Jan, some golf clubs that use a graphite shaft are quite flexible and they do bend when the club is swung, so the bend of your club in the photo may mean that they are using the graphite shaft on the club.
A mirrorless version of a D500 would make sense. It would also push Canon towards upping the quality of the R7 lineup. Any one of these companies "hitting it out of the park" with a model is a huge incentive for the others to up the quality of their own offerings. Competition is GREAT for the consumer!!!
Competition is key for the consumer, Canon is the top dog right now and you can see their anti-consumer actions, they have photo cameras that suck at video and we have very little 3rd party glass on the RF mount while Sony continues to give photo cameras that can do video quite well and now a 120FPS camera. I have used Canon EF for 20 years and if I was buying a new platform now I would be leaving Canon.
The current R7 does not feel like it is on eye-level with the R5. It feels more like a consumer-level FF body. Would love to see an high-MP APS body with the same features and button layout as the R5. And while I am day-dreaming, make in the same form factor as the R5 for compatibility of accessories (battery grip, l bracket, etc.).
One of big reason why I still use my Nikon D500 is that they do not offer anything that can compete with it in aps-c size. Z50 is not it, since the autofocus is not that good. Especially for birds and action
I actually do not think it is true that the D500 has better AF than a Z50. I had a D500 and a Z6 for several years and the Z6 outperformed the D500 with the same lens. The Z50 is very similar in AF to the Z6. Especially the 3D tracking of the D500 is bad and very erratic. The subject tracking of the Z6 is really on another level. The only advantage the D500 has over the Z6 is the optical viewfinder, the electronic viewfinder of the Z6 is its weakpoint or rather design flaw: Slideshow when shooting in H+ mode. The Z50 has the same issue, in fact likely all Z cameras except for the Z8 and Z9. So I guess you actually never used a Z50.
I shoot the canon r6 mk.2. I'm all about 3rd party lenses. Love it!! But I believe canon needs to start concentrating on making enough lenses to begin with. As they put out the 200 to 800 and I'm looking at a long time before getting my hands on one. Yes I could have pre ordered. I guess I'm just frustrated that everywhere I look it's on back order. Great video 😊
For similar reasons I avoid third-party chargers, so that the OEM battery won't get damaged (e.g. bad charge curves, overcharging, etc., resulting in reduced capacity or lifespan). Best to use the OEM charger with the OEM batteries.
I have had z 180-600 since december and its a very sharp lens ,on par with sony fe 200-600 and no focus breathing like sony -so its about 600 mm when focused close ,recommend it
@@jan_wegener Not yet ,I will get my first Nikon prime z 400mm f4,5 after two weeks so I can compare ,I guess at 400mm prime probable wins slightly and with 1,4 ext 560mm they maybe are on par when zoom is set to600m. Anyway the prime is much lighter and easier to operate. In some reviews sony fe 200-600mm is better at 600mm than z180-600 and in some reviews they are equal. I can not see any practical difference. Those expensive over 12K euro primes surely win z 180-600 outside the center but they are too expensive for me, cheers
An APS-C camera from Nikon would be great, because as others have said, it would force Canon to get at least somewhat serious about crop sensor cameras. The build quality, readout speed, and features on the r7 right now are way below where they should be to be a 7D Mark II replacement. I'm cautiously optimistic that the really good sigma glass will come to RF, but knowing Canon I'm sure they'll find some way to screw it up.
A D500 mirrorless equivalent requires a dedicated APS-C compact lens lineup to take full benefit of the smaller sensor. That market is gone to MFT. They have all the high quality compact lenses one might need.
Jan, I am always interested, how cameras perform in other genres than sports, high speed action events and concert photography, as there are some aspects of wildlife photography, that are similar to my genres. The A9III is an amazing camera. I am sure you will enjoy using it. I have just optimised the configuration on my A9III for my genres, the same way as I did for the A9 and A1. This camera is not for the faint hearted. It is really fast.
It would be great to see a mirrorless D500. I loved my D500, but when I wanted to upgrade to a mirrorless, I ended up switching to Canon because I felt the R7 was the closest mirrorless equivalent to the D500. Seems like Nikon really ignored the crop sensor action market with their mirrorless lineup. The Z6II may be getting better with firmware updates, but when I tried one it just didn't compare for fast action.
I have just got a Sony A9iii (replacing an A7Rv) and look forward to seeing how it compares to the A1. The pre-capture and new AI autofocus are the big attractions to me rather than the global shutter or 120fps - as the 30fps of the A1 I think quite fast enough for most situations and I have never noticed rolling shutter with the fast readout speed of the A1. For culling the large number of images I am using Photo Mechanic before loading to Lightroom. I think the A9iii may be the perfect wildlife camera EXCEPT the 24mp sensor rather limits cropping.
