One of the best reviews. What I like is that Jan looks for solutions rather than just complain. A true wildlife photographer

@jan_wegener

Жыл бұрын

I’ll do my best, thank you!

@RadAlzyoud

Жыл бұрын

I agree with you. His and Stever Perry's, are my fave reviews. Always fair on the spot.

@neovirtuality

Жыл бұрын

Agree. He is positive and constructive and gives tons of great tips to work around any camera quirks and limitations. All flag-ship cameras (from Sony, Canon, Nikon) have significant limitations in some areas.

@nikolarudic5349

Жыл бұрын

@@neovirtuality and also great photos.

@drsagarikamukherjeeendocri8419

Жыл бұрын

Just bought z8 yesterday with 24-70 , f2.8 and 100-400 Nikkor lenses. There are lot of features to learn on camera to handle it properly. Your video was really helpful.

In so much noise on YT, and internet in general, this channel stands out, so honest and professional. Thanks for an excellent review!

@jan_wegener

Жыл бұрын

Thank you 😊

@magicalwishlist6616

Жыл бұрын

Yes agree. No over the top claims just clear information and balanced comment. Nikon presents a total package consisting of lens, bodies, great files, Stabilisation and firmware updates. They need to hire some of the software guys from Canon to work in the Autofocus algorithms.

It's one thing I really like about your stuff, instead of obsessing over some on-paper contrived scenarios, you provide practical tips, like using the smaller AF area in some cases. Beautiful photos. Being able to capture birds in flight with such reliability this was unthinkable 5-10 years ago.

@jan_wegener

Жыл бұрын

I 100% agree. This is complaining at a very high level. Trying this stuff with Most DsLRs would be almost impossible!

Such an awesome video! This is as professional as it gets! You highlighted everything good and bad about the Z8 and also showed us how to overcome some quirks. And finally, those photos! Stunning! Each one of them can easily be in the top 10 for Jan! Outstanding!!

@jan_wegener

Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much & glad you enjoyed it!

@johnmccarthy12

10 ай бұрын

Jan is a total professional. Such a detailed assessment with superb images and extraordinary subjects.

Perfect Review 🙏🏽 Already own the Nikon Z8 & 400mm f4.5, switching from Sony A7iv & 200-600mm. Couldn't be more happier. The balance of body & lens, blackout free viewfinder, birds & mammal detection in same mode, 20fps, Image stabilisation far better than Sony specially for photos, 4k120p, easy switching between photo & video not worrying about switching to S&Q mode by mistake, build quality and at that price even beats the Sony A1 hands down let alone the A7R5. The Canon R5 is good but RF lenses are costly specially the 100-500 at 7.1 for Mammals (the background separation is much less than f4.5). The blackout free viewfinder with live view is really sweet. I will add a 70-200mm & 1.4Tc later which will complete the kit.

@jan_wegener

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing!

@markwalker8374

Жыл бұрын

Jeet what is stabilisation and focussing like with an adapted Sony 200-600mm

@stripes_in_raw

Жыл бұрын

@@markwalker8374 i have no idea but it would be worse than native from the videos of Z9 and 200-600 on youtube. the stabilization on Nikon and Canon lenses are superior to that of Sony. Even the Nikon 200-500mm & Nikon D850 had better stabilization than Sony A7iv & 200-600mm.

@chrisd3780

Жыл бұрын

I'm thinking of the same exact set up... Z8, z 400mm f/4.5, z 70-200, TC 1.4

@thewatchkeeper3619

Жыл бұрын

@@chrisd3780 It's what I have, and it's superb. @veni.vidi.vigo for the pics I took today of birds and wildlife

Thanks for the video. I picked up my Z8 May 25th, working great with my Z9. Both have a place and “ best” use. In the field nice to have telephoto on one wide on the other. Or longer hike just the Z8. Just used both on a job, combo worked very well. Not worried on overheating, no plans to be doing any thing where it could be an issue. Focus takes time to learn what works best.

I have the Z9 and have used the wide L autofocus box along with 3D tracking, but the slimmer/smaller custom box doing a better job against busier background is pretty huge! Thanks for the excellent info!

Great video, thank you. Love my Z8 and Z9. The 100-400 with the 2x works very well. Lots of good tools.

