Using Nikon Gear for the First Time, Is it better than Canon? Z8 + 85mm 1.2
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Yes Nikon!!! Love to see it and love the results🤩
It’s not at all about the camera gear, it’s about how good the person is using it. When are people going to realize that. Some people just do not have an eye to create great images. The camera companies love it when people just buy more and more gear. I lead tours and see people with the best camera possible and still see them taking horrible pictures.
True dat!
Exactly. A camera is merely a tool. Its the artist who makes it worth. Z8 will gradually become a legend. It is a legendary camera. Its going to be relevant for at least a decade. Its one of those equipment that a professional will not outgrow anytime sooner.
Yea. Even now in 2024. Many people still think or believe as long they spend alot of money or get the latest camera they will get good result. Answer is no. Its the same like many other thing. U can buy a supercar. If you cant drive. You cant. You can buy the best ingredient and best kitchen ware. If you cant cook. It will still taste bad.
People just see nice photos create by x people using x gear and they think they can create the same as long they use the same gear.. rip..
@@sgpork exactly. I shoot with nikon gear and it doesn't mean that i belittle other cameras. One of my clients wished to buy a sony and i totally encouraged him, he bought an a7iv, an excellent camera. Its all about personal preferences.
In this video Irene initially struggled to figure out how to change modes, its perfectly normal. Every new piece of equipment comes with a learning curve.
@Mystic, David's comment "It’s not at all about the camera gear" meant also: It’s not at all about owning a Z8. "When are people going to realize that. Some people just do not have an eye to create great images." Which means, a Z8 doesn't solve this problem, neither. Nor does any similarly priced item from any other brand, of course 😉
Nikon is amazing, just brutally underrated.
Agree!
I had never even heard of the potato video, and this was the third reference to it today, the day Nikon announced its acquisition of RED.
not for those in the khow
Brutally underrated!!! All other camera and lens brands owe everything to Nikon. It pays to do some research, you'll discover just how significant Nikon was/is and will continue to be.
Go Nikon Z8! I love mine! Nikon recently had a huge firmware update to v2.0 for the Z8. LOL, the firmware update was...get ready...FREE! Awesome video and glad you gave this a try.
All firmwares are free brother. For all brands
As a Nikon shooter (Z6II) I love seeing people shooting with Nikon, so yes, more! The Z8 is an amazing machine.
It seems to be an absolute monster of a camera! Some of the work I’ve seen people put out is just amazing.
Shooting with a D750 for a while and lots of people that complain about Nikons being potatoes might just need to be better at photography and editing.
@@2011troyathose who complained were potato photographers ot fake photographers. 😂
I'm a former Sony DSLR user.. When I was starting out, I started with Sony (they didn't have that hype back then). Everyone told me that I should switch to Canon, but I switched to Nikon :D I specify that I had tried Canon from my friends. Like you, I wondered how I would get used to it, and just like you, after 20-30 minutes I had no problems at all. Before I sold the Sony which had been sitting for about a year I tried to do one last session with it because why not, it was a nightmare... Digging through the menu was a pain in the ass, the feeling in my hand was like holding a toy, the "programmables "buttons" didn't exist in Sony at that time. Nowadays, I sometimes touch my friends Canon and Sony again and realize that there is no chance of leaving the Nikon. Just the fact that it is big and the way the menu is structured makes it very convenient for me. Canon comes pretty close ergonomically, but Sony in my hands is still a total disaster :) I'm not mentioning specific models because it doesn't make sense. As for image quality, I can't see any bad either. Nowadays, things seem to come down to personal preference and feeling. They all shoot great now.
Nikon's build quality is amazing too! It's like a product from the military😆
The eye focus issues were mainly a thing in the older bodies. The Z9 and Z8 (which is basically a scaled down Z9) excel at pretty much everything.
This. Even my Z7II has very little issue after the firmware update last year.
Agree my Z8 kills everything from Portraits to Birds in Flight to Milky Way >> Stacked Sensor , Z Mount advantages all the way
Yeah. The Z8 and Z9 are truely on par with canon and Sony. It sucks that Nikon didn’t have the autofocus on point like Canon and Sony did when full frame cameras started to come in mirrorless. Nikon lost ground. A lot of people just started to buy Sony because Nikon uses Sony sensors anyways.