You obviously enjoyed discovering new genres with the Sony cameras in Sydney. You got some amazing sports shots even in this unfamiliar area for you. I shows your great mastery as an excellent photographer all around.
Anyone who doesn't include you as one of the top "go to" reviewers of camera gear is really missing out on sound, informative, non biased reviews. I don't think I would buy another piece of gear without getting your take on it first. Even though it might not fit in your kit, you would fairly go over the pros and cons so I would know how it would fit in mine. Thanks for being such and invaluable resource. Catherine Dalessio
I am 67 and hope I live long enough for affordable global shutter to trickle down to decent video...lol... Despite many YT authors saying they can eliminate rolling shutter, none do the ultimate test. Lightning video is the ultimate test of rolling shutter, even with the best rolling shutter and high frame rates you still frames that capture only a portion of the lightning bolt. My Nikon 780 has around 50% "munted" frames at 4K/30p, maybe 30-40% at 1080p / 60p. Therefore I cannot wait for global shutters return, I say return as the first few video cameras i had all were global, but they had crap SD resolution or even worse.
High speed global shutter on a 45Mp sensor will probably be more of a challenge than the 24Mp trying to buffer and save such big files. They'll be working at it though.
The prob I see with the Nikon updates is ; Its telling me that I shouldn't buy one of their cameras in the first year of launch as it seems the bodies are just launched with missing features. Why did the Z8 get launched with out Bird AF when the Z9 had it ?? The Z8 now has features that are not in the higher priced Z9 , its a bit of a mess. I also have a feeling that features are being held back at launch to be added later as an update so Nikon are perceived as the good guys with giving customers updates.
I think a flagship APS-C camera from Nikon would be great. It has to be a professional camera with all of the qualities of a professional camera (like the Nikon D500 had), just with the 1.5 crop factor of an APS-C camera. That is where Sony made a mistake (they should have made a baby A1, but that is not what the A6700 is). If they could just slightly bump up the megapixel count beyond 20.9, so that when you do a minor crop (i.e. straightening the horizon), you're still left with at least 20.9 megapixels, that would be perfect (a 24 megapixel APS-C camera would leave enough room to do something like that... that is still less than the Canon and Sony APS-C cameras). I understand why, economically, it makes more sense for Nikon to be focused on a Z6III, but if they're wanting to keep up the reputation for professional products that they've been building with the Z8/Z9, all of their great lenses, etc., to me, a mirrorless D500 seems like the way to go. For firmware updates, Nikon should add some form of highlight alerts to the Z8/Z9 that can be turned on/off. Even just a thick line (although there is probably a better solution than this) that shows up on the right side of the electronic viewfinder when a highlight is clipping, and a thick line on the left side of the electronic viewfinder when a shadow is clipping would be helpful. That way photographers who are using an expose to the right strategy have a quick way to determine when they've got an optimal exposure. I suppose an expose to the right exposure mode that could be turned on/off would also solve this problem (the camera using an expose to the right histogram as their default target, instead of the neutral histogram that they opt for on the assumption that some photographers are shooting JPEG, and won't be able to adjust the exposure in post-production). They could even create a sub-option with a title such as "Link Shutter Speed Dial to Minimum Shutter Speed", where the camera will start to move the histogram to the left when the shutter speed drops below a default set by the shutter dial. This would ensure an optimal exposure given the minimum shutter speed needed to guarantee a sharp photo in a given situation. I know that sounds kind of experimental, and in the weeds, but that would be amazing.
I still have a D500 as my primary camera. I really want an R7mkii with an R5-level readout or stacked. But Nikon still has a chance. An APSC flagship at 24-33MP could sway me since the 180-600 is internal zoom, vs 200-800 and R6ii/R7. If Canon comes with an R7mkii before Nikon gets an APSC flagship, IDK. I like Canon AF.
Amazing news! I'm really looking forward to your upcoming Sony videos 😀 I'm thinking about getting the new 300mm with the 2x extender as a lightweigh combo like the Nikon 600mm f/6.3 on which I was always a bit jaleous as a Sony shooter. I wonder how the 300mm performs with the 2x extender. Are you also trying to get the new Sigma 500mm f/5.6? I also thought about this lens, but with the restrictions to 15 frames per second it's somehow a bit limiting. And of course, I hope you will also get a big prime from Sony 😉 Hopefully, the new firmware of the A1 will be released until then. Have fun with the Sony equipment!
