time. I only grab the 500 if my primary goal is serious sports or wildlife. The 6 can handle that, but not with the power of the 500. Still I feel like 500 is very awkward and I miss the 6's evf every time I use a DSLR now. It's that good.
I hand a much more recent video about what I'd change in the next gen Z cameras.
Hudson - as usually a wonderful video. A question about what is being displayed on your monitor. All of you settings are being shown on the right hand side of the monitor. On my Z7 these are shown along the top of the monitor. I cannot figure out how to move the to the right - which in my view is preferable. Is this arrangement an artifact of how you are recoding the video or is there a menu setting to accomplish this? Thanks.
It only shows the settings that when when output via HDMI to an external monitor or recorder. My camera viewfinder and LCD look just like yours but it records to the side.
Thank you. Really was confused but this one!!
I wonder if there will be a firmware 4.0 or if that improvement will just go straight into the Z8.
They're pretty awesome about firmware even long after replacements arrive, but I'd guess covid slows down whatever models come next.
Thanks for sharing you experience with and knowledge of the Z cameras. I see on you screen that you have information shown vertically on the right side . I do not see that same arrangement on my Z6. There must be a setting in the menu to change haw that is viewed, but I have not been able to find. Can you share how you change how the information is arranged?
No, that's just the way it sends the signal out via hdmi to the recorder. It still displays up top on the camera.
Hudson Henry Photography Thanks
Would you say it’s worth dropping $20 on a XQD reader?
Yep. I have two. One for the road and one for my desktop. I hate connecting up my camera to a computer. I think the Sony reader is my favorite. Fast too.
Hi Hudson, you mentioned that when you save your custom setting, they save to the card.
After a shoot, I usually format the card to start clean. By formatting the card, am I losing my saved settings?
Great Video... I love my Z7...
Only the Save and Load settings bit and I'm not sure if they delete that from the bin file when you format. I'm guessing not. Remember, save and load settings is really a tool to take a snapshot of your setup before trying other settings. It's like a bookmark to come back to after setting up the U settings differently than your typical shooting mode. That's the only way I use it really. Your user settings are internal.
Dear Hudson, thanks a million for all your tip sharing especially for the Z6 - it still alludes me (priorities and $$$), however, I'll get there soon. If you could put one lens on it what would it be. I would greatly appreciate your response. Thanks from Pete 🇦🇺
Awww, you're welcome. That splendid 24-70 F4 kit lens. No doubt. Also all the F glass with the FTZ adaptor it works great. Www.hudsonhenry.com/atslinks
Hudson Henry Photograph, thank you again for your response and I truly value your expertise. It's so nice to have the support. Cheers pete
Does the buffer matter if you use CF Express cards?
D500 faster, APS-C, fps, etc. (about 5:00). What if you run a Z7 or Z6 in APS-C mode? On a Z7, you still retain about D500 resolution and the camera has a smaller amount of data processing because there are much less photosites and only part of the AF points. I would guess the camera to be faster (unless the camera uses a down-sampled copy of the sensor image to do AF, exposure, view finder, etc. - my assumption is that Nikon does image analysis based on the full sensor data, but as I said, it could be based on reduced data.).
I don't do the kind of shoots that require a 500mm like your wildlife photography, so I cannot test use case you report on.
No. There's no way to get to the D500s or D5s buffer depth with the Z cameras. I misspoke on frame rate. The Zs are actually faster, but their buffers load much quicker, no matter what setting you use. The D500 is just blazing fast, stable and deep when shooting action in a way only the Sony a9 is so far in the mirrorless world. Future bodies from Nikon will get there soon though I'm sure.
Oh and many of the images shared here were with the 24-70 F4 and 70-200 F2.8. Only the Kauai bird in flight images were 500 f5.6 shots. The bike shots were 24-70 and the playground was 70-200 and 24-70.
@@HudsonHenryPhoto - I referenced AF speed as I generally, stubbornly, time my shots and shoot once, instead of firing like mad. Or, I do not "spray and pray," I tell myself. And, like in the old film days, occasionally, but rarely, miss a shot. Yes, I have been thinking there are use cases for that "spray" approach. In short, I have never saturated a camera's buffer.
@@HudsonHenryPhoto Gotta love that virtually bottomless buffer on the D500.
