I just returned last night from a 5 week trip to South Africa. I was originally supposed to go for 4 weeks but my flight back to the States was canceled twice. I took my Z9 + Z 400mm f/2.8 TC and Z 7ii + Z 70-200mm 2.8... it was my first real outing with the Nikon kit so I am still getting use to it.
NIKON Z 9NIKKOR Z 400mm f/2.8 TC VR S lens400mmf/2.81/640s640 ISO0.0 EV
NIKON Z 9NIKKOR Z 400mm f/2.8 TC VR S lens400mmf/4.01/4000s500 ISO0.0 EV
NIKON Z 9NIKKOR Z 400mm f/2.8 TC VR S lens560mmf/4.01/1000s280 ISO-0.3 EV
NIKON Z 9NIKKOR Z 400mm f/2.8 TC VR S lens560mmf/4.01/5000s1250 ISO0.0 EV
NIKON Z 9NIKKOR Z 400mm f/2.8 TC VR S lens400mmf/3.21/4000s200 ISO-0.7 EV
NIKON Z 9NIKKOR Z 70-200mm f/2.8 VR S lens120mmf/4.51/1600s110 ISO-0.7 EV
NIKON Z 9NIKKOR Z 400mm f/2.8 TC VR S lens400mmf/4.01/8000s2800 ISO-0.3 EV
NIKON Z 9NIKKOR Z 70-200mm f/2.8 VR S lens175mmf/2.81/5000s110 ISO-0.3 EV
Robert I think you are used to the new Nikon gear. Beautiful images. The lion is sweet. The zebra's look great in B&W. That cheetah looks like it could use a good meal, and the giraffes shot is really special.
Dave_E wrote:
Robert I think you are used to the new Nikon gear. Beautiful images. The lion is sweet. The zebra's look great in B&W. That cheetah looks like it could use a good meal, and the giraffes shot is really special.
Dave
Thanks Dave. The cheetah sighting was really something as my girlfriend and I followed her for close to an hour and a half. It was just the 2 of us. We watched her hunt a group of impala and man-o-man could she move. Unfortunately she has an injured left eye. If you look at the photos you will see that it's severely swollen and her pupil is completed dilated like she has a cataract. Have no doubt it's effecting her hunting.
NIKON Z 9NIKKOR Z 400mm f/2.8 TC VR S lens560mmf/4.01/5000s1100 ISO0.0 EV
NIKON Z 9NIKKOR Z 400mm f/2.8 TC VR S lens560mmf/4.01/5000s1100 ISO0.0 EV
jwear2424 wrote:
giraffe shot looks like it has 2 necks ,one of those mmm shots 😳
It does! These 2 males were fighting over a female that was standing near by. As they swing their heads you could hear their necks and heads being smacked when they connected.
NIKON Z 9NIKKOR Z 400mm f/2.8 TC VR S lens400mmf/4.01/8000s2000 ISO-0.3 EV
I guess the moral of this post is that you should just buy another Z9, you seem to be enjoying that camera a lot more than the Z7 II based on the contents of your thread!
I guess the moral of this post is that you should just buy another Z9, you seem to be enjoying that camera a lot more than the Z7 II based on the contents of your thread!
I actually sold it and I am shipping it out today!
. Very well captured and presented.