500 pf + 1.4 iii tc works great on a Z9 with an ftz adaptor

F mount. Forgive me if I got the wrong idea. I am definitely going to get the 24-120 Z mount. It’s the F mount that I am not happy with.

The worst lens I own. Just not sharp. I much prefer using my 24-70 f2.8. Heavy lens, but super sharp.

A very good summary. In my view Bokeh presets for post processing are a step too far. Post processing is starting to take the skill out of photography.

My partner uses a Cotton Carrier. She can carry her camera and a long heavy lens all day hands free. I liked the Cotton Carrier so much I bought one too.

I am a Nikon shooter and recently bought the Z9 with a view to selling my D850 and D6. However, whatever people say about mirrorless being the future I still love my D6 and D850. The image quality of the D6 still astounds me and I have decide to keep both my DSLR’s. I will predominantly shoot the Z9, but those saying that mirrorless is the only way to go are, in my view, misguided and it will be a sad day when Canon and Nikon only produce mirrorless cameras.

I have a Z9 along with a D850 and a D6. I shoot mainly wildlife and probably use the Z9 90% of the time. The remaining 10% I shoot the D6 and occasionally the D850. If I was shooting landscape the figures would be reversed. The Z9 is a good camera and works well with all my f glass. Particularly the 500 pf and the 600 f4. It took me a long time to go down the mirrorless route, but now I have there’s no turning back in terms of my favourite genre of wildlife photography.

It looks a bit like a holiday snap. A lot of my landscapes end up looking like that. If it is a holiday shot for your own personal memories then it’s fine. If you want a competition shot then you need to shoot during the ‘golden hour’ and look for more drama. Some landscape photographers visit a location numerous times to get the right conditions.

I have been trying to tell the people on the Z9 Facebook page that this is the case. The Z9 lags behind the A1 in terms of grabbing focus on fast moving birds(often white birds) against a busy background. Apart from a few members of the Facebook Group who agreed with me most tried to say that I wasn’t using the right settings or had not been using the camera for long enough to judge. In my view Nikon need to get on top of this. A previous update made a huge difference, but Sony are still ahead and I understand have just released an update that improves eye tracking.

Replaced my D500 with the D850.

I leave my camera in airplane mode to save battery life. If WiFi or Bluetooth is on then it may be searching for other devices and using power. As a matter of interest I always switch VR off when I shut down the camera. Not to save battery, but because it is my understanding that the gyros are not locked in place for transporting the lens if VR is left on!

I had the same issue. You need to try and find a new lens. It’s a good camera system. I used mine on a trip to Peru. In the Amazon jungle it took pictures as good as those using DSLR’s. The main problem was slow focus. Sold mine a good few years ago.

And set your focus mode to continuous auto focus.

Not an expert, but I think you will find that the storage is your Mail app storage is your emails and attachments etc.

I hear $16k; cheap for an f6.3 lens??? Will stick with my 600mm f4 and a 1.4tc. Still only f5.6 at 840mm.