QUICK GUIDE - Thanks for watching! 0:01 120 Wood Splitting 0:23 120 Snow falling 1:19 Setting up the camera for slow mo 2:34 Horseback Riding 4:48 Short 60fps segment 5:30 Waterfalls, River, Raindrops 7:32 The wet camera
Phillip Flores hey Phil. Yes I love the look of the Nikon footage. SLOMO is the chilli sprinkles to your salt and pepper? 😁 Anyway I think now that the negative hype is over serious video guys are becoming aware of the Nikon. Your colour is on point btw
Also, sorry, just commenting as I watch, but this is not a NSC subscribe I’m gonna keep watching upcoming vids. I really like the pace and vibe you bring.
LOL Thanks so much Adin! Seriously super kind. I honestly didn't touch the color (and usually don't) outside of manually controlling the WB. The flat profile is so soft and satisfying at this point that for a lot of anything on youtube especially it's a huge time-saver. I might be lucky there as I know a lot of folks get pretty hung up on their color profiles etc. Thanks so much for subbing! I'll try to keep these comin'! Cheers
Phillip Flores okay cool yes I’m learning that. Good settings go a long way. And, again, so impressed with this Nikon. I suppose at that price it needs to be good! But still great showcase on your part. Cheers, A
Hey Philip ! I’m a bit late to the party , and have not tried slow motion at all . Great to find this post , and am planning to go out and test this . Just wanted to say thanks for sharing this video tutorial, especially for a beginner like myself who is more of a photographer.
Very nice video plus good tips. I am a still shooter, and do not care about video functions on my Z6 nor have I ever used video on my D850 or D800. I do not even own a TV. But your video inspired me to explore the slow motion function. First was just my cat walking across the floor shot from floor level and then a close up of her lapping up water from her bowl. Such simple things that happen too fast for us to notice a gracefulness of unselfconscious actions that are revealed in slo-mo. I think I will go out this morning to shoot a busy pedestrian intersection down the street in the city center of St Petersburg Russia with a 200mm lens. Later today I am going to a ballet rehearsal to take stills for the choreographer and after the requested shots are done, switch to Slo-Mo. The light will be low to the excellent Z6 hi ISO performance will be required. I had slowed down in my pleasure photography since the kit has grown so large and heavy with gripped D850 and all the fast lenses, it is less often that I head out just to capture random scenes for myself but since getting the Z6 my hobby shooting has returned and I take it with me most of the time. It is fun to use, fun to capture mundane scenes or details of intentionally staged scenes and everything in-between between paid gigs. I still enjoy the studio experimenting and paid sessions but photography is fun again to just go out and play. This camera is more than just a very good camera, it is an embodiment of a new appreciation of visual art. It is interesting that I shot more subjects with a lower shot count. Having the amazing EVF that shows me what I am really getting, means single shots of a subject is all that is needed to get what I intended. With the excellent DSLRs, the IQ can be tremendous but I am never sure of what was captured due to exposure and framing ambiguity. With the Z6, the framing is precisely known what is and is not on the edges, and the exposure is exactly as intended. Now, thanks to your beautifully done and informative video there is, even more, to go out and explore. This weekend my friend is in the second major Tango dance competition and this new tool will be perfect to capture the grace and elegance of tango with very good practitioners. This is going to be fun. She is another friend I met 15 years ago by taking a random candid photo in a pub of a pretty 20-year-old girl and remains one of my closest friends. A camera can be a very good tool to meet new friends and she has been one of my closest. My GF and now business partner was met by a candid shot in a museum 5 years ago. A camera is not just a tool to capture moments of time but also a life facilitator, a social lubricant that forms a common experience between strangers who no longer are strangers. Thanks for the inspiring video and your easy relaxed presentation that brings out the human element of what is often a technical topic os specs and arguments on RUclips
Stan, Thank you so very much. I don't really know what to say except that I'm very honored and grateful to know that this helped you out at all. You seem to have an extensive knowledge of the work behind the videos especially regarding sound in general and I appreciate anytime you bring and share that here with the community. Have you considered potentially putting together your own sound educational channel? I'd be very interested in that. Again, it's most moving to know that anything we create helps inspire or motivate or encourage others to produce their own art and explore a similar world. Based on what you said, I'm sure you'll really enjoy messing around with the slow motion feature on this camera. Obviously if you feel I can help out in anyway, don't hesitate to contact me and or reach out and ask. Be safe, have fun and cheers!
I am not a video shooter. Never used that mode with my D90 through D850 and everything in-between but Slo-mo intrigued me so it was one of the first features of the Z6 I experimented with. Yours were better than mine generally but even with not knowing what I was doing, the results really were gratifying. I shot a dress rehearsal for a world-class ballet for example and starting with the elegance of movement, grace and athleticism of the corps and the principal dancers are mesmerizing. I have done a few amateur figure skaters and hope to visit a secure rink where the current world champion practices. At the same time teaching myself DaVinci Resolve 16. The rest of my shooting is portraiture, events such as ballet and drama, product and each spring and early summer, weddings in my part-time commercial photography and landscape, architecture and dance clubs for hobby, the Z6 has been more than I expected in all ways such that it sidelined my D850 and it is with me every day in a small sling bag with a couple native prime lenses or 70-200 2.8.
Um, yeah... so this was all fun of course and it's all great stuff but watching the snow in reverse is easily my favorite as well. I'm tempted next year to record and publish a video that's an hour long reversed slow motion snow lol! Thanks man
very relaxing clip and wonderful video of family. the z6 is my first mirrorless also. I find it a little quirky but sure most of that is my lack of understanding. I'm happy with the purchase however and wanted to stay in the Nikon menu systems.
Very nice quality video. The sound matches your look which I find helps me stay engaged well done. If I could make one suggestion it would be to make the camera settings you put up a tad bigger especially for us older guys lol That way we can read it quicker and get back to focusing on the video. Again great job thanks for sharing
This is a huge help thank you. Just got the z6 a few months ago and finally took the training wheels off and entered manual mode lol thanks again for this!
My heart wants the Z6, but my head says D500. Being a motorsports photographer I struggle with that dilema, as the AF in the Z6 isn't up to scratch for my type of work. Your video makes that decision harder, as I do like to dabble in other genres. I will buy the Z6 one day, this video helps me to confirm that decision. Nice work Phil.
Stirling thanks so much for watching and commenting. You're head is in the right place in my honest opinion. I own both and while I'm not a motorsports photographer I can tell you both the AF and the rolling shutter both leave much to be desired. The Z6 blows me away in the video world but it doesn't seem to meet my D500 and D750 yet in the stills arena. It's close. Really. But not quite there yet. Cheers
Awesome Video Phillip! The horse shots were amazing and the flys on the cow were insane.. I actually rented this camera through Borrow lenses to test it out on my trip this weekend. Looking forward to using it and your videos have definitely been a great help. I have a feeling if I like this camera I might be out of some money next week when I return!
Mate, that horse footage was unreal! I've just upgraded from a D500 to the Z6 II and can't wait to put it through it's paces and see what it can do, especially in that 120 fps!!
Thank you for posting this video , I own a Nikon Z6 and am just starting to experiment with video . I will be doing a talking head video for a friend who is promoting her Salsa,Merengue etc. dance classes , and had no idea where to begin .
Hey Philip !! Thanks for your efforts . Everyone here appreciates your honest and patient look at everyday issues all things Z6 . When can we get your take on the new Eye AF ? Looking forward to that one ....Keep up the honesty ..Good Luck
I love the way you made the whole video... it is informative and at the same time relaxing due to the slow mo images plus the soundtrack... love it. Hope you can make a new video with the latest firmware updates for the Z6
Thanks for that feedback! That firmware update video is uploading as we speak so stay tuned! Thanks so much again for joining the club and leaving a comment I really appreciate all the support. Cheers!
Great video! I love the footage you captured at Silver Falls (one of my favorite places!). I just ordered a Z6 myself, and am really looking forward to recording 120fps slow motion.
Oh you're awesome. Thanks so much! You don't know how much that means to hear someone's actually getting useful information from your videos. That means a lot. I'll try to keep them coming. It's an incredible camera. Cheers
Gorgeous slo-mo. Really like the snow. it's so cinematic! (you didn't plug in your unicorn light in the background) Horse scene, wonderful. Nice cow nose bokeh, slow-motion cow bugs, cool! The 60 fps looked fine, not as blown away cinematic as the 120, but good. Dang that waterfall, you are so lucky to have such uber cinematic places near where you live. My camera is water resistant, but I would freak if ( or when) it got that wet. I am looking at lens/camera cabinets that have controlled humidity to keep everything dried out. Not near as much as I thought they would be in cost. By the way, your stuff looks so nice, I'm surprised you haven't turned pro/commercial yet. It is obvious your skills and knowledge are spot on.
Randy, you're too kind as always. In all seriousness, I probably should've used the peak design shell I have but the day wasn't all that rainy honestly and so I discounted the power of the waterfalls going into it all. I'm so amazed and grateful for the weather resistance they build into most of these bodies today. Life would be a bit more stressful otherwise. Get me out there in the trenches to get the shot with all the confidence in the world, that's what I want. Thanks Nikon. Randy, thanks. The commercials can't afford me I guess. ;) lol someday.
Hi Jo, thanks so much! That means a lot to me. I'm hoping to produce a bit more this year. Last year was tough. Good luck today with the slow motion. It's a great camera I'm sure you'll do fine! Cheers!
I'm so glad you found the channel! Thanks so much for stopping by and watching and commenting. It goes a long way for me. Stick around! Thanks again. Cheers
Phillip - so glad I found your channel. Wonderful videos. Having just purchased the Z6, your videos have been so helpful! Thank you! Subscribed and liked. Rich
Rich, thank you so much! You don't know what that means to me. Congratulations on your purchase! It's a wonderful camera I think for everyone. I'll try to keep videos coming about it. I put mine through a little too much perhaps and it's in repair at Nikon in L.A. currently :( Full details to come. Thanks again so much I'm so glad the videos have helped out!
Beautiful family, dude! Just bought the Z6 Filmmaker's Kit and super excited to receive it. Been using the D750 for a year now and migrating from Canon to Nikon for video. Your videos are super informative and succinct. Thanks so much for creating such good content!
Great tip on the Tokina 12 24 - it looks lightweight lens - I'm getting a Z6 and Weebill Lab so wanted a wide lightweight lens that I could balance on it. - note there are two versions is yours the original model.
Hey Mark, thanks man. Yeah I have a VERY old (like 8-10 year old) tokina 12-24 f/4. So I'm guessing it's the older version. It's a lens that propelled my love for the industry and work honestly. And there are WAY better lenses out there. It's got a special place in my work though now that it's still kicking at this age. I may never give it up lol. That's awesome that you're picking up the Z6! I can't wait to see whatever you do. The Weebill plus the ibis should render some really incredible movement for your shots! Please keep in touch! Cheers
Yeah the 105 goes for around $900 these days and weighs just a tad more than the tokina (a little bigger too) but it's one of the best lenses in my bag currently. I take it everywhere.
