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Nikon Z7 II Mirrorless Camera with NIKKOR Z 24-70mm f/4 S Lens + SanDisk 128GB Card + Case + Telephoto + Tripod + ZeeTech Accessory Bundle
Nikon Z7 II Mirrorless Camera with NIKKOR Z 24-70mm f/4 S Lens + SanDisk 128GB Card + Case + Telephoto + Tripod + ZeeTech Accessory Bundle
Nikon Z7 II Mirrorless Camera with NIKKOR Z 24-70mm f/4 S Lens + SanDisk 128GB Card + Case + Telephoto + Tripod + ZeeTech Accessory Bundle
Nikon Z7 II Mirrorless Camera with NIKKOR Z 24-70mm f/4 S Lens + SanDisk 128GB Card + Case + Telephoto + Tripod + ZeeTech Accessory Bundle
Z7 saved me the cost of the 500mm/5.6 and made my 500-200mm shine, better than on my trusty D850. 90% keepers compared to D850. It tends to hunt. Perhaps on both I needed AF fine tune for the 200-500mm (D850 - minus16, Z7 - minus 6). This took some time and is surprising as well, thinking that mirrorless would be always spot on - not so! May be Nikon tried to safe a finicky calibration step. All my F-mounts needed that. I didn't bother with the S-lense 50mm/1.8 - outstanding sharp best at F2.8. Eye focus works great with my granddaughter, if the distance is less than 3 m, otherwise it get less reliable. Face recognition is good for my purposes. Chasing flying birds and kids is a bit difficult with the Z7.
Sensor Cleaning I have taken over 30000 pics with lots of lens changes and there is no noticeable dirt impacting the pictures - never cleaned the sensor so far.
You have to understand that the mirrorless Z6/7 will not show you the picture you will get via the view finder. If you set it to f<5.6 the depth of field is ok. Above that you can't see it as it will be. Even color and brightness aren't always correct compared to the picture taken. So checking your picture will be a good idea. I my setup the Auto-ISO did fool me a few times - user error. That will eat into your battery budget. Perhaps I never needed to change batts in one shoot. So I always check the result.If the view finder collects dust then the auto switch stops working. If this happens during the shoot I blow into the finder and it switches. If it is clean, it's magic
Yes, I can recommend this camera to anybody, who wants to dive into a new chapter of taking pictures. It's a tool with many facets. I like my Z7!
This is a camera designed for serious photographers who already own quite a bit of Nikon glass and want to be able to make use of the new S-Line Z-mount lenses to come. There is almost nothing the D850 can do that the Z7 can't do almost as well and there is a lot that the Z7 can do that the D850 cannot. If you have a D850 and don't feel the need to buy a new body, don't feel the need to rush. If you were thinking about the D850, the Z7 is almost certainly the better buy as you can use the new lenses.
The autofocus is fast and accurate and requires some understanding of the camera before you can make the most of it. The camera is configured for pinpoint mode by default which is only using contrast detect. It works best in AF-C mode with face recognition mode enabled. Don't fall for the silly Sony marketing about 'eye focus', all face recognition autofocus identifies the position of the eyes and tries to focus on them.
Z7 saved me the cost of the 500mm/5.6 and made my 500-200mm shine, better than on my trusty D850. 90% keepers compared to D850. It tends to hunt. Perhaps on both I needed AF fine tune for the 200-500mm (D850 - minus16, Z7 - minus 6). This took some time and is surprising as well, thinking that mirrorless would be always spot on - not so! May be Nikon tried to safe a finicky calibration step. All my F-mounts needed that. I didn't bother with the S-lense 50mm/1.8 - outstanding sharp best at F2.8. Eye focus works great with my granddaughter, if the distance is less than 3 m, otherwise it get less reliable. Face recognition is good for my purposes. Chasing flying birds and kids is a bit difficult with the Z7.
Sensor Cleaning I have taken over 30000 pics with lots of lens changes and there is no noticeable dirt impacting the pictures - never cleaned the sensor so far.
You have to understand that the mirrorless Z6/7 will not show you the picture you will get via the view finder. If you set it to f<5.6 the depth of field is ok. Above that you can't see it as it will be. Even color and brightness aren't always correct compared to the picture taken. So checking your picture will be a good idea. I my setup the Auto-ISO did fool me a few times - user error. That will eat into your battery budget. Perhaps I never needed to change batts in one shoot. So I always check the result.If the view finder collects dust then the auto switch stops working. If this happens during the shoot I blow into the finder and it switches. If it is clean, it's magic
Yes, I can recommend this camera to anybody, who wants to dive into a new chapter of taking pictures. It's a tool with many facets. I like my Z7!
This is a camera designed for serious photographers who already own quite a bit of Nikon glass and want to be able to make use of the new S-Line Z-mount lenses to come. There is almost nothing the D850 can do that the Z7 can't do almost as well and there is a lot that the Z7 can do that the D850 cannot. If you have a D850 and don't feel the need to buy a new body, don't feel the need to rush. If you were thinking about the D850, the Z7 is almost certainly the better buy as you can use the new lenses.
The autofocus is fast and accurate and requires some understanding of the camera before you can make the most of it. The camera is configured for pinpoint mode by default which is only using contrast detect. It works best in AF-C mode with face recognition mode enabled. Don't fall for the silly Sony marketing about 'eye focus', all face recognition autofocus identifies the position of the eyes and tries to focus on them.