Great to see they are giving you this equipment in advance. For ages, we've had to put up by previews from those who are not really experienced or good with wildlife photography, brand fans or ambassadors, or photographers who are not good communicators. The result being we usually have to wait some time, before the equipment falls into the hands of someone that knows what they're doing, knows how to test equipment in the field, or communicate that well. No idea why the manufacturers took so long to catch on.
@@jan_wegener _ I'm unlikely to switch to Nikon, but I'm a bit envious of some of the lenses they've brought out, so it's nice to keep up with what they're got, and how it performs in the field.
@@jan_wegener That's the one. You would have thought the 500mm f5.6 PF would have woken up Canon, but they've never tried to replicate it, even though Sigma pulled it off. But 600 is better than 500.
Hands on reviews are so much better than those who review and conclude based on specs.you know who they are. Inasmuch as he is a Sony Canon user his reviews are usually spot on.
I just bought this guys camera settings for my R5 and 💥 wow after 2 months owning and messing with my camera on my own I got close, but now I’m impressed!! The camera is night and day when set up right thanks man worth every penny 👍🏻👍🏻
Good level in field review from some one who has used it for real work and not a typical fanboy youtube shrill - Nikon should bring out the Bird AF and improve the AF acquistion, tracking, etc with further firmware improvements
There's another downside to the precapture that you didn't mention Jan. Precapture absolutely DEVOURS batteries! Precapture meters, focuses, tracks, and carries out all the other functions necessary to make the images, even when you aren't pushing all the way down -- even if you NEVER push all the way down. The battery is being used the whole time.
Putting my Z6III testing and have had some freezing up. I had to take the battery out of the camera to turn it off. I am also testing the Megadap ETZ-21 Pro adapter with Sony Mirrorless Lenses and still have autofocus. I have also used the Nikon F Mount Glass on the camera and not once have I put in DATA into the Non CPU Lens menu. I have tricked the Z6III with the Sony E 16mm f/2.8 Pancake lens that can be used in FX or DX Mode. Loving the camera. Overheating issues I think is solved by recording onto the SD card instead of the CFExpress cards while doing video. Both times I have been using the camera for more than 30 minutes in 100 degree temperature in San Antonio. I am testing different Type B CFExpress Cards to see if it might be the card. My experience in this climate if the temperature stays around 80 degrees farenheit it will not overheat. I did have problems with the Z7II. Z6II is a champ. I have done 6K 60 to the SD Card with no problems. When using the CFExpress Delkin Black Type B 650gb Card I just shoot photos. Cheers!
Thank you for this review. I still use my D850 and Canon 5D Mk iv, mainly for landscape photography. I am so tempted to make the switch to mirrorless, and I have been very close to just getting a Z8, but the Z6 Mkiii has me hesitating, again.. Considering how Nikon is evolving, I feel like a future Z8 Mkii could be the ultimate camera (I don't have the patience to wait longer; I love what I see about the Z8, and I want a higher pixel count; that's just me.) But this Z6 mk iii is fantastic, but I want a higher pixel count. Maybe I should wait a little longer.
Alright, seems great overall but no RAW pre-capture again is kind of a deal breaker. At 3000 bucks for what is not even a flagship that is a feature I expected. I actually considered ordering it but not without proper pre-capture. Maybe if they add it later via firmware update 🙂
@@KungPowEnterFist It's 2999€. So 3000 bucks. And yes, with RAW pre-capture I would absolutely consider this camera because it would work well next to the Z7 II that I'm currently using. But at this price the Z8 isn't far away, especially since I can find it regularly under MSRP and with further discounts.
Beware of the fierce baby swans indeed Jan ;-) Great to see Nikon granted you again a preview of a new camera ! I'd say it's about time Canon follows suit, and I'm giving them a deadline of about one month 😛 And you know why ! Your footage was awesome (most certainly that kingfisher 😍) so it seems Nikon finally delivers a compelling option in this mid segment. Really wondering how it compares to the R6ii. It probably has an advantage with the partial (whatever that means) stacked sensor and the CFxB card, but it's still pending a bird-AF firmware upgrade, some nice features are unfortunately not Jared Polin proof (aka jpg only) and it looks like they forgot to protect the sensor when swapping lenses .. So maybe this Z6iii will trigger Canon to recycle the R3 sensor in a R6iii ?