Great video Philip. Your tips on lenses you use is very helpful. I'm still on the fence about moving from my D750 to the Z6 mainly because of the size and cost of the new lenses. Plus I'm not to happy about the single slot. Most of the time I only use one slot, but chancing it on a import job doesn't make me feel confident.
Hey Mark, thanks a lot! I was right there with you but I've gotten a lot more confident with it these past months. I'm sure you already know the strengths xqd has over sd, (I think it's something like 4 times the durability, I'll check into it again). It's important to know that you can still record video simultaneously to the xqd and a video recorder unit like an atomos, but I understand that can be a complicated rig to run and gun with. I gotta say I agree with you about the lenses. I'm surprised they are the size they are so far. The cost doesn't surprise me as much but it's steep for sure! I'm looking at the 35 first. It's a missing range for me right now. I need to remember how sharp and silent these native lenses are to get more comfortable with the price tags. I'm honestly shopping used lol.
Life is wasted on the young... but not on you. These clips are fantastic. Just beautiful. Filmmaker quality. Great work. Thanks for your tech tips. I was hunting around RUclips for videos on setting up the Z6 for vlogs and how to stay in focus when doing vlogs when I stumbled across your channel. Do you set a manual focus and try to stay at the same distance from the camera or use a larger Fstop? I can't seem to keep my videos in focus. Not much info out there on how to keep yourself in focus when doing vlogs. Maybe you will go over that in one of your videos one day? Keep spending time with your kids, they will be 18 before you know it.
Dan I love your comment. Thanks so much for watching and taking the time to comment like that. Yeah, I really need to go into more detail about the autofocus. I love it. I got started by vlogging for one month straight (uploading once a day) using a D500 and manual focus. It really drove me to the Z6 when it came out. I saw just a couple videos showing the updated video af and was sold. So when I vlog with this Z6 I leave it in autofocus 90% of the time and it's a game changer for my time. I used to spend so much more time figuring out focus because that's the life when you're a solo shooter. Now I RARELY miss focus, can set it to freaking f/1.8 (more lighting options), and have so much confidence in my shots without triple checking the clips. The video I made a while back about Timelapse is a good example of me not checking focus during the entire intro shots. I setup the comps using an old atomos ninja 2 and then just hit record and it found my face every time, the first shot. Thank again for watching and commenting. Cheers!
Great video man. The whole thing is butter. I like your method of sharing information and experiences with the gear. Easy to understand. Do you recommend a certain filter?
Really nice vid!!! Footage and narration great and informative. Was wondering if you got a lot of lens noise on the attached mic audio (or maybe you did not use autofocus??). Slow mo - was sweet. Still trying to figure the settings for good slow mo. Just posted vid on horses too.
Thanks so much! Yup, you nailed it, I used manual focus for nearly 100% of the shots here. The focus peaking makes that a lot easier. But to your question, yes depending on my settings and the lens I'll pickup that drive noise. If you're strapped on cash, a very good in between solution can be an af-p lens while you save for native glass. That's what I currently use and it works great. Thanks again! I'll check out your video too, cheers!
It is a preferred solution to use a wireless mic closer to your subject for not only less noise but for more direct to ambient sound ratio. Any cheap electret mic will outperform a $4000 studio mic if the $2 mic is close to the subject and the pro mic is 15 feet away. We are not aware of the additional sounds of relections or reverberation that comes to our ears because our brains do a good job of filtering out of our consciousness all the reflections that are slightly delayed representations o the direct sound that reached our ear slightly soon than the ambient sounds. But a mic does not have that ability unless highly directional but that can sound less natural because a very controlled pickup pattern mic does not have the same frequency sensitivity to the sides as to the front. You can get cheap import wireless mics and receiver for $20 on eBay or Amazon that use the same very low-cost Panasonic electret condenser mic element as a $200 Rode mic. Getting the mic close to the sound source greatly improves immunity to noise. It also is more comfortable to listen to. Sound, at sea level and standard pressure, travels about 1 foot per millisecond and our brains associate sound and visual elements as if they belong together is the sound and vision are within 30ms of each other. That means if you are more than 30 feet from the scene's sound source, your brain is going to notice the action and sound are not in sync and are less likely to be related to each other, or as noise. In post you can slip the sound to sync it with visuals if there is a noise-free recording. If there are other sounds other than the desired source that are closer, re-syncing the subject sound to align with visuals means any sound source/noise closer to the mic will also be slipped but it was closer to sync before post-processing slipping which can make it worse.. A wireless mic or a wired mic close to the sound source will seem more related to the visuals. Shoe-mounted mics if having very good mechanical isolation from the camera can be effective in close in headshots say in interviews but it is still better to put a lapel mic on the source than using a shoe mounted mic. Remember the camera sensor is seeing the subject as if it is located where the FL is, but a mic sees the source as the actual distance from the source. A 300mm lens on camera focused on a subject 100 feet away brings the subject close. a mic still "sees" the source as 100 feet away and any sound from any source inside of that 100-foot distance will seem more dominant. I do not shoot videos but know sound for visuals, in fact, did sound and the original music /songs for such movies as Back to the Future and others have been a studio owner, recording engineer and producer of major artists for 40 years....yes, you had albums I recorded. You do not have to spend much money at all to get great sound but you do have to use what you do have carefully. As a general rule, expensive shoe mics are a waste of money unless you are in a quiet non-reverberant acoustic space and closer than 3-4 feet from your subject. An optimum micing distance would be closer to 6 inches or less. If you really need to mic with a mic back at the camera, most lens noise can be eliminated by getting someone to hold the mic, so it is not on the shoe, since most of the noise is conduction noise, transmitted through the metal and case material of the camera and lens, and not through the air. Lifting the mic an inch off the shoe drops the lens noise dramatically.
@@stanspb763 GREAT information. Thanks so much for helping out! There's no way I touch your knowledge on this subject but I can say that even though the deity via the Rode shock mount does an incredible job at minimizing handling noise it still picks up the lens drive 'clicks' of most of the f mount, af-s lenses. The absolute best practice here would be to either hand hold / boom a similar shotgun, or lav up. I'm looking into better wireless lapels currently. Deity has my attention. Check my last video, I wear a fairly terrible lav (at this point) and it still gets the job done with flying colors imo. I need to get better at minimizing rub sounds from clothes when using lavs. Wonderful information. Thank you so much, Stan.
@@stanspb763 Great info. Thanks. One think about moving from still to video focus is the many more dimensions to be considered to deliver good and compelling video. Great learning. Thanks for insights and tech descriptions. Distinction between visual distance and audio distance is a real keeper.
the slow motions looks awesome. I wish cameras all had slow motion 960 fps would be insane. I just started a budget tech review unboxing youtube page. I hope its as successful as yours one day!
Dude, Mark, you're too kind my friend. I'll keep checking back at your channel I'm sure I've got a bunch to learn from you! Thanks so much for stopping by and commenting! I'll let you know when they finally come out with 960 lol ! Cheers
@@MarkFisch from what I've read, the a6400 is the choice for video. I haven't touched either so don't take my word for it. Rent or store try them is my advice. With the a6400 you might have to look into a cage for external mics etc if you're ever on the go with it. I hate how neither option offers a headphone jack but for me the Sony edges out the m50. Let me know what you end up going with!
Image quality is just WOW. Thanks for posting. Curious, what is the difference bw 120 fps to slow motion vs the slow motion option? The flat profile is amazing too.
Than you Philip for your nice videos. my New Z6 is already on its way, and i have already bought a Tamron 24-70mm G2 . but right after all these purchases, i noticed that Some Tamron might not be compatible with Nikon FTZ mounts. its really frustrating, if my new lens and camera dont be compatible. seems like many people are struggling with this issue at moment, and not very one is willing to buy a Tamron Tap 01 Console. id be happy to hear our perspective on this.
Hey Amir, yes I've seen both people saying it is perfectly compatible with no issues at all as well as folks who seem to not be able to focus with it... The firmware from Tamron is going to be your best option for compatible issues. Make sure you keep that up to date. I'm guessing you'll have 0 issues once the firmware is updated. Congratulations on picking up the z6!!!
@@halfphild I started out with a Nikon (D3300) two years ago because I didn't know any better! Now I'm happy Nikon has stepped up and I think I'll get the Z6. The 60fps limitation on crop sensor lenses is a bummer, but it seems that the Nikkor G lenses don't have that problem? You got 120fps our of the 50mm 1.8G, which I have. I also have the 35mm 1.8G.
People are so dumb on the internet. Going onto my 10th month now owing the z6, it is such a fantastic video camera. Have done a lot of professional work with it and it is so good. You would never believe how good the slowmotion looks, the control everything. My only quirk is sometimes the autofocus, sometimes it does the what I call impossible shot, people running at you etc and something it just won't lock or focus on the simplest thing.
Hey Daniel! I totally agree! It's been a dream honestly. I can't understand others about this camera. It really makes me think they picked it up a for a day and then called it. If you're coming from any other system you've gotta give it a few before you can really sink into all of it's capabilities. Thanks so much for watching and commenting! Stick around. Cheers!
Had to come back to this video because the Z6 has got so cheap now. Im still shooting on my D750 but I really would like some proper slowmo. The 3.0 update seems to have made the way the AF functions much better and more like the focus recompose technique I use on the D750. PS. Can you still shoot 120 with your mk1 tokina lens in version 3.0+ firmware.
Hey Mark, always good to hear from you. Quickly, yes, I can still shoot 120fps with ibis with the Tokina 12-24 f/4. Super old lens but awesome. It doesn't force it into a cropped shot so watch out for lens barrel in your shot at 12mm lol. It's fun honestly. I love my D750 and still have it. Works great still. Doesn't touch the Z6 in video though. ;)
Hey thanks for watching and commenting. You're very kind. No, in this video I didn't use any filters and image you see is sooc in the flat profile, no color grading or correction. :) Cheers!
HAHA yes, maybe it's time! Thanks so much for your comment. So far, for me the biggest downside is the single memory. The XQD is far more reliable than the SD but redundancy is a professional element. It's obviously not a deal breaker for me but it's a big deal. So far, I've no issues with XQD cards. Just wish there were two. The second flaw that comes to mind is the built in mic. It's terrible like all the other cameras. So I use an off camera mic as much as possible and have found the D3 Pro to be superior to most mobile setups. Depending on your video fps and size, the battery can burn away fast but I've yet to run out of power completely when I didn't have a backup battery like most of us carry. I'd say two batteries is good for a day use vlogging experience with three being more of a solid choice. The good news is the camera will take all of the old dslr batteries from your d600 :) The USB charging bank is a great option that I haven't played with but you'll have to use the en-el15b battery the camera comes with to do that. Honestly I go on day trips with the family all the time with just one full battery and as long as I'm not letting the camera roll without purpose, I don't run into power problems at all. Thanks again so much for watching! I hope this helps. I'll try to get some more videos out shortly! Cheers!
