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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Clovishound" data-source="post: 848210" data-attributes="member: 50197">I have the 180-600 mounted on a Z8. I've never used the Z6iii, but assume the AF works similarly. I love the 180-600. It replaced the 200-500 with an FTZ mount. The sharpness wasn't a huge upgrade, but I really love the internal zoom, and the lack of an FTZ adapter. I also have never used the 1.4 teleconverter, but read that quality is acceptable. Most say the 2.0 is not a great idea for this lens. Something to consider: The 6iii runs $2200, and the Z8 is currently $3600. The 1.4 is almost $600. The Z8 has a 46MP sensor, so you can crop in post at around the same amount as the amount of extra magnification of the 1.4 teleconverter and end up with the same size file. So, for an extra $800 you get a full stop extra, probably faster, more accurate AF (because of the extra stop). As a bonus the Z8 has a fully stacked sensor, as opposed to the semi stacked on the 6iii. I haven't researched it, but there may be other features available on the Z8 as opposed to the Z6ii. Just something to think about. I can "crop without fear" on my Z8, and when I don't need the extra reach afforded by cropping, I have a much higher resolution file to work with. Don't get me wrong, 24MP is plenty for most applications, but 46 MP really helps for large printing and heavy cropping.Here are two edits of the same file. The first is minimal editing with NO cropping: I have cropped tighter than this with good results, but this was the first one I could easily find. [ATTACH=full]431717[/ATTACH]And here is a heavy crop:[ATTACH=full]431718[/ATTACH]</blockquote>

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