Hello, Mr.Peanut. I'm a new friend here from Singapore. I really enjoy the video and thanks for sharing with us you're observing the osprey nesting footage. Big LIKE. Have a nice day and happy birding.
Very good video of the Osprey nesting. Seeing the beauty of nature in great quality video and image from your Z9 camera and lenses is excellent. Great video.
Longrider, I will keep working hard, see what happens. 🤞 Plus, I love it, so its not work. As long as someone gets something out of it, I will keep at it.
I shoot Ospreys quite a bit here in Central Florida. I exclusively use the Nikon 500 PF and love it. I really enjoyed your video and appreciate the activity around their nest. Quality is top notch! Thanks I have subscribed. If you are ever in Central Florida, I’d be glad to show you around.
Hi John, I usually come down to florida for couple weeks a year to shoot, came last year in december and may. I would love to take you up on that offer to show me around, I am sure you know some great spots only a local would know about. And if you are ever up in NJ, I reciprocate the offer to you showing you the hotspots. And thank you so much for the kind words and for subscribing.
@@PeanutChuAdventures That’s terrific! Roseate Spoonbills in flight late January/early February, very close flight shots in April at rookery nest building, 200 paired Ospreys on a lake for close up nest building and youngsters fledging March - May, Snail Kites most of the year, Swallow tailed Kites July, Shorebirds nesting with chicks on the beach Late May through July. Finally, Burrowing Owls anytime of the year!
absolutely fantastic video very exciting to see these creautures, i just got my Z9 and i can't wait to put it on the ground, i'm curious if you use the wave form to get excellent exposure or use some other technique thanks keep on coming ....
Hi Tommy, thank you!!! And most importantly, enjoy your new Z9. I really love it, the video side is a game changer for me. I am not sure which camera you are coming from, but give the z9 a little time before you decide if you like it. I was coming from D6 and D850 and I found it to have a little bit of a learning curve with the autofocus. But, once you get your groove with it and know what the camera can do, you will really enjoy it. Now to your question. What I do is turn on auto ISO using AF-F focus. In menu g11 zebra pattern, the manual still says g9 which needs to be updated after firmware. I turn Highlight Threshold to 255. If 255 is selected, the display will show only areas that are potentially overexposed. So with auto iso on, if I see any zebra on the subject that I am filming, I will go negative on exposure compensation until I see the zebras are gone and vice versa, if it looks to dark, I will go plus on exposure comp until I see zebras and then back off. and now with mirrorless, looking through the viewfinder I get what I see. I like auto iso, because I with birds they fly into varying lights and this puts me in the ballpark. If you have any other question, please let me know. Thanks.
Hi Jazin, thanks and good hearing from you. Yes, its for bugs and here is the website, I am also wearing the pants. Works great. I am putting out a review on this in about 2 weeks. This is the elite top and original pants. www.bugshirt.com/elite-ordering/
Hi, Awesome video and content. I have a question though ?can you tell me what is the Autofocus technique that you are using while capturing osprey , especially when diving in the water and getting up with a catch. It would be great if you could let us know the focus mode that you are using , if any combination of two (like 3d + wide area) or single shot. I am getting a lot of shot where the camera is going in the background and not coming back or tracking the bird reliably. Thanks
Hi Tryambak, thank you!!!. Yes, I find wide-L with animal subject detection works best for me with action and birds in flight. For birds that are still or low movement, I may use wide-s, or single depending on the situation. For video, I am using AF-F, AFC in shooting mode. Yes, sometimes when I don’t get a focus lock on the bird(could be background or something else), I will quickly and repletely press and release the focus button(I setup back button) until I get the white focus lock on the bird. I hope this helps. I actually made a video showing this a few months back. Its at the 16:00 mark on this video: Get started making videos of birds in flight using the Nikon Z9. Feel free to ask any questions and let me know how it goes
@@PeanutChuAdventures Thanks for your quick response. This is helpful. And yes , I also find myself repeatedly press and release to reacquire the focus. Sometimes manually pull back the focus with focus ring. I am using 600E F4 btw with ftz2. However , since we are on the topic , I wanted to discuss one more situation/use case. It is about the birds just launching from perch. I tried for both small (song birds) and large birds (of prey) . My Issue , is even If I am focused on Wide-L with eye AF fixed on the eye , when the bird launches itself from the perch , it does not follow the bird immediately. It always stays or retains focus on the perch. There seems to be a lag. I tried 'Erratic' with +5 sensitivity also. It help in tracking after it launched and started flying. But that moment of launch when it opens its wings and starts to fly , the camera always seems to focus on the perch or legs instead of eyes :( . Tried with 3D as-well. I know with 3D , sensitivity is default to 3 . Still , I am not able to get that action shot with an eagle opening its wings and launch from the perch. Let me know if you also faced the situation or you could share your thoughts on a possible solution
@@wildanglez8847 , Yes, that initial leap off, since its happens quickly, the focus sometimes is left behind. My suggestion and I am sure you did it. As soon as the leap off, I try to pan as smooth as can to try to keep in the wide-L box around the bird. If I pull it to too fast, then it seems to lose focus easier. With small birds this is much more difficult. Also, as a suggestion, maybe move back away from the subject a little, giving you more room so you have a little more time to react. Only a suggestion. Its not easy. Good luck and let me know how it goes.