Since FW 1.4 the Z7ii has had zero issues with AF in any mode.
after the firmware updates my z6 does fine with focusing
The next Nikon to try is the ZF (with the flippy screen like the R5's.) On the images themselves: lovely images as always, but (this is sacrilege for an Irene fan) I preferred the less saturated, more natural looking versions SOOC. 😍 Tim U.K. fan.
Haha totally get it, colors are so subjective
As you try the Z 1.2S lenses and note they are heavy, you should really also try the Z 1.8S variants. The bokeh may be a bit nicer from the 1.2S but in the sharp image plane the 1.8S may be a tad sharper even. At a fraction of the price and a fraction of weight and size.
In the past with (D)SLR cameras, we wanted faster lenses because the lens is also the viewfinder. With mirrorless, you have en electronically amplified viewfinder. The practical difference in light transmission between 1.2 and 1.8 depends on the actual T-value, not the f/number of these lenses and Depth of Field (DoF) depends to large extent on sharpness and a few other factors that are combined in the Circle of Confusion (CoC) parameter in the DoF formula - but almost nobody generally bothers about the CoC and consequently DoF numbers become arbitrary to such people.
It's great to see you test out the Z8, Irene. I'd love to see you do a video on the Z8 and the 135mm Plena and even the 85/1.8mm. BTW, as you are a fellow Canadian, you are permitted to say "Zed 8". 🙂
Irene Rudnyk on a Saturday Night? This is relaxing!
Wonderful captures! Love my Z8. Glad you experienced the same! Yes, more Z8 videos please!
Always love the way you edit the colors- I might be imagining it but the Nikon images look a tad sharper- could it be the low-pass filter in the Canon R5? Or, the Nikon lenses are super crisp
Thank you 🙏
And no, the eye af on Nikon Z 6/7/8/9 is spot on, even gen 1 with 3.4 fw. Never a problem.
Stunning images, every one of them. You and Orysia are more beautiful than ever, my favorite photo is the last one in your video. Great styling for both shoots, the colors went well with Sonia's hair and the wintery backdrop, and that vase in Orysia's shoot is gorgeous! :D We just bought a new house and I'm styling it from scratch, been on the hunt for a vase for the kitchen island, so when I saw yours I just went, 'ooooooooh' LOL! Even though I'm a Canon shooter, I've always loved the dynamic color range that Nikon has always achieved, it looks like these days it is more even between the two brands. Great video, Irene!
IRENE, one IMPORTANT setting you MUST use, that is the "press button to use dial", it sounds silly at first glance (esp. being Autistic myself, reading things literally), but it is great, in custom settings, this allows you to hit mode, iso, flash, etc. and turn a dial (front or back), to change the setting, heaps quicker, and less fatiguing on fingers.
Very impressive results, lovely actually. Its easy to see the Nikon files SOOC, but after editing there’s nothing in it. Both brands deliver the goods in the hands of a competent photographer.
I’ve always loved your work. It’s good to see you pick up a Nikon. I shoot with many brands, and I do own the Z8 and 85mm 1.2. I’m glad you said what you did, pertaining to the silly color science debate for anyone that plans to retouch. I have always said that exact same thing. As long as you understand light and composition, you can create amazing images with any brand.
We appreciate your videos whenever you post! Don't feel pressured to post, we will always be here for you.
Wow! Honestly I can't tell the difference between the brands they all look amazing and i love how simple you edit your images and look so majestic and the images just pops out of my monitor!
I know you love the higher megapixels for editing but I wonder how you'd feel with the Nikon Zf. More manual control dials/switches (including the PASM) and at 24mp its still plenty with a modern sensor.
Yes! I definitely would love to test out more budget friendly setup
You did very well with your editting. On the surface the two look almost identical, but if you examine the out of focus areas around bright areas, you' d notice that Canon has outlining around the area ad Nikon is just a smooth out of focus blur. Othrtwise the two are quite similar. Be warned Nikon is highly addictive.
Welcome back. I have missed your wonderful content.
The camera matters NOT. it's what between your ears that DOES.
