Re: Nikon unveils the highly anticipated Z8 camera!
tabishshaikh wrote:
On the focusing front, it surely is better than Z72 but I am quite sure my D850 was better for many situations. I consistently was not able to focus a duck or an egret against the background using my 200-500. As it very hot in India these days, I think it's the heat shimmer that's making it happen.
A few examples
Honestly, my D850/200-500 would have no problem acquiring that bird in this exact scene. It never has had a problem acquiring that size bird in this relatively open scene. And my D850/200-500 would never go back and grab the background, like the "issue" that some have been niggling about in this forum this week. Didn't it stem from Jan's (spelling?) YT video? The simple solution was to pull (manual) focus out from the background and then the AF system would probably recover. DGMW... I think we all like/enjoy Jan's reviews. I do.
My D850 is set up with the following options (I never change it) and I have no AF issues whatsoever (but I do not shoot super fast, erratic birds such as swallows....
AF-C, Single Point, AF-ON, PV button set to AF-area Mode
When in use: If I must acquire a moving target I press/hold both the AF-ON and PV button. Once it acquires I begin the "burst" (just 9 fps). At the time these settings were recommended, the person recommending them was shooting the D850 too (briefly as I recall). That person is Geoff (Arbitrage). He recommended these settings and they are all I have used since that day.
Before that, I remember cussing my D850's AF. I had just switched from the D500 as my go-to and was considering going back. After I set up my D850 with the above options, I never considered going back because I wanted FF. I like the D850's sensor a lot.
Jun 03, 2023 at 09:02 AM
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