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So, I worked a "Pink Carpet Event" yesterday,....and there were just two photographers there with a traditional DSLR! I was also the 'oldest' photographer,...the next older photographer had a small Canon DSLR,...there was one lady with a Z6 ( :-) ),...and about 3 Sony A7III bodies! One guy had a A7III,..using a large rectangular video light! He was capturing Video and Stills. He was about 4 feet away from me,...and I saw him zoom in a few times on a captured image and the image "Sharpness" could cut Steel! Literally! I wasn't jealous at all but admired the image sharpness! Good work for sure...
 
JMD-70 said:
So, I worked a "Pink Carpet Event" yesterday,....and there were just two photographers there with a traditional DSLR! I was also the 'oldest' photographer,...the next older photographer had a small Canon DSLR,...there was one lady with a Z6 ( :-) ),...and about 3 Sony A7III bodies! One guy had a A7III,..using a large rectangular video light! He was capturing Video and Stills. He was about 4 feet away from me,...and I saw him zoom in a few times on a captured image and the image "Sharpness" could cut Steel! Literally! I wasn't jealous at all but admired the image sharpness! Good work for sure...
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Yes. And those photographers who refuse to accept the development will soon be left behind and probably banned from many events because the shutter noise is NOT music when there are too many DSLR users are machinegunning at the same time.
 
olyflyer said:
JMD-70 said:
So, I worked a "Pink Carpet Event" yesterday,....and there were just two photographers there with a traditional DSLR! I was also the 'oldest' photographer,...the next older photographer had a small Canon DSLR,...there was one lady with a Z6 ( :-) ),...and about 3 Sony A7III bodies! One guy had a A7III,..using a large rectangular video light! He was capturing Video and Stills. He was about 4 feet away from me,...and I saw him zoom in a few times on a captured image and the image "Sharpness" could cut Steel! Literally! I wasn't jealous at all but admired the image sharpness! Good work for sure...
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Yes. And those photographers who refuse to accept the development will soon be left behind and probably banned from many events because the shutter noise is NOT music when there are too many DSLR users are machinegunning at the same time.
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I shoot "Wireless Capture",..so, going to MILC will be easy for me,...being that the Z6 and Z7 are both compatiable to the WT-6 wireless transmitter!

However, I'm holding out until Nikon releases its next versions of pro level MILC bodies!

For the Moment,...I'm content with my current tools....
 
I'm sure we will be seeing more and more MILC cameras at various events. The DSLR is still not dead and I'll bet you won't see as many MILC at high action sporting events like Football, Soccer, Auto racing etc for a while yet.

However MILC is maturing very nicely and will continue to improve.
 
madecov said:
I'm sure we will be seeing more and more MILC cameras at various events. The DSLR is still not dead and I'll bet you won't see as many MILC at high action sporting events like Football, Soccer, Auto racing etc for a while yet.

However MILC is maturing very nicely and will continue to improve.
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Ditto for birds and wildlife. I choose to save my money for now. My current DSLR is wonderful. If some day down the road I find 75% of other birders with mirrorless, then I will consider it. Actually, for landscape work it would be a great choice, but I still prefer to wait for the next generation... or two.
 
NikonNature said:
madecov said:
I'm sure we will be seeing more and more MILC cameras at various events. The DSLR is still not dead and I'll bet you won't see as many MILC at high action sporting events like Football, Soccer, Auto racing etc for a while yet.

However MILC is maturing very nicely and will continue to improve.
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Ditto for birds and wildlife. I choose to save my money for now. My current DSLR is wonderful. If some day down the road I find 75% of other birders with mirrorless, then I will consider it. Actually, for landscape work it would be a great choice, but I still prefer to wait for the next generation... or two.
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Having owned the Fuji X-T1, T2 and T3 and seen the progression of AF-C through those models, I have high hopes for Nikon's next iteration of Z cameras.
 
DerKaiser said:
NikonNature said:
madecov said:
I'm sure we will be seeing more and more MILC cameras at various events. The DSLR is still not dead and I'll bet you won't see as many MILC at high action sporting events like Football, Soccer, Auto racing etc for a while yet.

However MILC is maturing very nicely and will continue to improve.
Click to expand...
Ditto for birds and wildlife. I choose to save my money for now. My current DSLR is wonderful. If some day down the road I find 75% of other birders with mirrorless, then I will consider it. Actually, for landscape work it would be a great choice, but I still prefer to wait for the next generation... or two.
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Having owned the Fuji X-T1, T2 and T3 and seen the progression of AF-C through those models, I have high hopes for Nikon's next iteration of Z cameras.
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Let’s see what Nikon manages with the next firmware update for the z6/z7 - you never know...!
 