Another great job, Jan. Maybe I missed it but i don't recall you discussing Sony's "zebras". I've been told Zebras are a tremendous aid for bird photographers getting perfect exposure and much more accurate than the histogram. I hope the R5 ll will have Zebras or "blinkies" real time, before we take the shot!
hi Jan no a9iii will be coming my way....but as a canon user I would love a new body with a super fast reading stacked sensor and a higher flash speed sync as well.
Hi Jan, good to see Sony also invited photographers specialized in non-human action sports ;-) But I'd guess the a9iii would struggle against the R3 in your dark rainforrest .. With Canon only giving weather sealing to a few non-L lenses (like the 200-800), they leave plenty of room for third party glass below L level, but a notch above the cheaper non-L options. Nikon should indeed bring a Z90 to compete with the R7, but given the D500 only came out after the 7Dii, they might wait until the R7ii to be certain there's a market for a birding APS-C body 😛 By the way: my beloved 100-500 is on the way to Canon Germany .. the tripod collar no longer tightens (not enough to rotate the lens by holding the foot when swapping lenses), and because they hadn't seen that issue they wanted to check it out for themselves ..
@@jan_wegener Hi Jan, all headlines about the a9iii do point in such direction. I must admit not reading/watching all details because as far as I know, no one of your level in our niche already tested it. And having now 4 L-zooms covering 14-800 I guess I'm pretty fixed in camp Canon ;-) About the Canon CP+ Phototrend interview, CR quotes Canon about global shutter as "there are negative points and the image quality is affected. Sensitivity management is not very good and the dynamic range is less extensive. And I think we would have difficulty optimizing this, because of the very complex structure of this type of sensor" It seems RED is able to make high IQ global shutter sensors, but in the market below 10k$ the global shutter comes today with significant compromises. I would guess Canon will first try it on the R3ii in a few years time ..
My examples are with bird photos, but they work on all sorts of photography. A lot of techniques I teach I learned editing real estate for instance. So it may depend what you shoot to how useful the masterclass is, the prosets will work on any photo essentially
The BG-R10 is a pain. I’m on my third. The af-on button on the first two kept sticking in. The joy stick requires me to have to move the camera from my eye to find it. It’s too expensive for what it is.
In my opinion if nikon wants to compete with canon and sony it should release 2 apsc bodys. The first should be equiped with a stacked sencor arround 200 ducks( same z9/8 af, 20fps ) and the 2nd should be arround 1350 bucks with a 24-33mp (similar z9/8 af). Compared to the DSLRs the cameras would be the nikon d500 and the d7500 respectively.
Jan As far as the third party batteries Jan I have never had a problem I use Wasabi brand batteries and they have worked fantastic and they have a 5 year warranty on them , personally I think they work better than the original Canon brand batteries Jan .
I still wonder why Sony needs to have stacked sensors to achieve 20/30 fps while Canon can have 30 (R7) or even 40 (R6) fps using ‘standard’ sensors? I know that there is a rolling shutter penalty on R6/7 but still, it is available for you to use.
Frame rate is a bit of a choice to mitigate other factors, but personally I would much prefer a stacked sensor with no rolling shutter. The image wobbles came be quite annoying at times. A9 III shoots 60 seconds in h+
Just a conversation piece. You and I have discussed this before:) I doubt they will. However, battery life and overheating were among the most significant issues of the first R5. If the battery is not upgraded in the R5ii and the R1 really is 30 megapixels, the R3 looks more appealing. Fingers are crossed, really hard.@@jan_wegener
well, in answer to your question, the R7/R10 don't have a battery grip at all...I think that speaks volumes...I know I sound negative about Canon, but they really have screwed up some essential and elementary decisions imho. It has not helped them or made their brand loved by many users. The only reason why Canon isn't losing more users is the other brands lack of APS-C cameras, and entry level full frame cameras. If Sony and Nikon start doing this, and undercutting Canon, Canon will be in a world of hurt imho. I'm a firm believer that businesses serve their customers and NOT their board of directors and/or investors. If that sounds anti-capitalistic so be it.
120 fps - yikes! i will need a full time photo reviewer and deleter! We will need an AI tool cull up the details and maybe have a HDD factory near us! The FPS rates are now going bollocks IMHO! I am happy with 20 and maybe 40 will be my limit! Especially in bird photography where we have to edit / crop / redo the image here and there unlike journalism / sports where the image goes straight to review / editor.
No you don't need a full time reviewer. Just scroll quickly trough the group of pictures, lock the ones you will keep, then delete the group. It only takes you a view seconds.
The only thing that really makes the a9iii Niche the Price. Otherwise everyone could make great use of it. I suspect Canon will beat Nikon and or Sony to the punch when it comes to a True Higher End cropped camera. Also, most brands high end cropped cameras should be, within 5 years, have Global Sensors. Aka the data size as compared to FF but with the same processors.
well, I you like to wait several years, you may miss a lot of opportunities. I heard the same argument, when the A9 came out. While I was shoot with a fast camera, others where waiting for several years.
