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 p.99 #19 · "Official" Nikon 500 f/5.6E PF Discussion and Image Thread | |
ChrisMak wrote:
While waiting for the 500PF to arrive, I am seriously considering changing my pre-order from the D500 to the..... Z7 
Most will think I have lost my mind, but my considerations are the following:
-really preferring mirrorless since shooting the Sony A7rII. Not putting down dslr at all, but for me, mirrorless is so much more natural in use and size, especially full frame.
-wanting full frame because I will glue the Nikon 1.4TC to the 500PF for reach, but like with my current set-up: sometimes you find that you are suddenly to close to the subject, and later wish you would have had more space around it.
The Z7 would allow a one button switch between DX and FX mode, allowing me the bother of removing the TC, if I have any opportunity to do so at all.... The D850 is too large for my intended uses.
-Critical focus with with subjects other than BIF, with and without 1.4TC, or even 1.7TC for ultimate reach. No need for micro adjustment and costant critical focus.
-EFCS. The lens is light, below 1.5 kg. Shutter/mirror shock may occur with certain shutter speeds/VR settings. The Z7 would be worse due to mechanical first shutter, but better when using electronic first curtain, which is possible up to 1/2000s, fine for my uses.
-Use of Nikon's latest very good BSI 45.7mp sensor. I love the BSI FF sensor in the Sony A7rII. The D500 will have a very fine sensor, but still...
-Nikon is working on updated firmware for the Z7, improving low light focus performance and adding eye AF, to be released in may. It is not too far fetched to trust that it will not be the last firmware update. BIF tracking may also be improved in future updates. I can not see a hard limit here. I know Sony puts out new bodies and drops firmware update support for bodies only 2 years old (read: A7rII), but Nikon may not be that sly. And admittedly, even sly Sony is working on a major A9 firmware update.
-an adapter will be released soon, and more no doubt, to enable shooting my Loxia lenses on the Z7, meaning I won't have to carry two bodies. I can simply switch lenses for landscape photography on birding trips.
-BIF in long, persistent bursts are not a priority for me. A short burst will do. Distant small birds and wading birds are just as, if not more important to me, and critical focus should be fine with the Z7 and TC's.
-Reports about the Z7 doing "lousy AF" appear unfounded to a certain degree, even down to user error in part at least. Only consensus is about poor low light AF performance, which is being adressed in the coming firmware update.
Does the Z7 make any sense with the 500PF and TC's? any experience anyone?
Chris...Show more →
Your reasoning mirrors mine. I picked up a Z7 last weekend. Hopefully, I won't have to wait until the fall to get the 500PF though.
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