No. Not mine at least. It's an old lens. Perhaps the newer 12-24 af works with it. I can tell you my newer tokina 16-28 f/2.8 af works with the z6 but it's not great to use in video because it's so loud.
@@halfphild thanks - it's funny I've just watched the latest 'Angry Photographer' video and he criticised Nikon's focus peaking. Then I watch your video and you like it.
LOL. I haven't used a lot of systems. I've only used the atomos ninja 2, and this z6's focus peaking so I'm not very experienced with it but it's been a great addition to my video tools. It might suck compared to some Panasonic, Fuji, and Sony setups. Ignorance is bliss ;) It's easy to use and change the settings. I'm not sure what I'm missing yet.
Love the video, Phillip. Thanks for sharing. Coincidentally, I'm hoping to use slow mo video to get footage of horses too. My question; I'm shooting in 1920 X 1080 24p 5 X slo mo, but playback (in camera) is in real time. Am I missing something? Thanks! P. S. If I need to slow it down in my NLE.......how is this different than shooting regular 1920 X 1080 and slowing it down?
Philip. Love your videos - and can’t wait for the next one. Quick question: I shoot video on my Nikon Z6 using my Z 24-70 2.8s, 35 1.8s and 50 1.8s. I shoot at 24 FPS and rarely film outside currently as it is always over exposed and I don’t typically like to shoot at over F4. Any tips on how to shoot with a shallow depth of field outside without using slow motion? If you recommend a variable ND is there one you recommend? I shoot run and gun and try keep set up and hassle to a minimum. Basically I prize speed and agility over everything else and typically decide my shots and composition on the run. Keep up the amazing work. Zak, a Kiwi living in a Hamburg, Germany
Hey Zak thanks SO much for that support. That really helps me get motivated to continue making these videos. I'll get back into it asap. Here's the thing about the dof. When you're further away from your subject, sure, you really need the faster aperture, (f/2.8 etc). But when you're close (less than a few feet, you really can get away with stopping down a bit and still get that shallow feel. That aside, I have had zero issues with the two variable ND filters I bought from K&N Concept. So, I recommend them. But I've only used a few different brands so I can't say they're the best or anything like that. But they're better than the tiffen and hoya ones I tried out before. I totally understand the run and gun and ease of gear life. Stick with that so that you don't burn out and you get to think more about your story and shots. I hope this helped. Thanks again from Oregon! Cheers!
Super helpful, thanks a mill Phillip. Which filters were they exactly? For your different lens threads? I recall some epic video footage of your kids running outside. Do you recall if you were using your variable ND filter and, out of curiosity, which lens and settings you were using? Something tells me it was shot handheld with your Nikkor Z 35 1.8s (possibly my fav lens). Am keen to re-create a similar look here in Hamburg with my 4-year-old daughter Mila-Sophie :)
@@zakcole2229 Yeah man, you are probably talking about my "Z6 Video Feature Packed" video @ about 2:10. I've got the settings listed there on screen during that shot so you'll know but yes, it was the 35S @ f/1.8 and yeah I had the k&f Concept nd filter on. It was just hand held shot because I didn't have time to put together a rig. I was in auto iso, 1/240th (or close) and in AF. Short clips but that's all you need really to put some good stuff like this together.
Great video! I have the Z6 but have not really done much video with it yet, I’m really interested in getting into tho. You did mention that these videos were shot handheld but I’m curious if you use a gimbal at times and if so, which one are you using? Thanks!
Thanks Eric! This whole video was shot handheld but I do own a gimbal. It's the DJI Ronin M. Old but great. The reason I like it over most I see coming out these days is because of it's higher weight capacity. I'm able to use larger lenses or cameras on it. Thanks again so much for watching and commenting!
Thanks Phillip! I’m a total novice when it comes to video so I’m glad to see “by your video” that you can get great footage without a gimbal. This is off topic but maybe you can answer this question. I noticed in video mode on the Z6 that if I’m in aperture or shutter priority that i can’t turn off auto ISO. If I go into manual mode then i can turn auto ISO off. Do you know why this is?
Eric, no worries! We're all still learning so much! Okay so this happens on many cameras. Outside of M (manual) mode, there aren't many options for us available to set. Even stranger than ISO is if you go into S (shutter) priority, you can't set ANY settings, as if the cameras are in auto mode or P (program) mode. Outside of the basic ideas of "those modes aren't really good to use for video purposes" I cannot tell you why exactly the brands limit us there. I can however recommend that you only ever use full Manual mode when actually shooting video with these cameras. Switch over to aperture or shutter priority if you feel you need to in order to get your exposure settings dialed in faster but then switch back over to manual, copy those settings in, and then shoot. There are a lot of times I'll shoot auto ISO in video (in manual mode) due to my priority being the other settings, like the depth of field and the shutter to frames per second angle and especially if there are long clips in an uncontrollable lighting environment. If the lighting isn't really changing that much or I'm not really changing my composition from second to second then I'll go full manual. It's the best place to be in my opinion. Also, you'll learn a lot more, a lot faster as well if you force yourself into that mode. ;) Thanks so much for asking. I hope any of this helps! Cheers
Thanks again! That helped a lot, i thought maybe i was doing something wrong. I’m curious if you’re recording to an external recorder? From what I’m hearing, there will be an update allowing you to record RAW to an external recorder. This would be something down the line for me, the Atomos Ninja V seems to be what a lot of people are taking about.
Yes! Sometimes I record straight to an old atomos Ninja 2. This allows me to record in a nicer less compressed codec and makes editing a lot faster in my workflow. The Ninja V looks AWESOME and I'm very interested in getting one because I'm limited in my recording frame rates and resolution right now with the old one. Also n log can be useful for more professional production. To do that you need an external recorder. Right now I only use mine for some talking head segments. The atomos work great in my experience. Great questions!
Simply lovely video through and through. ...and forgive me, but half way through sped the video up to 1.5 and even then your clips were still gorgeous. Looking forward to adding the Z6 to my collection in the very near future.
Really helpful man thank you. This is the most helpful video I've seen on the Nikon Z6 and displaying the settings you were using is a great informative idea. I recently got the Z6 and my whole life I feel like I have the eye for photography and videography but never messed with manual settings much. I got a big trip coming up and want to really utilize the camera to it's fullest potential. I'm still figuring out the perfect balance of iso, aperature and frame rates, any tips would be much appreciated. One thing I find I'm struggling with is getting large areas into focus. I know making the aperature wider will make the depth of field shallow so if I want a larger focus area then a narrow aperature would be deeper depth of field. Noticed that you were using f4 and f 2.8 on all the scenic waterfall shots and they were beautifully in focus. Clearly I'm a noob and still getting the hang of it all haha. Much appreciated. I really need to learn how to color grade better too. Much love! Happy creating to you!
Yeah I forgot to mention how slow I still am at using the touch screen to focus or set an object to track. All the other Nikon bodies have taught me to shoot video manually focusing so I'm sorta not used to trusting the cameras yet. I'll get there with time I think. ;) Thanks so much for asking and watching! Cheers
Hi Phillip thanks for your interesting video I Just bought my Z6 Yesterday and I don't know It very well t yet I like very much slow motion and I would like to put them in my travel videos When I am in my travels don't Plan what immagines to use in slow motion My question Is: do you Plan that before when you are recording your clips or you Always use the camera on 120 frame rate? Have a good time Bye
Hi Vittorio, great question. Most of the time I will plan ahead and be ready to switch the format from 4k 24fps to 1080p 120fps. It's easy enough to do and this way I get home and don't have a strange amount of 120 footage. Is it bad to just shoot 120, just in case? No, of course not. If there's a chance you'll want to show stuff down, shoot accordingly, even if you end up not doing that in post. Have fun! I love my Z6! Cheers, Phillip
@@TravelAroundTheWorld686 oh of course! But you've gotta plan for it. If for example, you're producing a 1080p video, you'll be fine with either resolution. If you're creating a 4k video sequence then you'll need to think about the quality drop you'll incur when you use 1080 footage and scale it up. But sometimes you'll NEED to do that so that you have the slow motion footage.
But how do you edit this? I mean i have seen many movies about slow motion on youtube, and all show the camera setting but not one shows how you must do it in edit. So the final result is always that your recording is at normal speed.
Philip, do you use a variable ND filter when shooting video on your Z6? I’m a recent convert to the Z6 and only use it with the F4-F6.3 Z24-200 telephoto lens. Would an ND filter provide any benefit on this Lens given that it’s not a particularly ‘fast’ lens?
Thanks for asking Tony! There are so many times in not willing to sacrifice my aperture even at f/8... Also there are loads of times when shooting video that I'm overexposed because I'm trying to shoot at 1/50th for 24 fps or 1/250th for 120 fps and unwilling to sacrifice my fastest aperture. The ND always solves that dilemma for me :) I currently use k&n concept and have had good results. I hope this helps! Take for watching and commenting! Cheers!
Amazing video. you've sold me even more on the z6. I have a couple questions and it would be great if you ould answer.. i currently have a d5500.. a 35 and 50mm 1.8g plus a 18-55 afp lens.. should i keep these when i get eh z6? and will it crop how much mega pixels i get out of them? will i get the exact same field of view i get with my d5500?
Hey Ash! Thanks! Honestly my recommendation is to get some native glass asap. Even if it's just one prime or the 24-70f/4. So far they blow away the afs glass in everyway I can tell. But if you couldn't afford it all at the same time you still wouldn't be disappointed. Your fov will be similar if they're dx lenses because the camera goes into dx mode automatically. Don't get too caught up on that though. The IQ is incredible. Check out my video about 4k image quality in which I test out the 18-55 afp vs 24-70 e ed. I ask you to see if you can tell which is the higher quality lens. Most people got it completely wrong at first. ;) Thanks for watching and commenting!
Hello Phillip, I write you from Spain, sorry for my poor english! I really like your video, it's very helpful for me! I'm a photographer and nikon user (nikon d750) but I'm not a video shooter. I really like to start shooting videos and I would like to ask you if you think it could be possible with z6 shooting short video sequences (3-5 seconds) and taking pictures at the same time. Thank you very much! :)
Hi Raul, thanks so much for watching and commenting! Yes this is possible, to take photos while shooting video BUT the photos are smaller (2mp) pictures and they're shot in 16:9 aspect ratio, same as your video. But I've done this a lot when capturing my kids at a school experience. It's nice to have both without switching from video to photos. I hope that helps! Cheers!
