Nikon Z6/7 mirrorless system

[John Geerts]

pressing another button for it is just an extra step.

It is the same button.

[richardHaw]

It is the same button.

that i have to press another time

[Birna Rørslett]

Basically one doesn't move the finger thus push in, view, push again is a pain-free and swift operation.

The alternative, viz. having a light press on the shutter release make the framing go back to full view, means one has to move the hand (or finger).

Initially I thought the zoom in-out procedure on the Z would be a royal pain, but in practice it never bothers me anymore.

[richardHaw]

Basically one doesn't move the finger thus push in, view, push again is a pain-free and swift operation.

The alternative, viz. having a light press on the shutter release make the framing go back to full view, means one has to move the hand (or finger).

Initially I thought the zoom in-out procedure on the Z would be a royal pain, but in practice it never bothers me anymore.

i guess one gets the hang of it after a certain period. i assigned the button somewhere where i can reach it easier.
i am surprised that not all of the buttons can be mapped.

i have a disappointing story about the Z6 that i bought and inflexible nikon aftersales but thats a story for another time

[Fons Baerken]

Z6+FTZ is now down at € 1499,-

https://www.calumetphoto.de/product/Nikon-Z6-Vollformat-Systemkamera-mit-FTZ-Adapter-und-XQD-Karte/NIKZ6KIT1

[Luc]

Wow, € 1.499 is a huge discount. Nikon is buying Z-support with potential full frame customers. That also spells trouble for the introduction pricing of the Z DX system and lenses.

[CS]

Z6+FTZ is now down at € 1499,-

https://www.calumetphoto.de/product/Nikon-Z6-Vollformat-Systemkamera-mit-FTZ-Adapter-und-XQD-Karte/NIKZ6KIT1

That beats Nikon USA's listing of $1799, although both are attractively priced.

[Hermann]

Wow, € 1.499 is a huge discount. Nikon is buying Z-support with potential full frame customers. That also spells trouble for the introduction pricing of the Z DX system and lenses.

Yep. They seem to have changed their strategy somewhat to find new customers, not only for the Z-system but also for their DSLRs. One reputable dealer in Germany offers the D7500 (new, not refurbished) for € 719. That's a great price.

Hermann

[Eddie Draaisma]

Z6+FTZ is now down at € 1499,-

https://www.calumetphoto.de/product/Nikon-Z6-Vollformat-Systemkamera-mit-FTZ-Adapter-und-XQD-Karte/NIKZ6KIT1

The same site also sells the excellent 50/1.8S for only 349 Euro:

https://www.calumetphoto.de/product/Nikon-NIKKOR-Z-50-mm-1-1-8-S/NIKZ5018S

[Luc]

A useful site for comparing German prices is www.geizhals.de

[John Geerts]

Lifepixel had really botched the conversion of the full-spectrum Z6 by delivering a modified camera badly off the proper register distance. I needed a total of 0.6mm shims to get the camera to focus acceptably. The Z mount itself only allowed 0.1mm of shims were the signal pathway to continue to  be functional, thus the remaining 0.5mm had to be added to the front mount on the various lens adapters.

Pure UV shows lots of striping, IR less, and false-colour emulated Infrared Ektachrome virtually none. Most of these cases can be dealt with by the Topaz Denoise plugins, or by processing the NEFs in RawTherapee which has a built-in anti-striping filter.

I have RawTherapee now installed and running. Since Photo Ninja does not accept my uncompressed RAWS, I was searching for a good alternative.

Not many users here of RawTherapee?

[Birna Rørslett]

I run RawTherapee and Photo Ninja on my Linux boxes.

[elsid]

I have a Z6 for 2 weeks and, for astart, I use it with old manual Nikkors. The pictures below were taken with the 35/2 OC.

[Akira]

I have a Z6 for 2 weeks and, for astart, I use it with old manual Nikkors. The pictures below were taken with the 35/2 OC.

Elias, I always enjoy exotic images of such kind.

Interestingly, "Panta Rei" was the name of a Hungarian Prog Rock band whose bass player is also a genius engineer of electronics.

[Erik Lund]

Full circle for the old rangefinder lenses 
Rayqual SC-NZ lens adapter for attaching Nikon S and Contax C lenses to Nikon Z mirrorless cameras

Read more: https://nikonrumors.com/2018/12/24/new-rayqual-nikon-z-mount-adapters-lm-nz-leica-lenses-and-sc-nz-nikon-s-contax-c-lenses.aspx/#ixzz660esGSND