Photowyzard
Senior Member
I see a lot of "beefing" on the Z6 and I thought I would make a post with some images. I borrowed a Z6 and a Nikon, Nikkor 800mm f5.6E lens from Nikon NPS to use while I was covering the Canadian National Superbike Championship race at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park earlier in August. What a combo!
I have read and followed all the BS on the Z line online and have to laugh. Unless you actually use it, you really cannot appreciate what a nice camera this truly is. All that BS about missing the extra slot, AF face recognition .... yackity-yak is all noise. I took this camera to a major sporting event, never used it before, learned how to use it in 30 minutes and shot for 3 days with it, no issue.
In fact, I will dare say, it reminded me of the Nikon D5 only at a fraction of the price, lighter and simple to use. Remember, the images you see below are taken in the toughest testing environment: Objects moving AT me, on an oblique angle to me and I used both a 200-400mm lens and an 800mm lens. The longer the focal length, the tougher it is for cameras with in-body stabilization to lock on to moving objects. You think about that when you see the images below with the 800mm lens on the camera.
I wrote a review of my experience on my PlanetNikon Photographer FACEBOOK page. You can download that review free, it is pinned at the top of the FB group page. The link is here (open ANNOUNCEMENTS and look for the Nikon Z6 review:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1327466460679207/announcements/
The image below:
Nikon Z6 with 800mm
The image below:
Nikon Z6 with Nikon 200-400mm
I had no issues with focus or exposure! If you want to see a lot more images, download the review, it is 12 pages in PDF format. Also gives you my thoughts on the camera.
I have read and followed all the BS on the Z line online and have to laugh. Unless you actually use it, you really cannot appreciate what a nice camera this truly is. All that BS about missing the extra slot, AF face recognition .... yackity-yak is all noise. I took this camera to a major sporting event, never used it before, learned how to use it in 30 minutes and shot for 3 days with it, no issue.
In fact, I will dare say, it reminded me of the Nikon D5 only at a fraction of the price, lighter and simple to use. Remember, the images you see below are taken in the toughest testing environment: Objects moving AT me, on an oblique angle to me and I used both a 200-400mm lens and an 800mm lens. The longer the focal length, the tougher it is for cameras with in-body stabilization to lock on to moving objects. You think about that when you see the images below with the 800mm lens on the camera.
I wrote a review of my experience on my PlanetNikon Photographer FACEBOOK page. You can download that review free, it is pinned at the top of the FB group page. The link is here (open ANNOUNCEMENTS and look for the Nikon Z6 review:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1327466460679207/announcements/
The image below:
Nikon Z6 with 800mm
The image below:
Nikon Z6 with Nikon 200-400mm
I had no issues with focus or exposure! If you want to see a lot more images, download the review, it is 12 pages in PDF format. Also gives you my thoughts on the camera.
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