Anyone have a Canon R7, or a Nikon Z6?

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Dear Board,

I have far too many cameras. I have DSLRS from several brands and a fairly good Olympus M4/3'rds kit.

I'd like to consolidate things a bit and I am looking at Canon and Nikon mirrorless cameras because I own a fair amount of native lenses for both brands.

Regardless of brand or system my primary focus when shooting is one wildlife, nature, and scenics. I have large telephotos for all my cameras and chose to shoot almost all the time with a pro-body or a battery gripped body regardless of brand in my hand.

Does anyone care to share their experiences with Canon and Nikon mirrorless cameras, With Canon I'd probably want to stick with an APS-C camera, but with Nikon I'm open to either APS-C or FF. I'm mainly interested in how the Canon and Nikon mirrorless cameras play with their respective brand lens adapters.

Thanks in advance.

Regards,

Tim Murphy

Harrisburg PA 🙂
 
I bought a Z6 about six months after they came out. It has been a great body all this time, I’m getting ready to sell it now only because I have a Z9 and Zf so it doesn’t get much use anymore.

Nikon’s support of earlier F mount lenses is quite good when you use their FTZ or FTZ II adapter. One thing you need to be aware of is that screwdriver AF lenses will not focus.

I also have the battery grip because when I purchased the Z6 I lived in snow country and did a fair amount of cold weather shooting - I wanted the extra power on tap. The Z6 battery grip has no vertical controls, to get those you need a Z6 II or III.

I’m happy to answer any questions you might have while I still have it!
 
Ken Ford said:
I bought a Z6 about six months after they came out. It has been a great body all this time, I’m getting ready to sell it now only because I have a Z9 and Zf so it doesn’t get much use anymore.

Nikon’s support of earlier F mount lenses is quite good when you use their FTZ or FTZ II adapter. One thing you need to be aware of is that screwdriver AF lenses will not focus.

I also have the battery grip because when I purchased the Z6 I lived in snow country and did a fair amount of cold weather shooting - I wanted the extra power on tap. The Z6 battery grip has no vertical controls, to get those you need a Z6 II or III.

I’m happy to answer any questions you might have while I still have it!
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Dear Ken,

Have you used large telephotos like the 200-500mm VF-S Nikon or a 300mm lens with your Z6 and grip? If so, how did it handle?

I checked out the Z6 II and am seriously considering the kit with the FTZ II adapter. I'll probably buy an aftermarket battery grip if I go the Z6 II route.

Reading the specs of the FTZ II adapter it seems like AF-D lenses work with it. My other lenses are newer and AF-P or AF-S so I know I'm good with those.

Regards,

Tim Murphy

Harrisburg PA 🙂
 
Tim Murphy said:
Dear Ken,

Have you used large telephotos like the 200-500mm VF-S Nikon or a 300mm lens with your Z6 and grip? If so, how did it handle?

I checked out the Z6 II and am seriously considering the kit with the FTZ II adapter. I'll probably buy an aftermarket battery grip if I go the Z6 II route.

Reading the specs of the FTZ II adapter it seems like AF-D lenses work with it. My other lenses are newer and AF-P or AF-S so I know I'm good with those.

Regards,

Tim Murphy

Harrisburg PA 🙂
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Yes, I had a 200-500 until just recently and used it a lot on the Z6. It worked really well with the FTZ, the grip made it much more manageable. AF-D lenses will meter fine, but not AF since the FTZ does not have a screwdriver. Supposedly an aftermarket screwdriver adapter is imminent.
 
For work we used Nikon Z6's with the ZF adapters and some native Z glass. Now we use Canon R cameras and mainly native glass, I do have a few EF lenses that use the adapter. For both systems they worked perfect, including some long glass they had saved form years past. I've never had an issue.

A small side note -

I've been holding out on investing in a serious mirrorless system because I just wasn't fond of what was out at the moment. I've used, for personal use, My Nikon DSLR's and AF/AF-D and a few G lenses since high school. Nikon not having an adapter for AF-D lenses really put a stinker on the entire system for me. Some of my favorite glass is AF-d. I almost purchased a Z6 or Z6II and an adapter for my few G lenses but thought I'd be wasting money. It was almost like I would have to invest in an entirely new system. So I waited.

HOWEVER, take this for what it's worth. Nikon came out with the Nikon Z5II. I read up on it, watched some videos, and it really filled all the gaps. Price point, build quality, features, you name it, it really fit the bill. I purchased one with two lenses and I tell ya, it's a real solid camera. I'm enjoying it more than anything I've used in terms of mirrorless.
 
Tim Murphy said:
Dear Board,

I have far too many cameras. I have DSLRS from several brands and a fairly good Olympus M4/3'rds kit.

I'd like to consolidate things a bit and I am looking at Canon and Nikon mirrorless cameras because I own a fair amount of native lenses for both brands.
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Hey, that´s precisely my own proceeding: When I find myself owning too many cameras, I look for another one.
Cheers,
HtK

(Nikon Z is cool!)
 
Harry the K said:
Hey, that´s precisely my own proceeding: When I find myself owning too many cameras, I look for another one.
Cheers,
HtK

(Nikon Z is cool!)
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Dear Harry the K,

Ha-Ha! I don't want to get another camera body to add to the collection. I'm hoping to sell and/or trade a couple and just have one body.

Regards,

Tim Murphy

Harrisburg PA 🙂
 
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