You so made me smile when you ran to change the flash power output, totally ignoring the transmitter on the camera 😂
😂😂😂
quite an expected action for Irene to do, as lately she has been using MF and LF film bodies, which have "dumb" flash systems, a switch and port, NO complex chips, just a 'fire' command, so flash power adjustments are on the unit itself, the "transmitter", even an expensive broncolor (early model battery and pack head systems), have a 'fire' and channel selector, thats it, simple, FAST, no "connectivity issues", like one can experience today; so quite a jump to the Nikon ttl and auto {in-camera} infra-red flash triggers we are used to with the sb line of speedlights.
[PS Irene, you only need a pop-up flash to trigger a Nikon speedlight, or any other speedlight{commander mode 🙂} can do it, inherent design feature ].
Loved watching this! Irene is a great photographer and she could do a great job with any camera.
Glad to see Nikon competing well after a slower start with mirrorless, than the bigger companies. They have always made great cameras and lenses.
I bought the Z8 at launch and I am really enjoying it.
WOW! The results were spectacular. Both lenses were superb. Really, really excellent job.
Welcome back!
I have the Z9 (If you felt that the Z8 is big...)
But the Z8 is a powerhouse for sure , all the complains about Nikon are Pre-firmware .. they've come along way.
In the case of 1.2 lenses the depth of field is so shalow , that one small motion can get a miss focus on all systems.
The Z6 III is around the corner , most likly will be 24 MP as well , but we'll know soon , the question is what will happen with the Z7 III , rumers suggest 60 MP with good AF.
That could answer you to a high MP , and lower weight more comparable to the R5 , but it's not certain yet (then again I don't think you'd switch given how far you're invested lol)
I have the 50 1.2 as well , love it and use it maybe 70% of the time ever since I got it , maybe on Gen 2 they can make it smaller ? that's my only wish :)
As an 85 , I have the 1.8 because this focal length is not my cup of tea (still like it and use it , but not enough to justify 2600 USD for 1.2)
BTW if you loved the 50 and 85 , you should also check the 135 Plena , it's my next lesnse , according to reviews it's mind blowingly awesome!
I just bought my Nikon Z8 😜
Wow nikon looks very good and your pics are very beautiful Irene
As a Nikon Shooter, I am glad to finally see you try Nikon. I thought about buying the 85mm 1.2S, but decided against it and bought the 135mm 1.8S. Since I don't shot wide open at 1.2, I thought it would be a waste of money for me. Try the 135mm Plena on the Z8
I have the 50 1.2 S, 85 1.2 S and 135 1.8 S Plena ..... I gravitate to using the 85 1.2 the most honestly.
@@alexcruise1409why do you use the 85 1.2 more? Is it the Bokeh?
@@joemeka No, for me it's the megaphone I have to use to talk to my model if I use 135mm 😉 because she needs to be that far away from me with a 135mm lens. I think 100mm or 105mm is the "sweet spot" for portrait photography. Unfortunately Nikon offers only the old Nikon F 105mm f1.4.
Irene, love what you do. Thank you.
Please review more Nikon equipment and give us your impression whether Nikon has more value per dollar then other brands. Thank You.
Nikon Z8 with the 85mm/50mm 1.2 has been my go to as well. Gorgeous shots!
Please, do more Nikon Z system testing. I would like to see you try pixel shift with a portrait and also skin smoothing with a portrait and finally can you adjust picture controls sufficient to get a good jpeg image without having to process the raw image. RAW processing is great for all the options it gives you but a quick out of the camera jpeg cannot be beat for fast turn around time after a wedding or event. Not all images from such events need to be extensively post processed. Some are not "art" but are just for "remembrance."
Let's hope she reads it
I would love to see her review a Plena on a Z8
Beautiful work as always! The Nikon and Canon 85/1.2 are pretty close, the Canon might have a bit better bokeh to my eyes. From my experience, the image files from Nikon are usually much better to edit than the Canon's. Not sure if it applies to the R5 and Z8 but I had the R6 and didn't like the files very much. I'd love to see you test out the Zf and 58/1.4G from Nikon.
your sister is ridiculously pretty!
so awesome to see you back Irene. Hope to catch up sometime soon. Keep up the great work! Amazing images
For me, Nikon all the way. However, most importantly, I must say your editing skills are absolutely off the charts! 👍👍. Excellent! 😊
I appreciate that!
