Nikon Z 6iii Review, Low Light, Autofocus, Real World Performance Analysis

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The much-anticipated Nikon Z 6iii is finally here and thanks to Nikon Singapore, I’ve had a chance to review their latest mirrorless camera in the Nikon Z lineup. In this review, I talk about the new Partial Stacked Sensor, low light performance and find out who this camera is really for.
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28 сен 2024

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@PeteDeMarco 3 месяца назад

Thanks, Zach! What are the major reasons to upgrade from z6ii, other than better auto focus? If sensor is same, any difference in low light performance, like for astrophotography?

@ZacharyLaiPhotography 3 месяца назад

For astrophotography, I really appreciate Starlight View and Warm Display settings that's already a thing in the newer Z cameras. It makes it a much better experience shooting in dark conditions. Night scenes look really clean and crisp with good iso performance as far as street scenes are involved but if your main application is astro, I think the reasons for upgrade are minimal.

@ZacharyLaiPhotography 3 месяца назад

Here's a shot at iso2000 at night, only Adobe LR's built-in noise reduction was applied. www.zacharylaiphotography.com/blog/nikon-z-6iii-review-low-light-noise-af-features?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR29M3YX3PU5zuDfiqlcLjpPvRD6SJuW4g1R-1Qjyp-wqcVqR7oQ8WLq-0s_aem_ZmFrZWR1bW15MTZieXRlcw

@PeteDeMarco 3 месяца назад

@@ZacharyLaiPhotography Thanks for the examples and explanation!

@DieHardEddieEdwards 3 месяца назад

The sensor is not the same.

@ilduro2 3 месяца назад

Thanks for a no-nonsense practice run on the Z6III, Zach. Easy to relate to and as a former resident, also love to hear the Singapore lingo 🙂. Personally, I am coming from the first gen Z6 and look forward to better AF, leading EVF, better speed and low-light capabilities. Very much agree with you on the screen but do appreciate that I can now flip it in portrait mode as well. Ordered it. Please keep up the good work!

@ZacharyLaiPhotography 3 месяца назад

Thanks for watching!

@waynerm002 3 месяца назад

Great video to showcase the low light performance of the Z6 III. I was hoping Nikon would put a screen setup like Panasonic S1H or Sony A7R V, satisfy photo and video folks at the same time. It’s still a great camera with the new tech and features.

@starbase218 3 месяца назад

The ISO 25600 crop looks quite good, BUT when you say "no noise reduction applied", do you mean that the camera itself also did not apply any noise reduction? Because from how the noise looks, I'd say that there is some NR applied. Although of course I'm watching this on YT as well, which has its own lossy compression.

@ZacharyLaiPhotography 3 месяца назад

I think “no additional NR” will be more precise. These images are mostly sooc jpegs without any tweaking to reduce noise but Lightroom has already applied its own profile which includes some NR by itself.

@gregcorker2193 3 месяца назад

Informative and engaging review. The Z6iii is going to be a HUGE win for Nikon.

@ZacharyLaiPhotography 3 месяца назад

Thanks for watching!

@lastlightsnet 3 месяца назад

Wow, so much interest (judged by the view and comment count)! I bought Z 6II less than 2 years ago, so I'll skip this one 😅, but thanks for sharing your analysis. Always enjoy your content!

@raymondmeier3306 3 месяца назад

agree the screen is much better on the Z8. Miss the sensor protection on the z6III

@janrolsenfoto 3 месяца назад

I wonder how the z6 iii is in low light situations compared to Sony A7s iii when filming.

@ZacharyLaiPhotography 3 месяца назад

That’ll be an interesting test with IBIS too

@marqriley9460 3 месяца назад

Thanks for a great low-light demonstration. Did you also use the silent electronic shutter in a situation with cheap LED lights that usually cause banding? would love to know if the Z6III can mitigate banding better than the Z8.

@ZacharyLaiPhotography 3 месяца назад

That’s a great idea, I should have included a banding test. Didn’t do it this time

@bmxdirectza 3 месяца назад

@@ZacharyLaiPhotography I'd be very interested in this too. The Z6ii is pretty much unusable in this state.

@SonofaFritzFilms 3 месяца назад

@@ZacharyLaiPhotographyas a concert photographer, I also would love to see this! I’d love to use the electronic shutter with pre burst features but if there’s banding, it’s kind of a dealbreaker which is an issue with other cameras in this price range

@ishu87 3 месяца назад

I have 850...been wanting to move up to mirrorless. I usually shoot at lounges, at night, people dancing and sometimes objects. Go for Z6III or Z8?

@ZacharyLaiPhotography 3 месяца назад

Both are really good options. I think the Z6iii has a slight edge. FYI I switched from D5 and D850 to the Z6 and Z7 as a professional weddings and events photographer. Learn how to use the mirrorless AF modes and you'd be fine. I usually toggle between 3D tracking and auto area (depending on situation) and it works for me, as especially with BBF.

@kjltube 3 месяца назад

Can I ask what that setup is at 3:44? the device housing the battery and connected to the iPhone...

