Nikon Z6 1 Year Later - I SWITCHED | My Favorite Hybrid Photo/Video Camera 

Hey! How does the auto-focus work in low-light?

@@navjyothkumar6754 As long as there is something to provide contrast, the autofocus works as well as can be expected. If the light is so low there is nothing to provide any contrast, any camera is going to struggle. Low light performance on the Z6 is mind-blowing for the price range. We've recorded at ISO20000 at 4K 24FPS and then done post in 1080P. For most clients they don't perceive the noise (we generally do film grain or simulate 35MM film in post). The noise is so low anyway - it really is amazing.

GB, Dose this camera have pixel shift? I am a landscape photographer who prefers to work with 24 megapixel in most occasions.

Hi, I’ve been looking for an upgrade and do you mind telling me your thoughts on the z6? Since this comment is over 1 year old and I’m curious to see do you still own it and your thoughts on it. Thanks!

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camilo8cheryl Great to know!

I agree, the Z lenses are soo good

Same here, changing all F to Z lenses, they are so much better, faster, silent and super sharp

How does the auto focus perform in low-light?

@@navjyothkumar6754 better compared to my D750

IQ from Z6/Z7 is imo the best in the business.

I made the exact same move, the focusing can be annoying but i feel like when it’s hit, it’s hit better than my sony

Grayson St. Pierre I agree with that. I don’t usually shoot in challenging conditions but even in these conditions when it’s focused, you can trust that it’s focused on what you put the focus point on.

Hey! I'm a low light shooter and I'm wanting to buy all Nikon gear. Does it focus well in a concert situation? I'm planning on about 3 tamron lenses (with an FTZ), a couple of S-Line lenses on a Z6 body. I unfortunately am not able to get my hands on one as no one in India uses Nikon, so that I could get my hands on one to test it out.

@@navjyothkumar6754 The Z6 low light performance is great! up to ISO 102,000 it retains more detail, better color fidelity, contrasts and lower noise than the D5 which was the best concert/sports camera. Above 102k, the D5 declines in IQ but at a lower rate than the Z6. It focuses in lower light than my D850. One of the problems with the AF is that users coming from other cameras where they learned optimized AF do not seem to experiment to find the modes and setting that work best. When one forgets old habits and concentrating on the modes and adjustments that are different, the cameras work very well. First off there is no 3-D color tracking that the D850, 500 and 5 have but it did get the update to add Nearest Object Priority so it does not jump to a more contrasty background if the foreground subject lock is lost. Another difference is a couple of the AF settings in Video impact the tracking and lockup in stills. As it is, the Z6 is better now in low light (-6ev) than any other Nikon and more accurate than any DSLR so the only problem some are having it optimizing their setting for their style and subject. The Z6 is twice as good in AF than top tier cameras just a few years ago like the D800 and D810, and better than the old sports king D3s. I know from experience that it is more accurate once locked than a Sony a7xxx. Sony has track lock more firm but that does not always or even most of the time translate to optimum focus. It might be how they are determining lock. For example use focus peaking on a Z6 and an a7III and you will get more nailed focus from the Nikon. Sony shows the focal plane in the vf but often it is NOT on the correct plane. That is why few Sony users use MF and many Nikon owners do. With fine art, product, and portraiture, the desire focal plane is not what a camera is programmed to seek. Most of the serious imaging in therefore done MF, where the photographer has a specific rendering of the focal plane boundary zones. This is particularly true of fine art. The camera does not know anything about the desired artistic traits of the image. Letting the camera pick the focal plane makes it a mechanical process instead of a personal expression.

As well, the firmware for the Nikon Z6ii is orders of magnitude better than the Sony A7III, in certain things, like the adjustability of the auto focus, where you can actually custom tune the focus sensitivity and focus speed of the focusing motor, to the exact speed with the Nikon, whereas the Sony has a much coarser adjustment, with only 3 speed settings. The Nikon also uses two processors, and because each card slot uses different media, it creates two completely separate hardware systems, for data redundancy. Each card slot, has to use a different processor, in order to save the images simultaneously to two different types of cards, meaning the likelihood of both cards failing simultaneously is even lower than a camera with two identical SD card slots. The Nikon Z6ii might be the most reliable design for wedding photography, and critical still image photography. If bad data is written to one card, it won't be written to the other card, because each card has it's own internal hardware. The Nikon Z mount lenses also have cinema quality focusing, due to their lack of focus breathing effect, which is normal in still imaging lenses. The lenses can focus without appearing to zoom in and out, which is something normally seen in very expensive cinema lenses costing $12,000.

