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Excellent review! Love the more “human” approach to your review instead of just the same ol’ techno mumbo-jumbo that is prevalent on RUclips. Thanks for taking the time to share your thoughts.

What an amazing sight ! Such rare bird to show up here is truly remarkable.

Matthew, So nice and calming. A beautiful bird. Thanks for sharing this.

Very helpful. Thank you

Fantastic video Matthew :) What a cool bird, huh ? I got 3000 shots of him, so of course a handful of ringers ;)

Nice review, thanks. I have a 70-180 and I love it. I have owned F mount 70-200 F/2.8 lenses and wow I love the 70-180 weight and image quality. Stay safe :0)

Love these ❤

How do you feel the quality of this Z mount 70-180 compares to an F mount with adapter 70-200 on the Z8?

I have a question... After you've calibrated the lens, does the camera recognize the lens after you switch with another lens and put the first one back on?

Excited to bird now thanks 🎉

I think I’m gonna go this route

Great discovery Matthew. Very helpful in the field. Expect few more tips in future. Please suggest for speedy small & big flying bird what autofocus mode do you use with success

Such a nice detailed video. Thank you for sharing the knowledge. I just got a Pro 300 today and run my first print, a BW photo of my daughter on the luster paper. I bought a package of sample papers that comes with some different variety so I can test and see the differences. Loved the quality and I'm happy with the purchase.

Place a sheet of glassine on top of the print before you press down on it. You now know, pressing directly onto the image is a no go.

Do you know maybe if build quality is the same like Tamron G1 because I hear that AF of Nikon 70 180 is better than Tamron G1 (different af motor)...optically is the same lens but phisically maybe Nikon better.

Tanks for sowing te pasting method. I ave a question, what do you do or would like to suggest to protect the print. Is there some kind of laminate that you use or just leave the prints bare?

Thanks.. it's very helpful.❤🎉

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Elephant in the room: What the heck is Gatorboard?

It has become a WORLD of SHIT

Happy with Nikon D 500 but I don't use Video.

Hi, thank you for making this very helpful video. A couple questions: Are you are at all concerned that Gatorboard is not really acid-free, not considered achival, and will release gas(es) that could adversely affect your work over time? Do you by chance have any experience with using it on a print you've had for a long time? Or do you think that for the purposes for which you're using it there's no need to worry about things that might happen at some potentially rather distant point in the future? I'm trying to figure out if this is something I need to worry about. Thanks.

Lovely. Thank you.

Matthew, Just wondering how you are feeling about the 600 pf. I do some small birding here on the east coast. Tried the z100-400 on my apsc Nikon, but still didn’t give me enough reach. Added the 1.4tc but was disappointed with the image quality. Reviews of the 180-600 seem to agree its a bit disappointing at 600mm. I’ve never used a long prime lens…have always had zooms. Do you find you miss the flexibility of a zoom? Thanks

Berkeley resident here: love it!

Wonderful! What's the last third of the video supposed to be dark nothing there?

The Ruddy Duck was super cute!

Looking to get my kid a camera....she played with a friends camera some and I'd like to give her a chance to try photography as well as making some videos... From the time she had with my friends canon, and my old DSLR, we have decided a viewfinder is necessary. A year later after posting this video, do you think this X-S20 is still a good idea? I do like the form factor, the fuji film simulations seem cool for someone getting into photography maybe avoiding the keed to learn a lot of editing and post processing right away...and the lens options seem to have affordable choices to fill the needs... like a wide 10-18 2.8 zoom and 18-55, from Sigma...affordable and also pretty small... lots of nice primes available, etc... Thanks again for the video, any input would be greatly appreciated...

Excellent dissertation!

don’t use live view!

Hey, look what video I found.😊

I have a Z8, 24-120, and 400 f4.5. It seems like this bag will be a great fit. Can I also ask what lens sleeve are you using for your 400 f4.5 lens? Thanks!

Clear concise, super job..Thanks for sharing.