Bridgehouse said:
DerKaiser said:
NikonNature said:
madecov said:
I'm sure we will be seeing more and more MILC cameras at various events. The DSLR is still not dead and I'll bet you won't see as many MILC at high action sporting events like Football, Soccer, Auto racing etc for a while yet.

However MILC is maturing very nicely and will continue to improve.
Click to expand...
Ditto for birds and wildlife. I choose to save my money for now. My current DSLR is wonderful. If some day down the road I find 75% of other birders with mirrorless, then I will consider it. Actually, for landscape work it would be a great choice, but I still prefer to wait for the next generation... or two.
Click to expand...
Having owned the Fuji X-T1, T2 and T3 and seen the progression of AF-C through those models, I have high hopes for Nikon's next iteration of Z cameras.
Click to expand...
Let’s see what Nikon manages with the next firmware update for the z6/z7 - you never know...!
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I'll draw upon my Fuji experience. Firmware updates usually only offered minor boosts in performance. If the hardware can't do it, then it can't do it.
 
DerKaiser said:
Bridgehouse said:
DerKaiser said:
NikonNature said:
madecov said:
I'm sure we will be seeing more and more MILC cameras at various events. The DSLR is still not dead and I'll bet you won't see as many MILC at high action sporting events like Football, Soccer, Auto racing etc for a while yet.

However MILC is maturing very nicely and will continue to improve.
Click to expand...
Ditto for birds and wildlife. I choose to save my money for now. My current DSLR is wonderful. If some day down the road I find 75% of other birders with mirrorless, then I will consider it. Actually, for landscape work it would be a great choice, but I still prefer to wait for the next generation... or two.
Click to expand...
Having owned the Fuji X-T1, T2 and T3 and seen the progression of AF-C through those models, I have high hopes for Nikon's next iteration of Z cameras.
Click to expand...
Let’s see what Nikon manages with the next firmware update for the z6/z7 - you never know...!
Click to expand...
I'll draw upon my Fuji experience. Firmware updates usually only offered minor boosts in performance. If the hardware can't do it, then it can't do it.
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There’s a bunch of usability things they can definitely update and change (like focus confirmation in af-c!) and fall 2.0/2.1 really did update performance significantly (for me anyway)
 
I'm hoping eventually EVF technology will be as responsive as an OVF, unfortunately it will take more than a firmware update for that.
 
I don't miss my DSLR's at all. In fact, I was shooting my kiddos night football game with my Z6, FTZ and 85mm F1.8.

There was a lady following me around with a HUGE Canon DSLR and a Canon 70-200 2.8. She was on a monopod. Her frames per second sounded loud, clanky and slow compared to my 12 FPS. She asked me "what camera is that?" I told her it's a Nikon Z6. She said she'd never heard of it. I told her it's a new mirrorless full frame camera.

She said "well, my 70-200 is F2.8. I said, "that's nice, my 85mm is F1.8." I don't know why she was trying to compete or brag, etc... I wasn't impressed. I love my Z6!
 
JMD-70 said:
So, I worked a "Pink Carpet Event" yesterday,....and there were just two photographers there with a traditional DSLR! I was also the 'oldest' photographer,...the next older photographer had a small Canon DSLR,...there was one lady with a Z6 ( :-) ),...and about 3 Sony A7III bodies! One guy had a A7III,..using a large rectangular video light! He was capturing Video and Stills. He was about 4 feet away from me,...and I saw him zoom in a few times on a captured image and the image "Sharpness" could cut Steel! Literally! I wasn't jealous at all but admired the image sharpness! Good work for sure...
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How many phones? ;-)



Regards
 
Raul said:
JMD-70 said:
So, I worked a "Pink Carpet Event" yesterday,....and there were just two photographers there with a traditional DSLR! I was also the 'oldest' photographer,...the next older photographer had a small Canon DSLR,...there was one lady with a Z6 ( :-) ),...and about 3 Sony A7III bodies! One guy had a A7III,..using a large rectangular video light! He was capturing Video and Stills. He was about 4 feet away from me,...and I saw him zoom in a few times on a captured image and the image "Sharpness" could cut Steel! Literally! I wasn't jealous at all but admired the image sharpness! Good work for sure...
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How many phones? ;-)

Regards
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Phones and iPad's, ha!!! Good luck to them shooting at 8pm....
 
shadowlands said:
I don't miss my DSLR's at all. In fact, I was shooting my kiddos night football game with my Z6, FTZ and 85mm F1.8.