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Hmm, to me, brilliantly fast continuous AF is part of the crucially important ergonomics. I am surprised that after a year, Nikon is still fighting with delivering a Z6 firmware with an A7III-level AF solution. I used to be a Nikon fan, started with Nikon V1, great camera, but Nikon dropped later the entire Nikon1 line. I used to have a great Nikon Df, and bumm, Nikon dropped the Df line entirely. I don't know, very few Z lenes, delayed firmware updates. A7III is so affordable, absolutely future-proof vs the Z camera line from a once-great camera company.

@@nemethmik the af is fast though it's just full auto af like eye af and face detect that are not as good as the sonys. Which is literally the smallest use case of all the cameras features unless you literally only shoot portraits or sports.

I feel the same but coming from eos r after 6 months and i switch to the z6 and is just so much better beast.

​@@nemethmik- You write like a fanboy. Nikon has proved that the AF in their mirrorless cameras is something that is enhanced via sophisticated software algorithms similar to the way Nikon has proved it with its firmware update for lower light AF shooting with great response and the addition of eye AF. That is what we call future proof. And the new Nikon Z50 mirrorless camera is an absolute gem for traveling light and everyday professional quality photography.

@@nemethmik Maybe those other cameras you mentioned just didn't catch on so Nikon had to drop. I don't see the Z series going anywhere.

i was also stoked when i got my 85 1.8s..the images are much pleasing compared to F-mount and that punchy feel to your pictures..don't know why but maybe nikon has some algorithm involved when you pair your 85mm S lens on a Z body..

​@@camilo8cherylis it as sharp as the Z 50 mm F1.8 ? ....

Cactus Tweeter I use a Tamron 70-200 f2.8 quite successfully on my Z6.

@@malgal2008 the F-mount 70-200mm f/2.8?

Cactus Tweeter Yeah. I’m sure a Z mount would be better, but for the price, it works really well on the Z6.

Same, but I'm thinking of getting a 70-200 f2.8 fl ed

@@lathikamihiranga Unless you had high-end F mount cameras, you will do much better with the 70-200 2.8 S, it will be lower cost, faster and better if the 24-70 2.8 is any indicator. ALL S lenses released so far are optically superior to the best F mount. I was thinking about the Tamron 70-200 G2 to replace my 70-200 2.8 VR which has been a rugged workhorse. The FL is very good but it will not be better than the S version. I like the 14-30 Tamron G2 on the Z6/7 it works really well and replaced an aging and beat up 14-24 2.8. I got it jut before getting the Z system and used in on my D850 and D800. If the I had known how good the little 14-30 S lenses was I would have gotten it because it fit my imagined need: a travel camera that would be small and light enough to take on overhead bin limited weight/size allowances. After using the Z6 more and more it just took over a first option camera at first for personal and walking around photography but gradually took over all the commercial work except when the art director insisted on large files. I ended up with a number of S lenses and found out how really great they are.

Future Proof....it had more hardware capability built in than needed so future features can, and have been, added with firmware. It the most "SDC" of any(Software Defined Camera). As one Nikon engineer stated last winter" There is no hardware limitation that would prevent the Z6/7 from tracking as well or better than the D5.We just have to develop the software"

3 years later, everybody is switching back to Nikon lol The z9 is awesome!

I use the same combo. It's amazing. But i do wish i could use 1 camera for everything. This whole "having a backup camera" thing seems a bit contrived

D500 with my A7III 👊🏾🤛🏾✊🏾💯

I have a d500 and D850 and need to sell one down to pay for the z6 and view glass I was initially thinking the 500 but now I think I will keep the 500 as the z6 see,s to handle portrate and landscape

@@michaelnikonfuji3539 Can't argue with that decision... you'll miss a few things about the 850 I'm sure like that crazy resolution, but making the leap to mirrorless is worth it. I'm LOVING the D500 / Z6 combo to get the best of DX/FX worlds. Haven't touched my D810 in over a year now...