This camera fills a gap that was long needed. Since the Z8 is too expensive and the Z6 II too bad to pair it with one of the well-priced telephoto prime lenses of Nikon. 400mm 4.5, 600mm 6.3, 800mm 6.3… But still the Z6 III is missing 2 things for me: Most of all, a lower price. The price is too close to the Z8 at the moment (in germany, the Z8 was already below 4k with cashback and so on) And also: Why doesnt the Z6 III have Precapture with RAW?! As long as they dont even manage to figure that out, I dont see a reason to switch from Sony. I will rather save up for a 300 2.8 🙂
This vs the R6ii must be really close. Do you have a preference? Im just happy everyone has a capable camera at their fingertips regardless of brand choice these days
The screen is a great addition, but I have the Z6II for Astro photography, and have gotten used to the screen. I have the Z9 for wildlife and birds. I have S and PF glass only. I’ll be passing on Z6III.
Amazing Video Jan ! Perfectly balanced and honest review. Very tempted (not to switch) but to slowly move towards Nikon with Z6III from Canon eco-system for wildlife just because Nikon has good Wildlife lenses lineup. I know R5II will be amazing but still RF Prime are super expensive. Yes, the Kingfisher shot was amazing. In fact I am always looking forward to your videos.
Great video as always! Been waiting for nikon to make an affordable camera worthy to go with it's great and more affordable lenses. Now tempted to go back to Nikon after switching to canon r6ii. Be interesting to compare sensor read out speeds and some other areas. Better cards and buffer too. What do you think?
awesome review as always! bummed to see no rotating wheel on the rear of camera; I've gotten really used to this for quick adjustments, and would be hard to commit to body without one these days.
agree on the front dial ! - i;m coming from D850 and this dial is not perfect, have to learn its position.... i am also not very happy that to change the measure of light area i have to go to menu which was easy accessible by button in D850.
6:35 Can you explain the button workings a bit more. You said Double Back Button Focus, and then the top front button. The top front button is what, a toggle? Are these acting like push to focus (the back too) and a toggle (front one), or are all three push to focus? Great video!
I am considering this camera and at the moment are using the Fujifilm XHS2 for BIF with the 150-600mm lens (900mm FF equiv). From yours and other reviews it looks like the Z6iii has much faster and stickier AF than the XH2s but at 24mp FF compared to 26mp APSc I am concerned the lower pixel density might mean I would be no better off. With the FF camera at 600mm I would have to crop about 1.5 times tighter for the same size bird in the frame. Would this mean less detail taking into account the better low light and lower noise in the FF photo.
Can you speak to the dynamic range of the z6iii? It's all anyone is talking about right now online. Apparently the Z6iii was far worse DR than the z6ii, not to mention 10 year old DSLRs like the d750.
This is a tempting upgrade from my D500. Can't decide if I'm finally ready for mirrorless or if I just want to get a new lens for the d500, like the 500pf or similar pro F mount lens for a few grand while I wait for Nikon to eventually release a body with RAW precap
Extremely good pre-review ( the best so far for me personally ! ) -- a lot of valuable details -- so I guess i need to be a bit more patient and save some money and sell some gear in order to get this camera, which is exactly what I was waiting Nikon to make for quite a while now ( still using Nikon DSLR`s together with a Sony a7IV which I do not love much at all, just not my thing). The hint about the front dial might be extremely important and i do hope that this important point is also on the list of other photographers who had the opportunity to try the camera out. Maybe Nikon can still make a slight change, just protruding it about a half to one millimeter further ! Thanks a lot for the video - super nice environment and wonderful shots and videos ! Makes me really want to go to Australia again ( after 12 years ) soon ! Beste Grüße aus Deutschland ( was sich seit ein paar Jahren gerade selbst demontiert ...😜 )
I think the smooth rolling front dial will help while changing settings real time in videography. From experience, a dial that has bumpy feedback unfortunately adds noticeable jitter to videos (even when on a tripod). I hope they sized it for 95 percentile large American man hands.... while I don't do much photography with gloves on, I do have big person hands. A recessed dial could be less than ideal.
You asked for my comment. Compared to the Z6ii, which has a crap AF and compared to the OM1 and R6 which I am coming from, the Z6iii is the camera I have been waiting for. I already had placed a preorder at my favorite camera store. Meanwhile cancelled. There are two things that made me stop. The price of 3000CHF which converts into 5100 AUD! Its above all my expectations. I was expecting a positioning around OM1 Mark II and R6 Mark II. The second thing that made me annoyed with the Z6iii is that Nikon decided to remove the battery charger and are asking an additional 90 AUD for it. For me, I am really thinking of getting me a R6ii and be happy with the AF, but this means that my beloved 300PF and 500PF is not available. For me this is the best combo ever. But Nikon with its pricing is quite a bummer
Awesome Video again Jan, Im thinking of purchasing my first wildlife gear im in between the: R7 + RF 100-500, Z7 II + 180 -600 and Z6 iii or Z6 ii with 180-600. Im going to be photographing both "small" and "big" birds and animals so for that reason im leaning a little towards the R7 and the RF 100-500 for the extra reach and versatility but let me know your thoughts on this. Thanks!