Also, since this is difficult, my wife always tells me, if was easy, it would not be fun. So when you do get the shot you love, you will really feel good. I guess you can look at it that way🤞
@@PeanutChuAdventures Thank you :) . Its a great suggestion. I think I have not been smooth enough in my panning motion. Let me work on it . and yes ! since this is difficult , hopefully the prize will be real in the end :D
I have a lot of questions on the post side / file management side. You shot all this footage at 4k/120? im guessing 400 or so shutter speed? also im assuming you are using divinci at some point to process or edit the files? what setting do you use for your edits? 24fps? 30fps? I'm asking all of this bc I cant quite wrap my head around set up and best quality. I feel like if you shoot at 4k120 then import at (lets say HD 24fps) then edit, resize, push in and so forth - that you are taking hires footage then downgrading it then trying to upres everything. Ha sorry if this sounds uninformed .... but it is! thank for the great content love the videos!
Hi Jason, thank you for your kind words and for subscribing. Ok, here is what I do to shoot and in post. I know this frame rate subject in the software is confusing. 1) I shoot everything in 4k120 so I can get the best slow motion. 2) I was editing on a MacBook pro from 2017, but it was taking way to long to render any changes. I upgraded to a mac studio and it works great. When I would make a change to a clip, before was taking about 5min for example, now it takes about 15 seconds. 3) Shutter = usually 2x frame rate, so that's 250 most of the time, or sometimes I will go up to 320 if I want it a little sharper, or if its really bright out, to darken go to 400max. Like yesterday I was filming baby egrets and the sun got bright, I wanted to darken the whites a little more without having to change aperture. 4) I use final cut pro x. Ok, here I will setup my project at 4k, and use frame rate of 60. I find this to provides the sharpest and smoothest for me. I have tried 30 frame rate. But find 60 frames to be the best for me. Then, I will slow down the footage to 25%, for me this renders nice and smooth 5) This video provides the best technical explanation on frame rate. th-cam.com/video/rMzDT5y381I/w-d-xo.html&t= 7) Also, If you are interested, I did a video on how I create a video, there I show how I create a video in final cut but I did not show the frame rate, because it defaults for me to 60 and the subject itself is confusing on a video. Hope that helps, let me know if that does helps.
Oh man thanks for that link! So helpful. Still curious about how to mix 120 and 240 footage into a 30 fps timeline. Just the workflow that isn’t destructive in quality- I feel like changing frame rates from 120 to 30 and then back to 120 for slowmo portion degrades the footage. Thanks again for that link. Really really helpful
@Jason Cannon its truly confusing how the editing software handles it. Should be able just to match the frame rate from camera to software and if I want to slow down, I just slow it down. And if I want better slo mo, I just shoot more fps . That would be simple. I did trial and error to see what works best with the options that I have. Let me know how it goes. I watched other youtube videos on the subject, but most are doing cinematic, people, etc where fast movement is not the focus. I agree about the destructive nature and it seems like you will lose frames, but maybe when you have so many frames this will make it not noticeable? I just started shooting 4k120 when I got the z9 in January and had the exact same questions. Before that, the D6 would only do 4k/30 or 2k/60, and tracking was horrible. Thanks and let me know if you find anything out on this.
stunning work! if you had to choose between the 600mm F4 or 800mm f5.6 for photos what will you buy? its my dilemma right now...as a second hand i can buy the 800mm in less than 600mm fl
Hi uriavitan, Thank you! Question, which camera are you using? I find the 600mm and 800 having the similar sharpness. And autofocus having the same speed. Me personally, I used the 800mm 90% of the time, because my subjects where at that distance. Both lens are excellent. If I was going somewhere where my subjects were closer or I needed to go down a stop of light then I would use the 600mm. Also, dont rely on that you can put a TC on the 600 to get to 840 because the AF takes a hit with birds in flight or action. Stationary subjects would be ok. Now something to think about, if you plan to go to the z9. I like using the z lens with the z9. I find the AF is faster than the adapted lens especially with birds flying towards you. Hope this helps and let me know how it goes.