I've followed your video instruction precisely several times and can not get my D5 to fine tune a Nikon 50mm f1.4G lens. Frustrating. Any thoughts what I might be doing wrong?

Where do you print your photos, or what kind of printer do you use

So useful ❤. Is there a link to lens skin?

So how did you do the actual adjustment

Very nice pictures! I want to photograph this bridge with clouds around it from mount tamalpais peak.

Hi Matthew, just wondering how can I calibrate AF Fine Tune in Nikon d750 with a tamron 18-400mm F/3.5-6.3 and a Teleplus (teleconverter) HD Pro 2X DGX. Is that something you can help with??? Please . I would like to have very sharp telephoto in auto mode and and also in manual mode 🙏 thanks . By the way, you have good content!!!

Very Nice. Thanks. Apparently you have prefered the Z8/600Pf combo vs A7V 500/5.6 Sigma over the long term ? Probably because of image stabilisation and teleconverter possibilities ?

Wish they made this in f mount DX lens with vr iii

500 7.1 is crazy 😭

Amazing! Great images! Makes me feel and remember how moving is to be in such beautiful kind of nature.

I'm still undecided about which mirrorless system to buy. I'm only a hobbyist and I have Nikon and Canon DSLRs and lenses. I like the full frame look and colors with my old Canon 6D. But having smaller camera and lenses may be a bless. Fuji seems tempting, small, good IQ, third party lenses...

Hi Matthew, thanks for the considerable amount of work you put into this review. As a result of your review I have purchased a used 400 DO ii and after a few days of testing, I am delighted with the lens. I can’t believe how (relatively) light and small the lens is and I am very pleased with image quality and bokeh. I can confirm your findings, image quality at f4 is pretty good but improves greatly at f5.6. I was pleasantly surprised at how well the lens works on my Canon R7. Various reviews are not very complimentary of this lens/camera combination. Once you start pixel peeping you can see that the image quality is not as good as on the R5 (which is to be expected) but it is quite acceptable and hardly noticeable until you zoom in to 100%. I also have a 100-500 lens but find the 400 DO is a decent step up in IQ and bokeh is far better. That said, you do of course lose the flexibility of the 100-500 range and close focusing ability. However, IMO the 400 DO ii is still a good lens in 2024 and an excellent used purchase!

Thank you for this info 🙏 ❤👍

The idea that the mechanical shutter moves the sensor and affects image sharpness on the Canon R7 seems to be a misunderstanding. Here’s how the mechanical shutter works in general: In cameras like the Canon R7, the mechanical shutter is a physical curtain that covers and uncovers the sensor. When you take a photo with the mechanical shutter, it opens to expose the sensor to light and then closes again to end the exposure. The key is that while the shutter is open, the sensor is completely stationary, and no movement happens during that time. The image is captured when the shutter is fully open, so any movement of the sensor would occur either before or after the image is taken. As for the electronic shutter, it has no moving parts. The sensor is read electronically row by row without the need for a physical shutter. It can, however, be more susceptible to rolling shutter distortion (especially in fast-moving subjects), but it doesn't involve any mechanical movements. In summary, the mechanical shutter shouldn't cause any significant sensor movement that would affect sharpness. If there are reports of images not being tack-sharp with the mechanical shutter, it could be due to other factors like slight camera shake, shutter shock, or other external influences, but not sensor movement.

Looks like you went with the 600 instead of the 800. It can be a lot too chew but the 600 looks like the big brother to the 400 4.5. Enjoy the new toy!

Thats amazing video. I just got r7 and i have sigma 150-600 mm and i do aviation photography I used to use 6d mark ii with 150-600 Any tips for r7 and sigma 150-600?

Will look forward to hearing your thoughts on it as an edc. I rented one for a week, but didn’t have a great time getting on with it. In the sunshine, i found the images on the lcd hard to see. And i couldn’t figure out how to change settings on the go. Maybe i didn’t give it enough time?