I can feel the juices flowing as I view photos taken with the Z 6 posted on this thread. Of course, since I seldom pick up my much loved Df, I probably shouldn't get too excited about ANY camera OR lens, for that matter. But then I know from past experience that SHOPPING can create excitement for new photography adventures. The question is whether a Z 6, FTZ adapter, as well as an XQD card with reader is too high a price to pay for excitement. I priced this combination out at B&H and it approaches $2,350. Mmmm. Decisions, decisions...
gbohannon wrote:
Good to see you on the thread again Curtis! I am on vacation the rest of the year so if the weather cooperates I will be doing a lot of shooting and testing with the Z6. Coincidence you posted with your 400mm/5.6. That is one of two lenses I took with me on a shoot around a mill pond in Raleigh today. Took the Nikon Rangefinder S mount 3.5cm/2.5 and the 400mm/5.6 (mine is the non-IF) and even that is a lightweight on the Z. Easy to carry around and handhold. The 3.5cm is so small with the adapters it is not too much larger than the FTZ Fmount adapter by itself.
I am going to process some shots and post later tonight.
Thanks George. I doubt anyone would tire of viewing images intended to evaluate a camera or a lens. This is what happens on this thread. The 400 f/5.6 has always served me well, but since I'm not that much into shooting long, I never felt motivated to follow John or others in their search for an AI, non-IF version of the lens. Yes, I can see the difference but it is not so great that the hunt makes sense for me. The same can be said for the 300 f/4.5. That said, I'll be very interested in your comments about using the 400 with the Z 6. Enjoy your time off my friend... it will give you a small taste for what retirement feels like...
I guess I never posted the photo Sue took of me on my last birthday. I found it sitting in a folder I use for Flickr uploads but I don't see it on the Flickr page... Since Smugmug strong armed me into signing up for a PRO account, I guess I should be taking this all a bit more seriously.
Anyway, here I am at the Marin Farmers' Market. Sue is shooting with the 55 f/1.2 S.C. AI mounted on the Df. This is what 77 years of living can do to a guy...
CGrindahl wrote:
I can feel the juices flowing as I view photos taken with the Z 6 posted on this thread. Of course, since I seldom pick up my much loved Df, I probably shouldn't get too excited about ANY camera OR lens, for that matter. But then I know from past experience that SHOPPING can create excitement for new photography adventures. The question is whether a Z 6, FTZ adapter, as well as an XQD card with reader is too high a price to pay for excitement. I priced this combination out at B&H and it approaches $2,350. Mmmm. Decisions, decisions......Show more →
I priced the Z6 along with the 24-70S and it was about $3000. So I went with the D750 again
Used ones will appear next year
Reagan wrote:
I priced the Z6 along with the 24-70S and it was about $3000. So I went with the D750 again
Used ones will appear next year
Reagan
There are actually used ones already listed on the Buy and Sell forum but prices are understandably firm at the moment. The only cameras I've ever bought brand new were Canon's first Digital Rebel and a 20D. Since then I've come to appreciate the benefits of waiting for prices to soften a bit and buying used. You, no doubt, were able to get a great price on a D750, which is a very good camera nearing the end of its product cycle. Definitely, the best time to buy if you're not wedded to the latest and greatest. When I bought a brand new iMac a couple of years ago from B&H, I bought a four year old model WITHOUT an SSD drive or Retina display. I got a great price and have definitely been happy with the performance.
As my old boss used to say Reagan... "old age and treachery will overcome youth and skill!" We may have retired from our careers, but that doesn't mean we've lost our capacity to find a great deal...
I bought a 27inch 5K iMac with Fusion drive,3.5 proc and16g memory
from Best Buy for $1065 It was a refurb return and the Regional BB guy was there
and told me NO Warranty I took it home and Apple gave me a 3 year warranty
That was 18 months ago
asiostygius wrote:
Thanks Rafael and George. In fact my photography in general diminished a lot since my mother suffered 2 surgeries in sequence. Now fortunately she is recovering slowly, but a new -and supposedly more simple surgery - will take place next January or February.
Sorry to hear that Jose, it is no fun to see our parents get older, good that she has you.
Ok, here is a first round attempt of using the Nikkor Rangefinder 3.5cm/2.5 S Mount lens on the Z6. Overall I am very happy with the results. The lens/adapter combination is very lightweight and extremely compact. Instead of waiting for one of the more recognized adapters from Metabones, Novaflex, etc. I ordered a cheap one on eBay for $20 including shipping. Looks good enough for now
Two things I have noticed in this exercise that have me scratching my head and has nothing to do with the lenses. One is an Adobe issue and one Nikon.
First the Adobe issue. At least for me, color reproduction in Lightroom using the Adobe derived "Camera Matching Profiles" is off. A noticeable color cast when using the Nikon Z profiles. Using Adobe RAW profiles are much better. Confirmed this using ON1 RAW and even Nikon Capture NX-D although I simply hate the user interface of NX-D. Hopefully Adobe will update these in the future. Until then Adobe RAW profiles are good for me. To be honest I am pretty happy with out of the camera JPG files, but always shoot RAW+JPG.
