Nikon Z6III - Best 24MP camera ever?
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- Опубликовано: 28 сен 2024
- I get a chance to try out the all new Nikon Z6III - is it any good?
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Great review Nigel and love the scenic compositions. I always learn so much from your videos and appreciate your positivity. Cheers!
I would love to see a video where you go to a little known destination/location you’ve heard a lot about but have never been to. And take us through the various steps you take to prepare for that trip including the type of research you do on weather, geography and show us where and how you get ideas for the shoot before your departure. Then take the trip and critique your planning. What you got right and what you got wrong.
I really like when you do details, like the grasses against the sky. Obviously the vistas are breathtaking, but your closeup/abstract stuff is really interesting, so I'd love to see more of that too.
My suggestion ( although you would have to leave the camper van at home) is a trip to the South Island of New Zealand. I would love to see you work your magic in our amazing landscapes.
I'm from Manchester UK originally but have lived in NZ for 7 years now, I drive down to South Island quite often, the scenery is breathtaking every time! I'm so lucky! I'd love to go shoot with Nigel, but I shoot with Sony haha
Good to see a new video...I would like to see how you would tackle the urban landscape as opposed to the natural...how would your approach change,or would you treat it the same as how you do the natural landscape,and how you would react out of your comfort zone.
Most relevant review, I’ve seen so far, of this camera for landscape focused photographers.
Looking forward to the Puffins! Also, glad to see you looking more happy in recent videos.
Wish I had enough spare cash to get one of those master classes.
Looking forward to you returning to Bamburgh with the Campervan! The ultimate stop over looking directly over the beach/rocks.
I personally find these types of gear intros and reviews the most genuine and effective. What I mean by that is shooting subjects in real time and documenting the experience. As photographers we get so hung up with megapixels. I like the real acid test you presented in printing 2 images of the same scene and different cameras. As a long time D850 and a Z8 owner who also uses a Z6 full spectrum converted camera I have also found that I achieve acceptable print results with the Z6 if printed at the appropriate size. There is no question that D850 and Z8 files are necessary for large prints. As a person trying to get better with shooting video with my Z8 I'd like to see a future video shooting video. I realize its a photography channel but a little piece on video would I'm sure be interesting to a lot of your followers. I'm really enjoying your camper van series by the way. Thanks for this. Well done.
You are getting better with your wildlife images - well done, and they are lovely to see.🤗
This is by far the best review that I have seen today. Been waiting for your review as I am currently using Z6ii and very frustrated with the Autofocus for wildlife. Thanks Nigel.
Great stuff Nigel, I had a feeling if anyone had a chance with a Z6III it would be you, so thanks a lot for sharing this ! Really looking forward to seeing any camper updates, cheers!
Astounding camera, the Z 6 III, befitting a campervan. Thank you for this vlog!
Oh how I now wish I could afford to upgrade my camera after watching your video. I currently have a Nikon D750 and would love to upgrade it to one of the Z series and this looks very tempting. Saying that, I ideally would love a Z8, but this camera looks like it should meet my needs. However, even if I trade in my D750 and the five lenses I have to go with it for a Z6III+14-30mm f4+ 24-200mm, I think I would be at least a £1K short of what I would need to cover it. My first priority is purchasing the remaining Kase Filters I need, if I have anything leftover from renewing my car insurance, that is.
I have fond memories of visiting Bamburgh and I even had the pleasure of witnessing a fabulous sunrise too. In fact, the Northumberland Coastline is absolutely wonderful with so many great locations to visit and all within 15 miles of each other too! It's another place I really need to visit again, even if it's a good four and a half hour drive away from me. In the meantime, I really should be scouting my immediate locality for good locations, as my home county of Lincolnshire is well off the beaten track for well known landscape locations. I keep thinking there must be something of interest, but my biggest problem is knowing what are the best conditions on the ground for shooting each different type of location.
With the embargo lifted, it looks like I'll be able to watch Z6III videos for the rest of the day.
