Anyone Using a Nikon Z6? I have read numerous reviews of both the Z6 and Z7 as well as side by side comparisons. My D750 is becoming too heavy for me. I am leaning towards the Z6

PAToGraphy Loc: Portland ME area

I have read numerous reviews of both the Z6 and Z7 as well as side by side comparisons. My D750 is becoming too heavy for me. I am leaning towards the Z6 - I don't need the higher # of pixels, better high ISO performance etc. and suited to the things I shoot. Really struggling with giving up the 750 and going mirrorless. Any experiences and advice pro/con? Thanks in advance.

rgrenaderphoto Loc: Hollywood, CA

PAToGraphy wrote:

I have read numerous reviews of both the Z6 and Z7 as well as side by side comparisons. My D750 is becoming too heavy for me. I am leaning towards the Z6 - I don't need the higher # of pixels, better high ISO performance etc. and suited to the things I shoot. Really struggling with giving up the 750 and going mirrorless. Any experiences and advice pro/con? Thanks in advance.

Everybody I know who has a Z6 loves it. And, with the F2Z adapter, you can use your existing lenses. Also, check nikon.com, I think they have a rebate program for the Z's.

PAToGraphy Loc: Portland ME area

Thank you - yes, I have been checking Nikon's site and some other sellers too. Thank you for your reply.

therwol Loc: USA

PAToGraphy wrote:

I have read numerous reviews of both the Z6 and Z7 as well as side by side comparisons. My D750 is becoming too heavy for me. I am leaning towards the Z6 - I don't need the higher # of pixels, better high ISO performance etc. and suited to the things I shoot. Really struggling with giving up the 750 and going mirrorless. Any experiences and advice pro/con? Thanks in advance.

The body will be smaller and lighter than the D750. The feel of holding it will be different. If you have large/heavy lenses, there may not be much weight savings. You should go into a brick and mortar store and hold the camera in your hands with a lens mounted to see if it's what you really want. Then you might consider buying from the store to help keep it in business. Nikon pricing is the same no matter who you buy from, and the tax savings of ordering online is becoming a thing of the past.

PAToGraphy Loc: Portland ME area

I have held it once and will do so again and see. It felt like I was holding a toy camera. Another factor for me is trading in equip towards the cost and I am not sure that would be an option, but I will find out. Thanks, therwol

CO

I have a D750 and D500. I rented the Z6 for two weeks not long ago. I did side by side comparisons with my D500. The D500's autofocus is clearly superior. The Z6 would often hunt to achieve focus in even slightly dim light. My D500 would acquire focus on the same subject immediately. I activated the Z6 low light focusing feature but that didn't seem to help. The D500 was better at continuous tracking also. I didn't do comparisons with my D750.

The images quality of the Z6 is stellar though. It's as good or even a touch better than the D500.

Hamltnblue Loc: Springfield PA

I use mine all the time and love it.
The firmware update a few months back vastly improved the focus issues.
Since then I rarely have to switch to manual mode for nightscapes.
If you want light weight, the Z6 and 24-70 F4 definitely deliver.

PAToGraphy Loc: Portland ME area

CO wrote:

I have a D750 and D500. I rented the Z6 for two we... (show quote)

Thanks for your reply and the results of your comparison. I am looking into renting a Z6 over a long weekend and giving it a workout. Did you use the accompanying mirrorless lens or an adapter to attach your own lenses. If you used your own Nikon mount lenses, did the Z6 still weigh in somewhat lighter?

PAToGraphy Loc: Portland ME area

Hamltnblue wrote:

I use mine all the time and love it.
The firmware update a few months back vastly improved the focus issues.
Since then I rarely have to switch to manual mode for nightscapes.
If you want light weight, the Z6 and 24-70 F4 definitely deliver.

I had heard that about the firmware upgrade. Thanks for your assessment of that lens and the weight.

CO

PAToGraphy wrote:

Thanks for your reply and the results of your comparison. I am looking into renting a Z6 over a long weekend and giving it a workout. Did you use the accompanying mirrorless lens or an adapter to attach your own lenses. If you used your own Nikon mount lenses, did the Z6 still weigh in somewhat lighter?

I had rented two of the Nikon mirrorless lenses - the 24-70mm f/4 and 50mm f/1.8. I know that these lenses are lighter than their full frame DSLR counterparts (except for the 50mm). That's one good aspect. Overall, the Z6 with the mirrorless lenses will be lighter than full frame DSLR cameras and lenses.

I sometimes attend model photo shoots where the models are moving all the time. I wouldn't feel confident that the Z6 autofocus can keep up with the fast action. The autofocus in my D500 is so good that I have a lot of confidence in it. It nails the focus every time. I think I will have to wait until Nikon's second generation mirrorless cameras come out. They need to improve the AF performance.

PAToGraphy Loc: Portland ME area

CO wrote:

I had rented two of the Nikon mirrorless lenses - ... (show quote)

Very helpful, CO. Thinking the AF action might then also carry over to catching grandkids in action, birds etc.

User ID

therwol wrote:

..........
Nikon pricing is the same no matter who
you buy from, and the tax savings of
ordering online is becoming a thing of
the past.

Except for B&H. If you use a B&H credit
card, they "rebate" the tax to you as a
discount [exact tax amount] at the time
of purchase.

Addressing the original question, I use
Canon EF lenses on Sony bodies. And I
intend to get a Z6 for my Nikon lenses.
The weight savings is negligible except
when using a rather compact lens, but
weight was not my reason. I prefer the
Sony cameras over Canon's SLRs, but
the Sony E -to- Canon EF marriage is
special in its operability. Cannot do the
same marrying Nikkors to Sonys, thus
a Z6 body instead of a Sony, to get rid
of the Nikon SLRs.

I also use Sony E bodies with the old
lenses from Maxxum/Dynax SLRs, and
again the operability is complete. A Z6
is similar to a Sony E body. Switch if a
Z6 is the TYPE of camera you'd rather
use. If you want to downsize, you will
need to change formats, to APS-C or
m4/3, and replace all your lenses. I'm
fully involved in all three formats, so I
comment as an actual user, not as an
online "advice parrot".

PAToGraphy Loc: Portland ME area

User ID wrote:

Except for B&H. If you use a B&H credit b... (show quote)

Thanks, User_ID, I don't have a lot of lenses, but I can't afford to replace them and I like the full frame.

CO

PAToGraphy wrote:

Very helpful, CO. Thinking the AF action might then also carry over to catching grandkids in action, birds etc.

I know someone here mentioned the firmware update. Maybe that improved the autofocus performance some. I'm not sure if the Z6 I rented had the update. There's something else that bothered me a little with the camera. The electronic viewfinder is a little jittery when panning. The refresh rate of the EVF is not fast enough to get a smooth viewfinder image when panning. It's not bad but noticeable. Also, objects close to the camera look very sharp in the viewfinder but more distant objects look grainy. Maybe if they increase the resolution of the viewfinder, that will help. I think the camera is great for static subjects but not so good for motion.

Pistnbroke Loc: UK

If you photograph BIF forget Z series