I've been playing more with the Z6 after the V3 firmware update. The more I play, the more I am impressed by the progress this update provides.
While these may not be technically or aesthetically the best of shots, they do demonstrate progress.
I was in the back yard with the Z6, 600F4, & 1.4x TCIII just hoping to get some visitors to photograph. As luck would have it, things were pretty quiet. I had a couple visitors, but they mostly stayed deeper in the tree branches. Making the best of what was available, I played with tracking in Auto Area AF in the cluttered mess.
In the following sequence, I had locked tracking on this cardinals' head and when he began to scratch, I began to shoot. Despite all the potential obstructions and distractions, AF did a nice job of staying locked onto his head. At least from my experience, I consider this a win for the V3 update.
Z6 (Firmware V3) + 600F4 + 1.4xTCIII (850mm)
All shots were 1/1000, F5.6, ISO 640
While these may not be technically or aesthetically the best of shots, they do demonstrate progress.
I was in the back yard with the Z6, 600F4, & 1.4x TCIII just hoping to get some visitors to photograph. As luck would have it, things were pretty quiet. I had a couple visitors, but they mostly stayed deeper in the tree branches. Making the best of what was available, I played with tracking in Auto Area AF in the cluttered mess.
In the following sequence, I had locked tracking on this cardinals' head and when he began to scratch, I began to shoot. Despite all the potential obstructions and distractions, AF did a nice job of staying locked onto his head. At least from my experience, I consider this a win for the V3 update.
Z6 (Firmware V3) + 600F4 + 1.4xTCIII (850mm)
All shots were 1/1000, F5.6, ISO 640





