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Re: Nikon Z6/7 mirrorless system
« Reply #795 on: April 05, 2019, 07:03:03 »
Paco, nice.  I particularly like the guy in #5.  I always had problems with Sony a7ii and a7rii picking out  single face when AF was conflicted with higher contrast subjects close.  I thought the Z6/7 and 79-200 2.8 E a great combo but alas funding for Z6 will preclude upgrading my G mk II  :( .
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Re: Nikon Z6/7 mirrorless system
« Reply #796 on: April 05, 2019, 12:13:44 »
Impressive work, Paco.  You can see the emotions.

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Re: Nikon Z6/7 mirrorless system
« Reply #797 on: April 05, 2019, 12:21:39 »
And no obvious banding either :D

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Re: Nikon Z6/7 mirrorless system
« Reply #798 on: April 05, 2019, 13:43:31 »
Thank you for your encouraging comments.

   About banding, that is my point. I can not find the information on the file on capture NxD metadata and I´m not sure after a month but most likely I was using silent full electronic shutter. Led lights, Z6, 70-200e @200mm and f2.8, 800 iso, 1/500. WB fixed at 4500k. Neutral picture mode.

   This is an image sooc

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Re: Nikon Z6/7 mirrorless system
« Reply #799 on: April 05, 2019, 14:52:38 »
pulsed light can lead to banding sometimes and sometimes not. I guess it has to do with the electronics driving the lamps.
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Re: Nikon Z6/7 mirrorless system
« Reply #800 on: April 05, 2019, 15:02:57 »
... and the camera is blamed for being true to the character of the light ,,,,

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Re: Nikon Z6/7 mirrorless system
« Reply #801 on: April 05, 2019, 15:04:55 »
... and the camera is blamed for being true to the character of the light ,,,,

exactly
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Re: Nikon Z6/7 mirrorless system
« Reply #802 on: April 13, 2019, 13:02:35 »
My third Z camera, a Z6 modified to be "full spectrum", is on its way. It safely crossed the Atlantic in a minimum of time. However, for now it is stuck in Norwegian Customs and the upcoming Easter means there likely will be two weeks yet before they release it from their firm grip. After slapping a healthy amount of VAT on the shipment, of course.

Meanwhile, being grounded myself by an unfortunate car accident, I experimented with my current Z cameras to learn how effective they protect against any UV entering their sensors. Mounting the UV-Nikkor 105mmf/4.5 with the Baader U filter on either Z6 or Z7 does allow visual focusing even through that dense filter. Well, provided there is full daylight and finder illumination is increased from the zero setting. Still just enough to do manual focusing with the unmodified stock camera in UV.

I did some hand-held UV captures with the Z7 for fun, besides to learn how effective UV is suppressed by the stock sensor. Apparently UV is kept down at least 8 EV even when using the specialist UV-Nikkor lens, implying unwanted UV is very unlikely to be an issue for ordinary shooting.

Here is an example shot at f/4.5, ISO 25600 and 1/6 sec using the UV-Nikkor on my hand-held Z7. Not very exciting except for proving UV can be pushed through almost any optical system yet there is no guarantee of any final image quality.

Oh well. Back to waiting for the Customs to release my UV/IR Z6.

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Re: Nikon Z6/7 mirrorless system
« Reply #803 on: April 13, 2019, 13:29:16 »

Meanwhile, being grounded myself by an unfortunate car accident, I experimented with my current Z cameras to learn how effective they protect against any UV entering their sensors. Mounting the UV-Nikkor 105mmf/4.5 with the Baader U filter on either Z6 or Z7 does allow visual focusing even through that dense filter. Well, provided there is full daylight and finder illumination is increased from the zero setting. Still just enough to do manual focusing with the unmodified stock camera in UV.

Oh well. Back to waiting for the Customs to release my UV/IR Z6.

Birna I hope you will up and fit again soon. There is only a month to our trip to Scotland.

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Re: Nikon Z6/7 mirrorless system
« Reply #804 on: April 13, 2019, 13:31:42 »
My third Z camera, a Z6 modified to be "full spectrum", is on its way. It safely crossed the Atlantic in a minimum of time. However, for now it is stuck in Norwegian Customs and the upcoming Easter means there likely will be two weeks yet before they release it from their firm grip. After slapping a healthy amount of VAT on the shipment, of course.

Birna, hope your physical  damage is only recoverable without any aftermath.
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Re: Nikon Z6/7 mirrorless system
« Reply #805 on: April 13, 2019, 13:32:15 »
Problem is my car not me this time :( As I live in the sticks so to speak, a car is necessary to be able to move around.

I most certainly will attend the NG Scotland meet-up 2019.

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Re: Nikon Z6/7 mirrorless system
« Reply #806 on: April 13, 2019, 13:34:27 »
Problem is my car not me this time :( As I live in the sticks so to speak, a car is necessary to be able to move around.

I most certainly will attend the NG Scotland meet-up 2019.
Good to hear, that it is only mechanical problems

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Re: Nikon Z6/7 mirrorless system
« Reply #807 on: April 13, 2019, 13:36:55 »
Indeed.  I would say, it's a relief.
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Re: Nikon Z6/7 mirrorless system
« Reply #808 on: April 13, 2019, 13:51:59 »
better car broken than Birna broken!
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Re: Nikon Z6/7 mirrorless system
« Reply #809 on: April 13, 2019, 14:33:28 »
better car broken than Birna broken!

My sentiments exactly! Besides which, I'm not nearly through, could I ever be, mining her brain for insightful lens evaluations and gear reviews in general. Why, the world would be populated by idiots wearing Nikons [sic] around their necks like so much expensive jewelry purchased to impress even more idiots. (Am I projecting -- too much? :-[) I'd personally much rather be a few technological generations behind the curve then suffer henceforth going into the future, new toys at my beckoning, with no Birna to crunch the numbers and still give a subjective take just to remind us it ain't all rocket science but art, too. Sometimes, both!