Wow! Amazing review and a wonderful demonstration of problem solving with working out how to use a camera and get the best out of it! Thank you, sir!

@jan_wegener

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Great video. You really understand the Nikon Z8-9 autofocus better than I do. It is really more like semi-automatic than full automatic as you suggested in your video. Skill counts, as you show. Also persistence and knowing where to go. Thanks for this video.

@jan_wegener

Жыл бұрын

It has its moments both ways. It works very well overall, but at times one wishes it would be a bit more “proactive” in finding the subject and sticking with it. The full automatic mode similar to how Canon works is not as reliable as the other modes but has already improved a lot over the years

This was the best camera review I have ever watched. Jan is very easy to listen to and to understand as he hits all the most important aspects of evaluating a camera and helping me to make a decision. Thank you, Jan! I have subscribed!

@jan_wegener

10 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

Excellent real world review and hopefully Nikon can fix some of those auto focus bugs with firmware updates. In saying that, you managed some work-arounds. An astonishing piece of hardware that will only get better over time. Cheers mate and keep the great vlogs rolling in👍

First class "user" review. When lots of you tubers just do talking head videos, its great to see you doing a full user review. Thank You

@jan_wegener

Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

Hi Jan. I am a Z9 user and used Nikon since 1988. Your experience with other brands, brings a fresh outlook to your reviews. They are very balanced I believe and truthful. I will not be buying the Z8, although a great camera, because, I like the larger built in grips and build. I have had very little failure with auto focus, but must admit I have had similar issues to the ones you highlighted. I’ve tried your idea and it works. I sometimes use C1 wide minimum size as well. All allocated to buttons. So far, (touch wood)! 100% success. Thank you for an easy solution to a nagging issue. Excellent site and comments, thanks, TonyH

@jan_wegener

Жыл бұрын

Thank for sharing Tony!

Amazing review Jan, Loved it ❤

@jan_wegener

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Always enjoy your video. Nice work and unbiased opinions based on your own experiences! Keep up the good work!

@jan_wegener

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Thanks for the review. Very helpful and informative!!

@jan_wegener

Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

I own one, and the camera's size is perfect! I also own the Z6ii and Z7ii. I skipped the Z9 because of the size and weight. I have plenty of 15c batteries and I don't mind carrying them. The dedicated PD delivery is a game changer for powering the camera for long-duration shooting.

@jan_wegener

Жыл бұрын

Nice, thanks for sharing!

@georgewelch2366

10 ай бұрын

How do you find it in comparison to the Z6/7II?

@ThePinoyAggie

10 ай бұрын

@@georgewelch2366 versatile. It’s my main camera now. AF tracking is very good. Changing lenses with the sensor shield is less worrisome regarding dust.

Merci Jan pour la vidéo.

This is an excellent review, as always. Thanks for sharing your field experience and thoughts. I got my Z8 on Friday and am very happy with it.

@jan_wegener

Жыл бұрын

Awesome, thank you

This is one of the best reviews of the Z8 (or any camera) you are the only person I have heard make some honest complaints but then offer some solutions. My words are not doing my thoughts justice…superbly insightful review, you found a new fan today!

@jan_wegener

Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much Brian

Great video Jan! This will more than likely be my first mirrorless camera.

@jan_wegener

Жыл бұрын

Nice choice!

This video is truly a masterpiece!! Love your content Jan!

@jan_wegener

Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

Excellent content and presentation. Thanks for taking the time and effort to provide this.

@jan_wegener

Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

Great review, I have both the Z9 and Z8 and love them. You’re right about picking the right AF settings depending on the situation. Luckily you can program a lot of the buttons with different AF mode. BTW Wildlife photographer Steve Perry also points this out in his ebook explaining which mode is best for certain situations and when to use subject tracking and when you might want to turn it off quickly with the recall settings programmed on a button

@jan_wegener

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing!

@sodiverseproductions7926

11 ай бұрын

How to program buttons?

@jan_wegener

11 ай бұрын

@@sodiverseproductions7926 check out my z8 settings video

@ryanschneebaum1297

10 ай бұрын

Hey I'm looking to get either the Z8 or Z9 and not sure which to pick. The most important thing to me is the all of the features like image quality and autofocus performance and things like that. If I'm saving $1400 just by sacrificing some battery life im okay with that. I guess my question for you would be is there any actual difference between the two other than like weight and battery life? thanks

Awesome review mate, best I have seen, those images are just stunning. Cheers, Duade

@jan_wegener

Жыл бұрын

Thanks mate!

