p.56 #10 · Official Nikon Z 180-600mm f5.6-6.3 VR Image Thread
sum1sgrampa wrote:
anyone who thinks a built in TC is only a "minor convenience" has never had to switch one out in 12 degree weather, in the snow, with gloves on
Do you have any issues handling the Z9 with gloves? My biggest issue with gloves and my Z8 is using the front function buttons. Made worse by the fact that my hands still freeze regardless if I have gloves on or not so I stick hot-hands packets in there as well. Not good for handling expensive equipment.
p.56 #11 · Official Nikon Z 180-600mm f5.6-6.3 VR Image Thread
VinnieJ wrote:
Do you have any issues handling the Z9 with gloves? My biggest issue with gloves and my Z8 is using the front function buttons. Made worse by the fact that my hands still freeze regardless if I have gloves on or not so I stick hot-hands packets in there as well. Not good for handling expensive equipment.
So funny you bring this up One of the very random thoughts running through my head last night was how I was struggling with the front function buttons on this trip. I was standing on the edge of Onondaga Lake in Syracuse for 5-6 hours at a time with temps in the low teens. I also use hand warmers with a thin glove but yes, anything besides my back button focus and the shutter is not easy with gloves on. I keep the hand warmer in my palm and I think that extra bulk is the issue.
Your work with that 600 f4 is stunning !
gary
p.56 #14 · Official Nikon Z 180-600mm f5.6-6.3 VR Image Thread
A Barking Owl display at Taronga Zoo from a year ago that I'd forgotten to process and post. This is a 23 shot flight sequence, about 1.15sec burst at 20fps, that shows the remarkable ability of the 180-600 + Z8 combo. As I didn't have the lens on a tripod, I couldn't zoom very well whilst tracking and thus didn't zoom much. I started at 410mm and zoomed back to 380mm but the bird was moving so fast especially as it got closer, I had to abandon any attempts to zoom back further.
p.56 #16 · Official Nikon Z 180-600mm f5.6-6.3 VR Image Thread
Lance B wrote:
A Barking Owl display at Taronga Zoo from a year ago that I'd forgotten to process and post. This is a 23 shot flight sequence, about 1.15sec burst at 20fps, that shows the remarkable ability of the 180-600 + Z8 combo. As I didn't have the lens on a tripod, I couldn't zoom very well whilst tracking and thus didn't zoom much. I started at 410mm and zoomed back to 380mm but the bird was moving so fast especially as it got closer, I had to abandon any attempts to zoom back further.
Thanks for sharing Lance! Did you use area auto-focusing mode with animal eye AF?
p.56 #18 · Official Nikon Z 180-600mm f5.6-6.3 VR Image Thread
sum1sgrampa wrote:
So funny you bring this up One of the very random thoughts running through my head last night was how I was struggling with the front function buttons on this trip. I was standing on the edge of Onondaga Lake in Syracuse for 5-6 hours at a time with temps in the low teens. I also use hand warmers with a thin glove but yes, anything besides my back button focus and the shutter is not easy with gloves on. I keep the hand warmer in my palm and I think that extra bulk is the issue.
Your work with that 600 f4 is stunning !
gary...Show more →
Many years of alpine ski racing photography experience here. There is no easy answer. I’ve been handling the large single digit bodies in winter since the D1h. It’s really a matter of finding gloves you can become accustomed to operating the camera with. I’ve had good luck with ski gloves made by Swany. Although they are bulky I’ve had good luck being able to feel the shutter and back button with them.
In the case of wanting to use front buttons it becomes a bit more cumbersome but it’s doable. My best advice is to manually lock as much of the exposure, ISO and WB in as possible to minimize the number of buttons you need to access but you likely already know that.
Hand warmers in gloves make operating the camera more difficult. If I need them I keep them loose in my coat pocket, take off my glove and access them with a gloveless hand as needed.
Happy shooting.
p.56 #19 · Official Nikon Z 180-600mm f5.6-6.3 VR Image Thread
Spectro wrote:
Many years of alpine ski racing photography experience here. There is no easy answer. I’ve been handling the large single digit bodies in winter since the D1h. It’s really a matter of finding gloves you can become accustomed to operating the camera with. I’ve had good luck with ski gloves made by Swany. Although they are bulky I’ve had good luck being able to feel the shutter and back button with them.
In the case of wanting to use front buttons it becomes a bit more cumbersome but it’s doable. My best advice is to manually lock as much of the exposure, ISO and WB in as possible to minimize the number of buttons you need to access but you likely already know that.
Hand warmers in gloves make operating the camera more difficult. If I need them I keep them loose in my coat pocket, take off my glove and access them with a gloveless hand as needed.
Happy shooting. ...Show more →
I've found some lightweight options that work really well and I wear them quite often around here. I'll check out the Swanys. But you're right, the problem comes in when adding the hand warmers. But that's a pretty extreme use case. On this last trip, I was on the shore of the lake for 5-6 hours at a time and temps were low teens Fahrenheit. The option was either heavier gloves or no hand warmers. Neither was a good one
Z9 with 180-600, f8, 1/1600, ISO 1100