Matthew Saville I also agree. I’d even add that even though it’s just 1.8, most users/reviewers fail to acknowledge that a 1.4 lens often times don’t perform well at 1.4. Meaning they’re either a bit soft, vignette a lot, don’t focus silently in photo and video, not sharp corner to corner let alone the center, and providing proper depth of field for portraits. So you end up shooting those 1.4 lenses at 1.8 or f/2. So in reality if you’re able to buy a 1.8 S-line lens and have it be pretty much ideal at 1.8 without any of those limitations. These S-line lenses focus 100% silent in photo and video, are corner to corner sharp, don’t vignette (yes there is automatic Lightroom profile being applied but at least it’s one less step for the user), stabilized by the camera, smaller and lighter, have the “pro” level coatings for flare resistance, coma corrected, barely if at all show any chromatic aberrations, barely have any focus shift. I mean that alone is incredible and they cost less then $1000. I mean their not perfect but not many lenses are. I just think most users should point the other aspects that make them great as opposed to just saying and defaulting to the typical their not 1.4 do their not “professional” or their not better quality. I have both the Nikon 85mm 1.4 f-mount and the 1.8 SLine and I can say the s-line 1.8 doesn’t have any of the issues that the f-mount has. No chromatic aberrations, sharp corner to corner, gets the 5 axis stabilization, no vignetting, silent, protects against flare in back lighting, etc. The 1.4 85 has a lot of issues which include all that I just mentioned the 1.8 does t have. But it’s bokeh is very nice. These s-line lenses are superb. And to me the important part is that you don’t have to second guess using them at 1.8. The 1.4 lenses I typically stop them down cause they don’t perform exceptional at 1.4.

"So, f/1.8 is just a number". No, it isn't just a number, it's a key parameter of the lens. I'm not sure what the rest of your paragraph is even trying to convey. By your logic, why is Nikon even bothering to develop the f/0.95 Noct lens??? Also, these f/1.8s have been scientifically tested by reputable independent organizations and have been proven to be "average". See dpr tests of the Sony 35MM f/1.8 vs the Z mount 35MM f/1.8 - The Sony lens handily wins

​@@mallred4347 First, remember the difference between F-stop and actual transmission. Yes, "1.8" is just a number, because it is not the ONLY factor that affects transmission, nor is it the only factor that affects the character of bokeh. (In fact, there are plenty of older f/1.8 and f/2 primes with bokeh so nasty/busy that I'd rather have a modern f/2.8 zoom instead!) I'm NOT saying there's no reason to differentiate between f/1.8 and f/0.95, obviously. All I'm saying is that f/1.8 is close enough to f/1.4 that the other factors of image quality can still add up to a "flagship-grade" lens. Also, you're literally proving my point by mentioning that the Sony 35 1.8 is better. It costs about the same as the Nikon Z 35 1.8, by the way. (Actually, the Nikon is cheaper right now thanks to the rebate!) Either way, I've personally tested all of the latest 35's myself, and I simply disagree with your lab stats about the Nikon being "average". Is it flawless? No. The Tamron 35 1.4 SP is nearly flawless, if you're wondering. But based on what I've seen personally, each of the Z/S f/1.8 primes is still, simply put, "flagship-grade on a budget".

@Studio Photo The 35 Z/S is indeed the weakest of the bunch; the 50mm and 85mm are just incredible. The 24mm I'm still testing; but very hopeful for a contender VS the Sony 24 1.4 GM for astro-landscape work!

Don't you miss the D500 for wildlife compered to the Z6 .? ..(cropsensor etc )

Where did you find raw files ? Thanks

@@Makta972 photographyblog.com + dpreview. Google Z6 raw files samples and you should find it.

Agreed, love my Z7. Do you notice any flickering when shooting N-Log by chance?