@@IreneRudnyk I know it's really expensive to switch to different brands but, I must ask, LOL.. will you consider switching to Nikon? I've been a Nikon shooter for over a decade. D800 and D810. I was not looking to go mirrorless but, I was gifted a Z8 and I must say, OMG.. It really is incredible. I absolutely love it and will buy that 85 f1.2 you showcased. . Anyway, I really enjoyed your video and will definitely subscribe. Thank you!
Can u uss the nikon setup and compare their 85mm 1.2 against their 1.8 shooting back-lit natural light portraits?
Irene always finds the loveliest models.
Nikon is the king. Gongrats on the amazing photos.
I am sure somebody mentioned it already but there is a more convenient way to change your focusing modes. By pressing a button you can toggle between two or more modes you choice.
As a canon user, I was really surprised at the difference in the portraits. Of course Canon was great, but there was a brilliance and an intensity in the Nikon that was better and I’m still shocked.
Having seen a lot of your work, I must say that I admire your skills. Both behind the camera but also your editing is awesome.
The camera is no better than the person using it, but to be honest there are things that make one easier to use than another. The handling is important just as the picture quality.
Most camera brands are very costumizable and the Z8 is no exception. Besure to use the latest firmware 2.0. It made it even more versatile.
As other have mentioned, the Nikon Z f1.8 variants like the 35mm, 50mm and 85mm are very good lenses for a lot less money.
The Z 135mm f1.8 Plena is in 85mm 1.2 league. I suggest you give that one a try also.
Thank you for all the content you bring. Stay safe and sound...
The Nikon images came out awesome. Canon was also good.
These images are stunning, i have been watching most of your videos and i like the way you colour grade your images...
To be frank, I couldn't spot much difference in the colors of models face on both files. But on her dress i could spot the difference. Especially the greens on the jacket and colour of the skirt looks different to me.. i personally love the greens from nikon files.. but i am pretty sure we can achieve same greens on canon as well with littile tweaking..
I would like to know did you find any differences while color grading? Which file is easy to bring to your liking while color grading???
Would love to see more Nikon stuff!
I recently switched from Sony to Nikon. I appreciate the larger camera body size of the Z8.
Bought the ZF as well. Its good, but the ergos are not great on it even with the smallrig grip for me. But it has a flippy screen.
Whats your opinon of the 1.2 lenses?
I'm waiting for the Z6III, hoping it to have a flippy screen
I love that 85mm 1.2 from Nikon. thanks for your take.
More nikon episode please!!
Perhaps try comparing their budget side? Something like canon rp and nikon z5?
People who bang on about camera brands aren’t photographers, they are equipment junkies.
You can spot them in the comment section 😂😂😂
As a Nikon Shooter; I liked the Canon ever so slightly more.. That being said; it was so close that a tweak of a slider would have gone the other way. Great photos great models. Gear was not the main reason the shots were great.
Nikon 85mm 1.2 gives a tiny bit smoother background than Canon 85 1.2.
I started with a Canon AE-1 Program film camera in the early 90s and moved to Nikon in the mid 90s when I wanted an auto focus camera. I was a kid and saw in all the magazines people were using Nikon F4s and was thinking maybe Nikon was the way to go. I sort of like the way Nikon bodies looked and ended up buying a Nikon N90. I had it for many years and ended up staying with Nikon moving to the D80, D800 and was hoping to go with a Z8 but couldn’t wait and bought a Z9 instead. I love all of them. But any camera is great as long as you are comfortable with it.
I forget, but Nikon color made me thinking about Kodak film on Leica, and Canon Fuji film on Canon.
Great job and lovely portraits, Irene!!! Finally one of my favorite portrait photographers using one of my favorite brands.
I use both brands, lately I’ve been preferring Nikon… however in this video I really liked canons warmer tones that made the red hair pop. Then I looked at the green sweater and shirt and liked Nikons cooler tones better 😂 that’s why at the end of the day processing is so important and less so color science. You can have the best of both worlds if you want by adjusting a slider or using a brush.
I’d love to see you test out Leica and Hasselblad.