I may upset a lot of portrait photographers by this statement but seems to me the macro 105mm lens is better for photography and video and less than half the price. What do you think?
Hey phillip, would you say theres much difference between slowmotion quality on the Sony a7iii vs Nikon z6. Trying to decide between the two, what would you go for?
nice video. apparently shutter speed must be set to 1/250sec, not at 1/125sec as shown on introduction. i am newbie in video on z6ii. when you have a mp4 120fps on your camera and import on pc, how do you process it for youtube (adobe premiere...) ? is it just a export with a 0.21 ratio ??? does youtube accepts without compression any size and rate ?
Hi Marc thanks so much for watching and commenting! You'll want to try to double your frame rate at the shutter. So, 60fps = ~1/120 or 120fps = ~1/240. This yields the best results in my opinion. I process all of my videos using premiere pro. When working with 120 frames per second footage inside of my usual 24 frames per second sequence, I slow down my footage to 20%. So far I haven't noticed any issues with RUclips compression or rate limitations. But I would say that I keep my edits very very simple. I hope this answers some of your questions thanks so much again for watching and commenting please consider subscribing. Cheers!
my setting on my Z6iii was 120fps for the slow motion and I shot several times with that setting but I don't see the effect during playback, do you have do the slow motion during post production?
Quick question, I noticed at 1:37 when you toggled back and forth from photo to video, your camera was in AF-F and when you were talking it switched into MF, you hit the "I" button and it shows MF too, I have been having an issue I can't seem to figure out where my Z6 switches out of AF-F into MF and single point. The strange thing is though it will show this in the "I" menu too but when I click to change this in the "i" menu, it shows I am in AF-F. Have you experienced this?
hello, coming back to this tuto :-) i try to use manual focus in video with focus peakin sensitivity 2-3 and i was surprised to see yello lines from 1m distance to 5m distance with 35mm and so i am doubtful depth of filed is so wide and my focus will be as good on both distances. any recommendation for manual focus, focus peaking,... ? i tried af-f with wide-L and wide-s and switches from a near wall outle to a further furniture and i found it fast and looks accurate. what is your feeling. same af-f with auto area couldn't switch from close outlet to furniture.
Hey Ken! Sorry, my first reply to you was in response to a salt-water exposure. If it's salt water, give it a good rinse with clean water immediately, then air dry. If it's just rain water, a towel wrap is fine, I just try my best not to rub debris into the camera is all. A towel wrap is totally fine for a minute, just sitting there and then let it air dry. Thanks so much for watching and commenting. Cheers!
prob a stupid question but if you shoot say 60fps for example when you have that slowed down then is that through something like photoshop or lightworks etc? and if so what software do you recomend
@@halfphild thx for the reply, funny enough I have spent the afternoon playing with the slow mo on the nikon z6 itself, have to say its very smooth and I may go down that route for a few projects i have in mind
Yes, you can view in camera slow mo. Use the d pad, hit play, then hit it two more times.(I believe). I don't know if it plays at exactly 20 or 50% but it gives you a great idea of your slow shot. Cheers!
Actually on the d pad it might not be the play button twice. I don't have it in front of me right now. I think the solution is to hit play first, then hit the bottom d pad button twice (pause?). Sorry about the confusion. But view the slow motion all the time in camera. I love that feature.
You slow it down in post. You can view it slowed down in camera but it's not conformed in camera because the camera didn't know what fps your sequence will be produced in.
Hello Phillip, I use the Z6 and want to do videos, what mic do you recommend that will work with this camera? I bought the MOVO VXR10 and couldn’t get it to work so I returned it, Thanks
Hi Santiago I use and recommend the deity V Mic d3 pro. The battery lasts forever, it has a great gain adjustment on the back, usb-c charge, it's great to be able to turn down the internal preamp of the camera to like 3 and get zero noise with the d3. I use a zoom F1 for audio attached to myself. Check out my audio video where I show you examples and what I use. That might help you as well. Thanks so much for watching and commenting! Cheers!
Hi guys Im not sure if im missing something here but just noticed that when I say put my movie in say 120fps click ok it goes to 60 fps, and if i go to 60 fps click ok it goes to 30fps, whatever i put it in it seems to half it, any suggestions im obviously missing something, nikon z 6 tokina 11-18mm lens. edit yes i can see now it limits your frame rate
@@halfphild if i put my nikon 50mm on it then im ok, with my tokina though it halves whatever i put in, I will try it on my nikon 70-200 and sigma 300 just to see
Do you think N-Log is neccassary for colour grading or is the normal flat profile enough, if you don't want to spend the money on extra gear, such as an external monitor?
Hey Dexter, great question! My answer is no. I currently do not believe n-log is NECESSARY for colour grading and yes, I believe the built in Flat profile is enough for most of what you'll do. I only use the flat profile. I've used n-log once so far, and it was great of course but no where near needed for most of what I'm doing so far. I've made adjustments with the flat profile in premiere and I'm always happy with my results thus far. That said, I do the best I can to nail exposure and set wb as close to what I envision my end product being. I'd spend money on glass first if that's also something you need. Thanks so much for watching and commenting. I hope that helps. Cheers!
No worries! English is my first language and I'm still TERRIBLE lol It's all good. I forgot to tell you, the external monitor is super useful. N-Log probably isn't needed for the most part but external monitors and even recorders are super useful tools. I have a very old ninja 2 I use all the time for videos inside for these reviews & tutorials. It can help with focus, exposure and extend your shot to a larger monitor through hdmi if you want to see your shot bigger. One of the reasons I've liked using the ninja is because it allows me to record in pro res or dnxhd which premiere loves. Editing is so much faster. Otherwise I make lq pro res proxies from the h.264 files. Let me know if you have any other questions. I'll do my best to reply. cheers!
Yes. I've used it once so far just to see how it worked. You're limited in fps & resolution with the old ninjas though so if 4k or 60fps is a priority you'll need a newer one.
What about the "auto" slow motion settings on the z6? the 1080 x5/24 setting.. which I pressume is the equivalent to shooting at 1/250 shutter 1080/120 fps. That setting allows you to see the slow motion on the playback, instead of having to download it to a computer, and open it in some video editor, and do the "work" I've tried to find somewhere where that setting is explained, but no luck yet. If I put it on that "auto" slow motion setting, does that override whatever my current shutter speed is, and automatically put it in 250?...
I can't remember exactly how the camera records when using those settings but I can tell you that you don't have to offload your footage to see the slower shot. To see a decent example of the footage slowed down all you need to do is hit play, then play the clip, then hit the pause button twice. I hope this helps at all! Cheers!
Also - I've always just set my shutter manually. This ALWAYS yields me the best and most consistent results. I don't have experience using the auto slomotion modes. I'm sorry about that.
@@halfphild No worries! Been using the z6 a lot since I got it, and it appears that the "auto slow motion" setting is all auto. It will change your shutter speed to the correct setting for that specific auto function.
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QUICK GUIDE - Thanks for watching!
0:01 120 Wood Splitting
0:23 120 Snow falling
1:19 Setting up the camera for slow mo
2:34 Horseback Riding
4:48 Short 60fps segment
5:30 Waterfalls, River, Raindrops
7:32 The wet camera
Phillip Flores hey Phil. Yes I love the look of the Nikon footage. SLOMO is the chilli sprinkles to your salt and pepper? 😁 Anyway I think now that the negative hype is over serious video guys are becoming aware of the Nikon. Your colour is on point btw
Also, sorry, just commenting as I watch, but this is not a NSC subscribe I’m gonna keep watching upcoming vids. I really like the pace and vibe you bring.
LOL Thanks so much Adin! Seriously super kind. I honestly didn't touch the color (and usually don't) outside of manually controlling the WB. The flat profile is so soft and satisfying at this point that for a lot of anything on youtube especially it's a huge time-saver. I might be lucky there as I know a lot of folks get pretty hung up on their color profiles etc. Thanks so much for subbing! I'll try to keep these comin'! Cheers
Phillip Flores okay cool yes I’m learning that. Good settings go a long way. And, again, so impressed with this Nikon. I suppose at that price it needs to be good! But still great showcase on your part. Cheers, A
Hey Philip ! I’m a bit late to the party , and have not tried slow motion at all . Great to find this post , and am planning to go out and test this . Just wanted to say thanks for sharing this video tutorial, especially for a beginner like myself who is more of a photographer.
Very nice video plus good tips. I am a still shooter, and do not care about video functions on my Z6 nor have I ever used video on my D850 or D800. I do not even own a TV. But your video inspired me to explore the slow motion function. First was just my cat walking across the floor shot from floor level and then a close up of her lapping up water from her bowl. Such simple things that happen too fast for us to notice a gracefulness of unselfconscious actions that are revealed in slo-mo. I think I will go out this morning to shoot a busy pedestrian intersection down the street in the city center of St Petersburg Russia with a 200mm lens. Later today I am going to a ballet rehearsal to take stills for the choreographer and after the requested shots are done, switch to Slo-Mo. The light will be low to the excellent Z6 hi ISO performance will be required.
I had slowed down in my pleasure photography since the kit has grown so large and heavy with gripped D850 and all the fast lenses, it is less often that I head out just to capture random scenes for myself but since getting the Z6 my hobby shooting has returned and I take it with me most of the time. It is fun to use, fun to capture mundane scenes or details of intentionally staged scenes and everything in-between between paid gigs. I still enjoy the studio experimenting and paid sessions but photography is fun again to just go out and play.
This camera is more than just a very good camera, it is an embodiment of a new appreciation of visual art.
It is interesting that I shot more subjects with a lower shot count. Having the amazing EVF that shows me what I am really getting, means single shots of a subject is all that is needed to get what I intended. With the excellent DSLRs, the IQ can be tremendous but I am never sure of what was captured due to exposure and framing ambiguity. With the Z6, the framing is precisely known what is and is not on the edges, and the exposure is exactly as intended.
Now, thanks to your beautifully done and informative video there is, even more, to go out and explore. This weekend my friend is in the second major Tango dance competition and this new tool will be perfect to capture the grace and elegance of tango with very good practitioners. This is going to be fun. She is another friend I met 15 years ago by taking a random candid photo in a pub of a pretty 20-year-old girl and remains one of my closest friends. A camera can be a very good tool to meet new friends and she has been one of my closest. My GF and now business partner was met by a candid shot in a museum 5 years ago. A camera is not just a tool to capture moments of time but also a life facilitator, a social lubricant that forms a common experience between strangers who no longer are strangers.