@@jan_wegener oh zone dependent use not full screen focus area in multiple subjects or clustered complex background. sorry to hear that once the targeted subject move out of the zone it was not tracking it anymore..i assumed the zone was used to acquire the initial target to be able to stay on target even it the target was elsewhere on the sensor....i guess not. thank you for your video.
@@chosenbydesign9007 The A9III has many ways to define the zones for a good reason. There is a certain overlap outside the selected zone. It's up to you, to select the optimal zone for a given situation. It is still hard for any camera, to read your mind. I think Jan understands that very well.
Global shutter just not that critical for me. It doesn't matter weather the golf clubs got a little bend in it or not everybody knows what's going on, and it's just not worth that kind of money to see a straight Golf Club for me. One main thing to me is having 45 megapixels are more to be able to edit my photos in different ways. So it comes down too, do I want a camera with 22 megapixels to 33 megapixels and a straight Golf Club. Or do I wanna be able to crop and edit my images for best overall results. It's just a no brainer for me and it doesn't seem to affect bottom line on my profits. I can't just justify $6000 to straighten out my bat, my golf club, and make my balls look rounder lol. That goes for Sony, Nikon and Cannon. Oh, let's not forget the 80,000 shutter speed. and 200 frames to get the right shot at that moment, edit and send to your editor?
reducing it to straight Golf Club, is like putting barn doors to your vision. There are many reasons, why a GS has a lot of advantages. Of course, there also many reasons, why you don't need a GS. As long as you understand your needs, its fine.
Getting VERY disappointed in Canon releasing cameras and lenses but not making them available. Back orders are getting to be the new common occurrence...
I jumped ship too, I bought canon r5 mark I upgraded from canon r5 and was bit disappointed and camera felt like an imposter. I ended up buying Sony a93 loving it so far
Canon is a business and is there to generate profits not to give you what you want at a discount price. why don't people talk about the fact that sony is OVERPRICED by thousands of dollars there's too many models with only small frustrating differences and although there's third parties lenses, the good lenses are not cheap and lots of people use canon lenses with adapters. nikon well there's not much quality unless you buy the pro stuff now. canon gives you the best choices for your budget if you find another brand to be better just buy it we all would love to buy Leica but almost no one can afford them let's make videos about how they don't give you enough for your money. i haven't seen a quality difference big enough to justify the thousands of $$$ they cost
Jan, some golf clubs that use a graphite shaft are quite flexible and they do bend when the club is swung, so the bend of your club in the photo may mean that they are using the graphite shaft on the club.
A mirrorless version of a D500 would make sense. It would also push Canon towards upping the quality of the R7 lineup. Any one of these companies "hitting it out of the park" with a model is a huge incentive for the others to up the quality of their own offerings. Competition is GREAT for the consumer!!!
Competition is key for the consumer, Canon is the top dog right now and you can see their anti-consumer actions, they have photo cameras that suck at video and we have very little 3rd party glass on the RF mount while Sony continues to give photo cameras that can do video quite well and now a 120FPS camera. I have used Canon EF for 20 years and if I was buying a new platform now I would be leaving Canon.
The current R7 does not feel like it is on eye-level with the R5. It feels more like a consumer-level FF body. Would love to see an high-MP APS body with the same features and button layout as the R5. And while I am day-dreaming, make in the same form factor as the R5 for compatibility of accessories (battery grip, l bracket, etc.).
I'd like a full body crop sensor camera like the r3 but smaller. Think of an r7 with the integrated battery grip and big boy battery.
As always, very good video. I really like your style : calm, modest and down to Earth and always good advices. Keep going! 😊
Thanks so much! 😊
Nice and informative program, as always.
So refreshing to hear a talented photographer being so humble (on RUclips).
Keep up the good work!
Take care.
Thanks, will do!
Yes, apsc Nikon d500 like if it is affordable range, thanks for your great content!
Thanks for watching!
One of big reason why I still use my Nikon D500 is that they do not offer anything that can compete with it in aps-c size. Z50 is not it, since the autofocus is not that good. Especially for birds and action
I actually do not think it is true that the D500 has better AF than a Z50. I had a D500 and a Z6 for several years and the Z6 outperformed the D500 with the same lens. The Z50 is very similar in AF to the Z6.
Especially the 3D tracking of the D500 is bad and very erratic. The subject tracking of the Z6 is really on another level.
The only advantage the D500 has over the Z6 is the optical viewfinder, the electronic viewfinder of the Z6 is its weakpoint or rather design flaw: Slideshow when shooting in H+ mode. The Z50 has the same issue, in fact likely all Z cameras except for the Z8 and Z9.