I think you should visit James Popsys in Wales and shoot castles for a few days. Carry on.👍🥂
Well, with Autumn about to arise here in western Canada, the Z6iii is around the $3400. mark, in the US $2500. mark. Unsure in other regions of the world, but currently using the D750 & thinking of upgrading, so the Z6iii might be the answer! Thanks Nigel, have watched many of your previous video's, and as always, you've done a superb job here, thank you!
Excellent Video Nigel stunning images as always, Love the print does look amazing. Enjoy
Cheers Nigel, it’s Sean in Atlanta! A Nikon camera cannot be all things to all people! I personally use a Z5 with a proper photography back screen. It’s the same with the Zf. Nikon touts the Zf as a photography camera but then puts a videography back screen on it, plus a MICRO SD card in it with the optional hand grip for $150 and only a single SD card slot??? So, instead of making the grip on the camera larger which would have provided two SD card slots and be much easier to hold, they arrange with Smallrig to come out with an additional cost hand grip… I have been a photographer for over seven years and I have never heard of any camera company on Planet Earth putting a micro SD card in a camera in the year 2023, or 2024! I think the Zf is a great looking camera which I will never purchase…
Enough of my babbling! Thanks for sharing this video, Nigel! I hope your back is better.
Sean
I've had the Zf for about 6 months now (amateur photographer) and I love it. Moved up from the D610 and Z6ii within a year and I'm very happy with the Zf - except for the ergonomics, which are terrible, even with a grip. The micro SD card doesn't matter to me as I use it only for back-up. Feature-wise, though, it's a dream to use and the images are fantastic. The Z6iii doesn't tempt me at all to trade in my Zf. Gorgeous location and shots Nigel!
Hi Nigel, i use the Z7 for landscape and macro. I´m quite satisfied with the camera except the autofocus (you mentioned it) and the burst rate. So i hope for a Z7 III but i suppose i will have to wait and wait and wait and .... The Z6 III is a great step forward and benefits from RED and their video abilities. You had been on the island which is ideal for photos of sea swallows. On the other island there are thousands of puffins and easy to photograph in flight. Astonishing the photos you took though on the second island there are only hundreds of puffins.
Best non-reviewie review to date. Thanks for the insights re: new camera and multitude of photography tips, as usual.
I'm soooo excited for the Z6III, definitely getting one! Video Idea: unique ways to use the new flippy screen!
I was thinking about a special place which is quite awkward to shoot, in a tight space, with lots of visitors. How about St Nectan’s Glen, Cornwall, where the waterfall has an amazing wow factor.
I recently went there myself, even though I’ve lived in Cornwall all my life! Worth the wait! It’s an enchanting place indeed, bit of a challenge to get a really great shot of the magical waterfall, top to bottom, getting the ideal light perfect, and without people in the shot, and to get the whole of the spectacular waterfall in. I’ve enjoyed seeing your great images, in today’s video from yet another beautiful place, thanks for sharing, Nigel.
Great video Nigel ! For a “pure” landscape photographer you really were rocking those Hi Key Tern pics …love it 😍Not sure the 6 will replace my ZF which I love but some of the features are tempting ! Best ….Art
Yeah ZF is amazing camera - I use mine all the time for video
Nigel I was thinking of a subject for another video … considering how pixel shift is now being added to all new Nikon bodies ( except z9 perhaps with firmware update ) I think I video on practical usage may be helpful . When I first saw it on my Z f I thought “ wow that’s cool “ but practically haven’t found a good use for it … there may be some landscapes without movement that it could be useful for 🤷♂️inquiring minds may want to know 🤔😳
Great video as usual and with a new camera, well done. I would like to see a video of one of your workshops, from planning to watching how the day(s) pan out, comparing their shots to yours, and what your students think of the experience.
Great video Nigel. As for a future adventure, once your campervan is complete how about a trip to Shetland and you take a photo on each of the inhabited Shetland Islands. I believe there are 16 in total. That would be an awesome trip and really put your van through its paces.
I would love to see you doing Astro photography. Capturing the Milk way. You have the gear, you have the location, then why not. Please.
Thanks for the review
Nice to see the rotating screen works on the L-Bracket. That was my greatest worry, that it would hit the edge of the bracket and not rotate due to the edge of the bracket, but it seems to be just fine.
