Shot using z6ii + 24-120 f4s lens

I spotted this hungry guy earlier, must be preparing for winter.

Camera: Z9
Lens: 200-500mm f/5.6E ED VR (with FTZ II adapter)
Shutter speed: 1/400
ISO: 400
Aperture: f/5.6
Focal length: 500mm (this image is cropped)

My Nikon Refurbished 24-120 f4 just arrived,
bought it for $844 including tax. Got the 180-600 for birding/wildlife and 40 f2 for night photography. Do others have same set up?

Quick question for those of you who put skins or wraps on your cameras. Why do you use them? Is it mainly for looks and personalisation, or do they actually serve a practical purpose, like protecting the camera from scratches?

If I already have a cage on my camera, is there really a need for one?

Also, for those who use them, do they trap heat? I do a lot of video recording, so that’s something I’m a bit concerned about.

I’m using the Nikon Z8. Would you recommend getting a skin for it, and if so, which one? Just trying to figure out if it’s actually worth it or if it’s more of a cosmetic thing. Would love to hear your experiences!

Thanks in advance.

Brand new apsc lens for Nikon and a very tempting price point.

Wanted to post these here bc I’ve found the analog subs are pretty harsh critics and this is less about me trying to brag on my photos than it is about discussing how utterly impressive the F4S feels even today.

Admittedly I know these aren’t the most interesting shots, but this concert was truthfully the first event I’d ever covered seriously on film or ever used my F4S at, and I’m honestly shocked by how absurdly well it performed.

I covered the concert predominantly on digital and then used the F4S during setup / intermissions / lulls in the action; I had the 50 1.4 Ai-S and I shot on HP5+ pushed to 3200 in aperture priority and genuinely like 90% of the roll turned out phenomenal. There were a fair number of similar shots which is my fault for having the bad carryover habit of burst shooting on digital, but the camera found focus shockingly easily given the lighting situation, and it also metered incredibly well IMO. I knew the F4S was a well regarded SLR in Nikon’s lineup, I guess I just didn’t expect it to be exactly as capable as it is. I’m a decent photographer, but a novice on film, and to get results like this on the first roll is genuinely a testament to this beast of a camera.

Picked up the 17-35 F/2.8D ED-IF today, and I’m excited to put a ton more rolls through this thing!

Over the past few months

It's me from the look I got a Z9 post from yesterday.

I actually got it on Tuesday, had a day to play with it, update the firmware, reset the body, and set my custom settings. Then I took it to shoot an event last night and it was an unimitigated disaster. 

For context:

• Bad AF happened on the 24-70 2.8 F with an FTZII and a 50mm 1.4 Z

• I am an experienced event shooter used to working in dark rooms or rooms with terrible/weird light. 

• I read the AF parts of the manual beforehand and watched some videos knowing this was one of the biggest changes and one that I was looking forward to with the Z9

• I have used mirrorless cameras before, a Sony A7rIII that I used to shoot events for a few years, and I own a Ricoh GRIII and a Leica Q2. 

I have never seen AF performance this poor. I am pretty confident my F4 would have handled this without issue. AF was missing by 6+ feet even in AF-S with focus release priority on. The camera was just lost. Can I get a sanity check here? I don't want to put my coworkers faces on blast in the top of a Reddit post, so I will throw a few samples from NX Studio showing the focus points and the results in the comments....it's bad. 

Thankfully the ebay seller is being cool and taking it back. I just need to know if I am being crazy here or I just obviously got a dud. 

Very keen to get this in. I think I’m either gonna absolutely love it or try to sell it immediately. Anybody else got one coming?

I do have "well preserved" CPE950 camera, well... that what I remembered it was.

I kept it in the storage without batteries with official pouch. No signs of battery leak in the compartment. Even it have working 64MB CF.

A friend of mine is taking a wedding, aside of professional photo session he required that if anyone still holds 90-00-10's digital camera they would be more than happy if guest brings them and take some photos during the event with that smear of Millennium nostalgia.