So I guess you actually never used a Z50.
I shoot the canon r6 mk.2. I'm all about 3rd party lenses. Love it!! But I believe canon needs to start concentrating on making enough lenses to begin with. As they put out the 200 to 800 and I'm looking at a long time before getting my hands on one. Yes I could have pre ordered. I guess I'm just frustrated that everywhere I look it's on back order. Great video 😊
Yes, the availability is a pain! I have seen it in stock at times tho
For similar reasons I avoid third-party chargers, so that the OEM battery won't get damaged (e.g. bad charge curves, overcharging, etc., resulting in reduced capacity or lifespan). Best to use the OEM charger with the OEM batteries.
I have had z 180-600 since december and its a very sharp lens ,on par with sony fe 200-600 and no focus breathing like sony -so its about 600 mm when focused close ,recommend it
Did you compare it to a prime side by side?
@@jan_wegener Not yet ,I will get my first Nikon prime z 400mm f4,5 after two weeks so I can compare ,I guess at 400mm prime probable wins slightly and with 1,4 ext 560mm they maybe are on par when zoom is set to600m. Anyway the prime is much lighter and easier to operate. In some reviews sony fe 200-600mm is better at 600mm than z180-600 and in some reviews they are equal. I can not see any practical difference. Those expensive over 12K euro primes surely win z 180-600 outside the center but they are too expensive for me, cheers
I had a D500 and loved it. However, now that I have a Z8, I am not sure I would go back to a crop sensor.
You took some fantastic sports photos 🤩!!
Thank you! 😁
An APS-C camera from Nikon would be great, because as others have said, it would force Canon to get at least somewhat serious about crop sensor cameras. The build quality, readout speed, and features on the r7 right now are way below where they should be to be a 7D Mark II replacement. I'm cautiously optimistic that the really good sigma glass will come to RF, but knowing Canon I'm sure they'll find some way to screw it up.
A D500 mirrorless equivalent requires a dedicated APS-C compact lens lineup to take full benefit of the smaller sensor. That market is gone to MFT. They have all the high quality compact lenses one might need.
Jan, I am always interested, how cameras perform in other genres than sports, high speed action events and concert photography, as there are some aspects of wildlife photography, that are similar to my genres. The A9III is an amazing camera. I am sure you will enjoy using it. I have just optimised the configuration on my A9III for my genres, the same way as I did for the A9 and A1. This camera is not for the faint hearted. It is really fast.
It sure is fast!
@@jan_wegener If you can, try also some flash photography with SONY's HVL-F60RM2 flash. This flash fires as fast as a disco light at 120fps.
It would be great to see a mirrorless D500. I loved my D500, but when I wanted to upgrade to a mirrorless, I ended up switching to Canon because I felt the R7 was the closest mirrorless equivalent to the D500. Seems like Nikon really ignored the crop sensor action market with their mirrorless lineup. The Z6II may be getting better with firmware updates, but when I tried one it just didn't compare for fast action.
Thanks for sharing!
I have just got a Sony A9iii (replacing an A7Rv) and look forward to seeing how it compares to the A1. The pre-capture and new AI autofocus are the big attractions to me rather than the global shutter or 120fps - as the 30fps of the A1 I think quite fast enough for most situations and I have never noticed rolling shutter with the fast readout speed of the A1. For culling the large number of images I am using Photo Mechanic before loading to Lightroom. I think the A9iii may be the perfect wildlife camera EXCEPT the 24mp sensor rather limits cropping.
Thanks for sharing!
You obviously enjoyed discovering new genres with the Sony cameras in Sydney. You got some amazing sports shots even in this unfamiliar area for you. I shows your great mastery as an excellent photographer all around.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Anyone who doesn't include you as one of the top "go to" reviewers of camera gear is really missing out on sound, informative, non biased reviews. I don't think I would buy another piece of gear without getting your take on it first. Even though it might not fit in your kit, you would fairly go over the pros and cons so I would know how it would fit in mine. Thanks for being such and invaluable resource.
Catherine Dalessio
Thanks for the kind words!
I am 67 and hope I live long enough for affordable global shutter to trickle down to decent video...lol... Despite many YT authors saying they can eliminate rolling shutter, none do the ultimate test. Lightning video is the ultimate test of rolling shutter, even with the best rolling shutter and high frame rates you still frames that capture only a portion of the lightning bolt. My Nikon 780 has around 50% "munted" frames at 4K/30p, maybe 30-40% at 1080p / 60p. Therefore I cannot wait for global shutters return, I say return as the first few video cameras i had all were global, but they had crap SD resolution or even worse.