Idea for next video? The use of the (mentioned but unconfirmed) “starlight mode”?
I know the Z8 has it. Several folks have mentioned the z6iii has it. But no one covered it (yet). Would be really helpful for nightscapes/astro landscapes
Thanks for the review.
Looks like a great camera. For a new video idea, how about some night photography at basic level for us that have not done much
Great review Nigel great work thank you, a much needed improvement over the old and limited Z6II, but Z6III its just too expensive right now especially for the everyday hobby enthusiast where 100% it would sit on shelf most of the time .Nikon is being very ambitious with the RRP price. This launch price point is a money grab and test, what they can get away with right now because of the hype around being a new camera. If you are a pro making a bit of money with your gear , you would most likely go for the better tech sensor with much faster read speeds with o rolling shutter the Z8 Z9 have. In my view this launch and high price Z6III is highlighting how much better value and good the Z8 is and is making a case for buying Z8 over Z6III now , as Z8 is being discounted in usa right now . Z6III still has a rolling shutter over 20fps electronic and no quick side select focus dedicated button we like on our dslrs and Z8 and Z9 . Z6III launch price is wrong and too close to the superior Z8 that's is on sale now in some parts of the world .
Suggestions: easy access lake district locations for people with limited mobility
Ideas for future videos: You've done single focal length challenges but have you done one with a super wide angle lens? Or, since you've done so many videos/topics, perhaps a shift to highlighting certain locations, either in the UK or elsewhere (doesn't have to be as in depth as the Luskentyre series)?
I would really love to see a video where you show us your process while you are going through it as opposed to telling the story afterwards. So starting at the point where you decide to take a photo all the way to finished composition. It might be a struggle but it will be a good look into your mind.
Great video, really thinking about the Z6iii now hmmm.
Ni Nigel, for video ideas, how about a challenge Nigel series... Where people give you map coordinates, you have to plan and execute a shoot within say 0.5mile of the location, where you choose the time and date of the shoot. You may want to introduce some other controls, like; it has to be on land; it can't be in the middle of a city; and maybe, you have to be able to drive to it in your Campervan!
Gorgeous shots, Nigel. I would love to see a video where you go to a place that's not particularly interesting or photogenic and yet you nevertheless, through experience and skill (and probably luck), come away with some great images. There could be quite a bit of drama in that: "will he find something?" ... A look into your thought process as you compose these shots would be very interesting, in my opinion.
A video reviewing/editing photo submissions from your viewer community would be amazing!
Great honest review as always. Not the easiest to plan but would love to see how you would get on capturing lightning in a scene, we’ve seen you capture snow,rain,rainbows and aurora but let’s have some lightning in a scene.
Great video as always! 🙂 I would love to see a video from a shoot with no cuts...just to see really all the thoughts and things you do before you land on a perfect composition. Your videos are so great and you make everything look so easy but its not 😀 one photo - one take with all the struggles and successes at the end...
I'd like to see if the use of a gradual filter in challenging light conditions is still interesting in 2024. Or is using no filters and fixing it in Lightroom enough. Maybe do a side-by-side comparison in speed and end result.
Great first view of the Z6! Makes me think a bit. Ideas for videos…have you ever looked as someone proudly shows you a photo shot from a car? Now, be safe, but what could a top flight photographer do with road photos? I’d like to see.
