Re: Nikon unveils the highly anticipated Z8 camera!
I get all that
These are all examples of other people being around the equipment, so the chances of anyone walking away with it are slim
And 1bwana1 made the good point that this can be standard practice in industry.
But as a nature photographer, setting up expensive gear and walking away and leaving it is stupid. End of conversation.
NikonClio64 wrote:
Auto Capture is probably a spill over from the software for the company's robotic systems, investing in deep learning - notably its subsidiary MRMC, which Nikon acquired 7 years ago during its restructuring, but had been working closely with since the 2012 Olympic Games at least
bs kite wrote: bernardl wrote:
Auto capture was designed first and foremost with professional sport event in mind. I hear it was designed with inputs from AFP. Nikon now has by far the most powerful solution to manage a pool of cameras:
- local ability to auto capture in a super smart way
- remotely controlled robots
- software to control remotely a set of cameras
A single operator can cover a basketball game with 10 Z9s rigged all over the court. That’s simply a total game changer resulting from a very ambitious vision. It’s so far ahead of what Canon and Sony are proposing that I expect other major press agencies to follow AFP soon.
This kind of paradigm change is an order of magnitude more significant for agencies that any of the camera performance improvements that may come in the next 10 years. It follows the blue ocean framework which is about transforming the game. A metamorphosis when Nikon is going from a camera manufacturer to the provider of an experience to capture an event in stills and video. A business case for the MBAs of the world.
I am sure it will also be of tremendous value for wildlife obviously.
So this photographer puts out 10 Z9's rigged all over the court. Scenario: 10 pro photographers rig 10 z9's all over the court. That equals 100 cameras with all the wires. Makes no sense to me, but I do not shoot basketball games.
As far as wildlife goes I have been in love with nature my entire life and photographing it since 1974. I've said many times on this forum that the most enjoyable part of every nature photography outing was the experience of being there and observing the nature.
I want no more automation in my wildlife photography.
This is exactly what things are going toward and what I do not want....... sit at home on the computer and monitor the cameras. More computer time. Not for me.
Jun 16, 2023 at 05:08 AM
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Makes no sense to me, but I do not shoot basketball games.