@@uriavitan1245 Hi, ok now that I know that you are using a z9. When I got the my z9 back in January 2022, I was using the 800 5.6 and 600 f4 FL adapted lens and when a bird would fly directly towards me, I found I would have trouble holding focus throughout, I accepted that’s what it is and thought it was due to z9 tracking engine. When I got the Z 800PF, this issue got much better to the point where I don’t notice this anymore. When, I got the 800PF, I did not go back to the adapted lens, so I don’t know if the latest firmware did help out. A friend of mine who just the got a z8 and an using and adapted 600mm, said he was still having this issue. I wanted to mention this to you. Hope this helps.
Hi Gary, I am always on the tripod, even with the lighter lenses. I feel comfortable using it. It help me to keep the footage stable. And many times waiting for a bird to take off, it helps. But some people prefer hand holding and I respect that. To me there are pro/cons of each. And I saw some of your videos, Really excellent stuff. I subscribed. Talk to you soon and thanks.
@@PeanutChuAdventures Thanks very much Peanut! I'm always learning and like studying your work. Your video was very steady so I was just wondering how you were shooting it. I also rely 100% on a tripod for video work except when shooting garden bugs. The Z9 looks like a great camera (I'm on the list for one ) but I'm uncertain if it's worth switching from my A1 -- both cameras have their "issues" it seems. Cheers!
@@garfieldirwin Gary, thank you! Wow, you don't hear many people switching from A1, if you don't mind me asking, why? are you not enjoying the A1? Are you going to get lenses also?
@@PeanutChuAdventures Well the A1 is certainly an excellent camera, arguably superior to the Z9 for stills shooting, but when it comes to video IQ the Z9 is the better camera. What I like about the Z9 is that it offers 4k60p in oversampled HQ whereas the A1 bins all 4k modes (i.e. does not offer oversampling or internal raw recording). The A1 does a high quality 8k but only @30p. The other thing the Z9 offers is a 2.3x crop in DX mode up to 4k120 -- the A1 can only do 4k60p in DX. That said, the A1 does offer a sub HD 240p which is nice for some things -- I really wish the Z9 supported 240p, even in HD. I'm also getting a strong sense that although the A1 doesn't offer animal eye-AF in video, it still has superior video AF -- it's not user selectable but seems almost "intuitive" and can track flying birds BEHIND obstructions in real time -- something that the Z9 is simply incapable of doing. For instance on the Z9 with bird eye-AF on, as soon as the bird turns it's head such that the eye's are not visible, the camera jumps to the next best thing which could be anything, whereas the A1 seems to "know" to stay with the main subject even though it has no eye-AF. As a video-centric shooter I rely on zooms for almost everything and the Sony 200-600 is an absolutely stellar lens -- I used it all the time with the 2x TC, but I'm sure Nikons will be just a good when it's released. As a video wildlife shooter I rely exclusively on zooms, but I am interested in Nikons 800pf for extreme reach when shooting 4k120p in 2.3x DX crop.
Another superb video. Please remind me, I assume for video you're in AF-F. Are you using Wide-L, Subject Tracking, or other focus group/area, and I assume animal detection is on? I'm still having a little bit of an issue with my Z9 moving in and out of focus at strange times while filming Green Herons. I have used the target lock focus the most for filming, but it does seem to bounce off the animal at the most inopportune time. Love your videos and want to come shoot with you! Many kudos and thank you kindly.
Hi Kip, thank you and I watched your green heron videos. They are excellent and I subscribed. Yes, I am using Wide-L most of the time, unless the subject is in a tight area, then I use Wide-S or single. Yes, Video in AF-F and animal. It seems when the subject has distance behind it to the background the af sticks really well and gets initial af fast. If its in a cluttered background, sometime I find it harder to acquire the initial AF lock. How I get around this, is to pre focus to something near to the subject and then hit the focus button on the subject. This seems to work most of the time. I have also, used the manual focus ring using the focus peaking, then hit my focus button when I see the red and that worked ok doing some macro style flying subjects. Yes, that would be great to meet up, if you are ever in NJ or if I am in Michigan, lets do it. I did meet up with someone from my channel and we had a great time with the ospreys. I am going to check out your other videos.
Super sharp video and a nice job of tracking. Manually focused or is this an example of the kind of autofocusing you can expect from the Z9? Very impressive if this was autofocuses against a sometimes busy background. Were you on an observation tower/hide of some kind?