Thanks for the inspiring video and your easy relaxed presentation that brings out the human element of what is often a technical topic os specs and arguments on RUclips
Stan, Thank you so very much. I don't really know what to say except that I'm very honored and grateful to know that this helped you out at all. You seem to have an extensive knowledge of the work behind the videos especially regarding sound in general and I appreciate anytime you bring and share that here with the community. Have you considered potentially putting together your own sound educational channel? I'd be very interested in that. Again, it's most moving to know that anything we create helps inspire or motivate or encourage others to produce their own art and explore a similar world. Based on what you said, I'm sure you'll really enjoy messing around with the slow motion feature on this camera. Obviously if you feel I can help out in anyway, don't hesitate to contact me and or reach out and ask. Be safe, have fun and cheers!
I am not a video shooter. Never used that mode with my D90 through D850 and everything in-between but Slo-mo intrigued me so it was one of the first features of the Z6 I experimented with. Yours were better than mine generally but even with not knowing what I was doing, the results really were gratifying. I shot a dress rehearsal for a world-class ballet for example and starting with the elegance of movement, grace and athleticism of the corps and the principal dancers are mesmerizing. I have done a few amateur figure skaters and hope to visit a secure rink where the current world champion practices. At the same time teaching myself DaVinci Resolve 16. The rest of my shooting is portraiture, events such as ballet and drama, product and each spring and early summer, weddings in my part-time commercial photography and landscape, architecture and dance clubs for hobby, the Z6 has been more than I expected in all ways such that it sidelined my D850 and it is with me every day in a small sling bag with a couple native prime lenses or 70-200 2.8.
Thank you Philip I am also a Nikon shooter. Your tips are of great help to a guy like me to explore with my lens more as and when I travel.
I liked the reverse speed snow slowmo more than I should have. It was awesomeness in my heart. Great video!
Um, yeah... so this was all fun of course and it's all great stuff but watching the snow in reverse is easily my favorite as well. I'm tempted next year to record and publish a video that's an hour long reversed slow motion snow lol! Thanks man
very relaxing clip and wonderful video of family. the z6 is my first mirrorless also. I find it a little quirky but sure most of that is my lack of understanding. I'm happy with the purchase however and wanted to stay in the Nikon menu systems.
Very nice quality video. The sound matches your look which I find helps me stay engaged well done. If I could make one suggestion it would be to make the camera settings you put up a tad bigger especially for us older guys lol That way we can read it quicker and get back to focusing on the video. Again great job thanks for sharing
You're one of the few people who actually makes great video with the z6. The colors are absolutely delicious, so good! Subscribed 💯
This is a huge help thank you. Just got the z6 a few months ago and finally took the training wheels off and entered manual mode lol thanks again for this!
My heart wants the Z6, but my head says D500. Being a motorsports photographer I struggle with that dilema, as the AF in the Z6 isn't up to scratch for my type of work. Your video makes that decision harder, as I do like to dabble in other genres. I will buy the Z6 one day, this video helps me to confirm that decision. Nice work Phil.
Stirling thanks so much for watching and commenting. You're head is in the right place in my honest opinion. I own both and while I'm not a motorsports photographer I can tell you both the AF and the rolling shutter both leave much to be desired. The Z6 blows me away in the video world but it doesn't seem to meet my D500 and D750 yet in the stills arena. It's close. Really. But not quite there yet. Cheers
Great Experience! I love your videography very much. Thanks!!
Awesome Video Phillip! The horse shots were amazing and the flys on the cow were insane.. I actually rented this camera through Borrow lenses to test it out on my trip this weekend. Looking forward to using it and your videos have definitely been a great help. I have a feeling if I like this camera I might be out of some money next week when I return!
Rob, thanks so much man! lol yeah I hear ya on the money front. Safe travels!!!
Mate, that horse footage was unreal! I've just upgraded from a D500 to the Z6 II and can't wait to put it through it's paces and see what it can do, especially in that 120 fps!!
Thanks so much, JJ! Gosh I would LOVE to get my hands on the Z6ii. The 120fps is pure joy everytime.
Enjoy!
The result is amazing! Thanks for the video!
Thank you for posting this video , I own a Nikon Z6 and am just starting to experiment with video . I will be doing a talking head video for a friend who is promoting her Salsa,Merengue etc. dance classes , and had no idea where to begin .
Hey Philip !! Thanks for your efforts . Everyone here appreciates your honest and patient look at everyday issues all things Z6 .
When can we get your take on the new Eye AF ? Looking forward to that one ....Keep up the honesty ..Good Luck
Look for that video today! Thank you so much for the support! I'll try to keep em coming. Cheers!
Great review Phillip. Thanks for sharing this info, gave me stuff to think about. Cheers!
Thanks so much Adrian! I wish people could know how far just a simple comment like that goes. Means a lot. Let us know if you've any questions. Cheers
I love the way you made the whole video... it is informative and at the same time relaxing due to the slow mo images plus the soundtrack... love it. Hope you can make a new video with the latest firmware updates for the Z6
Thanks for that feedback! That firmware update video is uploading as we speak so stay tuned! Thanks so much again for joining the club and leaving a comment I really appreciate all the support. Cheers!
Great video! I love the footage you captured at Silver Falls (one of my favorite places!).
I just ordered a Z6 myself, and am really looking forward to recording 120fps slow motion.
Hey thanks so much! I'm sure you'll really enjoy it!
I just bought this camera and I'm learning a lot from your videos. Thank you Phillip!
Oh you're awesome. Thanks so much! You don't know how much that means to hear someone's actually getting useful information from your videos. That means a lot. I'll try to keep them coming. It's an incredible camera. Cheers
Gorgeous slo-mo. Really like the snow. it's so cinematic! (you didn't plug in your unicorn light in the background) Horse scene, wonderful. Nice cow nose bokeh, slow-motion cow bugs, cool! The 60 fps looked fine, not as blown away cinematic as the 120, but good. Dang that waterfall, you are so lucky to have such uber cinematic places near where you live. My camera is water resistant, but I would freak if ( or when) it got that wet. I am looking at lens/camera cabinets that have controlled humidity to keep everything dried out. Not near as much as I thought they would be in cost. By the way, your stuff looks so nice, I'm surprised you haven't turned pro/commercial yet. It is obvious your skills and knowledge are spot on.
Randy, you're too kind as always. In all seriousness, I probably should've used the peak design shell I have but the day wasn't all that rainy honestly and so I discounted the power of the waterfalls going into it all. I'm so amazed and grateful for the weather resistance they build into most of these bodies today. Life would be a bit more stressful otherwise. Get me out there in the trenches to get the shot with all the confidence in the world, that's what I want. Thanks Nikon. Randy, thanks. The commercials can't afford me I guess. ;) lol someday.
Man this was so good.. the horses tho.. so majestic, that looked like it was plucked put of a film or stick footage. Really great work!!
Dude, Lucky, thanks so much for stopping by man. I always appreciate your kind feedback! Yeah the horse shoot was pure heaven! Cheers
Thank you for the information. I am starting video with my z6ii today and needed some info on slow motion
I just subscribed. I like your teaching style. Anything z6ii i will be watching. Ty so much
Hi Jo, thanks so much! That means a lot to me. I'm hoping to produce a bit more this year. Last year was tough.
Good luck today with the slow motion. It's a great camera I'm sure you'll do fine!
Cheers!
Great B Roll. Just stumbled upon to your channel and quite surprised. Looking forward to some great content.
I'm so glad you found the channel! Thanks so much for stopping by and watching and commenting. It goes a long way for me. Stick around! Thanks again. Cheers
Awesome footage, these examples is exactly what I was looking for. Subscribed... your 700th subscriber. Congrats!
Well THAT comment just made my day! LOL you're awesome. Take it easy! I can't thank you enough.
Phillip - so glad I found your channel. Wonderful videos. Having just purchased the Z6, your videos have been so helpful! Thank you! Subscribed and liked. Rich
Rich, thank you so much! You don't know what that means to me. Congratulations on your purchase! It's a wonderful camera I think for everyone. I'll try to keep videos coming about it. I put mine through a little too much perhaps and it's in repair at Nikon in L.A. currently :( Full details to come. Thanks again so much I'm so glad the videos have helped out!
Also, your voice is perfect for narration. Like I could of listened to another 20 minutes worth or so.. lol
LOL thanks a lot! You know how it's always hard to listen to your own voice...? Yeah I struggle man. I hate hearing myself lol Thanks so much
Beautiful family, dude! Just bought the Z6 Filmmaker's Kit and super excited to receive it. Been using the D750 for a year now and migrating from Canon to Nikon for video. Your videos are super informative and succinct. Thanks so much for creating such good content!
Nice review! Beautiful footage
Thanks Shane! Means a lot. Thanks for watching and commenting. Cheers
Thanks for z6 video series. Nice that you don't stop the channel because of low views before . Keep it goes!
HAHA Thanks so much Andrew! Yeah I gotta not really let the numbers get to me. Cheers!
Really excellent video !!! Congrats
Amazing video, thank you for information and love from India !!
Great tip on the Tokina 12 24 - it looks lightweight lens - I'm getting a Z6 and Weebill Lab so wanted a wide lightweight lens that I could balance on it. - note there are two versions is yours the original model.
Hey Mark, thanks man. Yeah I have a VERY old (like 8-10 year old) tokina 12-24 f/4. So I'm guessing it's the older version. It's a lens that propelled my love for the industry and work honestly. And there are WAY better lenses out there. It's got a special place in my work though now that it's still kicking at this age. I may never give it up lol. That's awesome that you're picking up the Z6! I can't wait to see whatever you do. The Weebill plus the ibis should render some really incredible movement for your shots! Please keep in touch! Cheers
@@halfphild thanks - the 105 you use as well is very cheap and looks lightweight (plastic 😁 ) so another good choice for traveling.
Yeah the 105 goes for around $900 these days and weighs just a tad more than the tokina (a little bigger too) but it's one of the best lenses in my bag currently. I take it everywhere.
Great video Philip. Your tips on lenses you use is very helpful. I'm still on the fence about moving from my D750 to the Z6 mainly because of the size and cost of the new lenses. Plus I'm not to happy about the single slot. Most of the time I only use one slot, but chancing it on a import job doesn't make me feel confident.
Hey Mark, thanks a lot! I was right there with you but I've gotten a lot more confident with it these past months. I'm sure you already know the strengths xqd has over sd, (I think it's something like 4 times the durability, I'll check into it again). It's important to know that you can still record video simultaneously to the xqd and a video recorder unit like an atomos, but I understand that can be a complicated rig to run and gun with. I gotta say I agree with you about the lenses. I'm surprised they are the size they are so far. The cost doesn't surprise me as much but it's steep for sure! I'm looking at the 35 first. It's a missing range for me right now. I need to remember how sharp and silent these native lenses are to get more comfortable with the price tags. I'm honestly shopping used lol.