@@Jefferoni the only time I see flickering is when I'm under certain light conditions with specific lights, I change my shutter speed until it stops Another thing I learned about it is to shoot at a rather High ISO when using the Ninja, it's almost like I'm blowing everything out but I pull it all down in post using a very specific set of lut that I purchased soon after I got the ninja I'm not overly crazy about the Nikon Luts If it's a constant problem I would check the wire purchasing the Ninja version to HDR HDMI 2.0 cable is worth it I just wish it didn't have coils it seems like it doesn't heat up as much

n-log luts that I use was purchased from - colorizer.net/ - they're the best ones that I've seen and I use them daily

Albert Wong one of those will be my next lens. I was blown away by the 35mm 1.8 s I tried in the store. I never got to see the 85mm but hearing awesome things about it. 👍🏻

@@FlyinRyanProductions406 The bokeh on the 85mm f/1.8 S lens is creamy

Z6 + Ninja V + 1-bit N Log to rec709 is AH-MAZING. I've been too busy to send my Z6 out for the RAW upgrade but I can't wait to do it, and we plan to add more Z6s to our collection. I'm reaching for it more than our Canon XF 405s for shoots now.

@Phil Jones65 like you i was in that same boat years and years ago,,i waited,waited,waited some more then finally i took sony A7iii and Z6 for a 2 weeks test head to head with my 2-nikon d750/d500 dx..after those 2 weeks..returned the sony A7iii,then sold both my D750/d500..got another Z6 and 3 prime S lenses

Something like that here . coming from eos r after 6 months and i switch to the z6 and is just so much better beast

I know right

idk why so many people say there is a crop

It's a 200$ upgrade. 😂

Garv Sabbarwal that’s peanuts!

Hahaha. Definitely agree with you there!

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You have no reason to be envious of Sony users. The Z6 is a better built, more rugged and long-lasting camera that does EVERYTHING better, with the one exception of Eye-tracking. But Nikon has more focus accuracy so you will have more keepers. The S lenses are better and a lot lower cost. plus Sony Users pretty much have to update every 14-month product cycle to have a repairable/serviceable camera and your wife will have a very competent camera for decades. Every aspect of shooting is just better.

Definitely getting close lol, thanks!!!

what lens? Im guessing a non Z lens?

George Varkanis No Z lenses yet, but using the 400/2.8 w/ 2.0x TC, and 200-500/5.6 Nikon lenses. I have also used the 24-70 and 24-120 Nikkor lenses, and they work great.

check the new upgrade released today

I had the NX1 and absolutely loved it. Samsung was at least 3 years ahead of its time. Even their lens was amazing. I cried a bit when I had to sell it lol...i wish they had stayed in the market.

Thanks so much!!!

Cris Meman he talked about that.

Compared to what lenses? Old Nikon? Canon? Sony E GM ?

Sony has far more lenses to choose from than Nikon because of their 7-8 years head start on their mirrorless system. Nikon will be coming out with a 14-24 f2.8, a 20mm f1.8, and a 70-200 f2.8 lenses in a year or so, not to mention their 14-30mm f4 lens is already out for sale. So in 2-3 years after the introduction of Z mount and the mirrorless cameras, Nikon will have MORE wide angle (native) lenses than Sony for landscapes. My comment was based on that fact, which you called criticism, go figure.

The Laugh is on you (heha). OK so my criticism (or whatever you want to call it) is weak, but NOTHING I have written on this thread is wrong - so I don't quite follow the logic. I guess neither you nor Sony can pop a 16mm or a 20mm wide angle prime out of thin air (at the time of this writing). What's lame is a Sony fan trying to defend the E-mount as a full frame mount although it was originally designed as a mount for an APSC format. Keep defending tough, but your effort is weak.

Yes. The Z6 is amazing! Just posted my 1 year review on it!

yeah,i am not good with same money and less for that money then what's out..NOT...

Well, technically the A7III is $300 more at the moment but yes, those are definitely advantages to the A7III. But there are also a few negatives which I pointed out as well

Dan Watson here a7iii is 1500 euros if you pic the right online shop but much more interesting! The a7R iii is 2000!!! Body only. If i had the money i would pic it up yesterday😂

Max Lee it seems like everyone loves fuji. I have to try one of those🌸

Max Lee my main cam is a gh5 and i also own g81 and gx 80 . I love all 3 of them . If i buy another cam i want a full frame cam as i dont have one yet but i dont know which one as i want a flip out screen and the only option is a canon eos r which is a very bad cam compared to nikon and sony.

Thanks! Awesome idea

Dan Watson thanks dan, just a little shout out when you do them lol 😆

I’m coming from DSLR as well (D3200) and I’m not sure about swinging to the Z6. Would you suggest it or you regret your DSLR?

@@ophelieocean I kept my D5200. I mostly use the z but sometimes use both. I hate having to switch lenses when out. So I might put say 10-20mm on the D and 24-70 on the Z.

