Nikon Z6 / Z7 Photos....

lynnb said:
...and a more detailed article from Thom Hogan explaining Nikon's VR system. (includes more detail on tripod use).
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Excellent link, Lynn. Worth noting that this set of guidelines pretty much holds for every mfg. and VR lenses at the time it was written, at a minimum.

Obviously, it’s complicated. The other, later, link Lynn gave was “If you're counting on VR to let you take absurdly long shots, handheld or on a tripod, I'd strongly suggest that you select electronic first curtain shutter (EFCS) or the all-electronic shutter.” If you are under 1/2000 sec shutter speed, this solves a lot of potential motion blur problems. There’s more to it than that, loots more, but that’s the quick and dirty way to happiness.
My personal approach with any camera is to always shoot at native base ISO or as close to it as possible, so I am rarely using a shutter speed faster than 1/2000, so EFCS is on most of the time. The way Nikon implemented EFCS is more effective than it was on earlier cameras, though they won’t let you use it above 1/2000 to forestall the problems we have seen with EFCS in the past. Works in my situation, not necessarily everyone’s.

Vince, Thom Hogan is by far the best source of accurate information on all things Nikon. His guide to the Nikon Z6, Z7 contains more useful instruction than is available anywhere else including the (excellent) manual or the internet. It’s long, but it’s the best way to getting one’s money out of the camera.
 
Dog at full tilt

Dog at full tilt

Nikon Z7 with Tamron 70-210 f/4 at ISO 2500

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I get a lot of joy out of using the Nikon Z6 with my old Nikon Rangefinder lenses.

Nikon Z6 w/W-Nikkor 3.5cm f1.8 rangefinder lens

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Best,
-Tim
 
Getting a little crazy here....

With my bazooka of a lens -- 560mm f/5.6 Leitz Telyt-M, originally intended for Visoflex. As you can probably tell, I'm not exactly an expert bird photographer :)

I think this is an immature female pine warbler - I think!


Z7 Bird by Vince Lupo, on Flickr
 
Part of an exceedingly decadent Sunday brunch at the St. Regis Hotel in Washington, DC. How could I not take the Z7 along! Of course my wife came along too :)

All taken with the 50/1.8.


St Regis1 by Vince Lupo, on Flickr


St Regis2 by Vince Lupo, on Flickr


St Regis3 by Vince Lupo, on Flickr

St Regis4 by
Vince Lupo, on Flickr


St Regis5 by Vince Lupo, on Flickr


St Regis6 by Vince Lupo, on Flickr


St Regis7 by Vince Lupo, on Flickr


St Regis9 by Vince Lupo, on Flickr


St Regis10 by Vince Lupo, on Flickr


St Regis11 by Vince Lupo, on Flickr


St Regis12 by Vince Lupo, on Flickr


St Regis14 by Vince Lupo, on Flickr
 
Vince Lupo said:
With the 60mm Micro G wide open, ISO 1600.
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Vince, it is often said that the super-high resolution of modern imaging chips is not kind to older folks, in terms of portraiture. But I really think you've made the system work for you here. Very nice use of the shallow depth of field; sharp where it needs to be to convey a sense of the person without the viewer feeling compelled to count every pore.

A nice, contemplative portrait.

I swear, there is one of these cameras in my future. . . .Nikon ought to send you a commission on RFC'ers who make the purchase.
 
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