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Was buying the Nikon Z8 the right thing to do?
For the past six months I have been saving, selling stuff, and planning to upgrade the Nikon Z6. I finally decided on the Z8 over the Z6III (although I briefly considered the Zf). With my newly acquired knowledge of how autofocus works on the Z6, it would still be perfect for me if it were…
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Nikon Z6 auto focus trials with the Nikkor 180-600/5.6-6.3
My interest in the AF on the Z6 has been massively piqued by the release of the new Z6III. I have been thinking a lot about AF since its release, and I realised the Z6 auto focus probably is not as bad as I assumed it was for the sort of work I was doing.…
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Nikon Z8 first thoughts. Regrets? None.
It arrived yesterday. I used it out in the field this morning and I was close to tears because it was so good. Feels The weight of the body was unexpected, it’s light. The Sereebo carbon fibre skin of the camera feels very… plastic. This is really pronounced on the battery door. It felt cheap…
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Nikkor 180-600mm Z mount
A new lens, and especially one as beefy and capable as this, brings a bunch of new challenges, although its performance is already stellar. I’m very grateful to have watched Steve Perry’s superb lecture on his best advice for nature photographers, and in the short time I have followed some of his techniques it has…