JConrad

It makes me wonder why none of the camera companies with medium format heritage have come out with new medium format bodies. When I shoot film, I shoot 6x6 (with a Mamiya C330f), and it's always...

To be fair, it's also only a $400 markup, and with the popularity of the X100 cameras and the very limited production run, doesn't seem too bad.

3Percent - have you actually used any sort of image stabilization? How on earth is being able to shoot at 4-6 stops lower ISO in dark conditions without a tripod 'a marketing gimmick'? If I would...

3Percent - so you can hand hold a 35mm equivalent lens at 1/2 second or 1 second and regularly get sharp shots? Because that's what the early reviews of the X100VI are reporting as solid sharp...

You do realize that IBIS improves the ability to hand hold even if you're already steady, right? Like, if you can get tack sharp shots at 1/30s hand held without IBIS on this camera, you can...

Yeah, check your firmware. I have no issues manually selecting a profile in Lightroom or ACR and it corrects perfectly. Been the case on Z8, Z7 II and Zf. I’d be very surprised if it was a camera...

Why on earth are you doing all of this?

I just go to the Lens Profile selection, change lens make to Sony FE, select the lens I'm using - done. Distortion profiile applied and distortion...

You can still apply distortion profiles in Lightroom. (Which should work the same for zooms as with primes) Because you have to manually select them it takes a little longer, but I just made an...

I've been using the Sony 50mm f/1.2 GM on my Z8 with the ETZ21Pro for the past several months, and the lens feels like a native lens. Focus is quick and accurate. Even the aperture ring and lens...

It’s been able to recognize birds since launch in animal detect mode (and quite well), and still willl, but the bird specific one significantly increases recognition and stickiness of the AF on birds.

I just did the firmware update, and my Sony 50mm f/1.2 GM is still great on the ETZ21Pro.  Is your ETZ firmware up to date as well? I also noticed that in firmware 2, 3D tracking is much stickier ...

The only F mount lens I use is the 105mm f/1.4, which is just a fantastic lens, available for a reasonable price.

I mean, the obvious: it takes interchangeable lenses and will have better image quality overall. Still, it's a pretty hamstrung body.

I've been shooting mirrorless systems for over 12 years, from Micro 4/3, Fuji X, Sony E, Canon RF and now Nikon Z. In that time, I've probably used 200+ different lenses on these systems. I have ...

It’s very, very good. It’s about a stop, maybe even two, better than the IBIS on the Z8 in my experience. This puts it on par with Canon’s IBIS in the R6 and R5, which is not a bad thing. I still ...

Buy a DSLR - Replace the focus screen with a split prism screen: https://www.focusingscreen.com/work/d800en.htm Done.

There's the Voigtlander Z lenses, which pair awesomely with it. (I have the Voigtlander 35 APO and 65/2 APO, and an adapted voigtlander 21/3.5 VM and they work great for a manual focus kit. (It...

I have the 35/2 APO and 65/2 APO myself, and it's a wonderful combo.  I also have an M-mount Voigtlander 21mm f/3.5 color-skopar (super tiny) that works very well on the Zf, to make a great little ...

I own both. There is a difference, with the Z7 II being about a third of a stop better, and you can notice it with a bit more noise in heavily pushed shadows, but overall, the difference is small ...

I don't shoot much video at all, but yes, when I do I shoot in 4K.  My current camera can shoot in 8K, but I don't use that since the data is insane and I don't have any 8K devices anyway.  Video ...