Second issue is with Nikon. It appears that if you are using a "dumb adapter" i.e. no on adapter electronics like the FTZ, the Z 6 will not write the lens focal length to the EXIF data on the image even though you enter it into the Non-CPU bank in the camera. The only benefit for entering in the Non-CPU data would be for image stabilization. Really Nikon Kudos to Fuji for doing it better! Please note this is only observed using an adapter other than the FTZ, when using the FTZ and entering the Non-CPU data the focal length is correctly written to EXIF. So to get around this, I put in the lens information to my saved images using the LensTagger plugin to Lightroom.
Ok, enough negative... The benefits more than outweigh a few quirks. On with some images.
CGrindahl wrote:
I can feel the juices flowing as I view photos taken with the Z 6 posted on this thread. Of course, since I seldom pick up my much loved Df, I probably shouldn't get too excited about ANY camera OR lens, for that matter. But then I know from past experience that SHOPPING can create excitement for new photography adventures. The question is whether a Z 6, FTZ adapter, as well as an XQD card with reader is too high a price to pay for excitement. I priced this combination out at B&H and it approaches $2,350. Mmmm. Decisions, decisions......Show more →
This is just a guess Rafael... but having seen your home and your TWO Corvettes, as well as you collection of lenses, I'd assume your disposable income that allows you to live LARGE when "you only live once" is substantially bigger than that of a man at age 77 who last worked full time 30 years ago...
Time will tell whether my fancy is tickled enough to make a further investment in camera gear. But it is eternally fun to watch and appreciate as friends are playing with the latest and greatest coupled to our beautifully crafted manual focus lenses from another era. Keep em coming Rafael.
You're heading to India at a great time of the year, though unless you're heading to the mountains, you'll likely hit some pretty warm weather by the end of your journey. Of course, you live in a WARM region of Australia so you're likely prepared. I have a friend who moved to Tiruvannamalai two and a half years ago and I get regular reports about the heat. Of course, he is living there full-time so is confronted with temperatures close to 120 degree Fahrenheit... 49 degrees Celsius.
India is surely a photographer's dream. You might want to check out a fellow I met over a decade ago who has traveled extensively in India to take photos. His name is Claude Renault. Here is a link to his website... which is in French.
gbohannon wrote:
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First the Adobe issue. At least for me, color reproduction in Lightroom using the Adobe derived "Camera Matching Profiles" is off. A noticeable color cast when using the Nikon Z profiles. Using Adobe RAW profiles are much better. Confirmed this using ON1 RAW and even Nikon Capture NX-D although I simply hate the user interface of NX-D. Hopefully Adobe will update these in the future. Until then Adobe RAW profiles are good for me. To be honest I am pretty happy with out of the camera JPG files, but always shoot RAW+JPG.
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George, does ON1 RAW 2019 recognise Z6 files? I read somewhere only Z7? Thanks.
I'm leaving LR and will migrate to ON1
Still waiting for mine.
Oosty wrote:
You must be delighted at the weight saving from the mirrorless Fuji, Andy . Have a great time in India and looking forward to your images.
Haha Peter, yes it has to be said I'm toting some of the heavyweights of the my nikkor range and weight saved using the Fuji over a FF DSLR is not significant in that regard. I'm hoping that the advantages of focus peaking, focus assist and silent electronic shutter etc allow me to fully exploit the lenses. I'm giving the XT1 another chance after not gelling with it last time I had one. The use of the focus reducer definitely helping.
I am also taking the D800 and may end up using one or the other or a combination of both during the trip.
If I like it I'll be getting the Z6 when I get back.
Gotta say though, the D800 is a lot heavier.
You're heading to India at a great time of the year, though unless you're heading to the mountains, you'll likely hit some pretty warm weather by the end of your journey. Of course, you live in a WARM region of Australia so you're likely prepared. I have a friend who moved to Tiruvannamalai two and a half years ago and I get regular reports about the heat. Of course, he is living there full-time so is confronted with temperatures close to 120 degree Fahrenheit... 49 degrees Celsius.
India is surely a photographer's dream. You might want to check out a fellow I met over a decade ago who has traveled extensively in India to take photos. His name is Claude Renault. Here is a link to his website... which is in French.
We arrive in Chennai (Madras), go in a big clockwise C (Kerala, Goa, Hampi, Mumbai, Pune, Ellora caves, Rahjistan, Amritsar, Delhi, Agra, Varinasi) visiting Shimla and Darjeeling in the mountains before leaving from Kolkata for 5 days in HK on the way home.
You're right, it may actually be cooler there than it is here at first !
CGrindahl wrote:
I can feel the juices flowing as I view photos taken with the Z 6 posted on this thread. Of course, since I seldom pick up my much loved Df, I probably shouldn't get too excited about ANY camera OR lens, for that matter. But then I know from past experience that SHOPPING can create excitement for new photography adventures. The question is whether a Z 6, FTZ adapter, as well as an XQD card with reader is too high a price to pay for excitement. I priced this combination out at B&H and it approaches $2,350. Mmmm. Decisions, decisions......Show more →
As long as you feel something...anything, that's a good sign!
Kudos to Fuji for doing it better! Please note this is only observed using an adapter other than the FTZ, when using the FTZ and entering the Non-CPU data the focal length is correctly written to EXIF. So to get around this, I put in the lens information to my saved images using the LensTagger plugin to Lightroom.