Its funny how absurdly agressively some people think one brand is better than the other when, you are right, they are mostly the same. If you pixel peep to the max, that Nikon 85 "is" sharper, especially in the corners, but in a real world situation both are more or less indistinguishable outside of the colors as you mentioned.
Also funny how you commented on the Z8 size. In the Nikon world it is considered really small and lightweight because it is basically a Z9 in a smaller body. ;)
Side note, you mentioned the bit about Nilon missing the iris. Nikon does have that problem BIG time with the cheaper/older bodies. Z8 solved this for the most part but if you had tried the Z7ii or Z6ii they would have driven you insane when shooting at 1.2. I'm at a point where I just accept that I often need to try to recover eye sharpness with something like Topaz because expecting my Z7ii to actually focus on an iris is a pipe dream. (Which, in my opinion, is kinda absurd given that the Z7ii is a $3,500 body)
Thank you for the info! I see why most people recommended the Z8!
I'm so glad that you are back! Your photos are amazing, as always!
For me, weight is definitely an issue. Heavy cameras just give me backaches after a while, so I try to choose the lightest setup that will give me the results that I want for a shoot. Nikon makes some amazing cameras. I just wish that they were lighter.
Try with 135 plena
I think the Nikon Z8 is the best hybrid camera on the market so far. Your video is all photo but it's worth mentioning that the Z8 can shoot internal prores 422 and internal 12 bit RAW video. Something Canon doesn't do. It has just as good if not better colors than Canon and I think the Nikon Z lenses are better than the RF lenses. In your 85mm examples the Nikon lens had more 3d pop. Also another thing worth mentioning is that there are a host of camera profiles in Capture One that I've never seen on another brand so you get the camera matching profiles in C1 that were actually made by Nikon. I went from the Canon R5 to the Sony A7R V and now to the Nikon Z8. I can pretty confidently say that Nikon is the best and most well rounded hybrid.
The images almost looked exactly the same. I thought the Canon 85mm might be a longer focal length?
@@bngr_bngr It's probably just a difference in how they were composed. It's not a huge difference. But on a 4k monitor the Nikon images definitely look slightly better.
@@NickDelDuca I won’t be comparing images on a 4k screen. I edit all my images on an IPad even thought I do other work on an IMac.
Welcome to the best camera brand ;)
So glad to watch a woman creator! This field is way too dominated by men!
The white balance on the z8 also offers a warm look.
Stop looking on camera models and brands, last year brand x was the best this year brand y and next year brand z, then the cycle repeat it self. Learn composition, tell a Story in your Pictures and practice stop researching gear.
She could have taken these Pictures on a 5d mark ii or d600 no one would complain.
Is this your first time on my channel lol?
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Irene is more than a photographer; you are a photography director.
The green knitted vest seemed off to me in the Canon shots (too yellow) and was a dead give-away.
Note that what you call "raw" in the video is absolutely not raw [1] - it had raw conversion applied by C1 based on an unspecified profile. In Adobe Camera Raw (that does raw processing in Lightroom Classic and Photoshop) the standard profile applied to raw processing is "Adobe Standard" but that is a different profile for each camera, sometimes firmware versions and potentially adapted to the lens you used. With 1,164 different "Adobe Standard" profiles, the Mudbricks [2] try to make everything look the same. Adobe also offers profiles with names you'll find in the Z 8 and these try to mimic what happens in the camera to SOOC JPEG.
If you install (free) Nikon NX Studio, in it you'll find the camera profiles again, but straight from Nikon. In that menu you'll also find film emulation profiles like Tri-X (Kodak's famous 400 ISO B&W film) of (Kodak) Ektachrome Professional. If you want to use these in the camera for SOOC JPEG, you can transfer them with a memory card. Or make you own profile variants either in camera or in NX Studio and transfer them forth and back.
If you want to copy colour negatives then you can use Nikon's ColorNegReversal profile to turn them into positives (but having seen the profile and shots from my negatives I guess I would need variants for different films, different processing deviations, and different exposure deviations in the negatives).
Anyhow, the point here is that comparing shots between these cameras is not as transparent as you think because we don't know what C1 does to the raw files in its raw processing.