I need to remember to watch your videos with my camera in hand. Always useful tips and agree with the comments section...appreciate solutions more than bashing. Got sooo many great images with my Z7's and Z6's that I got because I tweaked and tested. Appreciate your channel.

@jan_wegener

Жыл бұрын

Yes finding solutions is always better than complaining 😀 glad You enjoy the videos

This was so helpful! The autofocus suggestions for birds are excellent. Can't wait to try and really hope they help!

@jan_wegener

11 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

Great review. I haven't used the Z8, but for mirrorless in general, I use the lens function buttons to pre set focus to about 5m away. If the camera grabs the background I tap the function button to pull it back and hopefully it grabs the bird when it focus again.

Such a great review!

Thank you for an excellent review, Jan. Especially appreciate that you do show, not only the wonders of a system, but also the difficulties you experience and ( if the work ) some of your work arounds. I do hope that Nikon pay attention to the issues you clearly identified and that they try to address those in firmware to the extent possible.

@jan_wegener

Жыл бұрын

Thank you 😊

I only watch reviews from skilled photographers who are actually able to capture amazing photos out in the field. This review ABSOLUTELY fits that description.... thank you for this!!

@jan_wegener

Жыл бұрын

Glad to hear that 😀

Nicely thought out review. Your double back button focus technique is a great idea.

@jan_wegener

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

A good honest review about the pros and cons of the Z8, I'm really considering getting this camera in a few months, my best local photographic gear shop, ORMS in Cape Town has been doing great specials on all the best mirrorless brands. I hope the Z8 will be on that promotion list soon😅, great images and video as always Jan.

@jan_wegener

Жыл бұрын

Nice!

Stunning images and videos as usual ❤

@jan_wegener

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Thanks Jan for your great input and agility to overcome problems and explain how, very professional! I own the Z7+400mm and obviously struggle with autofocus with birds in general, bird recognition is not on the Z7 so really autofocus is the problem. The solution of the most common problem of the Z camera's in general is to acquire autofocus on objects closer than the current focal plane. There is a simple solution to that: turn the focus ring yourself 🙂. Yes really if you know your lens you can very fast acquire inital focus and then let the camera take control. Some people seem to forget that is still a viable solution. Understand that when comparing to the R5 it works easier when the camera is smarter to recognize objects, but makes people forget that there is something like a little manual input, I created a habit of doing this and it helps a lot with the Z7.

@jan_wegener

Жыл бұрын

Yes manually intervening is a great way to assist my AF and I do that a lot, too. Just a bit harder on a lens like the 600 TC cause the ring is so far back that it’s hard to reach when handholding

@sinetwo

Жыл бұрын

Whilst it's an option, it's totally a workaround. No modern AF system should struggle with that issue.

@zephxiii

Жыл бұрын

@@jan_wegener there should also be a focus recall button feature I've used on my z6 and 70-200. Hit one button and it pulls focus back to where you set it.

Thank you so much for sharing another wonderful video like always Jan, awesome review but my favorite part of the video was those amazing Osprey photos, I love Osprey and I photograph four of them almost every day in a bird sanctuary next to my home. 🐦❤👍🤗

@jan_wegener

Жыл бұрын

That’s awesome! Thanks

Nice review Jan! Actually sometimes I have same issues with Z9´s AF and probably will be fixed with firmware soon, cause AF identifies object but lens does not focus. That issue happen mostly with Z 70-200 2.8 and longer zooms except with AF-I 300 2.8 lens (guess is algorythm stuff). With AF-I focus always search for closer objects and surprisingly, this old lens peforms perfect on Z9. Yes, it weights a ton! Beside that issue, obtained 100% accuracy shooting my pupp coming towards me at 120fps, also recording at 4K 120fps and 8K 60fps N-RAW, Af was perfect! So is just about tme. Had used all systems and ended up with Nikon Z, which brought to my use case much more stability and quality for less money on extreme conditions as hybrid shooter (on sunny, night, or heavy rain journey... press, summer parades in Latin America for many hours a whole month, hiking, sports, portrait, studio, indoor dance competitions, pole dancing, landscape, social, product). Salute there from Uruguay!