D focus is faster but low light performance better on Z. I bet focus is faster on Z ii. Now I like Eye autofocus and in-body stabilization. I took a photo of a flowing stream at like 1/4 sec or maybe less. Still in clear due to the IBIS. Whether you use XQD or CFExpress, they are crazy fast. I held the shutter and couldn't hit the buffer and I shoot full RAW and low JPEG

coming from eos r after 6 months and i switch to the z6 and is just so much better beast. Is not something but all together make this camera a good camera

did you use you DX lenses on it? and if so how are they on the z6?

I’ve been hesitating to switch from my d3200 to the Z6! Are you happy with the switching experience ? :)

@@ophelieocean Yes definitely! I haven't really had many issues with the Z-F mount either so I can use my older lenses from my D3300, I would recommend a large XQD card as 32GB isn't much (it's what I got, I get around 20-30 mins recording via ZLOG, something I recommend) but not including pictures. Battery life depends really, I took it away for 2 days mixed video + photos and didn't even use up the full 1st battery. You can get some decent batteries on amazon too for the camera so I have 1 official and 2 non official.

Awesome! No, I haven't tried the Sony adapter yet but maybe I need to

I've just tested it, and as you say it doesn't crop in the 120fps modes.

I just thought an update might help people. I just bought one and have paired it with a 50mm Sigma art lens. I can't decide if it is the lens or the camera but the results are awesome. The back catalogue of lenses and strobes swayed me, and I doubt I will go for the raw upgrade, as it is almost the cost of a new camera. But I really like the quality of both the video and stills and the iso is phonomenal.

Hope so!

Waiting for that too. Will be adding a second one if that happens.

Is coming on December after z50 coming out

For my work, I am not sure I would need any better...mostly portrait, theater, ballet, lifestyle, fashion catalog, and events. The 2.01 firmware really changed the camera, it focuses more accurately than even the D850 and in lower light. The D5 and D850 still track better for sports and BIF but they do better than any mirrorless. The only advantage Sony has is the Eye AF tracks at a further distance but after using them, the tracking and the focus accuracy are not the same. I do a lot of studio work using MF and the focus peaking on Nikon Z cameras is a lot more accurate than Sony, which is why few Sony users shoot MF. The handling, controls and rugged build quality are far better than the Sony. How can any camera be considered by pros that is not weather-sealed? I don't get it why Sony is so unconcerned about the flimsiness of their cameras, Maybe they know the RU-vid generation change cameras every 12-14 months to they can have a lot wider margins if they build only to last 12-14 months. I shoot almost exclusively with the Z6 now, and the D850 and D800 are used only when an art directly insists on the larger files of the D850. The current 2.01 AF is never the cause of shots to be rejected, the keeper rate is higher now with S lenses while a big investment in top F mount lenses gather dust on the self.

@@stanspb763 As an ex-Nikon fan, I really appreciate your enthusiasm, I'd love to love Z6, but I am absolutely not sure, if Z system survives the fierce competition. I've just checked e-infinity online store, and out of the 8 best selling cameras, 5 are Sony FF, 1 canon DSLR (5DIV), 1 Nikon DSLR (D850), and the 8th is the Tamron 2870 for Sony. Your situation is easy, since you have Nikon gear, but I am not sure, if going for the Z system would be a smart move, whatever I'd love to have a Z6 or Z7.

Appreciate that!

John Grant i got the z6 10 months ago. I’m using it more than my D5 !!

You should totally do it, you won't regret it...and i don't even own one, but i can tell.