Awesome footage and opinion. Thanks for all the info
Thank you so much! I'm glad this may have helped you out! Thanks for watching and commenting! Cheers
Life is wasted on the young... but not on you. These clips are fantastic. Just beautiful. Filmmaker quality. Great work. Thanks for your tech tips. I was hunting around RUclips for videos on setting up the Z6 for vlogs and how to stay in focus when doing vlogs when I stumbled across your channel. Do you set a manual focus and try to stay at the same distance from the camera or use a larger Fstop? I can't seem to keep my videos in focus. Not much info out there on how to keep yourself in focus when doing vlogs. Maybe you will go over that in one of your videos one day? Keep spending time with your kids, they will be 18 before you know it.
Dan I love your comment. Thanks so much for watching and taking the time to comment like that.
Yeah, I really need to go into more detail about the autofocus. I love it. I got started by vlogging for one month straight (uploading once a day) using a D500 and manual focus. It really drove me to the Z6 when it came out. I saw just a couple videos showing the updated video af and was sold.
So when I vlog with this Z6 I leave it in autofocus 90% of the time and it's a game changer for my time. I used to spend so much more time figuring out focus because that's the life when you're a solo shooter. Now I RARELY miss focus, can set it to freaking f/1.8 (more lighting options), and have so much confidence in my shots without triple checking the clips.
The video I made a while back about Timelapse is a good example of me not checking focus during the entire intro shots. I setup the comps using an old atomos ninja 2 and then just hit record and it found my face every time, the first shot.
Thank again for watching and commenting.
Cheers!
Great video man. The whole thing is butter. I like your method of sharing information and experiences with the gear. Easy to understand. Do you recommend a certain filter?
I really like k&f concept. Got a couple of these and I get great results. Thanks so much for the kind words man. Seriously goes a long way.
Cheers!
very great camera and very great video!
Thank you so much!!!
Keep rocking these videos bro great work man.
Wow, Barry, thank you so much! I'll try to keep 'em coming. Cheers!
Really nice vid!!! Footage and narration great and informative. Was wondering if you got a lot of lens noise on the attached mic audio (or maybe you did not use autofocus??). Slow mo - was sweet. Still trying to figure the settings for good slow mo. Just posted vid on horses too.
Thanks so much! Yup, you nailed it, I used manual focus for nearly 100% of the shots here. The focus peaking makes that a lot easier. But to your question, yes depending on my settings and the lens I'll pickup that drive noise. If you're strapped on cash, a very good in between solution can be an af-p lens while you save for native glass. That's what I currently use and it works great. Thanks again! I'll check out your video too, cheers!
It is a preferred solution to use a wireless mic closer to your subject for not only less noise but for more direct to ambient sound ratio. Any cheap electret mic will outperform a $4000 studio mic if the $2 mic is close to the subject and the pro mic is 15 feet away. We are not aware of the additional sounds of relections or reverberation that comes to our ears because our brains do a good job of filtering out of our consciousness all the reflections that are slightly delayed representations o the direct sound that reached our ear slightly soon than the ambient sounds. But a mic does not have that ability unless highly directional but that can sound less natural because a very controlled pickup pattern mic does not have the same frequency sensitivity to the sides as to the front.
You can get cheap import wireless mics and receiver for $20 on eBay or Amazon that use the same very low-cost Panasonic electret condenser mic element as a $200 Rode mic. Getting the mic close to the sound source greatly improves immunity to noise. It also is more comfortable to listen to. Sound, at sea level and standard pressure, travels about 1 foot per millisecond and our brains associate sound and visual elements as if they belong together is the sound and vision are within 30ms of each other. That means if you are more than 30 feet from the scene's sound source, your brain is going to notice the action and sound are not in sync and are less likely to be related to each other, or as noise. In post you can slip the sound to sync it with visuals if there is a noise-free recording. If there are other sounds other than the desired source that are closer, re-syncing the subject sound to align with visuals means any sound source/noise closer to the mic will also be slipped but it was closer to sync before post-processing slipping which can make it worse.. A wireless mic or a wired mic close to the sound source will seem more related to the visuals. Shoe-mounted mics if having very good mechanical isolation from the camera can be effective in close in headshots say in interviews but it is still better to put a lapel mic on the source than using a shoe mounted mic. Remember the camera sensor is seeing the subject as if it is located where the FL is, but a mic sees the source as the actual distance from the source. A 300mm lens on camera focused on a subject 100 feet away brings the subject close. a mic still "sees" the source as 100 feet away and any sound from any source inside of that 100-foot distance will seem more dominant.
I do not shoot videos but know sound for visuals, in fact, did sound and the original music /songs for such movies as Back to the Future and others have been a studio owner, recording engineer and producer of major artists for 40 years....yes, you had albums I recorded.
You do not have to spend much money at all to get great sound but you do have to use what you do have carefully. As a general rule, expensive shoe mics are a waste of money unless you are in a quiet non-reverberant acoustic space and closer than 3-4 feet from your subject. An optimum micing distance would be closer to 6 inches or less.
If you really need to mic with a mic back at the camera, most lens noise can be eliminated by getting someone to hold the mic, so it is not on the shoe, since most of the noise is conduction noise, transmitted through the metal and case material of the camera and lens, and not through the air. Lifting the mic an inch off the shoe drops the lens noise dramatically.
@@stanspb763 GREAT information. Thanks so much for helping out! There's no way I touch your knowledge on this subject but I can say that even though the deity via the Rode shock mount does an incredible job at minimizing handling noise it still picks up the lens drive 'clicks' of most of the f mount, af-s lenses. The absolute best practice here would be to either hand hold / boom a similar shotgun, or lav up. I'm looking into better wireless lapels currently. Deity has my attention. Check my last video, I wear a fairly terrible lav (at this point) and it still gets the job done with flying colors imo. I need to get better at minimizing rub sounds from clothes when using lavs. Wonderful information. Thank you so much, Stan.
@@stanspb763 Great info. Thanks. One think about moving from still to video focus is the many more dimensions to be considered to deliver good and compelling video. Great learning. Thanks for insights and tech descriptions. Distinction between visual distance and audio distance is a real keeper.
the slow motions looks awesome. I wish cameras all had slow motion 960 fps would be insane. I just started a budget tech review unboxing youtube page. I hope its as successful as yours one day!
Dude, Mark, you're too kind my friend. I'll keep checking back at your channel I'm sure I've got a bunch to learn from you! Thanks so much for stopping by and commenting! I'll let you know when they finally come out with 960 lol ! Cheers
Phillip Flores awesome thanks man I am looking to get either the canon m50 or the Sony a6400 after watching 100 videos I still can’t decide!
@@MarkFisch LOL sounds like you're doing it right!
@@MarkFisch from what I've read, the a6400 is the choice for video. I haven't touched either so don't take my word for it. Rent or store try them is my advice. With the a6400 you might have to look into a cage for external mics etc if you're ever on the go with it. I hate how neither option offers a headphone jack but for me the Sony edges out the m50. Let me know what you end up going with!
Image quality is just WOW. Thanks for posting. Curious, what is the difference bw 120 fps to slow motion vs the slow motion option? The flat profile is amazing too.
Beautiful footage 👍🏾
Hey O, thank you so much!
thanks for this looking forward to doing this type of work
Thanks so much for watching!
Good luck with your shoots and cheers!
Than you Philip for your nice videos. my New Z6 is already on its way, and i have already bought a Tamron 24-70mm G2 . but right after all these purchases, i noticed that Some Tamron might not be compatible with Nikon FTZ mounts. its really frustrating, if my new lens and camera dont be compatible. seems like many people are struggling with this issue at moment, and not very one is willing to buy a Tamron Tap 01 Console. id be happy to hear our perspective on this.
Hey Amir, yes I've seen both people saying it is perfectly compatible with no issues at all as well as folks who seem to not be able to focus with it... The firmware from Tamron is going to be your best option for compatible issues. Make sure you keep that up to date. I'm guessing you'll have 0 issues once the firmware is updated. Congratulations on picking up the z6!!!
You’ve cleaned the garage!
Amazing work and very good shoots, I follow you NOW!!!!
Thank you so much David! That means a lot. Best wishes. Cheers!
Thx ! Excellent video and great learning experience
Thanks Tim!
Excellent tips!! super helpful 🙏
Nice channel, man. Good editing, strong audio and you like Nikon (me too)! Liked and subbed.
Thanks Jason! I really appreciate that. What body you shooting with these days? Cheers!
@@halfphild I started out with a Nikon (D3300) two years ago because I didn't know any better! Now I'm happy Nikon has stepped up and I think I'll get the Z6. The 60fps limitation on crop sensor lenses is a bummer, but it seems that the Nikkor G lenses don't have that problem? You got 120fps our of the 50mm 1.8G, which I have. I also have the 35mm 1.8G.
People are so dumb on the internet. Going onto my 10th month now owing the z6, it is such a fantastic video camera. Have done a lot of professional work with it and it is so good. You would never believe how good the slowmotion looks, the control everything. My only quirk is sometimes the autofocus, sometimes it does the what I call impossible shot, people running at you etc and something it just won't lock or focus on the simplest thing.
Hey Daniel! I totally agree! It's been a dream honestly. I can't understand others about this camera. It really makes me think they picked it up a for a day and then called it. If you're coming from any other system you've gotta give it a few before you can really sink into all of it's capabilities. Thanks so much for watching and commenting! Stick around. Cheers!
awesome video awesome experience..... thanks.......frm. india
Had to come back to this video because the Z6 has got so cheap now. Im still shooting on my D750 but I really would like some proper slowmo. The 3.0 update seems to have made the way the AF functions much better and more like the focus recompose technique I use on the D750.
PS. Can you still shoot 120 with your mk1 tokina lens in version 3.0+ firmware.
Hey Mark, always good to hear from you.
Quickly, yes, I can still shoot 120fps with ibis with the Tokina 12-24 f/4. Super old lens but awesome. It doesn't force it into a cropped shot so watch out for lens barrel in your shot at 12mm lol. It's fun honestly.
I love my D750 and still have it. Works great still. Doesn't touch the Z6 in video though. ;)
Great footage.
I'm looking forward to get one of those z6 in the future as well.
Did you use any ND filter in this VDO?
Hey thanks for watching and commenting. You're very kind. No, in this video I didn't use any filters and image you see is sooc in the flat profile, no color grading or correction. :) Cheers!
HAHA yes, maybe it's time! Thanks so much for your comment.
So far, for me the biggest downside is the single memory. The XQD is far more reliable than the SD but redundancy is a professional element. It's obviously not a deal breaker for me but it's a big deal. So far, I've no issues with XQD cards. Just wish there were two.