[1] a raw file consists of monochrome data elements (mono=single, chrome=colour). These come in three colour variants: red, green, blue. Each element stems from a single photosite in the sensor and has only one colour. To display such an image, each data element needs to have its two missing colours guessed in order to get an RGB pixel. That colour guessing is called raw processing or raw conversion. The raw file is not negative, and so extremely ugly that nobody wants to show them for what they are. In colour film we have three colour layers on top of each other and (theoretically) RGB at each coordinate. Attempts have been made (by Foveon, later acquired by Sigma) to try to copy the three layers in a sensor, but so far no business-wise viable solution was made. Increasing resolution makes the problems more challenging and full frame or larger is very difficult.
[2] an adobe is also called a mudbrick
Perhaps when the Z6iii is released it will be a little lighter for you while maintaining that Nikon Colour. Nikkor Glass is some of the best as very little lens corrections are needed unlike Sony.
Hi Irene - interesting video - glad you had a chance to finally use and experience Nikon. The more you use Nikon the more you will prefer it for so many reasons.
For those of us that have been shooting since the 80's, we know that Nikon was the premier Japanese camera/optics company. Nikon's decision to stand by its base of users and not update the F mount (first introduced in 1959) until 2018 was a testament to its loyalty to its user base, but turned out to not be the best business decision. Canon's move to the EOS EF mount in 1987 abandoned its then current user base, but created a faster AF system that allowed sports shooters to move to Canon from Nikon and set the stage for Canon's subsequent dominance in spite of its inferior optical formulas and lack luster RAW files and generally poorer build quality.
Then enter Sony: first to market with FF mirrorless in spite of their first 2 generations of camera being garbage and the use of the Sony E mount which is an APS-C mount being jury rigged through software to accommodate full frame parameters - can any one say focus breathing?. Sony temporarily jumped ahead due to its "open" mount (to third parties - which saved the brand) and its novelty/AF, and of course Social Media marketing schemes.
Today, in 2024, Nikon has returned to the forefront. At this time, they have the best all around system for hybrid 35mm digital mirrorless cameras in the Z mount boasting: the best build quality, cutting edge AF now on par with Sony, and Canon, best ergonomics, best optics (as a body of lenses when price and quality are considered ), class leading RAW files - anyone that has worked with NEF files versus Canon and Sony RAW files knows what this means, and most importantly the best mount - the Z mount, which is the 'universal mount'.
Due to its 16mm flange distance (distance from rear element to sensor) and 55mm throat diameter (the biggest in the industry) Nikon can now develop the best image quality from corner to corner and has the latitude to develop the most innovative optical designs - if one doesn't know why, look up "angle of incidence" with respect to optical design.
Finally, the Z mount is the universal mount because it is theoretically possible to adapt any lens from any competitor to the Z mount but not vice versa: today we can already adapt all Sony E mount lenses, Canon EF lenses, Fuji X mount lenses and Leica M mount lenses - all at near native to native functionality. It won't be long until there is an RF to Z adaptor - have no doubt.
Nikon builds photographic eco systems not just cameras and lenses like the competition.
Glad you finally had a chance to experience the best. Welcome to Nikon :)
-PD
You again! You have such a way with posing your subjects and interacting with them, its incredible to watch.
I was scared after I read first sentence 😂😂😂 thank you :)
When I watched this video, I was happy
I had a wrong concept that Nikon is a bit warmer, but here I realized it's not like that, it's all about your skill. But still I like the skin tone of Canon..
Nikon is warmer when you’re on auto white balance
did you use electronic shutter there? the ES sound from Nikon is so unique
Woow!. Irene shooting with Nikon. Who would have bet that this day would come? As a Nikon fan user it is nice to see. Beautiful photographs Irene.
Love your videos, Irene! It's so great you have sampled the Nikon Z8, I love this camera for my wedding photography, the focusing is insanely quick and accurate.
Yes please I'd love to see you use more Nikon equipment. Maybe the 135mm Plena next, I'm sure it will blow your mind! or the 35mm 1.8. Nikon have so many amazing lenses.
Current Canon and Nikon portrait lenses take almost identical photos.
You have to look very carefully on a large monitor to find any slight differences.
Besides, I've been watching your videos and photos for years.