Hi Bruce, Thank you for watching! Yes, this video is all done using, autofocus, AF-F with wide-L and animal detection. When the subject has distance to the background, the autofocus works extremely well. If the bird is in a clutter background, with not much distance to the background, sometimes you have to work a little to get the autofocus lock. For this video, I am actually on a road at the refuge. They made the nest really close, which makes it great for photography. I don’t know where you live, but if you come to NJ, shoot me an email and I will tell you the hotspots in the area and when to go. You can send me an email from my website: peanutchu.com. Thanks
@@PeanutChuAdventures Thanks for taking the time to reply and the offer of hotspot tips. You have a very steady eye. Very interesting and nice to see Nikon getting back into the game. On the gulf coast we have osprey but Hurricane Sally took down their nesting boxes so they often nest in tall pines, high above. The nesting season was interesting but I've been leaving those sites alone in the hope they'll have chicks that will offer additional photo opportunities.
@@brucegraner5901 Yes, I am extremely pleased that Nikon came through. If they did not I would have had to get another system for video. I was using the D6 prior and the video autofocus on that does not compare.
Hey Peanut, Great videos man. Your positive attitude never fails to brighten my day. I can't wait to get my Nikon Z9 and have a quick question regarding a new feature from update 2.0. Specifically with the 500PF...are you able to use the memory set button on the lens and program one of the function buttons on the Z9 to recall the last location instead of using the 4 buttons on the end of the lens? I know there is a way to do this with the Z lenses, but wasn't sure if it could be done with the 500PF. Let me know what you find or what you already know! Thanks!! I'll be looking forward to your next video (:
Hi William, thank you. I just love going out and shooting and I am glad it shows through, will you have a new video coming soon? Ok, the new update 2.0. for Focus Recall appears to work only for z mount lens right now. Below is great video by scott keys that really details this. But, I have confirmed it also, I tested with the z100-400 and it works fine. But with the 500pf, when you set it up, when you press and hold to set the save recall, it does not activate. On the 100-400 once you hold it, words pop up and says recall. So sorry to disappoint, but maybe future firmware will do it. th-cam.com/video/t2KqYLjvRdM/w-d-xo.html
@@PeanutChuAdventures Thanks for the reply! Always great to hear back from you. I appreciate that feedback and actually watching Scotts video originally made me think about bringing up the question because he was talking about the lens having a hard time focusing from far, back to close subjects. Hopefully the firmware updates will allow the old F mount glass to have these cool features. I'll be making a new video probably when I get my Z9. I ordered in early April, so it may be a little while until I have the camera in hand, but I'll continue to check out your channel as always! -Will
Yes, that would be great idea. What I do, and it's become a natural move now if I can't get an immediate focus, is to focus near the subject quickly to pre focus. It may be a tree that the bird is on or if its action I will hit the ground near the subject. I find shooting to be better than video with this issue. But, even with this issue, that camera from both ends shooting and video is very fun to use. And the video side from me has a been a game changer coming from DSLR, AFF works really well. I have been doing 90% video, mainly because its just exciting to use now. I had the D6 prior and I prefer the z9 autofocus. I would say, that you are going to love it. Let me know when you get it, and I look forward to seeing your videos
Hi, this was uploaded at 4k120. Are you noticing an issue? This video is strange, sometimes on youtube when I watched, I do notice some shakiness, then other times I dont see it.
Great video, earned a subscriber. I just recently added some video from Z9 and the new Z 800PF on my channel check it out. I also use the 500PF, great little lens.
Hello, Mr.Peanut. I'm a new friend here from Singapore. I really enjoy the video and thanks for sharing with us you're observing the osprey nesting footage. Big LIKE. Have a nice day and happy birding.
Hi Cheiko, thank you so much for watching. There must some great birding spots in Singapore. I am in New Jersey.
@@PeanutChuAdventures Yes, you are right. Come and see the birds footage in my channel. Thanks in advance.
Very good video of the Osprey nesting. Seeing the beauty of nature in great quality video and image from your Z9 camera and lenses is excellent. Great video.
Hi Agnetha, thank so much. I am really enjoying the z9.
I never get tired of seeing ospreys! Very cool documentation of behavior
Thank you and I just watched your first video, you do great work!!!. I subcribed and look forward to more videos
@@PeanutChuAdventures ,I am honored!
Very well filmed. Lots of beauty in this movie. Thumbs up. 👍
Greeting, Thomas
Thomas, good hearing from you and thank you again.
Peanut you should have 10k subs, wonderful content🙏
Longrider, I will keep working hard, see what happens. 🤞 Plus, I love it, so its not work. As long as someone gets something out of it, I will keep at it.
Wonderful footage Mr Chu.
Thank you and I loved your macro footage.
Another great video, I have watched it several times.
Hi Bob, thank you for watching!!!. Yes, we spent a lot of time at my nest. And thanks for letting me know when my pair arrives every year.
Wow! spectacular footage!
Thank you!!!
Fantastic video bud great work !!! 👏👏👏
Thanks Sam
Another great video. Looking forward to the 100-400 review.