If the cameras you have are doing what you need, I suggest NOT even looking at a Z6/7 and particularly no not look through the EVF.. It would be a shame to have such nice cameras collect dust on the shelf, like my D850 and lots of Nikkor fast glass. The EVF is evil...it casts a spell and you never go back. Besides, the S lenses are even better than the bright clear, sharp informative shooting info in the EVF You have been warned! I had no interest in those little mirrorlesses, I used friend's Sonys and had not use for the sceen flicker and horrible cramp generating handling and random control placement. After returning from my month trip to Turkey for New Years when my only camera that would fit in the stricted overhead bin of regional airlines was a D7000 I had to take the grip off of and only take a D90 kit lens 18-105 and a 50 1.8D. Actually, they fine and were light. But on returning I dropped by a store that had a stack of Z7 and looked at it as a possible travel/walking around camera. The 10 minutes of play with it convinced me OVF was obsolete, particularly MF in dark scenes. I figured the Z6 would be a better walking around camera but they were not imported yet to this counry. I got the Z7 with the agreement that I could trade it back if the Z6 came in within a month. I got the little 24-70 f/4 and FTZ adaptor. I shot with it and loved using it, it was small but felt like a REAL Nikon, solid, dense and rugged with a surprisingly comfortable grip. Just before the month was up the Z6 came in and the first test shot in a dark hallway convinced me that if 51,000 ISO looked that good, I had to have it. The manager tossed in the 50 1.8 and 35 1.8 S lenses and a XQD reader for a trade straight across. Within a week even my commercial sessions were being done with the Z6 and in a month I stopped using the D850 except when an art director insisted on large files. Every S lens released since then has been significantly better than the best F mount. Even the little kit 24-70 f/4 embarrasses the 24-70 2.8 G and E that cost me plenty but neither comes close wide open. Only when really being critical did I realize scenes I was happy with before had so much color fringing unless f/5.6 or smaller while none of the S lenses had any wide open. Comparing corners was a joke. The 85 1.4G compared to the 85 1.8 G was dramatically underperforming. Across the frame, the 85 1.8 or 50 1.8 S wide open was sharper without fringing than the F mount 1.4 at f/8. The 24-70 f/4 is surely the best kit lens in history but that is not the whole story, it is almost as good as the 24-70 2.8 S masterpiece of a lens, surely the sharpest mid zoom on earth and the kit is within 98% of it. I have Sigma ART 1.4 primes for 50 and 85 and although they are good in the center, almost as good for sharpness in the dead center but move 20% in any direction from dead center and the S lenses pull far away and stay crystal sharp to the very edges of the frame wide open. They act like slow reproduction lenses more than the fast lenses they are., nothing out has as flat MFT charts. The 58 0.95 is out and check out Ricci Talks channel on RU-vid to what it can do. He has 2 of them and used then landscape. It might be the best lens ever. It is telling, that so many RU-vid gurus who trashed the Z cameras before even seeing then are avoiding any lens comparisons between S lenses and the ones they are pushing

@@faocisco Thank you for your feedback

Wow what a great reply, many thanks, both the Z6 and Z7 are now great value, time to take out a loaner for the weekend. Regards John

I agree with you--the Olympus IBIS is amazing but I think Dan was referring only to full frame cameras.

Yes, yes, exactly this makes me really cautious about jumping back to Nikon, after a year Nikon wasn't able to deliver a Z6 firmware with Sony-like autofocus, and the promise of raw video seems to be just vaporware. I am pretty sure, if and when I bough a Z6, in a month Nikon would silently abandon the Z line, exactly as they did with the Nikon 1 system and Nikon Df line.

The Z mount lenses are better than any current F mount lens you have, so why are you disappointed? Is there a better 24-70 on the planet? Are there lenses sharper corn to corner than the S lenses? How are you holding your camera that does not involve your left hand supporting the lens? I am confused how a big lens is front heavy when your natural support point is at the center of gravity of the lensbody combination.

@@stanspb763 maybe big disappointment was a bit strong. Still, the Z mount lenses, aside from the 24-70, are not the groundbreaking glass that Nikon said was now possible (with the exception of the goofy, $8000 NOCT lens). Other lenses are sharp, but not remarkably fast apertures, and pretty cheap feeling. With regards to the ergonomics, putting a heavy zoom on with an extra inch of adapter does really change the balance of the camera. It's just physics. That being said, I thought long and hard about what camera to buy. The Z 6 is fantastic, especially if you want to do both photos and videos.

So the Z6 does have a better sensor than the Canon EOS R so if image quality is #1, the technical winner is the Z6

AF-Assist lights on Speedlights don't work on mirrorless cameras the same way they do on DSLRs, the IR cut filter in front of the sensor prevents them for being of any use. A bit unfortunate really.

I totally agree with this, the low light focusing works great, probably better than dslrs but if you are in no light at all you are fucked while the dslr will be instantaneous with af assist from the flash, i didnt know this until i needed it and it was a big disappointment. Other than that, i love this camera!