@ZacharyLaiPhotography 3 месяца назад

Accsoon Seemo. It’s how I got the recording of the camera screen.

@kjltube 3 месяца назад

@@ZacharyLaiPhotography interesting, thank you! 👍🏼

@bubby372 3 месяца назад

How long before Small Rig has an L-Bracket for the Z6iii?

@ZacharyLaiPhotography 3 месяца назад

I wouldn’t know, but similar to the Z 8 launch it seems that Smallrig already had the designs ready before the camera was launched. Should be soon.

@doogieham 3 месяца назад

Nice review, Zachary. What did you think of the IBIS on the camera? Did you have VR on @4:30? It seemed a bit jumpy.

@ZacharyLaiPhotography 3 месяца назад

VR is on but I had the Accsoon Seemo + Battery + my iPhone 13 Pro Max mounted on the hotshoe, resulting in a badly balanced setup especially at 135mm. In retrospect the new VR linked to AF function probably made the stabilisation worse as there's unexpected weight on the camera body and should be off in situations like this. But I'm sure you'll understand the tourists showed up unexpectedly and I only had a few moments to ask permission to shoot and pose them, so there wasn't any time to change the setup.

@doogieham 3 месяца назад

@@ZacharyLaiPhotography I was wondering if that was the reason. Thanks for clarifying.

@EmmanuelTan-r9l 2 месяца назад

24 mps is more than sufficient!

@kynio3433 3 месяца назад

Sorry, but flip out screen is a dealbreaker for me. It's a pitty that Nikon went this way.

@ZacharyLaiPhotography 3 месяца назад

I totally get that

@3xtraspicy 2 месяца назад

lol the lens is worth more than the camera xd

@dougsphoto 3 месяца назад

It's not better than the Z8 you have clearly fell for and believe that lower mega pixels are better for low light the truth and reality is it isn't. The Z6iii is only better than the Z6ii and Nikons current 24mp King. It has an impressive buffer and the focusing capabilities a $2500 camera should have in 2024 and a faster processor and will be great for action photographers so don't make it out to be revolutionary 📸👊🏻

@ZacharyLaiPhotography 3 месяца назад

Not trying to. I prefer my Z 8 tremendously over the Z 6iii and think it’s way better in many aspects. The Z 6iii doesn’t make me feel like I need to buy it in a hurry and I don’t intend to. However if we’re speaking strictly about low light performance, I think the Z 6iii does have an edge because of better iso performance and VR.

@alphaandomega2709 3 месяца назад

Sell all your Nikon gear try canon Sony or Panasonic they have full eye autofocus experience what you’ve been missing out on 😂

@ZacharyLaiPhotography 3 месяца назад

No need to. Sony and Canon both approached me and sent me their gear to try out before. All the 3 major brands are capable of producing quality work and each have their pros and cons. I’ve tried them all a few times. Panasonic doesn’t interest me as a photographer.

@zakiradi450 3 месяца назад

The pixel size on sensor is higher on Z6iii than Z8 and gives it low light advantage

@dougsphoto 3 месяца назад

@@zakiradi450 yes I use to think so to but it turns out...ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-gAYXFwBsKQ0.htmlsi=SK_G5UAQk12paCIW

@sibasishmohanty7871 2 дня назад

Hi great video but why u have shown all jpeg pictures taken in low light. Want to see how much noise in raw. Even in Z7ii jpeg pics are very sharp but raw huge amounts of noise.

@EmmanuelTan-r9l 2 месяца назад

I've the Z9. Z8, Z6iii & the Zf and it's a matter of personal preference on the choice of the screen. No problems for me!

@ZacharyLaiPhotography 2 месяца назад

Yeah I think the shooting style affects what kind of screen you like. Flip up for me!

@musiqueetmontagne 2 месяца назад

Great review thank you.That Nikon 50mm f1.2 lens is such an amazing piece of glass with sublime picture quality even in low light. I use it so much on my Z8 and in very low light with my Z6ii.

@ZacharyLaiPhotography 2 месяца назад

Totally agree!

@b34k97 3 месяца назад

Ooh, that looks like a real one, with a serial number and everything. Not a pre-production review sample most the other channels are using!

@ZacharyLaiPhotography 3 месяца назад

Yup it’s not a pre production set

@JoZhWorld 3 месяца назад

Is the AF the same as Z8 and Z9? or improved?

@ZacharyLaiPhotography 3 месяца назад

Seems about the same.

@samirkothiwal3748 3 месяца назад

Why do we need the mechanical shutter? Does it have some advantage over the electronic shutter?

@ZacharyLaiPhotography 3 месяца назад

For flash photography

@samirkothiwal3748 3 месяца назад

Can we not do flash photography with the electronic shutter?@@ZacharyLaiPhotography

@kjltube 3 месяца назад

@@samirkothiwal3748 You can, but the sync speed is only 1/60th vs 1/200th for mechanical. The Mechanical is also better in some light flickering situations.