I know right, he's complaining about the AF but in the video he is using the wrong subject detection (auto with animals). You get better results if you switch to People as it limits the searching to human faces.
@@Krmeljso many reviewers aren’t using any camera at its optimum performance. They would need to use only that one camera for a couple of- 3 months minimum. Hopefully photographers watching to help sway their purchasing decision will realize it.
Seriously. Nikon never left the game since its inception! S range finder to F film to D1, and first Dual memory card and high ISO before a7s, D3 to Z they never left the game! Their touch screen on the mirrorless is way better than Sony. All these youtube reviewers want to get on that band wagon of Nikon after they bought RED camera. 😂 Dynamic range on their Stills RAW images has never been touched. You always shoot for the highlights on Nikon. YKIYK
During the tracking demonstration you were in AF-S which isn’t continuous af. You need to be in AF-C. You were in AF-C for video and again that’s not correct. You need to be in AF-F. Come on man, learn how to use the camera before putting out a review.
The Z8 is a beast. I prefer the screen it has. I don't think it's a vlog camera. More a camera professionals or prosumers would use. Hopefully the upcoming Z6iii will fill the vlog user needs.
I can't even begin to understand what this statement means. The Z8/Z9 has the fastest memory bus by far over any Canon or Sony camera. The Z9 can do 12fps in dual card write until the memory card is full without stopping or stuttering. Canon and Sony can't do that. The A1 is closer to 5fps and Canon just stops when the onboard buffer is full.
@@KungPowEnterFist he hasn’t said anything to contradict that ;) Might be English isn’t your native tongue. He’s right though, using chitty memory cards, will allow slower clearing of the buffer, not all cards are equal. You can find good info over at thessdreview
Great review!! but some things were a little contradicting. If it's heavy, it isn't ideal for it to be a vlogging camera. And the mentioning of resolution of the screen being lesser than the sony a1. Remember you said it is nearly 2k more than the z8. lol. Other than that, it is a great accurate review!
The A1 and Z8 aren’t in the same price range at all. I’m not sure why this camera is being compared to a much more expensive camera throughout, even though it’s close on features. That’s the whole value of it.
The slightly larger body balances very well with larger lenses, like the 50 1.2, Plena 135 1.8, etc. And some of us have larger hands, preferring larger bodies. Horses for courses, shoot what answers your photography and ergonomic needs.
@@alphaandomega2709 sure sure, it is a much better camera overall, go and use it, and stop trolling. Leave the Nikon shooters to enjoy the sun-par Z8 and Z9. We enjoy those over your R8. 😂
It seems as if channels like this are lost causes when it comes to OM System and Micro Four Thirds. They’ve decided that full frame is always king and that’s it. Really unfortunate when 99% of people would be better off with more compact lenses. Especially when most people can’t tell any difference in quality.
I would hope that most people willing to spend more than $1000 on a camera, let alone the almost $4k that this particular camera costs, would be able to tell the difference in quality. Or were you referring to viewers being unable to tell the difference in the final image? Personally I support the existence of options, especially since MFT has its perks. But given how aggravating my APS-C sensor has been for years now in terms of limited framing, I would go full-frame or even medium format if I had money, rather than go down to MFT. Now if some crazy bastard figures out how to stick an MFT in a smartphone... I would be in there like swimwear.
@@virgilhawkins5680How is the medium format lens choices. I toss the idea up of MF every now & then & find the lens choices a bit limiting. That is where investing in FF is king.
@@virgilhawkins5680 I meant viewers not being able to tell in the final image. And in terms of video, most things broadcast on TV are still in 720p. Streaming services presumably are all higher but I don’t know if everything is in 4K. And even if it was also in 720p, almost no one would even consider complaining.
@@christill people already made a stink when Netflix tried to upcharge for a special 1080p and they rolled that back. Meanwhile RU-vid has quietly rolled out a special "Premium" 1080p and at one point tested restricting 4K to premium subs. People were pissed about the latter and they had to walk it back. As more people have gotten bigger TVs (in the US at least), 720p has become noticeably lower quality in a lot of cases. On the other hand, a lot of video is consumed on phones and tablets where it isn't such a big deal.
@@virgilhawkins5680 Obviously no one likes corporations squeezing them or charging for something that wasn’t charged extra for previously. Me included of course. But in terms of the actual picture quality, I’m sure it was only a very vocal, very small minority of people who would notice or complain. Especially once you’re over 1080p and you get into marginal gains of picture quality.
3:00 this seems misleading given the Focus mode is set to AF-S instead of AF-C, which will only draw focus once on each half press of the shutter button vs continously focusing when the shutter is held halfway in AF-C mode. I can't tell if you're unaware that you're in the wrong focus mode for the test being shown or this footage doesn't match your VO.
LOL, 5 mins at the park and somehow you want to sound like an expert ,you surely have an opinion your entitled to but have no clue how to use this camera.,
I had a D850. Fantastic camera, I loved it deeply. I waited for the Z7.II to be released, hoping the prices of the older Z7 would fall, and they did. So I got one, it was my first step into the mirrorless world. I loved it, and saw myself using the Z7 much more often than my D850. When the Z8 was finally released I pre-orderered it on B&H right away. I've been using it ever since, and it's the best camera I've ever used. You're right, you don't need to put down your D850, it's a phenomenal product. I'm just saying, if the day ever comes when you feel like you could lean towards jumping to the Z system, you won't be disappointed. The Z lenses are even sharper than the older F lenses. 👍🏻
But I can tell you that the A7rV has far "better" autofocus than the A1. Yes, it's slower, but a lot "smarter". That means the A7rV will find human and birds eyes more quickly and more successfully than the A1. But for tracking the A1 is of course faster. That means if the Z8 wants to compete with the A7rV the af of the Z8 needs to be insanely good. I'm thinking of switching from my A7rV to the Z8 and will borrow a Z8 next week to check, if I'm happy with the af of the Z8 or not.
I am still shooting with a D800/D3 with F mount FF non DX lens (70-200/2.8, 80/1.4, 17-35/2.8 etc. I am curious how well my older F mount lens can be used with these new models, especially in video. I assume I would need an adaptor for the mount and there is a crop factor but would I loose a lot of the auto features of the camera in video too such as autofocus?
If you use a Z camera, you can purchase the FtZ II adaptor to use your old F lenses. You don't lose much quality at all (you'd have to pixel peep at 200% or even 400% to really see a difference). Autofocus is camera-based, so it will work regardless of the lenses you use with the Z system. However, even though the old F lenses are great, the new Z lenses are sharper. Even the low-end Z lenses are very sharp already, I was impressed when I dropped my F lenses in favor of the new Z system. The S-line is very high end, just tack sharp. Nothing wrong with shooting with your DSLR, I had a D850 myself. But if you ever want to switch to the Z mount, you won't be disappointed.
@benardjamwa2017 No issue here with managing the settings, you don’t need to fiddle to much to get it setup to shoot reasonably well. Further to this, my z-bodies are perfectly capable handling low light. Faster lenses are a great support, as always. Otherwise, where possible, off-camera lighting is a very handy aid.