You should make a trip to the United States and visit Michigan! We have some nice beaches, a dark sky park in the U.P., and pretty cool lighthouses. Gorgeous sunrises and sunsets over the lakes and nice little cabins to stay in. Some wonderful, beautiful landscapes 🖼️
Stunning images of both the castle and Puffins. Idea for a future video and something I've not seen you do, though I have not seen all your video
s as yet, Macro in Landscapes
Milkyway over the same castle with rocks in the foreground would be epic
I think an interesting idea for a short video would be to explore outside your normal approach to photography. A long time ago, back in the late 50's, my father had been ranging far and wide across Mexico, photographing and engaging in his archaeological pursuits as a "Coyote" that of excavating and exporting Pre-Colombian artifacts to the U.S. When he'd get back into the city in order to re-set his photographic eye from wide vision, the vistas of landscape, to a more intimate way of seeing in the confines of a city, he did an exercise that I often do just to focus myself on seeing. This exercise is to do nothing to search for a photogenic destination, but to randomly pick and urban environment and then limit your range to say a square of 4 blocks or 2 up and 2 across and you can only shoot within the confines of that grid. Being that both my father and I were always photographers with a non-objective/abstract sense much of the time, he tended as do I still to often see minutiae in the world around us. When I've spent long periods in the Sierras or the high deserts out west and I return to a city, I will always do this exercise to re-set my seeing to a more intimate setting. That's my idea, and you can't search beforehand for the most photogenic area, but generally choose a commercial, residential, or industrial area and pick your 4 blocks and take us for a mini walkabout with a camera and see what you get. I'm always surprised that I can find quite stunning images in the most mundane of settings, at least one every time I do the exercise.
How's the working on van going?
I realize you had limited time with the new Z6III but would you consider it as a backup camera? When I am out shooting pictures I normally find myself shooting abstracts, urbanscapes, and the occasional street photography. Yes I might try sunrises and sunsets, flowers and woodland photos but not always since my success rate is low. Every now and then you talk about using filters. Some photographers use the screw-in while others use glass plate filters. So a video explaining how and why you decide to use filters but also all the little pieces in gear required for filtering. Since everyone’s budget is different perhaps explaining where a person can start and where you can lead too and your elevate your photography. If you have given up on filtering then explain why and how the camera and lens is enough.
Just got mine today. What l bracket are you using please?
Can you do a black and white landscape to show what that sensor can do in the z63
Loved your puffins. Is there a way for you to show us in a video the difference in the brightness of the EVF and Autofocus for the new Z6iii??
Hi - would it make sense to change from a D810 to either a Z6III or D7II? I'd like to save on weight, and I primarily shoot cityscapes, landscapes & urban photography. I have very good F-mount lenses & was wondering how that might affect quality if I only use a FTZ Adapter. I appreciate the advice, and thanks for the content.
Great review! My DSLR broke down recently because of an accident... So I'll probably will have to buy a new camerabody. Since I already have Nikon lenses and I really like to shoot with Nikon, I'm thinking about switching over to the Z mount. I'm thinking about getting either the z7 ii or wait a little bit for this new z6 iii. I do all kinds of nature photography, landscape, milky way, wildlife and macro photography. What do you recommend?
I love the vibes and your positivity in the videos and of course I respect you and your work! But really I would appreciate a video with mistakes and failures - meening for example how many shots does it take for the final image, how long are you on location until success or even are there days without great photos and so on.... As a beginner I often ask myself how DO OTHERS make such great images .... are they doubting themselves so as I ?
My Z6II will do just fine for the next 5 years, especially with Photoshop/DXO/Luminar constantly updating.
I've been tossing up whether to get a Z8 for Antarctica in 2026 and keep my Z6ii as a backup. Having watched your video, I'm really tempted to just upgrade to the Z6iii. I'm really glad you did a comparison of the two.
I'm curious, is the L-plate for the Z6iii the same as the one for the Z6ii/Z7ii?
Thank you. As usual, a great presentation. I do have a question. First some background. The Nikon Z lenses do not have a focusing window readout on the lens barrel (feet and meters). I looked at the Zf and its viewfinder does have a slider that runs across the bottom. But, it does not tell you the actual focus point in feet. Now, for my question. Does the Z6iii viewfinder display the actual focus point in feet? This may seem like nit picking, but if your trying to set the hyperfocal distance for landscape or street shooting, this kind of readout is important. Many thanks.
Do you have your books/courses available in American dollars?
Video idea...Less is More - the art of simplicity. I live in the Yorkshire Dales an area littered with small features - barns, walls etc. Am looking to declutter my landscapes.