I think the Canon r1 will put a lot of pressure on the a93
It may, but I don’t think it will compete head to head unless it’s a low MP camera which I hope it isn’t
On the Nikon 180-600 Z mount lens there seems to be some in stock at the moment with a few retailers both in Europe and Asia...
Interesting how it’s so different across different markets
Mirrorless D500 would be such an amazing seller I'm baffled they've not done it sooner. Tbf I think their budget telephoto lineup is poor atm
It does seems like a no brainer
High speed global shutter on a 45Mp sensor will probably be more of a challenge than the 24Mp trying to buffer and save such big files. They'll be working at it though.
It’s not just that but also the camera needs to run all the other processes and heat creation plays a big role too
The prob I see with the Nikon updates is ; Its telling me that I shouldn't buy one of their cameras in the first year of launch as it seems the bodies are just launched with missing features. Why did the Z8 get launched with out Bird AF when the Z9 had it ?? The Z8 now has features that are not in the higher priced Z9 , its a bit of a mess.
I also have a feeling that features are being held back at launch to be added later as an update so Nikon are perceived as the good guys with giving customers updates.
When the Z8 was launched neither camera had bird AF
I think a flagship APS-C camera from Nikon would be great. It has to be a professional camera with all of the qualities of a professional camera (like the Nikon D500 had), just with the 1.5 crop factor of an APS-C camera. That is where Sony made a mistake (they should have made a baby A1, but that is not what the A6700 is). If they could just slightly bump up the megapixel count beyond 20.9, so that when you do a minor crop (i.e. straightening the horizon), you're still left with at least 20.9 megapixels, that would be perfect (a 24 megapixel APS-C camera would leave enough room to do something like that... that is still less than the Canon and Sony APS-C cameras). I understand why, economically, it makes more sense for Nikon to be focused on a Z6III, but if they're wanting to keep up the reputation for professional products that they've been building with the Z8/Z9, all of their great lenses, etc., to me, a mirrorless D500 seems like the way to go.
For firmware updates, Nikon should add some form of highlight alerts to the Z8/Z9 that can be turned on/off. Even just a thick line (although there is probably a better solution than this) that shows up on the right side of the electronic viewfinder when a highlight is clipping, and a thick line on the left side of the electronic viewfinder when a shadow is clipping would be helpful. That way photographers who are using an expose to the right strategy have a quick way to determine when they've got an optimal exposure.
I suppose an expose to the right exposure mode that could be turned on/off would also solve this problem (the camera using an expose to the right histogram as their default target, instead of the neutral histogram that they opt for on the assumption that some photographers are shooting JPEG, and won't be able to adjust the exposure in post-production). They could even create a sub-option with a title such as "Link Shutter Speed Dial to Minimum Shutter Speed", where the camera will start to move the histogram to the left when the shutter speed drops below a default set by the shutter dial. This would ensure an optimal exposure given the minimum shutter speed needed to guarantee a sharp photo in a given situation. I know that sounds kind of experimental, and in the weeds, but that would be amazing.
Some nice ideas there!
Precapture in RAW would be amazing as well... even if they cut the time that can be precaptured.
I still have a D500 as my primary camera. I really want an R7mkii with an R5-level readout or stacked. But Nikon still has a chance. An APSC flagship at 24-33MP could sway me since the 180-600 is internal zoom, vs 200-800 and R6ii/R7. If Canon comes with an R7mkii before Nikon gets an APSC flagship, IDK. I like Canon AF.
Amazing news! I'm really looking forward to your upcoming Sony videos 😀
I'm thinking about getting the new 300mm with the 2x extender as a lightweigh combo like the Nikon 600mm f/6.3 on which I was always a bit jaleous as a Sony shooter. I wonder how the 300mm performs with the 2x extender. Are you also trying to get the new Sigma 500mm f/5.6? I also thought about this lens, but with the restrictions to 15 frames per second it's somehow a bit limiting.
And of course, I hope you will also get a big prime from Sony 😉 Hopefully, the new firmware of the A1 will be released until then. Have fun with the Sony equipment!
That 300 lens was very nice. The surfing lady in this video was taken with the 300 and 2x
Another great job, Jan.
Maybe I missed it but i don't recall you discussing Sony's "zebras". I've been told Zebras are a tremendous aid for bird photographers getting perfect exposure and much more accurate than the histogram.
I hope the R5 ll will have Zebras or "blinkies" real time, before we take the shot!
I didn’t spend tons of time setting up the camera. I’ll do that when I get one.
yes, Zebras are the way to go. I have been using it for the past 10 Years. I never use histograms in the camera.
hi Jan
no a9iii will be coming my way....but as a canon user I would love a new body with a super fast reading stacked sensor and a higher flash speed sync as well.