Even with the Canon 50mm 1.8 you took beautiful portraits.
Likewise, you had very atmospheric photos with the old Helios.
Personally, it doesn't matter to me what equipment you use .
I remember you used Canon 5D III and EF 85mm 1.2
You created a lot of wonderful photos.
Yes, more Nikon. Beautiful images you captured, and I love my Z8 and ZF cameras too.
With modern camera, you are not going to get a huge amount of difference in image quality, and the main thing is personal preference, for things like ergonomics. I moved away from Nikon in 2022. For 2 reasons. I didn't like the ergonomics of the Z6 and Z7 style bodies, and cause I was going through a mid life crisis and wanted to try medium format. But with the Z8, Nikon created a body that I was really tempted to buy, but I still have a D850, which is the best DSLR ever made in my opinion and the image quality is stunning from that camera.
one important tip, the Nikon mirrorless cameras don't use the normal flash(speedlights), they ONLY use the sb-5000 at full capacity (menus, other than the 'basic' ones, like on a fuji xt1,etc.{the red eye, fill-in, modes}); they do have radio triggering, but you must turn it on in menu, and 'pair' with the separately sold transmitter, it works great, just have to take time to acquaint yourself with how it works.
Irene, I have watched your videos develop from a far since 2018. Keep up the good work, treakle.
While the best camera is always dependant on each persons use case, the z8 is an outstanding camera. IF you also do video, then there is no comparison, the Z8 is the outstanding choice. IF I was only shooting portraits, I would shoot the z6II but love my z8 and z9 for expedition photography where wildlife, action and video are most important. I agree it's heavy, which is a big help when shooting video
Historically Canon has had better "out of camera" skin tones for portraits but all that is fully adjustable both as custom profiles in camera and in post processing. I have come to LOVE my out of camera portraits taken in natural light from the nikons with little adjustment for colour.
These portraits are in softish light with consequently low contrast, and that can challenge "recognition AI AF". The shots are at about LV 10 and that is not a challenge to any camera. I replaced my Z 7ii by a Z 8 because the former started to become insecure about "recognition AI AF" from LV 7 and down. The Z 8 is much better at that. The Z 8's "recognition AI AF" with 3D tracking is phenomenal. I separate the "recognition AI AF" from the shutter release so the shutter half press locks exposure and the AF-ON button on the rear starts the focusing.
Nikon 85mm focuses faster than canon 85mm 1.2 from watching other comparison videos. Important for fast moving kids, not so much for adults. Nice thing about canon is one can get the older 85mm 1.2 II for around $800 with adapter with similar results.
Honestly, inspired me to be more creative than Canon. Canon felt stale in my hands. I know this is a very subjective opinion.
The images are very good. Sharp and after editing more colourful. What I also like is the ability to take good videos. Thats what people mostly like about the z8. An extra added value.
Nikon is the king always. I love my Nikon especially the nikkor 200mm f/2g Ed vr ll . Since I bought the price still the same it didn't drops. The 14 24mm absolutely one of the fantastic lens in Nikon history. The 24 70mm vr I don't know you ever use or no . The z8 the z9 . These two camera probably one of the highest quality camera ever
Autofocus for Nikon Mirrorless only got fixed from the Z9 onwards. So as of today Z9, Z8 and Zf.
Thank you! It's a pleasure to watch you. I use your knowledge and experience to take photos of my wife during mountain trips. :-) I'm not a portrait photographer. You do it wonderfully. Yes, on the one hand, the Sony A7rV (and A9III) have the best LCD grip solutions. I zoom in Canon, but it annoys me that when I hold the camera, for example, on a tripod very low above the ground horizontally, I look slightly to the left at the screen. The screen axis does not match the optical axis. The Nikon Z8/Z9 solution would be OK if not for the huge LCD frames. Generally, when comparing the screens of even basic smartphones and professional cameras, I feel embarrassed. Big frames, and the screen is like a toy. All the best! Greetings from Poland!
Whatever the projector is, I am sure I will love it. But if you have a little bit of bandwidth I would love to see you work again with Large format as part of the year of experimentation. You created such a timeless work back then. I am surprised people ask you to review another brand as I understand Rudnyk is ca canon master or ambassador. In any case, I will recommend the 135mm Plena.
