Nikon Z6ii - Autofocus Guide for Wildlife and Bird Photography
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- čas přidán 6. 09. 2023
- In this week's video, I will guide you on how to effectively use the autofocus feature on the Nikon Z6ii for capturing stunning bird photographs.
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I was talked away from the Z6 II at release and steered towards the R6 by a camera store owner because of auto focus. I have since owned the R6 II, A7 IV and A7C II, all great cameras with amazing auto focus systems. After finding that the A7C II just did not meet my expectations I returned it and decided to finally take the plunge on the Z6 II while it was on sale and pair it with the 50mm 1.8. I did a professional shoot the same day the camera arrived and it didn’t miss a beat. The couple was thrilled with their photos and I have to say of all the cameras I have shot the raw files were the easiest to work with. Was the auto focus as good as the R6 II (undoubtedly the best focusing system under $2500) no but it was far more than sufficient. I’ve come to the conclusion that most people who complain about the focus system in the Z6 II have never shot a DSLR or they don’t take the time to learn the camera and work around some of its minor shortcomings.
I just bought the z6ii and looking forward to using it. For sure it’s a huge leap between this and my d5500. I just need to set it up properly before I go out to shoot wildlife 😃
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My dear brother am. From India this video is very helpful, I need a video of 180-600 mm with z6ii please consider this mate thank you❤
You talking to much and not showing how the camera performs .
Love the explanation for Dynamic focus mode which I had not considered. I though Wide area box focus mode would be useful to keep tracking but it seems to have some limitations. If capturing a runner or fast moving person maybe Wide area eye detect may be useful, but Dynamic focus mode with continuous tracking on release seems best for fast moving birds who take flight. I only have the Z5 but may sell it and upgrade it for Z6ii or else z6iii when it comes out next summer of 2024, so I can get better moving action AF for photos and video.
very good video, but constantly having to rewind because you talk so fast!🙂
Great video! As a fellow Z6II owner who is taking a liking to Bird Photography. This is great. Subscribed and will be following your channel. I mainly do landscape but like to do some bird photography in my back yard. In the process of making a reflection pool to up my photography as well.
2 years now with the z6ii while trying out different suff and listenning to different setups for the autofocus system. Not a chance ill grab it over the d500 for wildlife. At most, if silent shutter is mandatory for whatever i intend to do i'd feel sorry for myself and take the z6ii with me, but thats it. It can work, but it's so unreliable that makes the experience not worth it... I've missed great shots because of that
Hey, is it possible that the Z6 II can detect and track Animals Eyes/Bodys while recording a video?
You have a really nice way of explaining things in a patient way, thank you!
Thank you for your autofocus explanations. Your video was very helpful.
Great comprehensive explanation of z6ii focusing. Thanks!
Excelente, obrigado.
Z50 user. Very helpful tips!
Informative.
Hi Alan, fantastic informative video. Have you used the animal eye tracking mode on the z6ii? Might be me but just find it difficult to use and not very effective? Thanks Ian
Once pressed and by holding the F1, use the front dial to quickly change, in this case AF mode! Very effective!
Grazie! 🇮🇹
Can you please tell me what settings you used on your D780, before you switched to the Z6 II ? Did you turn on "tracking" What other thngs did you do?