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Something strange and bothersome happened! Last week I enjoyed shooting wildlife with my new Z8 + Z186 + TC1.4. I had preset some custom functions assigned to 4 buttons: fn1= 3D AF area, fn2= subject detection OFF, fn3= Auto area+Auto detection, and video= cycle AF area. It all worked perfectly...

What's your take on setting burst shoot speed for wildlife photos? With Z8 you have two options: Low and High. You can set low speed from 1 to 10 fps; for high speed, you get 10 to 20 fps (30 - 120 fps has limitations). This two-option setting makes me much annoyed and bothered when shooting...

I just got my new Z8 yesterday. After checking all (or most) body parts, I found the eyecup of the EVF seems to block my view a little and cause discomfort. I wear glasses when shooting and did not experience this issue with my other cameras (D3500 and Z6ii). Now I just removed the eyecup from...

Staten Island & Woodbridge Wildlife Preserve - Lodi, CA

I saw quite a few goose photos at Birds and other threads—many kinds too: Canadian, Egyptian, snow... etc. We could have a dedicated thread for all geese (even had we a Duck thread). Here we go. I'll start with the Greater White-fronted Goose (Greenland breeding). Everyone's welcome to post...

Does anyone buy camera gear from Panamoz (UK)? Their prices for new cameras look very attractive and services are good with a 3-year warranty (by local service shops) too except for the grey market products considered. Any comments? (@Peter7100 Have you bought any from Panamoz?)

Has anyone succeeded in installing the latest version of NX Studio on an M2 Pro Mac machine? I tried and it said "Installation is completed"... but nothing was installed! Any idea?

What is the standard tripod height you set for wildlife photo shooting? Provided under a general nature scene: up sky; mid horizon; downfield or water. You may find (moving) targets in the air, on the horizon, in the near field, or on water (not some specific scene e.g., around a steep hillside...

I think my z6ii hit the dirty sensor issue (see the image below, shot with z186 + TC1.4, FL = 252mm). First I use Zeiss Lens swipes to clean both z186 and TC1.4 with no effect: can still see the left mid-upper dot in EVF. Then I activate the built-in sensor cleaning twice but still see the dot...

Not sure if it's haze or moisture coming up from the river just below. But the shots all came out with the horrible foggy tone from this scene (1) vs all shots clear from the upper tree scene (2). What are your possible remedies for clearing up in PP? The posted images below are all original...

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I have recently gotten the z186 after six months of waiting. The first outing with my z6ii at a wildlife refuge resulted in some fair images of small birds. However, the overall unimpressive turnout (subjects were too small to fill the frame) is probably due to the far distance of the scene. So...

I found a weird issue with my z6ii while setting it up/operating with z186 on a tripod + gimble head: occasionally, there came a tiny "wiggle" sound and movement from between the camera and the lens when I unintentionally turned my hand that was holding the camera. So I checked the connection...

These nightscape photos (from MacRumors forum) were all shot by the new iPhone 15 Pro/Max. Personally, I think they are at least comparable to DSLR or ML photos. What are your thoughts?

These two images are not mine, but there was a serious critical debate about the photo gear used to produce them. In order to not bring in your personal biased (or intentional) opinion, none of the details is revealed. Just compare the images and opine on their sharpness and IQ: one is better or...

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