Thank you Relic, actually working on right now
Great video!!! Steve
Hi Tom, thank you for watching. I appreciate it.
Your videos are awesome
Hi Raahul, I love awesome, thank you so much
Nicely done.
Thank you Kevin
I shoot Ospreys quite a bit here in Central Florida. I exclusively use the Nikon 500 PF and love it. I really enjoyed your video and appreciate the activity around their nest. Quality is top notch! Thanks I have subscribed. If you are ever in Central Florida, I’d be glad to show you around.
Hi John, I usually come down to florida for couple weeks a year to shoot, came last year in december and may. I would love to take you up on that offer to show me around, I am sure you know some great spots only a local would know about. And if you are ever up in NJ, I reciprocate the offer to you showing you the hotspots. And thank you so much for the kind words and for subscribing.
@@PeanutChuAdventures That’s terrific! Roseate Spoonbills in flight late January/early February, very close flight shots in April at rookery nest building, 200 paired Ospreys on a lake for close up nest building and youngsters fledging March - May, Snail Kites most of the year, Swallow tailed Kites July, Shorebirds nesting with chicks on the beach Late May through July. Finally, Burrowing Owls anytime of the year!
Sounds awesome, I think I am looking at next april. Love to see spoonie babies.
@@PeanutChuAdventures First week of June, St. Augustine Alligator Farm this year for Spoonie chicks.
@@johnredrup1036 Thanks John, good to know.
Keep posting your great videos, Peanut! Very well done and interesting to watch. Thank you.
Hi Christine, thank you!!!, comments like this gives me the motivation.
Another great video.. Q Would you be commenting in a future video about how you are setting up the Z9 for capturing this spectacular scenes?
Hi Gustavo, sure, in the next video I will do my best in describing the scene and how I am using the z9. thank you for suggesting this.
Great video. 👍
Thanks Victor
absolutely fantastic video very exciting to see these creautures, i just got my Z9 and i can't wait to put it on the ground, i'm curious if you use the wave form to get excellent exposure or use some other technique thanks keep on coming ....
Hi Tommy, thank you!!! And most importantly, enjoy your new Z9. I really love it, the video side is a game changer for me. I am not sure which camera you are coming from, but give the z9 a little time before you decide if you like it. I was coming from D6 and D850 and I found it to have a little bit of a learning curve with the autofocus. But, once you get your groove with it and know what the camera can do, you will really enjoy it. Now to your question. What I do is turn on auto ISO using AF-F focus. In menu g11 zebra pattern, the manual still says g9 which needs to be updated after firmware. I turn Highlight Threshold to 255. If 255 is selected, the display will show only areas that are potentially overexposed. So with auto iso on, if I see any zebra on the subject that I am filming, I will go negative on exposure compensation until I see the zebras are gone and vice versa, if it looks to dark, I will go plus on exposure comp until I see zebras and then back off. and now with mirrorless, looking through the viewfinder I get what I see. I like auto iso, because I with birds they fly into varying lights and this puts me in the ballpark. If you have any other question, please let me know. Thanks.
Such a beatutiful video i love yur content
Thank you so much, much appreciated.
Hi Peanut lovely video!
Can I ask about your jacket? Was that mosquito net? And what make is it?
Hi Jazin, thanks and good hearing from you. Yes, its for bugs and here is the website, I am also wearing the pants. Works great. I am putting out a review on this in about 2 weeks. This is the elite top and original pants.
www.bugshirt.com/elite-ordering/
@@PeanutChuAdventures lovely thank you 🙏
Hi, Awesome video and content. I have a question though ?can you tell me what is the Autofocus technique that you are using while capturing osprey , especially when diving in the water and getting up with a catch. It would be great if you could let us know the focus mode that you are using , if any combination of two (like 3d + wide area) or single shot.
I am getting a lot of shot where the camera is going in the background and not coming back or tracking the bird reliably.
Thanks
Hi Tryambak, thank you!!!. Yes, I find wide-L with animal subject detection works best for me with action and birds in flight. For birds that are still or low movement, I may use wide-s, or single depending on the situation. For video, I am using AF-F, AFC in shooting mode. Yes, sometimes when I don’t get a focus lock on the bird(could be background or something else), I will quickly and repletely press and release the focus button(I setup back button) until I get the white focus lock on the bird. I hope this helps. I actually made a video showing this a few months back. Its at the 16:00 mark on this video: Get started making videos of birds in flight using the Nikon Z9. Feel free to ask any questions and let me know how it goes
@@PeanutChuAdventures Thanks for your quick response. This is helpful. And yes , I also find myself repeatedly press and release to reacquire the focus. Sometimes manually pull back the focus with focus ring. I am using 600E F4 btw with ftz2.