Great video Nigel!! Maybe for the next video get one of the "youths" to be part of the composition in your next shoot... lol
Hi, I just traded my Z7 for the new Z-6III a few days ago. I’m looking for some accessories and liked the L bracket you were using in the video. Who makes the L bracket, I didn’t have one for the Z7 yet. Also did the Z-6III have focus stacking abilities. Lastly what aspect ratio do you like using with your cameras? Does the Z-6III support that ratio? Or do you crop mostly in post? Thanks for the video.
Thanks for the first review of the Z6 III. I have been waiting for an upgrade to my Z7 for a long time and especially for a screen that flips both ways. Do you find this a better solution than the one on the Z8 and Z9, or do you prefer those? Now I just wonder if there will be a Z7 III coming soon...
Future video idea: uprez of photos (photoshop, Gigapixel, etc). With this technique you can print 24mp huge, or crop much more aggressively.
z8 had some "night view" that bursts the exposure in extreme dark (I think its called "starlight view"), does z6iii have a similar feature?
An astrophotographers question :)
Looks an amazing camera. All I need now is a moderate lottery win 😅
Great video just love the puffins
Video idea: no foreground landscape shots
Have you lost your SF cap?
"Jesus, that was close!" I laughed out loud.
what do you think about the 96 Megapixels pixel-shift on Z6III?
Does make sense buy a camera with a worse DR and ISO performances compared to the previous model in 2024?
I'd love to see you team up with Thomas Heaton and do a video or maybe even a series together! Thanks for all your work and greetings from Germany!
A photo of you driving your camper van!
Nigel! Is that the 3LeggedThing L-Bracket that fit the 6ii and 7ii? I held on to mine in hopes it would fit the 6iii.
It looks like the one for the Z8.
PUFFINS! :3
So you are alive....
I'm a canon shooter but was curious about this new camera. For me it's sooo disapointing there is no protection in front of the sensor like on the z8/z9. To bad because it's a lot of money to pay for.. and for me a deal breaker..
The Plena shots fuelled my GAS so how about a future video about using that 135 mm for landscapes?
As you are a Nikon ambassador of feel the review is biased and would be good if you were comparing to other brands. So for an idea, how about another brand, you choose. This will help give the viewer a balanced view.
Ok, anyone know the name of the app he was using please?
Photo Pills
@@alexanderroda3426 Thanks for that
I think the youths camp there and wait for photographers to get in their way of the best compositions. ;)
24 megapixels are no longer up to date, you would need around 30 to buy this camera.
Let's hope that Nikon will bring out another compact camera in the 45 megapixel class!
The Z8 is too big and heavy for me and I will sell it.
The lenses are also all comparatively large, which bothers me as a private user
No battery charger included.
This is also why I avoided the AT.
I know it's a great camera.
What's Nikon playing at.
tilty screen, I would no longer have to do pushups in a stream.
Why has it taken Nikon so long to have a proper folding screen? Olympus and Canon have had them for many years.
The pricing of this in Sweden makes it very much not worth it. The Z6 II is half the price, the Z7 II is 17% cheaper, and both the GFX 50s II and EOS R5 are cheaper.
Can you really call your sale a "summer special" if it's 4 degrees out? 😄
Super images Nigel! I don't get excited about new camera releases. It's just another camera that will not improve your photography. Cheers!
video idea: camper van photography adventure
You also did mot declare your sponsorship with nikon
You look good without your hat; not that you look bad with a hat, of that makes any sense at all🤷
I have just watched 6 reviews on the Z6III, and Nigel, this is the most beautiful and cinematic presentation on the web.
Superior work, Sir. This video was so much more that specs and geek, but rather an amazing piece of work. Thank you.
Glad you liked it!
Can you speak to the dynamic range of the z6iii? It's all anyone is talking about right now online. Apparently the Z6iii was far worse DR than the z6ii, not to mention 10 year old DSLRs like the d750.
Ok I want win that print. Before I hear complaints about Australia being at the end of the earth, NZ is further. Anyhow I really don't need to convince you and other English people what great destination Australia is and how welcome we would make you feel. We even speak English ( well sort of). I just finished a 6 day supported walk on the Larapinta Trail in Central Australia. In fact one of our guides was an amazing young English man. The colours, lighting, rugged ranges, white ghost gums, cool still waterways in deep chasms. Nigel you absolutely have to come to Australia. I can even recommend a very knowledgeable English guide.
