Article about Nikon Z's on safari: I found this article by Thom Hogan where he took a Nikon Z6 & Z7 on safari. He wrote about his experience shooting with them. I found it pretty...

Matt_F Loc: Wausau, Wisconsin

I found this article by Thom Hogan where he took a Nikon Z6 & Z7 on safari. He wrote about his experience shooting with them. I found it pretty interesting since I'd been interested in the Z6 for awhile. http://www.sansmirror.com/newsviews/2019-mirrorless-camera/july-september-2019-mirrorl/a-nikon-mirrorless-safari.html

Rich1939 Loc: Pike County Penna.

Matt_F wrote:

I found this article by Thom Hogan where he took a Nikon Z6 & Z7 on safari. He wrote about his experience shooting with them. I found it pretty interesting since I'd been interested in the Z6 for awhile. http://www.sansmirror.com/newsviews/2019-mirrorless-camera/july-september-2019-mirrorl/a-nikon-mirrorless-safari.html

After reading that, I have one question. Did you place your order yet?

ELNikkor

Thanks for posting this, I read the whole article. His shots and commentary were great and prove those 2 Nikons are worthwhile cameras.

Matt_F Loc: Wausau, Wisconsin

Rich1939 wrote:

After reading that, I have one question. Did you place your order yet?

LOL! I'd love to. Now all I have to do is come up with 2 grand!

Ched49 Loc: Pittsburgh, Pa.

I'm still trying to figure out why Thom Hogan wrote this article....why wouldn't Nikon Z cameras survive a African safari?

Rich1939 Loc: Pike County Penna.

Ched49 wrote:

I'm still trying to figure out why Thom Hogan wrote this article....why wouldn't Nikon Z cameras survive a African safari?

A.Probably because that's one of the ways he makes his living. Writing articles about photography equipment.
B.Haven't there been many fans of other brands questioning the Z's? Now we know how the Zs can handle Africa.

Matt_F Loc: Wausau, Wisconsin

Ched49 wrote:

I'm still trying to figure out why Thom Hogan wrote this article....why wouldn't Nikon Z cameras survive a African safari?

I think the article was wrote more for if the Z's autofocus would be good enough to keep up on safari. A lot of reviews have said they are now as good as a dslr. The cameras being able to survive a safari was just filler for his article.

JD750 Loc: SoCal

Matt_F wrote:

LOL! I'd love to. Now all I have to do is come up with 2 grand!

Thanks for posting that article!

Just wait a little while the price will come down. Or buy a refurbished model.

Retired CPO Loc: Travel full time in an RV

Very interesting. I'm not ready to toss all my Nikon DSLRs over the cliff yet but the idea of killer shots from smaller and lighter gear is pretty compelling. Thanks, Matt.

Bill_de Loc: US

Ched49 wrote:

I'm still trying to figure out why Thom Hogan wrote this article....why wouldn't Nikon Z cameras survive a African safari?

Thom probably had more reason to write the article than you had to write this post. His writings are at the very least somewhat informative and often interesting. Your post, not so much,

I did read and enjoy the article and the pictures that accompanied it. Thanks Matt for posting the link.

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Brucej67 Loc: Cary, NC

ELNikkor wrote:

Thanks for posting this, I read the whole article. His shots and commentary were great and prove those 2 Nikons are worthwhile cameras.

I am not sold yet, I own the Z6 and the D850 plus D500. My experience is different and the two biggest objections I have with the Z6 are (1) in low light situations with a moving subject the Z6 has difficulty achieving auto focus where my DSLR's grab focus right away, (2) when the camera goes to sleep to conserve the battery it wakes up very slow and yes i have the fastest wake up time in the menu.

jbk224 Loc: Long Island, NY

Matt, thanks for posting. His comment regarding the comparison to Sony is telling. Not better..not worse...but good enough for the job.

OnDSnap Loc: NE New Jersey

Brucej67 wrote:

I am not sold yet, I own the Z6 and the D850 plus D500. My experience is different and the two biggest objections I have with the Z6 are (1) in low light situations with a moving subject the Z6 has difficulty achieving auto focus where my DSLR's grab focus right away, (2) when the camera goes to sleep to conserve the battery it wakes up very slow and yes i have the fastest wake up time in the menu.

How can you not be sold, operator error maybe? I was sold on the Z's from the day I bought um, even before the updated firmware. I too own the D850, D500, & a D5...more and more I find myself grabbing the Zed's... Good to see one who actually knows how to put a body through it's paces and knows what he's talking about.

Country Boy Loc: Beckley, WV

Thanks for posting this, I enjoyed it and it makes me feel a little better about the z's

Retired CPO Loc: Travel full time in an RV

OnDSnap wrote:

How can you not be sold, operator error maybe? I was sold on the Z's from the day I bought um, even before the updated firmware. I too own the D850, D500, & a D5...more and more I find myself grabbing the Zed's... Good to see one who actually knows how to put a body through it's paces and knows what he's talking about.

I'll buy your D850, Offer me a great deal! I've got the D500 and D610 but I keep hearing great things about the 850.