Checked my CPE950, loaded with fresh NIMH batteries, took few pictures, working as intended with manual setting, autofocus, all blows and whistles. Yesterday I tried to show it to my friend since this model is quite exotic in the swivel mechanism, its not turning on...

PROBLEM: Figured out that main dial/rocker is sometimes not catching a set position, with some fumbling of quick and slow switching I can get it on A position, sometimes it clicks on Play, but mostly it is OFF.

Do any of you had same problem in the past? I know it is a rig of the past and most people do not have it anymore nor remember the problem. My local market do not have any spare parts for CP950 so my only option to resurrect it is to disassemble and clean it?

But before I'll fk up with my own hands for good by disassembling camera for no reason, is there other way to fix it, or it is even possible? I expect dial/rocker is a double brass sheet with single contact so I guess a corrosion could get in there due to natural humidity.

Nikon D780 Sigma Art 70-200mm f/2.8 S

I've had a D7200 for several years now with a variety of DX lenses - most commonly the 18-140mm as a walk-around lens, but also the 35mm f/1.8, the 50mm f/1.8, the Sigma 10-20mm f/4, and the Nikkor 70-300mm telephoto zoom as well. I can't say that I'm unhappy with it; it's reasonably portable, takes decent images in good light, has great battery life, and I like the OVF.

But naturally I'm wondering what I'm missing by not trying FF mirrorless, and I have my eye on the Z5II, maybe with the 24-120mm zoom to start, although I could consider the FTZ adapter to use some of my F-mount lenses. I like the fact that it has an EVF (my eyes aren't good enough to deal only with an articulating screen in bright light), and I would be interested in seeing whether I can get some better low-light, high ISO performance with better dynamic range, and sharper image quality compared with the 18-140mm, which is a bit soft around the edges. I do a fair amount of landscape photography, but also tend to find myself in darker church interiors where low light can be an issue.

I'd be curious what folks think about the advantages and tradeoffs. Obviously I have a fair amount invested in the DX ecosystem (I could consider adding e.g. the DX 16-80mm f/2.8 gold ring lens, which is supposed to be quite nice but rather expensive and hard to find), but I wonder about the experiences of people who have switched from DX to FF. Weight and portability are factors as well. Any opinions either way appreciated! I'll attach a few recent-ish images from my D7200 in case anyone would like to have a look.

Some photographs I took of my daily visitors using a Nikon z5 with the Nikkor 180-600 F/5.6-6.3

Hi! I’m a wildlife photographer from Brazil (very expensive camera gear here, which is why I’m giving this info). I’m currently a canon user, I have an R100 and the RF 100-400mm however I will be traveling to Japan in February and am thinking of jumping to Nikon.

I have a couple of reasons for this:
1. I quite like the Z mount lenses, especially the full frame ones, the RF mount is really restrictive.
2. Nikon picture controls seem really fun to try. I really like to edit my wildlife photos, but most of the time can’t really be bothered to edit my travel, landscape or street photos (I like trying other photography styles, but most of the time focus on wildlife).
3. Nikon colors are really nice!
4. Nikon video also seem really good and as much as I’m enjoying trying video, my current camera is REALLY limited in this field.

Here’s where I’m unsure. My budget is still quite limited, but I want to get gear that I can grow in, that will last. I also want to go into full frame systems in the future, so that’s something to keep in mind.

My options are:

1. Z5ii + 24-70 f4 (used, which is why I’m not getting 24-120) + Tamron 150-500
   
2. Z50ii + 16-50 f2.8 + Nikon 180-600

Option 1 already gets me into full frame and allows me to use lenses without VC, but with the Tamron 150-500 which is not as good as the 180-600. However the latter option gets me the better telephoto but a dx lens that I will have to sell in the future. I don’t think I mind the extra range all that much, the main thing for me is the autofocus and stabilization. Could you guys give me some thoughts?