Leonard Shepherd

Some cheap filters are plastic, not glass :-O If you are going to use a filter it needs to be optically flat in a mount that holds it parallel to the sensor. These 2 essentials cost money.

Uncropped experimental image Z7 500 PF 2x uncrossed image Thanks to information from the Z forum I learned the Z does AF with reasonably ease with an f11 AF lens combination with a much brighter ...

Focus shift (the first step in focus stacking) ideally requires a tripod.

+1 For some wildlife the D850 is also a bit challenged relative to the Z7. I just tried my Z7 - it sounds like it does 9 fps in 12 bit RAW at 1/8000 shutter speed in continuous High. It "goes much ...

This is a difficult call - as the cycle racing season has ended - and it is one of my passions. I will decide next season whether the D850 or Z7 is best. Another passion is wild flowers and insects ...

Not always so. One of the compelling reasons for considering 4:3 is the weight saving of usually smaller lenses for any particular angle of view. One of the main aims of Z is better optical quality ...

Some of us who actually own equipment being discussed :-) try to give constructive feedback, including mentioning minuses. Anybody w ho makes the effort to handle a Z7 for around 10 minutes quickly ...

You likely misunderstood the youtube message. AF (pre AF-D) and AF-D lenses will not auto focus on many low end bodies, as the bodies do not have a screwdriver AF drive. There is similarly no F ...

The consensus, including mine years ago, was that in lens VR reduced battery life by less than 10%. ML draws a lot of power for the electronic viewfinder/rear monitor. It is probable using VR a lot ...

Its simple - the AF is different to either the D850 or A7Riii ;-) You either accept this or you do not - or make arrangements to test for yourself. It costs more than a third of the cheapest new ...

The tests I have seen show it as having exceptional resolution and right into the frame corners for a zoom. The one test I have seen of the 35mm S show it as having higher resolution in the centre ...

Easy peasy :-) Ignoring that some of the birds are not swallows; swallows stop moving in mid flight as they feed there young, and almost stop while in flight and drinking water. I agree I could ...

The 200-500 is very usable on my Z7. What were the AF settings? Nikon ML AF works different to Nikon's 51 point or 153 point AF. Hopefully Tamron will come up with a fix as, especially as for ...

Mine does - it can even AF with a 2x converter! I have not found an AF speed difference compared to the 200-500 on the D850. The AF short of fast on either body.

Nikon has so far not released much detail. These comments are for guidance only based on the equipment I use and may not be 100% complete or accurate. I do not use back-button focus though though I ...

In lens VR can be disabled on most lenses. IBIS can be disabled on the Z7 body.

A limitation of mirrorless is that in any metering mode using + or - exposure changes the viewfinder brightness. With a DSLR it does not. By my standards with the Z7, 1.33 stops either way is OK ...

Maybe yes, maybe no. Nikon has not said much about how Nikon complements IBIS. IBIS is reported to lock the sensor as soon as the camera is switched off. This implies it is ready to go as soon as ...

ML does not have a "flippy mirror" to lift before exposure can start ;-)

Steve makes a big mistake in implying all wildlife is fast moving. In this respect he is wrong. For flowers, static birds and photo stacking I am satisfied the Z7 wins. The D850 cannot keep up with ...