Nikon Ambassador. Wildlife Photographer and Videographer from Singapore with over 10 years of experience. I aim to spread awareness of the amazing biodiversity of this planet, and to help you learn more about wildlife photography and videography.
Can you recommend for accessory which acts as an additional viewfinder- attached to the camera to spot a bird more easily on a tree In one of my trips in East India, I saw two photographers from Singapore. Use a particular View finder to Track and Focus. The bird easily. I maybe wrong. Kindly let me know.
Hi Terence, if you were to pick another lens for bird/wildlife photography after using the Nikon 200-500 as an “upgrade”, always staying in the F mount world, what would you go for? Thanks
Really insightful video - and great channel overall. Completely agree with you on monopod and tripod, as well as the camera bag. I was living in Singapore for 2 years, just relocated back to India. Would have been so good to have discovered this when I was there.
Having shot the 200-500 mm extensively in Tanzania, agree that this lens is really capable. But if you have a newer Z body and currently choosing a long lens, I would definitely recommend to invest in the 180-600 mm if you can afford it. Although the 180-600 mm is variable aperture, it only goes to f/6 at 300mm and f/6.3 at focal lengths after 480mm. That’s manageable with newer Z bodies (Z6III/Z8/Z9) which have improved low light capabilities and great as it contributes to weight savings. The other thing is that the newer 180-600 is virtually silent, which is very important to me for videos. You won’t hear the mechanical sounds of the motor like in the older F lenses, especially when it hunts focus.
Very nice monopod. After my tripod decided it no longer wanted to work, I've been looking to replace it with something new. This one looks like I should give it a look and see if it fits my needs.
@@Den_Furqon i'm not sure about sports since i don't cover that, but for wildlife it will work fine - perhaps limited with smaller birds in flight and very fast moving subjects
The 200-500mm is a really nice lens. I've had it for almost two years; shooting on my D780, Z6 and now, Z8 to take solar/lunar eclipses, moon shots, sun shots, bird and hopefully in the near future, safari pictures. Depsite the weight, it helps me get the job done.
My most dangerous encounter was a Sulphur Crested Cockatoo almost dropping a pine cone on me while I was trying to photograph its friends that were on the ground.
I will take a photo of a new bird where I first see it. I will then carefully move and take a few more and again move carefully to improve the quality of the image. If the subject moves out of site or flies away, at least I can use the photos I got to identify the subject.
Great needed upgrade over Z6II great review too Terence , but the price for Z6III is way too much and expensive, in Asia pacific and Europe regions now . USD $2500 makes Z6III too expensive in these places right now due to exchange rates . All happy days if you live in USA and pay with USD it's all good for Americans. The USD is about 40% stronger than currencies in Asia pacific and Europe right now thats why we are seeing crazy price on this Z6III outside USA. So you will over pay now for the Z6III outside USA. With the imminent arrival of Canon's R5 MKII in the next week or two , hopefully this puts down ward pressure on this new Z6III as it will most likely be a much better alternative camera than Z6III. In my view NIKON priced Z6III just too high for launch because the better Z8 is being discounted now and this new price is too close to the new Z6III price. This just doesn't make any sense now to buy Z6III. I wanted to buy it but now Im not going to pay what NIKON are asking they are dreaming with this ambitious pricing outside usa , and having you all on . I would buy the Z8 instead, as it is a far superior camera .The Z6III was ready over 12 -18 months ago but NIKON sat on it , hesitated and left in storage for ages. They eventually puled the trigger. I believe it was touch and go if it was going to be launched at all due to wild pricing currency fluctuations and higher tech coming in rival brands. We know Nikon has basically confirmed Z7 line is done, and the Z8 is the Z7II successor now.
The Z8 is a great choice honestly for the price, it's just that I prefer smaller physical size and file sizes, so I suppose there is a market for the z6III too :)
Well balanced review. While I am keen on the Z6III - I already have a Z6II. It would be great if you could do some comparisons about video setups and options as the 6III / Z8 start to become more widely used in the market. I am also interested in the logic of getting an external recording monitor device for the Z6 II if that's a subject that you can comment on. Thanks.
If you don't mind having an atomos recorder on your z6ii, then that's perfect for most videography needs. I personally would prefer recording 10-bit and NLog internally without the fuss of a monitor and all the cables and power solutions, which means the Z6III is a no brainer for me. I'll probably do a more comprehensive review once I get to spend more time with it!
Thank for the review. Your points confirm my assessment. I have this lens and it performs very well on on my Nikon Z bodies with the FTZ adapter. The new 100-600 has better auto-focusing, is sharper (especially at the limit), and lighter (though no by much), but still longer with the FTZ adapter for the Z cameras. For me, it is not worth the upgrade at this time.
The zoo is a great training ground for budding wildlife photographers. Like a wildlife photography classroom for beginners. I started there in my primary school days with a Yashica range finder film camera.
