On the other side, why not? The focusing likely is very slow, like in the older days, and that might, just might, make taking the photo more enjoyable??

It has been good fun adapting the lens and trying to use it. The hardest part of focusing on a moving subject (my son will not hold still ) is the narrow ring on the helicoid that is right up against the camera body.

Besides, enlarger lenses tend to be quite affordable items.

I'm going to need a bigger cupboard 

Thank you Andrew!!

I had a tripod with gimbal used for some video but I find it limited for action, so I ended up  handheld

Thank you Oivid, symmetry was the key for this shot
Tom very nice shot especially the second 
Thank you Arturo and yes Swallows are in my list since last year

I spend a couple of hours in a small lake to be able to have a good photo of shallow  touching down the water for insects
It was very challenging, the Z8/180-600 was heavier than Z8/500pf used  last year and slower AF so  almost impossible to use EVF 
But I found a workaround: I used precapture 1 sec  with 30 FPS (jpeg ) and trying  to guess where  the bird is without using EVF or back monitor, just pressing 3D AF button and shutter almost continuously
it worked!!!

Z8 /180-600 , 460mm   f6.3 1/4000 sec Iso 2000

Nikon claims you need the said NikonID also for NX Studio v.1.80

I'm running v.1.70

I had 1.8 installed and it didn't require login. 1.9 does require it. I wonder why Nikon doesn't let people use it as a basic browser and editing program without having to log into their service online.

Spring Green Frog with the Hasselblad XCD 135mm_1.7 Tele
Hasselblad X2D
Green Frogs to the vernal ponds.

Ay, Michael!
Can you describe the speicial quality you see here compared to a Nikon / Sony / iPhone 16?
Please share for us to understand
Thank you!