There was a lady following me around with a HUGE Canon DSLR and a Canon 70-200 2.8. She was on a monopod. Her frames per second sounded loud, clanky and slow compared to my 12 FPS. She asked me "what camera is that?" I told her it's a Nikon Z6. She said she'd never heard of it. I told her it's a new mirrorless full frame camera.

She said "well, my 70-200 is F2.8. I said, "that's nice, my 85mm is F1.8." I don't know why she was trying to compete or brag, etc... I wasn't impressed. I love my Z6!
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She obviously has no clue. ;)
 
Veloster75 said:
shadowlands said:
I don't miss my DSLR's at all. In fact, I was shooting my kiddos night football game with my Z6, FTZ and 85mm F1.8.

There was a lady following me around with a HUGE Canon DSLR and a Canon 70-200 2.8. She was on a monopod. Her frames per second sounded loud, clanky and slow compared to my 12 FPS. She asked me "what camera is that?" I told her it's a Nikon Z6. She said she'd never heard of it. I told her it's a new mirrorless full frame camera.

She said "well, my 70-200 is F2.8. I said, "that's nice, my 85mm is F1.8." I don't know why she was trying to compete or brag, etc... I wasn't impressed. I love my Z6!
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She obviously has no clue. ;)
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The funny part is how she kept following me around. And her 2.8 70-200 is awesome. I use to own one. But she busted out with the "mine is a F2.8". So she left me no choice but say "mine is a F1.8".

I know her Canon 70-200 F2.8 is worth a hell of a lot more than my 85mm F1.8G, but it was overkill on the sidelines of our kids football game. We get to be on the sideline, anywhere we'd like.

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Nikon Z6
Nikon Z 24-70mm F4S
Nikon FTZ Adapter
Nikon AF-S 85mm F1.8G
Nikon AF-S 70-300mm VR
Nikon AF-S 50mm F1.8G
Nikon SB-500
 
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DerKaiser said:
NikonNature said:
madecov said:
I'm sure we will be seeing more and more MILC cameras at various events. The DSLR is still not dead and I'll bet you won't see as many MILC at high action sporting events like Football, Soccer, Auto racing etc for a while yet.

However MILC is maturing very nicely and will continue to improve.
Click to expand...
Ditto for birds and wildlife. I choose to save my money for now. My current DSLR is wonderful. If some day down the road I find 75% of other birders with mirrorless, then I will consider it. Actually, for landscape work it would be a great choice, but I still prefer to wait for the next generation... or two.
Click to expand...
Having owned the Fuji X-T1, T2 and T3 and seen the progression of AF-C through those models, I have high hopes for Nikon's next iteration of Z cameras.
Click to expand...
Indeed, the technology is moving in the right direction. But I'm content not being an early adopter. And the weight savings isn't a big draw, since my type of shooting requires large (500mm or more) lenses.

If Nikon releases a mirrorless D500 that might get my attention.
 
Raul said:
JMD-70 said:
So, I worked a "Pink Carpet Event" yesterday,....and there were just two photographers there with a traditional DSLR! I was also the 'oldest' photographer,...the next older photographer had a small Canon DSLR,...there was one lady with a Z6 ( :-) ),...and about 3 Sony A7III bodies! One guy had a A7III,..using a large rectangular video light! He was capturing Video and Stills. He was about 4 feet away from me,...and I saw him zoom in a few times on a captured image and the image "Sharpness" could cut Steel! Literally! I wasn't jealous at all but admired the image sharpness! Good work for sure...
Click to expand...
How many phones? ;-)

Regards
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No phone-photogs,...but some guests,..just a couple were capturing video with an ipad!
 
JMD-70 said:
Raul said:
JMD-70 said:
So, I worked a "Pink Carpet Event" yesterday,....and there were just two photographers there with a traditional DSLR! I was also the 'oldest' photographer,...the next older photographer had a small Canon DSLR,...there was one lady with a Z6 ( :-) ),...and about 3 Sony A7III bodies! One guy had a A7III,..using a large rectangular video light! He was capturing Video and Stills. He was about 4 feet away from me,...and I saw him zoom in a few times on a captured image and the image "Sharpness" could cut Steel! Literally! I wasn't jealous at all but admired the image sharpness! Good work for sure...
Click to expand...
How many phones? ;-)

Regards
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No phone-photogs,...but some guests,..just a couple were capturing video with an ipad!
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7iii is not perfect for sports, the new a9ii maybe. Hope the Z6 pro model would be the same. And I am keeping Nikon long zooms and waiting. If GM zoom lenses are better than Nikon, that would be different. Unfortunately they are not. Sony lenses are getting better, so the Nikon.
 
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