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    Amazed at how little I find on the Z8's video abilities

    BTW, thanks for posting that video. I had not found that. I agree with them especially per video. Good to hear it on the net!!!!
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    Amazed at how little I find on the Z8's video abilities

    Sorry to hear about you're income although I get it. My wife teaches and her income is pretty much stagnant, I'm on SS and pensions and SS increase was 2.5% this year, lol. Not what I've seen in the grocery store.
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    Amazed at how little I find on the Z8's video abilities

    Had this camera for almost a year now and I see it as a video Beast. N-raw, subject detection, manual focus override, 2nd ISO of 4000, Balances well on a gimbal, hand holds nicely with it's vibration control, no heat timeout as highlights. I'm shooting Blackmagic b-raw, Canon c-raw, and Sony...
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    News... God is good.

    Prayers buddy. God's will.
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    Nikon's big Mother's Day sale

    I'm most interested to see how they integrate with RED.
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    Z8 Firmware 2.0 Update

    Thanks Danno! Got it!
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    Anyone making slideshows?

    I use Davinci Resolve. You can download the free version and get most of the features that the paid version provides. In Davinci Resolve there is a raw section on the color tab that will give you world class color grading (developing) capabilities which are actually better than Photoshop...
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    Comments wanted.

    Now you're getting closer! Force your audience to look at the channel itself by cropping off the sky. Once the sky is cropped as above or even further down, you could lighten the highlights in the water to draw more attention to it. If you could catch it at a different time of day with some...
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    Post your latest purchases.

    Blackmagic Ursa Mini Pro 4.6k.
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    Merry Christmas 2023

    A very merry Christmas indeed!
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    What camera really got you going with photography?

    I don't remember. That was 60 years ago. Looking at pictures on Google the C3 looks the closest. I learned a lot with that camera. 15 years later I bought a Pantex SLR. My first Nikon came a lot later and I've stayed with Nikon ever since as I collected glass.
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    What camera really got you going with photography?

    An Argus rangefinder my grandfather willed to me. I had a Brownie before that but it was the manual controls on the Argus that fascinated me. I was probably around 10 at the time.
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    Z9 Tracking and Pre Release questin

    Maybe. There are a few different areas you can choose from to maximize your chances. Depends on light available, contrast of image, and what the ai recognizes as a face or eye. Sometimes with my Z8 I just use manual focus to see the depth of field I'm getting and know if my subject is within...
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    Z8 washed out colors on standard settings

    I only shoot raw both stills and video with the Z8. It's not difficult to "develop" them in either Photoshop or Davinci Resolve with a little practice.
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