However , since we are on the topic , I wanted to discuss one more situation/use case. It is about the birds just launching from perch. I tried for both small (song birds) and large birds (of prey) . My Issue , is even If I am focused on Wide-L with eye AF fixed on the eye , when the bird launches itself from the perch , it does not follow the bird immediately. It always stays or retains focus on the perch. There seems to be a lag. I tried 'Erratic' with +5 sensitivity also. It help in tracking after it launched and started flying. But that moment of launch when it opens its wings and starts to fly , the camera always seems to focus on the perch or legs instead of eyes :( . Tried with 3D as-well. I know with 3D , sensitivity is default to 3 . Still , I am not able to get that action shot with an eagle opening its wings and launch from the perch.
Let me know if you also faced the situation or you could share your thoughts on a possible solution
@@wildanglez8847 , Yes, that initial leap off, since its happens quickly, the focus sometimes is left behind. My suggestion and I am sure you did it. As soon as the leap off, I try to pan as smooth as can to try to keep in the wide-L box around the bird. If I pull it to too fast, then it seems to lose focus easier.
With small birds this is much more difficult.
Also, as a suggestion, maybe move back away from the subject a little, giving you more room so you have a little more time to react. Only a suggestion. Its not easy. Good luck and let me know how it goes.
Also, since this is difficult, my wife always tells me, if was easy, it would not be fun. So when you do get the shot you love, you will really feel good. I guess you can look at it that way🤞
@@PeanutChuAdventures Thank you :) . Its a great suggestion. I think I have not been smooth enough in my panning motion. Let me work on it .
and yes ! since this is difficult , hopefully the prize will be real in the end :D
I have a lot of questions on the post side / file management side. You shot all this footage at 4k/120? im guessing 400 or so shutter speed? also im assuming you are using divinci at some point to process or edit the files? what setting do you use for your edits? 24fps? 30fps? I'm asking all of this bc I cant quite wrap my head around set up and best quality. I feel like if you shoot at 4k120 then import at (lets say HD 24fps) then edit, resize, push in and so forth - that you are taking hires footage then downgrading it then trying to upres everything. Ha sorry if this sounds uninformed .... but it is! thank for the great content love the videos!
Hi Jason, thank you for your kind words and for subscribing.
Ok, here is what I do to shoot and in post. I know this frame rate subject in the software is confusing.
1) I shoot everything in 4k120 so I can get the best slow motion.
2) I was editing on a MacBook pro from 2017, but it was taking way to long to render any changes. I upgraded to a mac studio and it works great. When I would make a change to a clip, before was taking about 5min for example, now it takes about 15 seconds.
3) Shutter = usually 2x frame rate, so that's 250 most of the time, or sometimes I will go up to 320 if I want it a little sharper, or if its really bright out, to darken go to 400max. Like yesterday I was filming baby egrets and the sun got bright, I wanted to darken the whites a little more without having to change aperture.
4) I use final cut pro x. Ok, here I will setup my project at 4k, and use frame rate of 60. I find this to provides the sharpest and smoothest for me. I have tried 30 frame rate. But find 60 frames to be the best for me. Then, I will slow down the footage to 25%, for me this renders nice and smooth
5) This video provides the best technical explanation on frame rate.
th-cam.com/video/rMzDT5y381I/w-d-xo.html&t=
7) Also, If you are interested, I did a video on how I create a video, there I show how I create a video in final cut but I did not show the frame rate, because it defaults for me to 60 and the subject itself is confusing on a video.
Hope that helps, let me know if that does helps.
Oh man thanks for that link! So helpful. Still curious about how to mix 120 and 240 footage into a 30 fps timeline. Just the workflow that isn’t destructive in quality- I feel like changing frame rates from 120 to 30 and then back to 120 for slowmo portion degrades the footage. Thanks again for that link. Really really helpful
@Jason Cannon its truly confusing how the editing software handles it. Should be able just to match the frame rate from camera to software and if I want to slow down, I just slow it down. And if I want better slo mo, I just shoot more fps . That would be simple. I did trial and error to see what works best with the options that I have. Let me know how it goes. I watched other youtube videos on the subject, but most are doing cinematic, people, etc where fast movement is not the focus. I agree about the destructive nature and it seems like you will lose frames, but maybe when you have so many frames this will make it not noticeable? I just started shooting 4k120 when I got the z9 in January and had the exact same questions. Before that, the D6 would only do 4k/30 or 2k/60, and tracking was horrible. Thanks and let me know if you find anything out on this.
@@PeanutChuAdventures yea I agree about the YT content, that's why I love your page so much - best info and super specific topic! keep it up
Jason, thank you. Trying my best.
stunning work!
if you had to choose between the 600mm F4 or 800mm f5.6 for photos what will you buy? its my dilemma right now...as a second hand i can buy the 800mm in less than 600mm fl
Hi uriavitan,
Thank you!