@@jpdj2715 on yeah, I do that a lot too in actual practice. I usually time the first frame to be the "keeper" in serious action shots like skiing, surfing, kiting or mountain biking. Sometimes I even blend in a strobe to light and freeze and then you only get one like the film days. With wildlife and other sports though the burst is sometimes king. :)
Great Video as usual Hudson. I was hoping to see someone else experiencing the same thing I am, but no-one has mentioned it. I had my fn 2 button programmed for "Depth of Field Preview" and have used it a few times since getting my Z6. I recently did the version 3 firmware upgrade. Since then I notice my fn 2 button shows I still have the DOF Preview setting but when I press fn2 button it is actually in AE-L mode, not DOF prev. I cannot seem to change it or get rid of the AE-L on it. I know I used to get the little aperture symbol for DOF in the past but not now. Anyone else experiencing this or any ideas how I can get rid of the AE-L??
You should just be able to into the custom settings control settings and remap it like I show here. Is that not working?
@@HudsonHenryPhoto It doesn't seem to be. I have changed it to other things and then back to DOF preview but all I get is AE-L in the bottom of the view finder with any option chosen when I press FN 2 button. I am sure I used to get a yellow aperture symbol in the top of the view finder before. I have e mailed Nikon.ca Support but have not heard back., they may be closed with the virus situation. I also asked at my local camera store but none of them had ran into this or knew a solution.
Good video. But man i hate Nikon menu lol
That's so funny. I love their menu system, but I"ve been using it for years and it stays consistent.
After Nikons' terrible financial loss last year, wonder how Nikon will fare during this crazy economic crash. Seems like a perfect storm. In a shrinking camera market, Nikon is having to make large investments in mirrorless while world-wide consumer spending is likely to tumble. Meanwhile, competition intensifies as bigger companies roll out newer camera products. Hang in there Nikon!
Perfect storm is a great term for so many just now. A lot is in flux, but I think nikon will make moving forward. They're doing the right engineering work, but could use some marketing updates. We'll see.
D500 20FPS, no, 10FPS... I wish it was 20FPS :-)
Yeah I know. I'd published it when I heard that slip from myself. It feels like 20fps the way it handles, but it's 10. Even though the Z's have a faster frame rate, they feel slower than the d500 in serious action shooting though. The D5 and D500 just feel so smooth fast and bottomless in high speed continuous. Fluid. I'm sure that's coming to the Z system soon. The Sony A9 is that way already and Nikons moving fast with their sensor based AF tracking development.
@@HudsonHenryPhoto I figured was a slip... I am really happy with the D5 and D500 cameras. the Z6 I purchase to use with my vintage Nikkor lenses that I don't sell for nothing :-) I am really happy with the performance of the Z6 auto-focus tracking after the firmware 3.0. It's not like the sonys yet but close... Yes, indeed it's clear that Nikon is working hard to make the Z series a great system. I hope that they don't take too long to create a pro Z camera and most important for me is a hybrid DSLR. I thought that they were going to do with the D6 since they file patent for a hybrid penta-prism before the lauch of D6. I don't discard the performance of optical viewfinder for nothing. It's the best to track speedy moving subjects and other aspects of optical response that only optics can bring. Hopefully they will not kill the DSLR and work on great hybrid bodies. I think they did a great job with the D780. Is is a clue that they are going to keep improving on that? maybe the hybrid penta-prism is going to be launched next? remains to be seen. Very exiting moments in the camera world :-) meanwhile I am shooting with my D500 :-) it's part of my hand, mind and body already :-) nothing like that to not miss a photo when you know the gear inside out :-) happy shooting week! good job on sharing your thoughts and experience with cameras. Positive, to the point, no bashing of other brands. Way to go. Congratulations.
"Really simple" Perhaps if I watch your video a few more times. I thoroughly enjoy your videos, but your fingers on the menu move much faster than my brain. Lots of "stop and rewind." Lots of experimenting in my future.
That's good feedback. I was tired when I filmed this and I should move a bit more deliberately. Thanks Bob.
this cameras are so complex
Hmmmm, I really don't find them more complex than the DSLRs... Certainly more than the old F bodies though. That's true.
Talk less, more tutorial