The second flaw that comes to mind is the built in mic. It's terrible like all the other cameras. So I use an off camera mic as much as possible and have found the D3 Pro to be superior to most mobile setups.
Depending on your video fps and size, the battery can burn away fast but I've yet to run out of power completely when I didn't have a backup battery like most of us carry. I'd say two batteries is good for a day use vlogging experience with three being more of a solid choice. The good news is the camera will take all of the old dslr batteries from your d600 :) The USB charging bank is a great option that I haven't played with but you'll have to use the en-el15b battery the camera comes with to do that. Honestly I go on day trips with the family all the time with just one full battery and as long as I'm not letting the camera roll without purpose, I don't run into power problems at all.
Thanks again so much for watching! I hope this helps. I'll try to get some more videos out shortly!
Cheers!
@@halfphild Wow, thank you so much for the information. Can't wait to get my z6.
Thank you so much, cheers :)
Very interesting and well made review Phillip - Thanks - question - can you AF with the 12-24 Tokina
No. Not mine at least. It's an old lens. Perhaps the newer 12-24 af works with it. I can tell you my newer tokina 16-28 f/2.8 af works with the z6 but it's not great to use in video because it's so loud.
@@halfphild thanks - it's funny I've just watched the latest 'Angry Photographer' video and he criticised Nikon's focus peaking. Then I watch your video and you like it.
LOL. I haven't used a lot of systems. I've only used the atomos ninja 2, and this z6's focus peaking so I'm not very experienced with it but it's been a great addition to my video tools. It might suck compared to some Panasonic, Fuji, and Sony setups. Ignorance is bliss ;) It's easy to use and change the settings. I'm not sure what I'm missing yet.
Love the video, Phillip. Thanks for sharing. Coincidentally, I'm hoping to use slow mo video to get footage of horses too. My question; I'm shooting in 1920 X 1080 24p 5 X slo mo, but playback (in camera) is in real time. Am I missing something? Thanks! P. S. If I need to slow it down in my NLE.......how is this different than shooting regular 1920 X 1080 and slowing it down?
Philip. Love your videos - and can’t wait for the next one. Quick question: I shoot video on my Nikon Z6 using my Z 24-70 2.8s, 35 1.8s and 50 1.8s. I shoot at 24 FPS and rarely film outside currently as it is always over exposed and I don’t typically like to shoot at over F4. Any tips on how to shoot with a shallow depth of field outside without using slow motion? If you recommend a variable ND is there one you recommend? I shoot run and gun and try keep set up and hassle to a minimum. Basically I prize speed and agility over everything else and typically decide my shots and composition on the run. Keep up the amazing work. Zak, a Kiwi living in a Hamburg, Germany
Hey Zak thanks SO much for that support. That really helps me get motivated to continue making these videos. I'll get back into it asap.
Here's the thing about the dof. When you're further away from your subject, sure, you really need the faster aperture, (f/2.8 etc). But when you're close (less than a few feet, you really can get away with stopping down a bit and still get that shallow feel.
That aside, I have had zero issues with the two variable ND filters I bought from K&N Concept. So, I recommend them.
But I've only used a few different brands so I can't say they're the best or anything like that. But they're better than the tiffen and hoya ones I tried out before.
I totally understand the run and gun and ease of gear life. Stick with that so that you don't burn out and you get to think more about your story and shots.
I hope this helped.
Thanks again from Oregon!
Cheers!
Super helpful, thanks a mill Phillip. Which filters were they exactly? For your different lens threads? I recall some epic video footage of your kids running outside. Do you recall if you were using your variable ND filter and, out of curiosity, which lens and settings you were using? Something tells me it was shot handheld with your Nikkor Z 35 1.8s (possibly my fav lens). Am keen to re-create a similar look here in Hamburg with my 4-year-old daughter Mila-Sophie :)
@@zakcole2229 Yeah man, you are probably talking about my "Z6 Video Feature Packed" video @ about 2:10. I've got the settings listed there on screen during that shot so you'll know but yes, it was the 35S @ f/1.8 and yeah I had the k&f Concept nd filter on. It was just hand held shot because I didn't have time to put together a rig. I was in auto iso, 1/240th (or close) and in AF. Short clips but that's all you need really to put some good stuff like this together.
Brilliant - thanks man! Everything you’re doing is helping me and I am sure others. Also I love how you ‘keep it real’. Awesome.
great video. congrats
I'm refreshed. ;)
Great video! I have the Z6 but have not really done much video with it yet, I’m really interested in getting into tho. You did mention that these videos were shot handheld but I’m curious if you use a gimbal at times and if so, which one are you using? Thanks!
Thanks Eric! This whole video was shot handheld but I do own a gimbal. It's the DJI Ronin M. Old but great. The reason I like it over most I see coming out these days is because of it's higher weight capacity. I'm able to use larger lenses or cameras on it. Thanks again so much for watching and commenting!
Thanks Phillip! I’m a total novice when it comes to video so I’m glad to see “by your video” that you can get great footage without a gimbal. This is off topic but maybe you can answer this question. I noticed in video mode on the Z6 that if I’m in aperture or shutter priority that i can’t turn off auto ISO. If I go into manual mode then i can turn auto ISO off. Do you know why this is?
Eric, no worries! We're all still learning so much! Okay so this happens on many cameras. Outside of M (manual) mode, there aren't many options for us available to set. Even stranger than ISO is if you go into S (shutter) priority, you can't set ANY settings, as if the cameras are in auto mode or P (program) mode. Outside of the basic ideas of "those modes aren't really good to use for video purposes" I cannot tell you why exactly the brands limit us there. I can however recommend that you only ever use full Manual mode when actually shooting video with these cameras. Switch over to aperture or shutter priority if you feel you need to in order to get your exposure settings dialed in faster but then switch back over to manual, copy those settings in, and then shoot. There are a lot of times I'll shoot auto ISO in video (in manual mode) due to my priority being the other settings, like the depth of field and the shutter to frames per second angle and especially if there are long clips in an uncontrollable lighting environment. If the lighting isn't really changing that much or I'm not really changing my composition from second to second then I'll go full manual. It's the best place to be in my opinion. Also, you'll learn a lot more, a lot faster as well if you force yourself into that mode. ;) Thanks so much for asking. I hope any of this helps! Cheers
Thanks again! That helped a lot, i thought maybe i was doing something wrong. I’m curious if you’re recording to an external recorder? From what I’m hearing, there will be an update allowing you to record RAW to an external recorder. This would be something down the line for me, the Atomos Ninja V seems to be what a lot of people are taking about.
Yes! Sometimes I record straight to an old atomos Ninja 2. This allows me to record in a nicer less compressed codec and makes editing a lot faster in my workflow. The Ninja V looks AWESOME and I'm very interested in getting one because I'm limited in my recording frame rates and resolution right now with the old one. Also n log can be useful for more professional production. To do that you need an external recorder. Right now I only use mine for some talking head segments. The atomos work great in my experience. Great questions!
Great but how do you play back your video, so that it plays in slow mo?
I believe you do that in the software you use to post process . Totally new to this myself .
Simply lovely video through and through.
...and forgive me, but half way through sped the video up to 1.5 and even then your clips were still gorgeous.
Looking forward to adding the Z6 to my collection in the very near future.
Really helpful man thank you. This is the most helpful video I've seen on the Nikon Z6 and displaying the settings you were using is a great informative idea. I recently got the Z6 and my whole life I feel like I have the eye for photography and videography but never messed with manual settings much. I got a big trip coming up and want to really utilize the camera to it's fullest potential. I'm still figuring out the perfect balance of iso, aperature and frame rates, any tips would be much appreciated. One thing I find I'm struggling with is getting large areas into focus. I know making the aperature wider will make the depth of field shallow so if I want a larger focus area then a narrow aperature would be deeper depth of field. Noticed that you were using f4 and f 2.8 on all the scenic waterfall shots and they were beautifully in focus. Clearly I'm a noob and still getting the hang of it all haha. Much appreciated. I really need to learn how to color grade better too. Much love! Happy creating to you!
very helpful info!
Hey Brian, thanks so much for watching and commenting! I'm glad the information helped out! Cheers
Thanks for the video. Maybe I missed it but why did you opt for manual focus over the autofocus?
Yeah I forgot to mention how slow I still am at using the touch screen to focus or set an object to track. All the other Nikon bodies have taught me to shoot video manually focusing so I'm sorta not used to trusting the cameras yet. I'll get there with time I think. ;) Thanks so much for asking and watching! Cheers
You have a cool demeanour.
Great video , great job
Hi Phillip thanks for your interesting video
I Just bought my Z6 Yesterday and I don't know It very well t yet
I like very much slow motion and I would like to put them in my travel videos
When I am in my travels don't Plan what immagines to use in slow motion
My question Is: do you Plan that before when you are recording your clips or you Always use the camera on 120 frame rate?
Have a good time
Bye
Hi Vittorio, great question. Most of the time I will plan ahead and be ready to switch the format from 4k 24fps to 1080p 120fps. It's easy enough to do and this way I get home and don't have a strange amount of 120 footage.
Is it bad to just shoot 120, just in case?
No, of course not.
If there's a chance you'll want to show stuff down, shoot accordingly, even if you end up not doing that in post.
Have fun! I love my Z6!
Cheers,
Phillip
@@halfphild thanks I Will try to Plan It before
4K 30 FPS or 1080 120 FPS can the quality change?
@@TravelAroundTheWorld686 oh of course!
But you've gotta plan for it. If for example, you're producing a 1080p video, you'll be fine with either resolution.
If you're creating a 4k video sequence then you'll need to think about the quality drop you'll incur when you use 1080 footage and scale it up.
But sometimes you'll NEED to do that so that you have the slow motion footage.
Ok thank you so much
But how do you edit this? I mean i have seen many movies about slow motion on youtube, and all show the camera setting but not one shows how you must do it in edit. So the final result is always that your recording is at normal speed.
So nice !!!
Thanks Andy! :)
Beutiful, excelent....THANK YOU
If it hasn't been mentioned, using DX lenses will not allow 1080p/120 slo-mo .. sadly
This is important. I really thought there was a malfunction 😅
Mentioned.
Made an entire video about it. :(
Works with SOME off brand lenses
Philip, do you use a variable ND filter when shooting video on your Z6? I’m a recent convert to the Z6 and only use it with the F4-F6.3 Z24-200 telephoto lens. Would an ND filter provide any benefit on this Lens given that it’s not a particularly ‘fast’ lens?
Thanks for asking Tony!
There are so many times in not willing to sacrifice my aperture even at f/8... Also there are loads of times when shooting video that I'm overexposed because I'm trying to shoot at 1/50th for 24 fps or 1/250th for 120 fps and unwilling to sacrifice my fastest aperture. The ND always solves that dilemma for me :)
I currently use k&n concept and have had good results.
