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Great review! I am anxious to try out my first mirrorless and think the Z6 would be great with my D850 bodies as well. I noticed you said that under 1/400th you turn OFF IBIS and above you turn it on? I am confused as to why when using slower shutter speeds you’d turn it off? Again, great write up sir!

It was a bit of a relief to read your experience with somewhat soft images. I have yet to offload an image I consider really sharp using the 24-70/4, 50/1.4 ais, 70-200/2.8 VRII, or 500/4 AF-S. They’re all “ok” on the rear screen (until pixel peeping, which I never did with my D700 or D800), but kind of frustrating on the monitor. I’ll try the setting you recommend for Adobe and experiment from there. I’m also going to try Nikon’s software and compare how it handles to raw images.

I also wonder about the AA filter. I’d far rather deal with an occasional moire in post than have a strong filter that compromises overall sharpness.

Hi Michael,

Thanks for the thoughtful and informative review.

With the current (Feb 2019) Z6 firmware, are you finding that, when shooting action in high frame rate AF-C, the two Wide AF area modes gnerally work best?

Great review! I actually jumped head-first into the Nikon mirrorless system late December 2018. So far, I’m loving everything about it – the size, the mount size, the EVF, the display, ergonomics, etc. I’m very hopeful having peeped some of the Eye AF content recently that with these firmware updates, the camera will improve significantly. I weighed waiting–even trying the A7iii, but in the end, the optics possibilities intrigued me with the Z series cameras which is one of the biggest reasons I stayed with Nikon. That, and to see all my glass and learn a whole new system just seemed too much for me at the time.

Over all, really loving the camera. Switching the WB modes, the AF modes, all of that is so intuitive. One thing I was wondering about is when you’re using off camera flash. Does anyone know if you’re setting up a shot and your killing all the ambient, is there a way to see the image exposed normally so as to gain focus, without switching your ISO or shutter back and forth – lightening it up to see the object and focus, then changing it back to the exposure for flash before shooting? Is there a way to change that function so you only see the image after you’ve shot it – but not in the EVF?

Thanks again for your indepth reviews – always interesting stuff – especially when it affirms my purchase decisions. 🙂

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Excellent review! I was very excited when Nikon ANNOUNCEd this camera, but the AF capabilities do give me pause. I primarily shoot outdoor actions sports with a D850 and D4. However, last year I bought a Sony A7iii for video and did some experimenting using it to  shoot some mountain bike events. The Sony has excellent AF, but lacks in other areas that made it less than ideal for my work in event photography. I certainly loved the video capabilities of the Sony, but after an 8 month trial, I decided to sell it. With my D4, d850, and all my past Nikon cameras I prefer to use AF-C with single point or occasionally 9 point AF options. In your experience, how does the Z6 AF-C single point stack up to the d85o for fast moving subjects at relatively close range?

Thank you for the review ! 

A great description of the equipment I am thinking of buying a Nikon

I’ve been shooting with the z6ii for the past year and a half. this is the first time I had heard of this issue, but you’re totally right! It has been frustrating seeing just off from sharp images, yet when I record in 4k video, my video is sharper than my images could ever be, especially in low light. Don’t get me wrong though, I do really love the camera. I am just very happy to see that this issue is not just my own!