Yep!
Hi Jan, good to see Sony also invited photographers specialized in non-human action sports ;-) But I'd guess the a9iii would struggle against the R3 in your dark rainforrest ..
With Canon only giving weather sealing to a few non-L lenses (like the 200-800), they leave plenty of room for third party glass below L level, but a notch above the cheaper non-L options.
Nikon should indeed bring a Z90 to compete with the R7, but given the D500 only came out after the 7Dii, they might wait until the R7ii to be certain there's a market for a birding APS-C body 😛
By the way: my beloved 100-500 is on the way to Canon Germany .. the tripod collar no longer tightens (not enough to rotate the lens by holding the foot when swapping lenses), and because they hadn't seen that issue they wanted to check it out for themselves ..
That sounds odd. Do you think the A9 iii is worse in dark light due to the sensor?
@@jan_wegener Hi Jan, all headlines about the a9iii do point in such direction. I must admit not reading/watching all details because as far as I know, no one of your level in our niche already tested it. And having now 4 L-zooms covering 14-800 I guess I'm pretty fixed in camp Canon ;-)
About the Canon CP+ Phototrend interview, CR quotes Canon about global shutter as "there are negative points and the image quality is affected. Sensitivity management is not very good and the dynamic range is less extensive. And I think we would have difficulty optimizing this, because of the very complex structure of this type of sensor"
It seems RED is able to make high IQ global shutter sensors, but in the market below 10k$ the global shutter comes today with significant compromises. I would guess Canon will first try it on the R3ii in a few years time ..
The battery grip did not align very well with the cameras. Why can't they build a seamless battery grip?
Great question
Are the classes and prosets directed more toward bird photographers or can they be applied to all sorts of photography?
My examples are with bird photos, but they work on all sorts of photography. A lot of techniques I teach I learned editing real estate for instance. So it may depend what you shoot to how useful the masterclass is, the prosets will work on any photo essentially
@@jan_wegener mainly macro photography.
@@railwayvisionwithaayjay4440 I am sure it would help
Can always let me know if you feel like it doesn’t at all and we could work something out
@@jan_wegener thank you 🙂
The BG-R10 is a pain. I’m on my third. The af-on button on the first two kept sticking in. The joy stick requires me to have to move the camera from my eye to find it. It’s too expensive for what it is.
Yes, it ain’t a good design
We NEEED a mirrorless d500!! (bellow 1500 bucks)
Second part may be trickier than the first, but possible
In my opinion if nikon wants to compete with canon and sony it should release 2 apsc bodys. The first should be equiped with a stacked sencor arround 200 ducks( same z9/8 af, 20fps ) and the 2nd should be arround 1350 bucks with a 24-33mp (similar z9/8 af). Compared to the DSLRs the cameras would be the nikon d500 and the d7500 respectively.
I just talked to bh about canon rf 200-800 lens which I ordered on Nov 8, 2023 and they told me that I will not see it before November 2024.
Wow! That’s crazy!
Jan As far as the third party batteries Jan I have never had a problem I use Wasabi brand batteries and they have worked fantastic and they have a 5 year warranty on them , personally I think they work better than the original Canon brand batteries Jan .
Thanks for sharing
I still wonder why Sony needs to have stacked sensors to achieve 20/30 fps while Canon can have 30 (R7) or even 40 (R6) fps using ‘standard’ sensors? I know that there is a rolling shutter penalty on R6/7 but still, it is available for you to use.
Frame rate is a bit of a choice to mitigate other factors, but personally I would much prefer a stacked sensor with no rolling shutter. The image wobbles came be quite annoying at times. A9 III shoots 60 seconds in h+
Most importantly, will the R5 ii have a battery with enough juice to power the 600 F4 or other dual motor lenses.
One would hope so, but it’s not a given unless they increase battery size
Just a conversation piece. You and I have discussed this before:)
I doubt they will. However, battery life and overheating were among the most significant issues of the first R5. If the battery is not upgraded in the R5ii and the R1 really is 30 megapixels, the R3 looks more appealing.
Fingers are crossed, really hard.@@jan_wegener
Will you switch to Sony A93 now?
Not as my main camera, I need more pixel. If I really like it after using it more I may get one for action. We will see
well, in answer to your question, the R7/R10 don't have a battery grip at all...I think that speaks volumes...I know I sound negative about Canon, but they really have screwed up some essential and elementary decisions imho. It has not helped them or made their brand loved by many users.
The only reason why Canon isn't losing more users is the other brands lack of APS-C cameras, and entry level full frame cameras. If Sony and Nikon start doing this, and undercutting Canon, Canon will be in a world of hurt imho.
