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Such a beautiful area, I am most envious! I also have the Z 800PF, great lens and I almost always go handheld as a) it is very manageable and b) I find the tripod too restrictive and slows me up too much therefore missing opportunities.

The FM 2 is a great camera. However, a number of users see it as having a serious design flaw. If you are a left-eye shooter,, the film advance lever will protrude into your forhead when the meter is turned on and the shutter is unlocked. Although the original FM had a shutter lock collar around the shutter release, the engineers at Nikon decided at some point to eliminate it. The shutter lock mechanism on later FMs and FM2s was moved to the film advance lever. Unless the film advance lever was pulled away from the body the shutter remained locked (and the meter was off). This created the problem described above. I have asked numerous camera technicians if this could be changed. The answer was always 'no'.

So great bro

Do you think a external flash would work on this camera?

Greetings, located your page on an older outdoor gear topic, saw your wildlife images and the Z8/Z800 6.3 topic and started watching. The Z8 and the Z800 in my go to for bird and wildlife. Your images are outstanding, watching is definitely inspiring me to get out there more.

Super video and great shots.

Cool info

Try the Z fc. It resembles the FM2 more than the Zf.

Not sure why this was published at all not helpful at all

Looks like you just bought a sony and dont know how to take professional videos 😂

Agreed, the six element Planar or Xenotar are by many standards sharper than their 2.8 counterparts, but you will still need a good copy and sometimes a focus adjustment or collimation is needed

dont show end results? i downvote the video simple as that. i wouldnt be surprised if there wasnt even film loaded in the camera

They make lans cap on Amazon for this camera

And so Fuji releases a 500mm f/5.6 lens for both GFX and X-mount. Curious if you switched systems or plan to try to pick up this very affordable, quite awesome lens? I can say that I absolutely love my X-T3 camera, but I can also readily admit I fight it from time to time enough to make me want to find the "upgrade", despite knowing it quite well at this point. I'm considering all other systems at this point, especially Nikon and Canon, if Fuji doesn't delivering something special whether through updates to the 5th gen bodies, or superior 6th gen bodies - at that $2,000-$3,000 price point, there are simply too many very, very good options out there to pass up forever. I sure do like working with the film sims however, and generally have liked the price/performance ratio. I'm even considering a backward move into used DSLRs - totally different experience but man, there are some bodies+lenses that just "get the shot" and no arguing with the image quality (or AF quirks) at times either.

How did you mount your camera to the tripod?

Back in the early 80’s Nikon launched 2 great SLRs, the F3 in 1980, and the FM2n in 1983; it’s virtually impossible to decide between the two, I love the F3 for it’s large 100% eye-level viewfinder, and it’s waist-level viewfinder. I love the FM2n for it’s mechanical shutter-curtain, and the size of the FM2n; if the FM2n had a larger 100% eye-level viewfinder, and a waist-level viewfinder the FM2n would have been even better; nevertheless the FM2n is a joy to use.

Just wondering, have you looked at using a GFX body with an adaptor to full frame lenses? That would give you access to a wider variety of lenses.

I know this video is a few months old, but curious to hear your thoughts on Fuji's new XF500mm f/5.6. Seems like a decent aperture for equivalent 700+mm focal length.

I had very similar quality shots and video of Great crested grebe for 6x lower cost.

Would love to see the camera settings for these shots to get a better idea of high ISO output etc. Great content keep it up mate.

Incredible images. Makes me want to ditch my 600F for this.

thanks for the video Bernie. What are your thoughts on x-h2 for astro, milky way shots?

it is possible to link with a fujifilm xt50 camera?

Can I use the xs10 cage system with the xs20? Their chassis structures are very similar.

Yes, if one could afford the Z8, then get it and rest easy. It is truly a jack of all trades, something that will reward the owner. Also, what lens you use for your shoots is also vital. Great video bro

Nice find & photos.

I don't know it you saw, but Fujifilm just announced a version of the 500mm f/5.6 lens for their X-mount. Used with the X-T5, that will essentially give you 750mm with 40 megapixels (plenty of room to crop from there, if needed), at probably the lightest form factor for anything in the 750-800mm focal range (for prime lenses) currently available in any camera system. Given your experience with the Fujifilm system, I'd be curious to hear your opinion of whether that might work as a good walkaround kit for people who do a lot of songbird photography, but also a lot of hiking.

Here In Finland my'n is black-troathed puffin

Great shots! You had a good morning.

Wow, some great shots, especially 9:30 🤩 I was very close to them early summer/late spring this year, same gear as you, thought I had some absolute bangers, and they all came out soft, because of heat haze.😐

Great photos!

Patience pays off! Favourite sprigtime bird? Pied Stilts! A couple of local pairs have chicks (one pair have five or six!) so I'm off to find them at low tide this evening.

Great shooting Bernie, fantastic results and the persistence paid off. Really cool video package too.

Gorgeous shots Bernie!!

Outstanding shots ! Light looks incredible. My favorite for Wisconsin USA are Hooded Mergansers

What’s your favourite springtime bird?

And be carefull with the lens protection it can blur the image. likt Hoya

How does the boost function works ? Does it help on X-H2 ?

I did not find another video telling us about this model of camera, and I managed to buy the only one they had in a store in Japan, it is a very scarce model.

Nice film Bernie

Excellent review

What are your actual settings beyond the default.

500cm no ifs or buts

Damn, this lens is really sharp..

Who gives a shit...

I think if one starts off with the 280-600, they should keep it & then add the 800pf. My only long lens is the 200-500 (still using a D810) & although I have to do some heavy cropping for most photos, there are times when I need to zoom out. Of course a lot of the times I go out & if something is not around which is mostly coastal migratory, I’ll shoot anything. On a long distance trips like you mention, would be better to have both, heck, even local.Wouldn’t make sense to go without a backup.

I just got this lens a while ago, and I'm really blown away. The sharpness is crazy good, especially for taking portraits.

But I thought you were shore?

800/6.3 is made for travel due to its small size compared to bigger brothers, 600/4 or 800/5.6.

heads up - little grebe is actually called the Australasian grebe. blue fairwyren is the superb fairywren I wish Canon would have a 800/6.3 option. Even a 800/8 would be nice.