@jan_wegener

Жыл бұрын

Yes I had that too.

I like that you had an issue to overcome and you adapted instead of just saying in summary it cant focus in auto everything. Craft is craft. love this overview

@jan_wegener

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! I really wanted those images, so I needed to find a way 😀

@MrModerate_kane

Жыл бұрын

@@jan_wegener I absolutely love these images, i can see them printed on my wall tbh, i have just painted our hallway and have 3 slots for frames. Do you sell images?

@jan_wegener

Жыл бұрын

@@MrModerate_kane yes. You can email me or send me a message on Facebook or Ig

Steve Perry points out that subject detection needs to have the subject close to in focus to work well. Pre-focus / manual focus to get give the subject detection a head start.

Nice to have such a balanced review, thank you! FYI, I just checked my Z8 battery and it has 53% left after 3471 shots shooting on Sunday (sailboat racing). I use 10-sec standby and rarely shoot video. The number of shots with my Z9 is Many more than that of course. Thanks for the Display button/ 3D tracking tip!

@jan_wegener

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing. Glad you enjoyed the video

Beautiful and very informative video.

@jan_wegener

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Beautiful Osprey pictures Jan. I have the Z9 and just got the Z8 as my second body. Going to try your recommendation regarding focusing. Thanks for the tips!

@jan_wegener

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! Good luck!

Great video. I had the same problem with my Z8 and 800mm PF. The camera would not focus quickly enough on the bird in flight when it suddenly took off. I have changed my focus buttons to the same as yours, thanks for the tips

@jan_wegener

Жыл бұрын

Hopefully it will help! Only focusing once the bird was in the air got me a lot more keepers than starting from take off

Thanks, this is a really useful review with real time use scenarios. Appreciate it.

@jan_wegener

Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

Great review when I saw the title I thought it was going to be another Nikon bashing how wrong I was, really enjoyed your attitude to find a solution for the AF issue only just got me Z8 so learning as I go many thanks.

@jan_wegener

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! KZread titles are a bit of a game of their own. Have to find something that makes people click. But I don’t engage in senseless trashing of anything. I just like to share how I experienced things and what work around I find for each brand to make it the best possible

Great review Jan. It's good to see you moving around the Goldie. I recognised quite a number of the locations you were at. I'm pleased to see you shooting birds of prey and in flight, which I find more satisfying than perched birds. I regularly shoot Osprey, WBSE and Brahminy Kites just over the QLD/NSW border. Personally, for my style. I have dynamic M featured on the L-Fn2 button on the 100-400mm S lens. I find this helps me acquire my subject in those difficult occasions where there is lots of branch clutter, but my main mode on the Z9 is Wide-L handing off to 3D on the Fn1 button. I guess many of us personalise these cameras to suit our individual needs. I welcome the opportunity to catch up with you on the Goldie and take you down to some of my favourite locations for shooting raptors. Cheers

@jan_wegener

Жыл бұрын

This was sunny coast, but I’d love to see some more close up eagles 😀

Thank you, what a great review! And such beautiful images!

@jan_wegener

Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

Thanks for the info and those beautiful images. Very nice. Am relatively new to this level of photography and been hitting the YT vids a lot. Yours was quite helpful. Also appreciate that you motivate me to 'keep at it', even when trying to overcome the difficulties of learning a new camera. Excellent! I recently purchased a Z8 and a Z6ii with 24-120, 24-200, and 50-250 lens to start out. Mostly been doing astrophotography for the past year. I'm in the rural upstate NY, Finger Lakes area so many, many resources here for wildlife (and whitewater kayaking). But wanted an MIL to get images of DSO, planetary, and solar. And maybe that illusive UAP??!! Thanks again and I did sub!

This is an epic review Jan!

My copy is in the post. It’ll be here in a day or two. Can’t wait 😊

@jan_wegener

Жыл бұрын

Congrats

Great review!!! Very professional and showing all the good abd bad. Also giving solutions!!! I always liked image quality of Nikon so I am planning to get one soon. Keep doing these amazing videos 👍🏼

@jan_wegener

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! Will keep them coming

Superb review. Truly impressed by your craft and ability to share nuances of good photography. Awesome photos and videos!