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@@stubones That is an interesting one, but I don't know if it's going to do anything for her. More resolution: as a portrait artist do you want more resolution? 45mp is already pushing it and folks from 40 to 65 will hate a picture of more than 24 megapixels without saying something, with all the scart and little discoloration, but with all the showing of the smile lines. She uses Capture One and Capture One does not support the X2D. Finally, she is just a magnificent editor, the natural color solution will do nothing for her. I still getting you a like, maybe she peeks it.
Why go to the flash to change power and also the monitor can move more. Great work thou I love it
I switched from Sony a1 to eos r5 to z9 and now im at Home. Theese colors from Nikon oh my god. Unbeatable. And nikons active d lighting is lightyears in Front of the other Brands
Waw this 85 1.2 is crazy good... do you try the plena? Certainly the best 135 ever made... Hope that Nikon will one day offer a new version of its wonderful 105 1.4 wonderful compromise between 85 1.2 and 135 1.8...
the setting of the exposure mode Might be in the "custom settings menu/f1\" i -menu" " as there is a button only, not a dial, so this could be assignable to the i menu, then it's just a tap away, on the touch screen; or can be assigned in the custom settings menu/f1 custom controls menus (the buttons all over the camera, some can be assigned differently, and then you can use the "press button to use dial" feature to quicken the workflow).
I hope she read your comment.
nice to see you back, and welcome to the Nikon Club.......
My first brand was with Canon, and then in 2004, I switched to Nikon and have never looked back. I love the quality and the extensive lens lineup. I shoot with the Z9 and the Z7ii and couldn't be happier.
I have had Nikon since 1971 and the Z8 is Camera of the year 2023 and with the Firmware 2.0 just announced it will no doubt be camera of the year in 2024 as a result . Nikon cameras have Best ergonomics so you will be used to the new fit soon. I love my Canon Printer though >> their speciality + office Machines..Wild Life Photographer from Dusty S Africa so you need the Nikon Internal Zooms of the say 70-200 and 180-600 unlike Canons Trombone Zooms Zooms like 70-200, 100 -500 and 200-800 all dust Suckers in Africa ..
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Hi Irene, I'm very impressed by the editing you do on your pictures (especilly the skin structure and the light treatment on the portrait). The rendering is awsome !!!
Is there a video where you explain how you do this with Capture One ?
I have a Z7 which I mostly use for street photography with an adaptor for my Contax lenses. Plus a Z9 for everything which moves faster. The Z9 auto-focus is great, even for beach tennis which is fast with plenty of movement. As for colour and RAW quality, using CaptureOne can fix everything, however I tend to under-expose by up to a stop as it's easier to bring back the shadow details. I think the greatest advantage the Z8 or Z9 has is the faster shutter speed, so you can use with the f/1.2's without having to use a ND filter in brighter lighting. Keep up the good work, when you are not feeling inspired just pick a mundane subject and play, after all we are not using film :)
Been shooting Nikon and Canon for 8+ years (Product Photography) and I still can't tell the difference between processed images. Then I started doing weddings and events and bought Sony because of their video capability when the A7S line came out and because of how they revolutionized mirrorless! Then now back to Z8. It's a never ending cycle of innovation and competition. At then end of the day, they all work and you should pick up the one that you're comfortable with in many aspects: handling, size, weight, menus, controls, optics, etc...
When it comes to Nikon, Sony, and Canon: If you pony up the cash for the professional level gear, you're going to have a good time.
They're all pretty much equal for the most common kinds of photography out there (like portraits, landscapes, events, weddings, etc).
The differentiation happens when you push into the extremes, like sports and wildlife or cinema-grade gear. Then you start to see some more notice-able differentiation due to lens availability where Nikon/Canon tend to have a small edge over Sony. There are also some small differences in AF performance between Nikon, Sony, Canon. Otherwise, yeah, the big 3 are just that... the big 3. Also, for cinema, all of them have to compete with the "big guns" at Arri, where it becomes a whole new world of cameras.
I do foresee it becoming a "big 4" soon-ish though. Fujifilm is really starting to become competitive in their offerings. Some really cool gear there too.