Recent content by ckqualls

Wife and I were on a Dolphin cruise at Orange Beach, Alabama on April 13, 2025, and a huge flock of birds began pursuing the boat. I caught this one pretty close. Z6III, f11, 1/1600, 2500 ISO. Lens Nikon 200-500, at 200mm. Don't know why photo won't show in thumbnail. Click on it and it will...

Sometimes when I have two batteries not at 100% charge in the MB-N14, the "B" battery doesn't charge when plugging the battery pack into USB-C and a wall charger. The cable is USB-C on both ends. . First one ("A") charges fine. I'm using two EN-EL15C batteries. If I put the "B" battery in a...

When I process I download via USB. I use Snapbridge when I travel and don't want to carry a laptop. I use it to review on a tablet. I download when I get home.

I'm shooting in my back yard, Snapbridge connected via Bluetooth to my Z6III. Have Snapbridge tied into Imagespace. Has been working well since I bought the camera. This morning shot a few and they went over to Snapbridge. Shot some more, they didn't transfer to Snapbridge. Didn't turn camera...

That is a great photo! I had focus set with a large box and in animal mode. I think that's how it was in focus being that I wasn't looking through the viewfinder.

I think so. I was looking over the top of the camera when I saw it. I hit the back focus and shutter release,then looked through the viewfinder and didn't see it. I got lucky with the shot.

Taken April 2025, Orange Beach, Alabama. edited to embed the photo into the post instead of it being an attachment - hark

No, my stupid oversight. After leaving it for a while though to check focus switch on lens. It had been inadvertently changed to manual. Camera is.fine. Thank You.

Was shooting in 3D and camera stopped focusing. I checked and camera was in single point. I changed from 3D to group area and still showed single point. In AF- C. Assuming a problem with camera?

I just read a review of the Z5II and in the review it states that camera has a bird mode. Anyone know if this is correct? If so I wonder if the Z6III will get that in a firmware release. Review: https://www.zsystemuser.com/nikon-z-system-news-and/nikon-introduces-the-z5ii.html

Thanks. This is different. I'm not setting the camera to the highest shutter speed. Last time I used it I turned it off at 1/1000th of a second, and when I turned it on it was at 1/16000. Wondering why it is doing that

I noticed if myZ6III is set on shutter priority that every time I turn it on it defaults to the fastest shutter speed. Not a problem, I just reduce it. Is there a setting to avoid this? Thanks.

Maxrix, shutter priority, Nikon 200 500 mm. Photos too large to attach. I thought camera was shooting Raw but set to JPEG. The menus on this thing drive me crazy. Two settings for Raw I finally found out. Darker photo f5.6, 1/2500, 64000 ISO, 420mm. Lighter photo f5.6, 1/1000, 64000 ISO...

Went to zoo, first shoot with new Z6III. I had exposure compensation on 0, photos were dark. Was overcast, shooting outside. Shutter priority, auto ISO. Shot white birds. Adjusted 1/3, still dark. Had to go a full stop over to get good exposure. Walked around, shot elephants, was overexposed a...

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