@jan_wegener

10 ай бұрын

Thanks a ton!

Great review and very user perpective ! Thanks alot Jan. In general the problem (and your tweak) with the AF sounds quite similar with my sony where everytime I had problem acquiring focus or losing focus coz of busy background, I use smaller focusing area and aim a bit better. This always work !

I just got my Z8 a few days ago and your video is going to save me a lot of missed shots. Thanks so much. JMH -Ciincinnati, OHIO

@jan_wegener

Жыл бұрын

Awesome!

Amazing and very detailed / professional review. Thank you!

@jan_wegener

Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

9:10 work around is why i subscribe, someone adapting to an issue. Love it.

@jan_wegener

Жыл бұрын

Awesome, thank you

First i want to thank you for not just throwing the Z8 into full Auto Area AF, with all subject tracking turned on, then claiming the AF isn’t good because it can’t find the small fast bird against a closer busy background. You worked through it to understand the system, and your tips here are SO helpful. I’m working through the Z8’s AF / button setup, taking my time - much more to consider here vs my Z6II). Thanks Jan!

@jan_wegener

Жыл бұрын

I wish that mode would work well, that would make it easier. But we have to work with what gives us the best results, not what we want, so working out the different wide areas seems to give the best results

Jan, 15:32 you need to adjust the 3D tracking to stick to a target. Your setup has it to quick switch, you need to alter it to hold a target

Thanks Jan for a great review. Long time Z9 user. Yes AF loses BIF with a busy,but uniform background. Hopefully firmware will correct. The Z9 is heavy, but I am on the fence if this non professional should invest in another expensive body to replace my Z6 as backup. Plus the vertical grip is nice for handheld big glass. Keep up the good work!

Very nice footage and pictures Jan. These high-end Nikons are to expensive for me. I just sold my D750 and Z6 with some F-lenses and bought a Z7 II (used). I will use it with my Sigma 150-600 C. Next to that I am using a OM1 with the 'cheaper' 100-400 zoomlens. That OM1 is very useable for Wildlife (50 fps) and very light to carry. The Z7 II I am gonna use for perched birds and other Wildlife. The OM1 I use for birds in fligth and for video.

Great review of the Z8. Jan is testing extensively, but without prejudice. Awesome comments and useful tips. With both the Z9 and Z8, Nikon seems to be back. Thank you, Jan!

@Multi4ification

4 ай бұрын

That's true!

Best Z8 Review so far...thanks Man!

@jan_wegener

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it

Very nice review Jan ! Well done!

@jan_wegener

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Wow, amazing photo and videography, You have really good birds in your area. Really Beautiful.

@jan_wegener

Жыл бұрын

Thank you 😊

Very interesting review thank you !

@jan_wegener

11 ай бұрын

My pleasure!

Great review. Thanks for sharing.

@jan_wegener

Жыл бұрын

Glad you liked it

I ordered my Z8 recently and waiting one it to arrive from B&H. Your video help reinforce my decision to order it as a wedding/portrait photographer. I am running 3 Z7ii bodies, and started to replace them w/ Z8 bodies. I am excited for having a larger body as I had to attach a WEPOTO Z7 grip to give my pinky somewhere to hold onto.

My Z8 was delivered this past Friday and will serve as a companion camera to my Z9. I thought about keeping my Z7ii for hiking and travel, but my measurements show the Z8 to be just 1/2 lb. more than the Z7ii. I shoot mostly movement stills at dog shows where having two cameras with two different lenses makes sense to me. Versus the Z7ii, the combination of the better burst mode, the elimination of delay when starting, and the elimination of blackout when shooting bursts just makes my shooting so much more enjoyable. The one question will be how many stills can I take with one battery when doing longer shows? I ran my Z7ii with the Nikon battery grip so getting the battery grip for the Z8 made sense for my use case. I can do landscapes, travel and hiking without the battery grip on the Z8, and slap it on when I know I'm going to be shooting thousands of frames. So, the Z7ii will probably get sold next week even though it's a wonderful camera.

Great review , Makes my purchasing decision easier.