I hope this helps!
Take for watching and commenting!
Cheers!
@@halfphild Sincere thanks Philip, I really appreciate your response and ALL your Z6 videos...they are incredibly informative!
Amazing video. you've sold me even more on the z6. I have a couple questions and it would be great if you ould answer.. i currently have a d5500.. a 35 and 50mm 1.8g plus a 18-55 afp lens.. should i keep these when i get eh z6? and will it crop how much mega pixels i get out of them? will i get the exact same field of view i get with my d5500?
Hey Ash! Thanks! Honestly my recommendation is to get some native glass asap. Even if it's just one prime or the 24-70f/4. So far they blow away the afs glass in everyway I can tell. But if you couldn't afford it all at the same time you still wouldn't be disappointed. Your fov will be similar if they're dx lenses because the camera goes into dx mode automatically. Don't get too caught up on that though. The IQ is incredible. Check out my video about 4k image quality in which I test out the 18-55 afp vs 24-70 e ed. I ask you to see if you can tell which is the higher quality lens. Most people got it completely wrong at first. ;)
Thanks for watching and commenting!
Hello Phillip, I write you from Spain, sorry for my poor english! I really like your video, it's very helpful for me! I'm a photographer and nikon user (nikon d750) but I'm not a video shooter. I really like to start shooting videos and I would like to ask you if you think it could be possible with z6 shooting short video sequences (3-5 seconds) and taking pictures at the same time. Thank you very much! :)
Hi Raul, thanks so much for watching and commenting! Yes this is possible, to take photos while shooting video BUT the photos are smaller (2mp) pictures and they're shot in 16:9 aspect ratio, same as your video. But I've done this a lot when capturing my kids at a school experience. It's nice to have both without switching from video to photos.
I hope that helps!
Cheers!
@@halfphild Thanks a lot! :)
Awesome vid!
Therapeutic video
Thanku
I see your clip with the water literally coming on the lense... do you use any UV filter to protect your lenses or you don't recommend them?
Thanks man for clear Info👌🏽👌🏽👌🏽😍😍😍😍
Thanks for watching and commenting!
I may upset a lot of portrait photographers by this statement but seems to me the macro 105mm lens is better for photography and video and less than half the price. What do you think?
did you use a clean flat profile or with adjustments? if with corrections, then with what?
Hi, yes! This was all shot only with the built in Flat profile, with no adjustments. Thanks so much for watching and commenting!
Super cool and unik Way to do RUclips/ video 🙌
Hey phillip, would you say theres much difference between slowmotion quality on the Sony a7iii vs Nikon z6. Trying to decide between the two, what would you go for?
nice video. apparently shutter speed must be set to 1/250sec, not at 1/125sec as shown on introduction. i am newbie in video on z6ii. when you have a mp4 120fps on your camera and import on pc, how do you process it for youtube (adobe premiere...) ? is it just a export with a 0.21 ratio ??? does youtube accepts without compression any size and rate ?
Hi Marc thanks so much for watching and commenting!
You'll want to try to double your frame rate at the shutter. So, 60fps = ~1/120 or 120fps = ~1/240. This yields the best results in my opinion.
I process all of my videos using premiere pro. When working with 120 frames per second footage inside of my usual 24 frames per second sequence, I slow down my footage to 20%.
So far I haven't noticed any issues with RUclips compression or rate limitations.
But I would say that I keep my edits very very simple.
I hope this answers some of your questions thanks so much again for watching and commenting please consider subscribing.
Cheers!
my setting on my Z6iii was 120fps for the slow motion and I shot several times with that setting but I don't see the effect during playback, do you have do the slow motion during post production?
Does auto face detect not work at 100p and 120p for anyone else?
Quick question, I noticed at 1:37 when you toggled back and forth from photo to video, your camera was in AF-F and when you were talking it switched into MF, you hit the "I" button and it shows MF too, I have been having an issue I can't seem to figure out where my Z6 switches out of AF-F into MF and single point. The strange thing is though it will show this in the "I" menu too but when I click to change this in the "i" menu, it shows I am in AF-F. Have you experienced this?
please help me on how to add voice and music in shooting videos
hello, coming back to this tuto :-) i try to use manual focus in video with focus peakin sensitivity 2-3 and i was surprised to see yello lines from 1m distance to 5m distance with 35mm and so i am doubtful depth of filed is so wide and my focus will be as good on both distances. any recommendation for manual focus, focus peaking,... ? i tried af-f with wide-L and wide-s and switches from a near wall outle to a further furniture and i found it fast and looks accurate. what is your feeling. same af-f with auto area couldn't switch from close outlet to furniture.
Why would you not first wrap the wet camera in a dry towel for a minute, and then unwrap the camera to air dry? Regarding your voice over at 7:50.
All the towels we had were sandy but it'd have been much better to rinse it with clean water rather than dry it.
Hey Ken! Sorry, my first reply to you was in response to a salt-water exposure. If it's salt water, give it a good rinse with clean water immediately, then air dry. If it's just rain water, a towel wrap is fine, I just try my best not to rub debris into the camera is all. A towel wrap is totally fine for a minute, just sitting there and then let it air dry. Thanks so much for watching and commenting. Cheers!
Phillip is the Tokina 12-24 the MK1 or MK2 version.
Old Mk1. Still awesome. Tank. I only manually focus with it on the Z6. Cheers
@@halfphild does it auto focus though?
Hey there, no this lens requires the drive screw to auto focus. It doesn't AF in the Z6. Cheers!
prob a stupid question but if you shoot say 60fps for example when you have that slowed down then is that through something like photoshop or lightworks etc? and if so what software do you recomend
Hi Paul, no worries. I use Adobe premiere pro.
Thanks so much for watching and commenting.
Cheers!
@@halfphild thx for the reply, funny enough I have spent the afternoon playing with the slow mo on the nikon z6 itself, have to say its very smooth and I may go down that route for a few projects i have in mind
can you play back & view in camera in slomo? or do you have to drop in an editor to view?
Yes, you can view in camera slow mo. Use the d pad, hit play, then hit it two more times.(I believe).
I don't know if it plays at exactly 20 or 50% but it gives you a great idea of your slow shot.
Cheers!
Actually on the d pad it might not be the play button twice. I don't have it in front of me right now. I think the solution is to hit play first, then hit the bottom d pad button twice (pause?).
Sorry about the confusion. But view the slow motion all the time in camera. I love that feature.
@@halfphild Excellent thanks!
Of course!
Thanks for asking and watching!
Hi what XQD card reader did you buy - I can't find them with a usb-c for my MacBook Pro.
Try this one: amzn.to/2Vdi7Ho (I didn't buy xqd to usb-c, Sony MRW-E90)
Is the 120fps conformed in camera or do you have to do it in post?
I use 120fps all the time in camera. Love it. Just can't use it with dx lenses.
Is it slowed down in camera or do you have to slow it down in post?
You slow it down in post. You can view it slowed down in camera but it's not conformed in camera because the camera didn't know what fps your sequence will be produced in.
Hello Phillip, I use the Z6 and want to do videos, what mic do you recommend that will work with this camera? I bought the MOVO VXR10 and couldn’t get it to work so I returned it,
Thanks
Hi Santiago I use and recommend the deity V Mic d3 pro. The battery lasts forever, it has a great gain adjustment on the back, usb-c charge, it's great to be able to turn down the internal preamp of the camera to like 3 and get zero noise with the d3. I use a zoom F1 for audio attached to myself. Check out my audio video where I show you examples and what I use. That might help you as well.
Thanks so much for watching and commenting!
Cheers!
@@halfphild thanks definitely will look into it.
Hi guys Im not sure if im missing something here but just noticed that when I say put my movie in say 120fps click ok it goes to 60 fps, and if i go to 60 fps click ok it goes to 30fps, whatever i put it in it seems to half it, any suggestions im obviously missing something, nikon z 6 tokina 11-18mm lens. edit yes i can see now it limits your frame rate
I haven't had issues where it goes from 60 to 30.
Just the 120 to 60 limit.
@@halfphild if i put my nikon 50mm on it then im ok, with my tokina though it halves whatever i put in, I will try it on my nikon 70-200 and sigma 300 just to see
Do you think N-Log is neccassary for colour grading or is the normal flat profile enough, if you don't want to spend the money on extra gear, such as an external monitor?
Hey Dexter, great question! My answer is no. I currently do not believe n-log is NECESSARY for colour grading and yes, I believe the built in Flat profile is enough for most of what you'll do. I only use the flat profile. I've used n-log once so far, and it was great of course but no where near needed for most of what I'm doing so far. I've made adjustments with the flat profile in premiere and I'm always happy with my results thus far. That said, I do the best I can to nail exposure and set wb as close to what I envision my end product being. I'd spend money on glass first if that's also something you need. Thanks so much for watching and commenting. I hope that helps. Cheers!
@@halfphild Sorry for my spelling, English is still my third language and thank you really much for your answer!
No worries! English is my first language and I'm still TERRIBLE lol It's all good. I forgot to tell you, the external monitor is super useful. N-Log probably isn't needed for the most part but external monitors and even recorders are super useful tools. I have a very old ninja 2 I use all the time for videos inside for these reviews & tutorials. It can help with focus, exposure and extend your shot to a larger monitor through hdmi if you want to see your shot bigger. One of the reasons I've liked using the ninja is because it allows me to record in pro res or dnxhd which premiere loves. Editing is so much faster. Otherwise I make lq pro res proxies from the h.264 files. Let me know if you have any other questions. I'll do my best to reply. cheers!
@@halfphild Could I also use the older ninja for Nlog?
Yes. I've used it once so far just to see how it worked. You're limited in fps & resolution with the old ninjas though so if 4k or 60fps is a priority you'll need a newer one.
What about the "auto" slow motion settings on the z6? the 1080 x5/24 setting.. which I pressume is the equivalent to shooting at 1/250 shutter 1080/120 fps. That setting allows you to see the slow motion on the playback, instead of having to download it to a computer, and open it in some video editor, and do the "work"
I've tried to find somewhere where that setting is explained, but no luck yet. If I put it on that "auto" slow motion setting, does that override whatever my current shutter speed is, and automatically put it in 250?...
I can't remember exactly how the camera records when using those settings but I can tell you that you don't have to offload your footage to see the slower shot.
To see a decent example of the footage slowed down all you need to do is hit play, then play the clip, then hit the pause button twice.
I hope this helps at all!
Cheers!
Also - I've always just set my shutter manually. This ALWAYS yields me the best and most consistent results. I don't have experience using the auto slomotion modes. I'm sorry about that.
@@halfphild No worries! Been using the z6 a lot since I got it, and it appears that the "auto slow motion" setting is all auto. It will change your shutter speed to the correct setting for that specific auto function.