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May 28, 2023 18:16:55   #
Gilkar
 
Update to my original post. . . Thanks to all who replied. All of the information given was greatly appreciated.

A caveat, I mentioned I was shooting several graduations. On my final graduation shoot my job was to take a picture of each graduate in front of a white step and repeat backdrop with the school's logo, holding their diploma, as he/she exited the stage. Another colleague was taking the actual grip 'n' grin on stage. We were photographing approximately 450 graduates at 5 second intervals. I arrived early. I did test shots in the arena under the ambient lighting using an on camera fill flash. Each test shot was right on the money. (did I mention I love this camera!). The moment of truth arrived, and some yahoo thought it would be very dramatic to turn all the lights in the arena off, except for a spot light on the students as they received the diploma. The rest of the arena was in near darkness. The first student arrived in front of the backdrop, I pushed the button and. . . NOTHING happened. Five seconds later the next student arrived, then the third. . . I was frantic. By time the sixth student arrived I realized the problem was there wasn't enough light for the camera to focus. The camera will not fire if it cannot achieve focus. When I realized this I asked an assistant to open a nearby exit door to the outside allowing sunlight in. This allowed me to lock the focus on the backdrop before the students stepped in front of it. Once this happened everything went off without a problem. I only hope those first six will not be looking for their picture. In retrospect, even if I had the camera shutter set to trip regardless of focus, Those images would probably not have been of good quality.

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May 29, 2023 09:05:24   #
jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY
 
Erp1938 wrote:
Check Steve Perry think he did a Z8 how to setup.


Yes, he did, for the Z8 and Z9.

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May 29, 2023 09:36:21   #
Dalek Loc: Detroit, Miami, Goffstown
 
Steve Perry is a great resource. His eBooks are fantastic.

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May 29, 2023 10:56:20   #
jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY
 
Dalek wrote:
Steve Perry is a great resource. His eBooks are fantastic.


I have all that relate to cameras I own. Good info at a good price - and free updates.

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Jun 4, 2023 10:02:37   #
gwilliams6
 
Sharing this on each Z8 thread:

As I expected, the new Nikon Z8 has gone to the top of the latest Yodobashi top ten sales list in Japan.

Yodobashi top ten sales: May 15-May 30
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tTzYIUIcUWQ

1) Nikon Z8
2) Sony A74
3) Nikon Z9
4) Sony A74 kit
5) Sony A7R5
6) Canon R50 kit
7) Sony FX3
8) Canon R8
9) Nikon ZFC
10) Canon R6 II

Cheers and best to you all, whatever your favorite brand is.

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