IronFilm Posted October 22, 2018 Share Posted October 22, 2018 19 hours ago, docmoore said: Questions on N Log recovery of highlights have been answered for me ... https://vimeo.com/296302172 Password : daysend Up for a short time. That was indeed sadly a very short time ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danyyyel Posted October 22, 2018 Share Posted October 22, 2018 Nice footage of N-log, I asked him for a clip and he has posted a link. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danyyyel Posted October 22, 2018 Share Posted October 22, 2018 Kai very positive review of the z7 docmoore, Castorp, IronFilm and 1 other 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BasiliskFilm Posted October 23, 2018 Share Posted October 23, 2018 20 hours ago, Danyyyel said: Kai very positive review of the z7 Kai praises the AF, then has problems with it when filming himself! A bit worrying. On the other hand, this is quite impressive, shooting wetland birds at 120fps via the FTZ. It is almost certainly the best video AF available currently for F mount lenses. He only shows it with the 500mm prime, which is a lens I can confidently say I will never have. It would have been interesting to see it with the slower zoom lens. Living close to some great wildlife havens, I would love to have a useable, affordable video solution. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Andrew Reid Posted October 23, 2018 Author Administrators Share Posted October 23, 2018 My experience so far also tells me the AF is one firmware update away from reliable Look at what Panasonic have just done with v2.4 on the GH5 - seems an impressive step. So I am sure Nikon can make an already good system more bullet proof. My strategy so far has been to use smaller manual focus lenses - Leica M and Canon FD - along with one Z mount lens (35mm F1.8) for when I REALLY need AF. I am enjoying the camera better this way, than with the FTZ adapter. Big Nikon F mount lenses just feel clunky on it some how. Vintage Jimothy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aussie Ash Posted October 23, 2018 Share Posted October 23, 2018 53 minutes ago, BasiliskFilm said: On the other hand, this is quite impressive, shooting wetland birds at 120fps via the FTZ. It is almost certainly the best video AF available currently for F mount lenses. He only shows it with the 500mm prime, which is a lens I can confidently say I will never have. It would have been interesting to see it with the slower zoom lens. Living close to some great wildlife havens, I would love to have a useable, affordable video solution The two new 70-300mm AF-P stepper zooms are getting quite good reviews and much faster auto focus than their predecessors http://www.dslrbodies.com/lenses/nikon-lens-reviews/nikkor-zoom-lens-reviews/nikon-70-300mm-f45-56-af-p.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ND64 Posted October 23, 2018 Share Posted October 23, 2018 I like a lot what I see here, but seems Sony has some metering issue (or profile?).. look at the clipped highlights in 8 bit part: Aussie Ash, Simon Young and Geoff CB 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BasiliskFilm Posted October 23, 2018 Share Posted October 23, 2018 4 hours ago, Andrew Reid said: My experience so far also tells me the AF is one firmware update away from reliable Look at what Panasonic have just done with v2.4 on the GH5 - seems an impressive step. So I am sure Nikon can make an already good system more bullet proof. My strategy so far has been to use smaller manual focus lenses - Leica M and Canon FD - along with one Z mount lens (35mm F1.8) for when I REALLY need AF. I am enjoying the camera better this way, than with the FTZ adapter. Big Nikon F mount lenses just feel clunky on it some how. At the telephoto end there won't be a lot of size advantage for mirrorless lenses, so I would assume I am going to use F mount lenses for action shooting, where there is, at least, plenty of choice. I agree, smaller glass is part of the appeal of the package, so maybe the 24-70, with a couple of my AIS primes would be a good start. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Andrew Reid Posted October 23, 2018 Author Administrators Share Posted October 23, 2018 The 24-70 and 35 Nikon Z lenses are good optically but utterly charmless in the hand. Feel so cheap and you really are paying top dollar for just F1.8 and F4. I much prefer the Canon EOS R lens line-up. So that's a bit of a shame as Z7 body itself is superb. docmoore 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danyyyel Posted October 27, 2018 Share Posted October 27, 2018 Nice z7 user experience, photo and video. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danyyyel Posted October 31, 2018 Share Posted October 31, 2018 https://www.lensrentals.com/blog/2018/10/teardown-of-the-nikon-z7-mirrorless-camera/ Best MILC construction. "This is not marketing department weather resistance. This is engineering department weather resistance. Anything that can be sealed has been sealed. I’m impressed, and I will say for future cut-and-paste blurbs: this is as robustly weather sealed a camera as we’ve ever disassembled. I don’t believe in weather resistance myself. I believe like life; water will find a way. I believe in plastic baggies and rubber bands. I am, however, a great believer in the idea that if you claim to do something, then damn well do it right. This is done right. I’m impressed by the very solid construction of the chassis and IBIS unit. I’m impressed with the neat, modern engineering of the electrical connections. Yes, I’m aware that soldered wires carry electricity, but to me, there’s something reassuring about seeing neat, well thought out, 2018 level engineering. I’m not here to tell you which camera is best to use or has the best performance. I’m just here to say this is a damn well-built camera, the best built mirrorless full-frame camera we’ve taken apart. (For the record, I haven’t torn down a Leica SL.)" Castorp 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webrunner5 Posted November 10, 2018 Share Posted November 10, 2018 Not sure this has been posted? DPR Z7 full review. https://***URL removed***/reviews/nikon-z7?utm_source=self-desktop&utm_medium=marquee&utm_campaign=traffic_source Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebrothersthre3 Posted November 10, 2018 Share Posted November 10, 2018 Being able to choose in face auto focus is a really essential feature. Glad they are including it. Hopefully other companies will follow suit (fuji ahem) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sanveer Posted November 11, 2018 Share Posted November 11, 2018 I saw a video of Tony Northup (I hope that's the correct spelling), and the Z6 exhibited noticeable shutter shock at lower shutter speeds and banding at high ISOs with higher shuttwr speeds in electronic shutter. In the photo nice obviously. I am guessing the rolling shutter should better than the Z7. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webrunner5 Posted November 12, 2018 Share Posted November 12, 2018 3 hours ago, sanveer said: I saw a video of Tony Northup (I hope that's the correct spelling), and the Z6 exhibited noticeable shutter shock at lower shutter speeds and banding at high ISOs with higher shutter speeds in electronic shutter. In the photo nice obviously. I am guessing the rolling shutter should better than the Z7. It's Northrup. And the Z6 seems to have a pretty damn small buffer in it also. sanveer 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aussie Ash Posted November 12, 2018 Share Posted November 12, 2018 4 hours ago, webrunner5 said: It's Northrup. And the Z6 seems to have a pretty damn small buffer in it also. Large buffer is less of a necessity because the write speeds to cards with XQD is much faster. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webrunner5 Posted November 12, 2018 Share Posted November 12, 2018 1 hour ago, Aussie Ash said: Large buffer is less of a necessity because the write speeds to cards with XQD is much faster. Yeah that is true, but who the heck wants to wait in this day and age. If it is your money shot you can't get you are a pissed off bastard. It's not like ram is expensive as hell in this day and age. And not like you can add to it either. This stuff ought to be endless until your card fills up. Some other cameras do that. I realize it is their first effort, but.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ND64 Posted November 12, 2018 Share Posted November 12, 2018 12 minutes ago, webrunner5 said: Yeah that is true, but who the heck wants to wait in this day and age. If it is your money shot you can't get you are a pissed off bastard. It's not like ram is expensive as hell in this day and age. And not like you can add to it either. This stuff ought to be endless until your card fills up. Some other cameras do that. I realize it is their first effort, but.. They did their best to lower the cost of production as extreme as possible and yet they reported lower profit for their half year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Castorp Posted November 12, 2018 Share Posted November 12, 2018 With the coming CFe cards buffer shouldn’t really be an issue. Especially on the Z6. Danyyyel 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danyyyel Posted November 17, 2018 Share Posted November 17, 2018 On 11/12/2018 at 12:40 PM, Castorp said: With the coming CFe cards buffer shouldn’t really be an issue. Especially on the Z6. Yes, that's what I think is their strategy. Memory price have been very volatile and prices historically high, with CFexpress you might not need a big buffer anymore. Nice z7 video docmoore 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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