Wow, what a great video! Thanks so much for this.

@jan_wegener

Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

Great review! Thank you!

@jan_wegener

11 ай бұрын

My pleasure!

Absolutely an amazing review... Very nicely put together... And there are some great insights... The photography and videography were awesome as always... I already have the Z9... Bought it initially as I wanted the best Nikon camera for autofocus... But it was a tad heavy for me for my portraiture... For wildlife it was fine... Now considering the Z8... Thanks a million for the great information...

@jan_wegener

Жыл бұрын

Thank you, glad you enjoyed the video

Brilliant review well done 👍

@jan_wegener

Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

Outstanding video

Best z8 review so far..thanks

@jan_wegener

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

As always Jan, great review. The Z8 is awesome camera for the professional market. As hobbyist photographer, I can't justify the cost of the Z9 or Z8. So I keep waiting and hoping that Nikon will introduce more affordable cameras for hobbyist photographer. A D500 replacement with IBIS and similar AF to the Z9/Z8 would be awesome.

@jan_wegener

Жыл бұрын

Yes that would be awesome

Very well made review!!

@jan_wegener

Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Amazing review! I love your videos.

@jan_wegener

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

I use the AFF for the focusing. I get better results with my Nikon APSC/DX & Full Frame/FX cameras. I do not own the Z9 and Z8 but I do have the rest of the mirrorless Z cameras. Cheers!

Excellent review! Thanks for the honest approach! When I buy my Z8 I will need to adapt my older F Mount lenses for a while! I’d love to see a review on how well that works! Thanks!

@jan_wegener

Жыл бұрын

I wouldn’t have much concern there. I’ve only shot with the 500 of adapted but that worked very well

I work with cameras in industry to perform in-line inspections on production lines, and shrinking the area box on the Z8 is comparable to reducing the “region of interest” for a search tool on one of those cameras, and creating a smaller region of interest is the easiest way to reduce the processing time of the tool, as you’re asking the camera to evaluate less information (smaller region is less pixels to process). Tony N did a video on the Z9 where he said the autofocus recognition worked noticeably better on that camera in DX mode as well, likely for the same reason.

@jan_wegener

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing! Makes sense. I didn’t think about the computing power needed to scan that larger area, so that makes a lot of sense and explains why also the subject recognition works better

@Karkawry1970

Жыл бұрын

@@jan_wegener Maybe you could use it more generally (smaller area) and report back, although I am guessing all the Nikon kit has gone back now? Great video regardless Jan

@jan_wegener

Жыл бұрын

@@Karkawry1970 I’ll get it back soon enough

@jan_wegener

Жыл бұрын

@@Karkawry1970 the trouble is the smaller the area the more likely you will miss the bird, so it’s not ideal

@zephxiii

Жыл бұрын

Could try slightly larger box than the small one you settled on.

My favorite part was the leach on your lens near the beginning, very well shot by your video companion!

@jan_wegener

11 ай бұрын

hehe, yes there were lots of them! My video companion is my tripod, R3 and my phone :D

Excellent review, and stunning images. I do have two notes: It appears you have the Stabilization set to NORMAL, which (according to Nikon Documentation) is for shooting static subjects. Setting it to SPORT is for shooting subjects that are moving "rapidly or unpredictably." I'd be really interested to know if this affects focus in any way. Secondly, on the Z9 you can zoom in from most focus modes using the (+) button, then autofocus and shoot. It won't give you a burst, but sometimes you can focus through tiny gaps in foliage and get an otherwise impossible shot.

@jan_wegener

11 ай бұрын

I don't like the sports mode for video and since you can only change it in the menu it's not very quick to change, so I usually leave it on normal which seems much more stable.

One important (und somewhat unfortunate) property about the Area AF modes is that it's size should be chosen so that a significant part of the area covers the actual subject, not the background. Easier said than done though for birds in flight. And the initial focus works better when you start with focus point in front of the bird instead of on the background which it never tends to abandon. So, I use either Focus recall or a quick zap on the MF ring (which I swapped with the better positioned control ring on the long primes) to quickly pull the focus point closer, then re-aquire focus on the bird.

