After happening on Alan Schaller’s work and his extremely watchable YouTube channel, I was dying to try to replicate the bold contrast, a look I have always loved.
Highlight weighted metering does the heavy lifting to recreate the high contrast look on the Z 6. The Z 6 is does not have a dedicated monochrome sensor like the M10 Monochrom, and I have no intention to attempt to match his quality, subject matter, composition, or overall vibe.
The weather and light created by the low sun at this time of year does lend itself to some dramatic atmosphere, and it will be fun to get into town and try it out.
A summary of the settings for the high contrast black and white look on the Nikon Z 6:
- monochrome
- aperture priority
- auto iso from 100 to 10,000
- -0.7 or -1.0 exposure composition
- metering mode: highlight weighted
- Autofocus is on, but I will pre-focus if I am shooting with the classic F mount lenses.