Your Puffin shots were awesome so my though for a future video would be: Z8 w/100-400 and finding some wildlife locally to shoot and giving us your opinion on that combo. Great video, I love my Z9 w/180-600, but have thought it would be nice to have something other than the Z6II as a backup.
Im looking for a new camera after my Z6, but Im really unsure about megapixel. Why cant there be just a tad bigger in this and problem solved ?👍🙂
Nigel, great presentation as usual. I always look forward to your videos. Your skill combined with your enthusiasm is a joy to watch. My wife, daughter and I are planning a trip to GB, inspired greatly by your videos. Due to my limited mobility, especially long or steep treks, I would love to see a future video of epic shots from your area which can be taken from easily accessible vantage points.
Thanks Nigel (hope Nikon isn't watching), I fired up this video with trepidation & FOMO, but honestly I'm still happy with my Z7ii & just need better glass, still very informative video & I love how honest you are.
So once the Van is finished the obvious thing do to for an epic adventure shot is to get on a plane, lol, and head out to New Zealand. We have it all here, glaciers, lakes, rivers, mountains, tussocks, rugged coast lines, aurora 10mins from my home, genuine dark skies & crazy bird life, like the massive 3m wide Royal Albatross 10 mins from my house also.
Anyways, cracking vid & all the best with the van. Looks like the Z7ii is safe atm.
I would love a video on how you find your location you want to shoot then go into some detail as to how and why you are choosing your settings to capture the amazing photos then the technique you use in your photo software to dial in the amazing shot to make it a bit more incredible next go into explaining the printer and how you print off the end result.
So it’s basically a start to end how to video of your work flow.
I’m interested in the production of the whole process.
Thanks
Nigel, I'd LOVE to see a video of you considering (ideally non-waterside) landscape photography for people with a disability affecting their mobility. We see so many involving a hike and a scramble! Alternatively young kids, or, amazingly, kids with mobility issues! It would take a bit of setting up but would be a fascinating alternative to "lone introvert scales Helvellyn with a Hasselblad"
I think that the Z6 III offers a nice balance of performance and video features and price (although I think many still wanted a $2k camera) but $2500 actually makes a lot of sense when you figure the Z8 for $3500-$4000, and the Zf for $2000 (and the Z6 II for $1600 "on sale" forever it seems). And while people are complaining about the DR and noise, I think Nikon was careful here to try to balance those out. Yes it has reduced DR and higher noise than the Zf/Z6 II but it also gains a big improvement in AF (over the Z6 II especially). I would say it's a well rounded camera to be honest that will (and seems like it is) appeal to wildlife photographers and vloggers. OK, landscape sooters and travel photographers probably not so much, and those people might just want to stick with the Zf or Z6 II and save some money since the AF tracking is not likely to be of much benefit to them, but for everyone else, I think the Z6 III is well rounded in terms of specs and performance. Of course it's not a Z8, but it's closer to the Z8 than it is the Zf. That being said, I'm sticking with my Zf (which is really a nice balance of AF performance and image quality, at the cost of video not being perhaps all the best, although it does 4k, but I also don't shoot video so it's pretty irrelevant anyway) and my Z8. The Z6 III as good as it seems to be, would just be redundant. But I would say for those who waited, it is a nice "pay off" for waiting too (I bought the Zf for the improved AF but also the retro style/dials, even though I could have just waited for the Z6 III to come out, but I sort of like the retro design, and it will probably save me money over the next few years being able to get the film experience, without the cost of film and processing).
Finally it’s out. I don’t like the price, love the camera. But I must say the price is so close to the Z8 that one might be the better option. Shot puffins in Norway with the Z6. That was not easy, this Z6iii looks more forgiving.
With 487,000 subscribers I'm sure Hasselblad will send you a free $14,000 explorer kit.... I'd get on the phone right now. Don't want Thomas Heaton getting all the good shots!
I can't stand the flippy screen.