@@aloi Yes, I know. But it's a shame Nikon did not even try to find an alternative solution. I mean, the on-camera AF assist is just a bright obnoxious capturing-the-moment destroying beam that is mostly blocked by the lens or lens hood. If they decided to sell a new speedlight with a (auxiliary, switchable?) fine grid or dot pattern of any color (green?) that enables or even just helps autofocus in the dark on mirrorless, I would be in heaven. Now they have just created a major vacuum in low-light to pitch-dark photography, when using the Z system.

@@caleidoo hey check out the godox v1 flash. I had the same issue with my a7iii but this flash solved my at assist light issue

Hey! I'm a low light shooter and I'm wanting to buy all Nikon gear. Does it focus well in a concert situation? I'm planning on about 3 tamron lenses (with an FTZ), a couple of S-Line lenses on a Z6 body. I unfortunately am not able to get my hands on one as no one in India uses Nikon, so that I could get my hands on one to test it out. PS: I dont use a flash. Ever.

Hahahaha, I feel like I waited a while! I'm actually shooting an air show tomorrow with the R4 and 200-600 that helps lol

That sucks. I had the original D600 which had the oil issue on the sensor. Crazy reliability problems with that but so far the Z cameras have been great for me. I had one video seemly not register on the card once. I wasn't behind the camera so couldn't verify what happened but maybe it was an error. Of course these will also work with CFexpress soon

Dan Watson yeh the d600 was a problem that mostly disappeared with the 610. I’ve got too used to Nikon to change over to Sony which wouldn’t stand up to our Scottish winters. Great vlogs on the Z series will be interesting to see what Nikon do next 🤔

thoughtful questions. i look forward to any responses from real-world users. as someone who uses video (50% vid/50% stills), not having a full array of accessible video focusing and exposure tools is important to me.

Hi William, when you wrote "having no exposure meter for video", actually what function did you mean? A wave-form monitor or vector-scope? You mentioned that you are a MF video shooter, was it possible on the Z6 to zoom-in while recording video to check focus? This is possible only on Sony cameras, but not on any others.

Just about to place my order 🤷🏾‍♂️

Awesome! Yeah, nothing wrong with Sony but personal preference matters a lot so great to try something new and see how it fits you

Something like that here. coming from eos r after 6 months and i switch to the z6 and is just so much better beast. Is not something in particular but all together make it a great camera.

ivan rivas you prefer the z6 over the eos r? Why?

@@James-dy6zh just becase the crop in video for me that i want my ff glass to be ff. Was enough of a reason. But nikon af is very capable the only weakness that shares with the eos r is the single sd slot but i never had any sd card fails. Fingers crossed.

Nice!!! So far I haven't had any issues using the F mount lenses although the new Z lenses are slightly more tuned for video with quieter & smoother video autofocus. I certainly wouldn't rush to replacing any lenses but if you ever find a sale on any of the Z replacements or if you are a little unhappy performance wise with any of those, maybe consider going Z. Other than that, sounds like an awesome plan!

I love Fujifilm & Canon the best so actually...Nikon might be #3. Panasonic is also a pretty clean natural color

Z6 ii?

So for landscapes I actually like Nikon's coloring. It's a tad green for me with portraits but that usually works out better for landscapes. Portraits the Canon is more magenta so I can desaturate without losing skin color/tones. Personal preference though

Thanks Dan :)

Either Canon or Fujifilm would be my #1 out of camera...maybe Nikon is my third lol. Then Panasonic, then Sony

If you are shooting video, definitely get the Z6 over the Z7 because in full frame mode on the Z7, the camera uses pixel binning which lowers the quality. If you are shooting photos, the ONLY real advantage to the Z7 is the higher resolution sensor so depends on how much that means to you. Most sports/wildlife cameras are less than 24MP so the Z6 should be plenty

Thanks ! That helped :)

Rokinon has some I personally purchased the 14mm prime and I love it

Good question. It has one of the best preamps on any full frame camera other than Panasonic with live monitoring and the ability to change levels silently via the touch screen. Also has a headphone output

@@learningcameras Will this camera be better for YT than lumix s1?

If you need autofocus yes. The S1 is an amazing camera but the autofocus in video isn't great at all. Plus the lenses for Panasonic are expensive

@@learningcameras thanks 👍

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