@jan_wegener

Жыл бұрын

Yes that’s kind of the problem for action where it’s hard to keep smaller areas on the subject and a larger area helps you significantly

Hopefully, Nikon gets your feedback and improves the AF algorithm I will get this camera someday and use your AF setting tips.

@jan_wegener

Жыл бұрын

They have improved the AF on the Z9 continuously, so I am sure they keep working on it

Stunning photographs! Thank you.

@jan_wegener

Жыл бұрын

Many thanks!

Thanks a lot Jan ! Great review

@jan_wegener

Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

Hi Jan, you made many awesome shots my friend ! Especially the close encounters with the osprey and little black swans 😍 Of course the quality of those close osprey shots is more determined by the distance than the potential quality difference between the Z8 and its competitors, so well done for not spooking it away mate !!! Even when it's so similar to the Z9, its seems for some people paying extra for it might still make sense so people already having the Z9 should be too frustrated the "same" camera can now be bought much cheaper. Looking forward to some shootout comparison with the R5, but it sounds like in some corners the Z8 should the main benchmark for the minimal targets of the R5ii developers 😛

@jan_wegener

Жыл бұрын

Yes especially when it comes to the annoying rolling shutter and ibis wobbles

@WernerBirdNature

Жыл бұрын

@@jan_wegener there's still a little hope the wobbles could be cured via the still expected big fw update which could split IBIS and IS for this reason. That will never cure rolling shutter of course .. but I learned here between the lines that after deleting the images suffering from rolling shutter, I may still have more keepers from the 6400 images my R5 gets from one battery compared to what the Z8 can pull out of one battery ;-)

Woooow! I really loved the last and fluffy osprey! : )

@jan_wegener

Жыл бұрын

Yes, that was nice encounter

Holy.., All in all, one of the best videos about the Z8. Excellent and honest review. Thank you very much, specially for the great work. And also you have a new follower. :-) Thank you very much! Greetings from rainy Germany

@jan_wegener

10 ай бұрын

Danke in die alte Heimat :)

@DerBitfluesterer

10 ай бұрын

@@jan_wegener ja, ist ja ein Ding! 😁👊🏼

Hi! Great review! An awesome and solid camera. But, then again, so it was the Z9. I think that the AF issues can be solved with firmware updates, so it will be consistent in the future. Cameras now are built to last and, if you buy this camera or the Z9, I don’t see anyone REALLY needing a new camera for the next 10 years… This is some next level gear and for a good price to boot. The Canon R5 is another good example of this, but it could use a better sensor and better dynamic range. Other than that, professionals are pleased All best!

@jan_wegener

Жыл бұрын

Yes, the cameras have made a big jump forward the last few years

I've seen reviews on the Z 24-70 glass, and the sharpness results are exceptional when coupled with the Z8. Your review however makes me realize the Z8 AF tracking is still a little half-baked: when you need it most, performance is a little off (i.e. locking background and not staying with the object in flight). I'm hoping Nikon ups the hardware processing power and/or fine-tunes the software in subsequent models to rectify the issue. Until then, I'll be sticking with the 6 year ol' D850. 😆 Thank you for the informative review.

@gentlewolf1279

8 ай бұрын

I have been using the D850 for years. Been a work horse. Just received the Z8 last week and I can tell you in every capacity the Z8 is better. No comparison

A great camera review again. Jan is one of the reviewers I look forward to, he is unbiased and fair. Thanks for putting this together. Question to Jan- if money isn't a constraint, what would you recommend for wildlife photography, birds in particular, Z8 or Z9?

@jan_wegener

Жыл бұрын

The Z9 is the more rugged and fully professional camera, but I did like the better weight and size of the Z8. So it really comes down to what you think of the size and weight aspect

Great video, Jan! Do you plan on doing a Z8 vs R5 comparison? Would love to see that!

@jan_wegener

Жыл бұрын

Thanks, maybe I will

Thank You for video! Z8 is for me 🙂

@jan_wegener

Жыл бұрын

Awesome

Thanks so much just got a z8

@jan_wegener

Жыл бұрын

Awesome

One of the best Z8 review. Awesome content. However, I will try the Z6II as my first mirrorless camera

@jan_wegener

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Excellent review. i am still struggling to decide though :D

Excellent Video. Consistent with my experience with the Z9. Lovely camera but the autofocus lets you down at some critical times.