Question, which camera are you using?
I find the 600mm and 800 having the similar sharpness. And autofocus having the same speed.
Me personally, I used the 800mm 90% of the time, because my subjects where at that distance. Both lens are excellent. If I was going somewhere where my subjects were closer or I needed to go down a stop of light then I would use the 600mm. Also, dont rely on that you can put a TC on the 600 to get to 840 because the AF takes a hit with birds in flight or action. Stationary subjects would be ok.
Now something to think about, if you plan to go to the z9. I like using the z lens with the z9. I find the AF is faster than the adapted lens especially with birds flying towards you.
Hope this helps and let me know how it goes.
i use the z9.not shooting handheld never. i use it for birds
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@@uriavitan1245 Hi, ok now that I know that you are using a z9. When I got the my z9 back in January 2022, I was using the 800 5.6 and 600 f4 FL adapted lens and when a bird would fly directly towards me, I found I would have trouble holding focus throughout, I accepted that’s what it is and thought it was due to z9 tracking engine. When I got the Z 800PF, this issue got much better to the point where I don’t notice this anymore. When, I got the 800PF, I did not go back to the adapted lens, so I don’t know if the latest firmware did help out. A friend of mine who just the got a z8 and an using and adapted 600mm, said he was still having this issue.
I wanted to mention this to you.
Hope this helps.
Very nice work Peanut! Were the Osprey shots taken from a tripod or handheld, or a mix?
Hi Gary, I am always on the tripod, even with the lighter lenses. I feel comfortable using it. It help me to keep the footage stable. And many times waiting for a bird to take off, it helps. But some people prefer hand holding and I respect that. To me there are pro/cons of each. And I saw some of your videos, Really excellent stuff. I subscribed. Talk to you soon and thanks.
@@PeanutChuAdventures Thanks very much Peanut! I'm always learning and like studying your work. Your video was very steady so I was just wondering how you were shooting it. I also rely 100% on a tripod for video work except when shooting garden bugs. The Z9 looks like a great camera (I'm on the list for one ) but I'm uncertain if it's worth switching from my A1 -- both cameras have their "issues" it seems. Cheers!
@@garfieldirwin Gary, thank you! Wow, you don't hear many people switching from A1, if you don't mind me asking, why? are you not enjoying the A1? Are you going to get lenses also?
@@PeanutChuAdventures Well the A1 is certainly an excellent camera, arguably superior to the Z9 for stills shooting, but when it comes to video IQ the Z9 is the better camera. What I like about the Z9 is that it offers 4k60p in oversampled HQ whereas the A1 bins all 4k modes (i.e. does not offer oversampling or internal raw recording). The A1 does a high quality 8k but only @30p. The other thing the Z9 offers is a 2.3x crop in DX mode up to 4k120 -- the A1 can only do 4k60p in DX. That said, the A1 does offer a sub HD 240p which is nice for some things -- I really wish the Z9 supported 240p, even in HD. I'm also getting a strong sense that although the A1 doesn't offer animal eye-AF in video, it still has superior video AF -- it's not user selectable but seems almost "intuitive" and can track flying birds BEHIND obstructions in real time -- something that the Z9 is simply incapable of doing. For instance on the Z9 with bird eye-AF on, as soon as the bird turns it's head such that the eye's are not visible, the camera jumps to the next best thing which could be anything, whereas the A1 seems to "know" to stay with the main subject even though it has no eye-AF.
As a video-centric shooter I rely on zooms for almost everything and the Sony 200-600 is an absolutely stellar lens -- I used it all the time with the 2x TC, but I'm sure Nikons will be just a good when it's released. As a video wildlife shooter I rely exclusively on zooms, but I am interested in Nikons 800pf for extreme reach when shooting 4k120p in 2.3x DX crop.
@@garfieldirwin I am enjoying the video side, but I am coming from D6, so that's not much of a comparison.
Best slow motion
Hi Phea Rare, thank you and I checked out your stuff and its great and I subcribed.
Another superb video. Please remind me, I assume for video you're in AF-F. Are you using Wide-L, Subject Tracking, or other focus group/area, and I assume animal detection is on? I'm still having a little bit of an issue with my Z9 moving in and out of focus at strange times while filming Green Herons. I have used the target lock focus the most for filming, but it does seem to bounce off the animal at the most inopportune time. Love your videos and want to come shoot with you! Many kudos and thank you kindly.
Hi Kip, thank you and I watched your green heron videos. They are excellent and I subscribed. Yes, I am using Wide-L most of the time, unless the subject is in a tight area, then I use Wide-S or single. Yes, Video in AF-F and animal.
