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I bought an XQD card reader for <30€ from amazon. Though, in hindsight, I wish I'd went for a better one that also includes SD and explicitely has cf-express support.

Firmware update via Snapbridge is only supported in the Z fc, Z 6II, Z 7II, and Z 9. Here is the link from Nikon: https://nikonimglib.com/snbr/onlinehelp/en/80_information_01.html#z6

There are some ups and downs. On the upside we'll have more lenses and more, also affordable options, while the downside is that we pay probably some 20-30% extra to Nikon just for putting their ...

To me that looks like ordinary noise. Color banding is more ugly: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colour_banding But anyway, quite impressive, especially the file with ISO 25,600!

I am so happy that C1 exists. I am running C1 20 for more than a year and I am super happy. It's a very valuable tool! Too bad the price has risen so much, but it's certainly worth it.

For me...

And there are two peacocks as far as I can tell. But the noise is so bad in this, You shot at ISO 800, how much did you raise the exposure? It looks like +4 or 5 stops. It must have been pretty dark.

So, no more memes then?

Which website and which settings? I would recommend to explore the camera yourself before installing someone's setting on it. Settings are there because there is no one size fits all solution. The ...

Especially, I'd be worried about having to take all files through this process. I tried a lot of different things and in the end I just bought a capture one (C1) license. They still have perpetual ...

For me, photography has always been a bit of a social thing. I am just curious on what other communities you join in discussions and where you follow the work of other photographers respectively ...

70-300 F4.5-5.6

You said you were a casual photographer. Seems like you're a bit out of control. Think of what images you want to achieve exactly and then think of the tools that you need. Just breathe, relax, think.

Maybe, thinking a bit outside the box, something like Z5 + 24-70 F4 + 14-30 F4 + 40 F2 could also be a feasible option?

The viewfinder experience is really good. I like this direct feedback from exposure and camera settings. I don't notice any flickering or other distractions. It does have a digital feel to it, but ...

All shot with the Z6 + Nikon AF-S 200-500mm f/5.6 Ornithological Photobomb Hanging Goldfinch portrait Goldfinch tribute to Bresson Greenfinch portrait Futterneid (jealousy about food) I think I ...

Very interesting article, thanks! I feel that smartphones will just never be able to accomodate very large sensors due to compactness reasons. But most likely a lot will still be possible with ...

Tough question. I would go for a zoom, probably the new 24-120. If you don't like zooms or f/4 aperture, maybe the Viltrox 24mm 1.8 and the Nikon 85mm 1.8S.

A main advantage of dedicated cameras is the ability to use large aperture lenses and thus achieve a shallow DoF and a very unique look. Cameraphones like the Pixel do this in software, but there ...

"Shorty Forty" was the term I heard :-p

You have to take into account the difference in megapixels. If a Z9 image is downscaled to match the D5 20 megapixels I doubt you will see a difference. Downscaling eliminates noise. There was a ...