I'm a firm believer that businesses serve their customers and NOT their board of directors and/or investors. If that sounds anti-capitalistic so be it.
Canon definitely has the lower end market cornered which helps them a lot
@@jan_wegener yes, but profit margin is much higher at the upper end of the market.
120 fps - yikes! i will need a full time photo reviewer and deleter! We will need an AI tool cull up the details and maybe have a HDD factory near us! The FPS rates are now going bollocks IMHO! I am happy with 20 and maybe 40 will be my limit! Especially in bird photography where we have to edit / crop / redo the image here and there unlike journalism / sports where the image goes straight to review / editor.
It’s just in a burst and then you go back to whichever fps you want, but it allows you to capture that peak action
No you don't need a full time reviewer. Just scroll quickly trough the group of pictures, lock the ones you will keep, then delete the group. It only takes you a view seconds.
Man pls , what is proset. Is it the same as preset?
Ty
Profile and Preset combined in the one
@@jan_wegener aah, ok, something new for me. Ty
The only thing that really makes the a9iii Niche the Price. Otherwise everyone could make great use of it. I suspect Canon will beat Nikon and or Sony to the punch when it comes to a True Higher End cropped camera. Also, most brands high end cropped cameras should be, within 5 years, have Global Sensors. Aka the data size as compared to FF but with the same processors.
Yes price always plays a role. Usually the latest tech is a tech a bit pricier and will come down with adoption
well, I you like to wait several years, you may miss a lot of opportunities. I heard the same argument, when the A9 came out. While I was shoot with a fast camera, others where waiting for several years.
03:26 focus/tracking fail .
He jumped out of the zone I had selected
@@jan_wegener oh zone dependent use not full screen focus area in multiple subjects or clustered complex background. sorry to hear that once the targeted subject move out of the zone it was not tracking it anymore..i assumed the zone was used to acquire the initial target to be able to stay on target even it the target was elsewhere on the sensor....i guess not. thank you for your video.
@@chosenbydesign9007 The A9III has many ways to define the zones for a good reason. There is a certain overlap outside the selected zone. It's up to you, to select the optimal zone for a given situation. It is still hard for any camera, to read your mind. I think Jan understands that very well.
@@renestaempfli1071 Thank you for taking your time to share your insight and explanation. I also believe Jan understands very well.
Global shutter just not that critical for me. It doesn't matter weather the golf clubs got a little bend in it or not everybody knows what's going on, and it's just not worth that kind of money to see a straight Golf Club for me. One main thing to me is having 45 megapixels are more to be able to edit my photos in different ways. So it comes down too, do I want a camera with 22 megapixels to 33 megapixels and a straight Golf Club. Or do I wanna be able to crop and edit my images for best overall results. It's just a no brainer for me and it doesn't seem to affect bottom line on my profits. I can't just justify $6000 to straighten out my bat, my golf club, and make my balls look rounder lol. That goes for Sony, Nikon and Cannon. Oh, let's not forget the 80,000 shutter speed. and 200 frames to get the right shot at that moment, edit and send to your editor?
I guess it highly depends what you shoot. For certain sports and applications it makes a lot of sense, for other it’s more of a luxury
reducing it to straight Golf Club, is like putting barn doors to your vision. There are many reasons, why a GS has a lot of advantages. Of course, there also many reasons, why you don't need a GS. As long as you understand your needs, its fine.
Getting VERY disappointed in Canon releasing cameras and lenses but not making them available. Back orders are getting to be the new common occurrence...
Yes that is very frustrating across the board
Disappointing rf news. Canon are sooo stuck up! Its insane. Im so happy i jumped ship. Sony ftw
I jumped ship too, I bought canon r5 mark I upgraded from canon r5 and was bit disappointed and camera felt like an imposter. I ended up buying Sony a93 loving it so far
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Canon is a business and is there to generate profits not to give you what you want at a discount price.
why don't people talk about the fact that sony is OVERPRICED by thousands of dollars there's too many models with only small frustrating differences and although there's third parties lenses, the good lenses are not cheap and lots of people use canon lenses with adapters.
nikon well there's not much quality unless you buy the pro stuff now.
canon gives you the best choices for your budget if you find another brand to be better just buy it
we all would love to buy Leica but almost no one can afford them let's make videos about how they don't give you enough for your money. i haven't seen a quality difference big enough to justify the thousands of $$$ they cost
Ummm weird sony inviting canon users 🤔🤔🤔
Sony is inviting photographers not camera users…
Or you are just a racist :V
@@pawelmod3292 they told you so?
@@pawelmod3292 and i dont see olympus, pentax photographers being invited 😌
@@mbismbismb Nope, it is what Jan said in the video. Photographers and youtubers.