It seems when the subject has distance behind it to the background the af sticks really well and gets initial af fast. If its in a cluttered background, sometime I find it harder to acquire the initial AF lock. How I get around this, is to pre focus to something near to the subject and then hit the focus button on the subject. This seems to work most of the time. I have also, used the manual focus ring using the focus peaking, then hit my focus button when I see the red and that worked ok doing some macro style flying subjects. Yes, that would be great to meet up, if you are ever in NJ or if I am in Michigan, lets do it. I did meet up with someone from my channel and we had a great time with the ospreys. I am going to check out your other videos.
@@PeanutChuAdventures appreciate your response, sir! All the best and can't wait for your next video. Enjoy!
Super sharp video and a nice job of tracking. Manually focused or is this an example of the kind of autofocusing you can expect from the Z9? Very impressive if this was autofocuses against a sometimes busy background. Were you on an observation tower/hide of some kind?
Hi Bruce, Thank you for watching! Yes, this video is all done using, autofocus, AF-F with wide-L and animal detection. When the subject has distance to the background, the autofocus works extremely well. If the bird is in a clutter background, with not much distance to the background, sometimes you have to work a little to get the autofocus lock. For this video, I am actually on a road at the refuge. They made the nest really close, which makes it great for photography. I don’t know where you live, but if you come to NJ, shoot me an email and I will tell you the hotspots in the area and when to go. You can send me an email from my website: peanutchu.com. Thanks
@@PeanutChuAdventures Thanks for taking the time to reply and the offer of hotspot tips. You have a very steady eye. Very interesting and nice to see Nikon getting back into the game. On the gulf coast we have osprey but Hurricane Sally took down their nesting boxes so they often nest in tall pines, high above. The nesting season was interesting but I've been leaving those sites alone in the hope they'll have chicks that will offer additional photo opportunities.
@@brucegraner5901 Yes, I am extremely pleased that Nikon came through. If they did not I would have had to get another system for video. I was using the D6 prior and the video autofocus on that does not compare.
Hey Peanut, Great videos man. Your positive attitude never fails to brighten my day. I can't wait to get my Nikon Z9 and have a quick question regarding a new feature from update 2.0. Specifically with the 500PF...are you able to use the memory set button on the lens and program one of the function buttons on the Z9 to recall the last location instead of using the 4 buttons on the end of the lens? I know there is a way to do this with the Z lenses, but wasn't sure if it could be done with the 500PF. Let me know what you find or what you already know! Thanks!! I'll be looking forward to your next video (:
Hi William, thank you. I just love going out and shooting and I am glad it shows through, will you have a new video coming soon? Ok, the new update 2.0. for Focus Recall appears to work only for z mount lens right now. Below is great video by scott keys that really details this.
But, I have confirmed it also, I tested with the z100-400 and it works fine. But with the 500pf, when you set it up, when you press and hold to set the save recall, it does not activate. On the 100-400 once you hold it, words pop up and says recall. So sorry to disappoint, but maybe future firmware will do it.
th-cam.com/video/t2KqYLjvRdM/w-d-xo.html
@@PeanutChuAdventures Thanks for the reply! Always great to hear back from you. I appreciate that feedback and actually watching Scotts video originally made me think about bringing up the question because he was talking about the lens having a hard time focusing from far, back to close subjects. Hopefully the firmware updates will allow the old F mount glass to have these cool features. I'll be making a new video probably when I get my Z9. I ordered in early April, so it may be a little while until I have the camera in hand, but I'll continue to check out your channel as always!
-Will
Yes, that would be great idea. What I do, and it's become a natural move now if I can't get an immediate focus, is to focus near the subject quickly to pre focus. It may be a tree that the bird is on or if its action I will hit the ground near the subject. I find shooting to be better than video with this issue. But, even with this issue, that camera from both ends shooting and video is very fun to use. And the video side from me has a been a game changer coming from DSLR, AFF works really well. I have been doing 90% video, mainly because its just exciting to use now. I had the D6 prior and I prefer the z9 autofocus. I would say, that you are going to love it. Let me know when you get it, and I look forward to seeing your videos
Nice story
Thank you Nik
Hello plz can u upload a video 4k60fps on ytb? It will better quality
Hi, this was uploaded at 4k120. Are you noticing an issue? This video is strange, sometimes on youtube when I watched, I do notice some shakiness, then other times I dont see it.
Great video, earned a subscriber. I just recently added some video from Z9 and the new Z 800PF on my channel check it out. I also use the 500PF, great little lens.
Thank you David, I watched about 5 of your videos and they are awesome.
@@PeanutChuAdventures I appreciate it, thanks.