Luftwalk wrote:
A lockdown walk with my dog in the neighbourly woods Curious how much of an improvement the Z6 II would be for these kind of shots...bigger buffer would definitely help, but I'll wait to see how AF stacks up...if it's a significant improvement I might get it.
The two things I'd like to see improved in the Z6 II would be initial focus and lock-on and better subject tracking...although I am asking the camera to keep up with a brown dog amidst brown leaves ...Show more →
I really like this series of yours...
I am a biology teacher and your work now has me wondering how I can use some of my collection in unique ways... thanks for the inspiration!
Ok. I try. It is not rational, and just an early stage personal impression, so it could be just the new toy upstaging the old toy. Or, the modern clean rendition of 35/1.8s is affecting my initial feeling. ZF.2 35/2 is a very popular lens in ZF series, so it survived the Milvus transition. Mine is the old ZF.2, pre- Milvus. It was my first ZF lens, which I still own. Over the years, I got less and less drawn to it. I can not pin point, but one obvious thing that kept bothering me was the barrel distortion. I also think it is something about the rendering that drifted me away from. That might have been the reason why I got ZF.2 35mm/1.4 later on. Distortion may not be that different, and it is a big heavy lens, it was impossible to focus on D700, better with D810 and, of course no comparison with Z6. This lens was not a modern Zeiss design, and kind of a weak performer in the lineup so Zeiss discontinued it by introducing a new design with Milvus line. With all the cons, there still is something magical with that lens, and I still love it when I use it. It is probably the bokeh,but also it feels more transparent than f2 version. Anyway, all of that was in the background, and comes Z 35/1,8S. It is quite crisp, and so far I am enjoying the rendering, no annoyance with barrel distortion, light weight, and No complaint with the AF. What I don’t know is whether the cleanliness of 35/1.8S becomes boring after a while, or I enjoy it more the more I use it, which happened with 24-70/f4 S..
Here's another hand held pano which I feel demonstrates the ability of the kit Nikon 24-70 f4S lens and Z6 combo to capture detail. The fall colours of Hillman Marsh in mid northern Ontario are at their peak surrounding the wetlands...
Some more seascaping yesterday evening with the Z 7 and 20mm S. The 20mm for landscapes is outstanding! It renders far better than the 14-30. If only Nikon would make a 14mm prime S lens.
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I did take about 30% of the left sky and flop it on over to the right side of the image for better balance.
Curious how much of an improvement the Z6 II would be for these kind of shots...bigger buffer would definitely help, but I'll wait to see how AF stacks up...if it's a significant improvement I might get it.