Hi Jan, first of all congratulations for the excellent review. I have a question for you about the Z6III: were you able to calculate the sensor readout speed with the electronic shutter? I can't find this data anywhere. A thousand thanks
Looks like an amazing camera ! Aren't all Nikon sensors made by Sony ? Why would they not use this partial stacked sensor technology in their camera ? Could the next A7 have something like that ?
If it doesn't it's a massive L. Sony's known to use their a7 sensors over 2 generations, but at the pace of sensor development and the products they themselves are supplying to competitors, I'd be surprised if they don't transition to at least partially stacked technology for their upcoming a7V. The A7iv sensor is just too slow to compete and you experience a lot of jellow in your shots. Nikon basically just made a much better camera with Sony technology
If the a7v is as good as this camera and keep the same price, it'd be crazy. I'm holding out with my super sharp 200-600 for the a7v, because my a7iv is super underwhelming for bird photography. Otherwise, I'm switching to Nikon
@@Jay-sr8ge NIKON orders some components from SONY factories. But these are NIKON developments. Also, iPhones are broken in factories Foxconn, Wistron, Pegatron и Compal Electronics but this does not mean anything.
Nikon designs it's own chips and the chip fabrication happens at Sony semiconductor. It's the same as with Apple. The chip fabrication is done by TSMC. Because it's a Sony fab doesn't mean that every chip belongs to Sony.
Nice video. You did not mentioned ergonomics. Other reviewers have mentioned a bigger grip than the z6ii, but it looks from the specs that it is still the same height. I had Z6ii (just sold it) and find it too small especially when paired with the 180-600 or my 500mm f5.6 with the FTZ adaptor. Do you feel like the chunkier grip compensates? The Z8 is taller, more like my D500, and is $500USD off here in the USA. I photograph birds 98% of the time. Wondering what to do?
Moved from Nikon to Canon due to wildlife autofocus so thinking of getting back into Nikon as well but the autofocus on Z6iii would need to be better than or at least on par with my R6ii, and only you can give me an opinion on that one Jan, what do you say?
not gonna lie i find your images tad oversaturated but i like this channel and your delivery..its very relaxing..and dude the oystercatcher shot! 🤣🤣🤣 comedy gold..begs caption!
For the birders: You only make heavy crops out of your photos if you don't have enough focal length with your lens. Otherwise the statements that 24 MP is not enough are not very substantial. And the difference between 33 MP and 24 MP is only 9 MP. That's not enough to get any noticeable improvement.
Which lens combo give the sharpest image and fastest AF? Z8+600PF or A1+300F2.8 with x2.0? I hired the A1+300F2.8 and would say its defnitely sharper than 200-600 but AF speed with x2.0 is about the same. Its 0.7 kg lighter which is nice.
Jan…got a question on your AF setup since I am considering borrowing some of it. You say you've got Auto Area on the AF On button, 3D on DISP, and Fn1 (on the Z6III) to Single point. Am I correct that DISP is set to AF Area and AF ON, AF On to Currently selected AF area and AF On, and Fn1 to RSF Hold with Single point being the only option…or do you have Fn1 set to Single Point and AF ON? Seems like RSF Hold would be more comfortable and easy to use, but that would require AF On be set to Currently selected area and AF ON. Second question…are those the only 3 area you ever use or do you use either Cycle Area (not on the Z6III obviously since it doesn't have Cycle AF Area) or some other way of assigning a different AF area to AF ON button? Thanks…great video again. I'm still homing in on the ultimate AF setup for my Z8s and use a combination of Steve Perry's and Hudson Henry's setups now but yours is intriguing but before I go mucking around int it I wanted to see exactly what you're doing.
The European price of 3000 EUR for is heavily disappointing for the camera that supposed to be a mainstream camera. This camera makes sense for the ones who really need Z8/Z9, but cannot justify the purchase. For others it offers very marginal difference over Z6 II to pay 1000 EUR extra. I would rather pass on this camera and wait for Z5 II (Z6 II with 7th generation processor) or get Zf on sale, if you are okay with its controls and no grip.
The Sony A7IV looks outdated compared to the technical specs of the hybrid Z6 III. Technology is moving on. Great job from Nikon to surpass the competition.
