Bird Photography With Homemade Sled
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- Äas pĹidĂĄn 9. 05. 2023
- I spent 8 days with the Nikon Z8 doing Bird Photography, Wildlife Photography and Macro Photography. In this video we are going to the beach to photograph the shore birds with the Nikon Z8.
I am also sharing some of my custom settings and I am talking about how and when I am using trigger finger autofocus rather than back button autofocus.
Enjoy watching.
See you out there...
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The only way a camera should ever be reviewed, which is in the field đ Thanks for dragging us through the sand đ
Nikon couldnât have picked a better ambassador. Kudos for you on all your successes.
Na wer profitiert den nun mehr von wem?
Morton is such a treasure. Hope Nikon appreciates what an asset he is for their brand.
Na was soll den Nikon noch machen um ihn zu Wertschätzen? deiner Meinung nach? Es gibt sogar viel gute Benutzer einer Canon in dem Changier die wollen gar keine Nikon.
Iâve been watching Morten for about 2-3 years and Iâve improved my wildlife photography where itâs no printed inside a store in Wyoming. Thanks Morten!
See you out there,
-Knox
Hi Morten,
Your an inspiration for us all. I been at times fallen into a rut with my photography, but whenever I watch you I get that inspiration to get back out there with my z9 and shoot some wildlife pictures. Thank you Morten for doing this.
Amazing field testing of the new Nikon Z8. Great capabilities, and of course, ain't nothing better than Morten's skills for this assignment. Simply amazing.
5:08 they are Little Ringed plovers! Wonderful field work and getting down on the sand/crawling!
Could you do a short video showing how you built your sled. It looks like it would be really useful for shore bird photography. Great video as well. Thanks.
So refreshing to see someone who uses cameras, commenting on cameras. What a pleasure watching Morton in the field.
You are so genuine, I could so relate to the satisfaction you expressed after reviewing the photos in the back LCD and seeing that they are keepers, been following you for some while now, have seen how you have developed, and its truly inspiring. Thank you for sharing all these years of your journey.
Your videos are calm and mind soothing.
Thank you for sharing your adventures with usâ¤.
Hi Morten, What a great way to spend a late afternoon, a camera, a quiet beach, and a few birdies to make an appearance! Lovely and inspiring. Im heading out. Thanks Morten! Coral đ¨đŚ
Your beach is very beautiful, with it's grassy dunes and pebbled sand. Thanks for sharing your thoughts on autofocus. I enjoyed your video and the lovely photos of the little birds.
Always look forward to your reviews of the new equipment. I'm glad that you are not just reading the specs and taking pictures of charts and brick walls. Looking forward to the rest of the videos.
Great to see a first look from you, Morten, and personally it does everything I would want. It just works.
I love that even in a situation like in the video where there is not much wildlife that shows up, there is so much to learn and you manage to capture beautiful images even so. The sled system, for example; it makes so much sense but I hadnât seen one before.
Thank you Morten for this very nice and calming video of the new Nikon Z8. Cannot wait to see more videos on that!
Great outing for enjoying the time with the camera, coffee and sunset and all birds
The backlit photos of the birds on the beach are wonderful.
Was looking forward for your hands on experience with the Z8. So glad that you have been recognized by Nikon. They could not have chosen a better ambassador. Your enthusiasm for nature and photography is truly inspiring.
Thanks! Looking forward to more Z8 info! Thanks for taking me along!
Como siempre, tremenda presentaciĂłn, excelente embajador Nikon!!!
Thank you. Stay well and safe travels. All the best. đđˇđ
Hi Morten,
I have fllowed you for quite some time now and I am always looking forward to your next post. You talk about things that matter - how the equipment work in the field. There are far too many self named "experts" talking about specifications. You show us the real work of a true photographer. And you also show us your excellent photos. Nikon couldn't have chosen a better ambassador.
So enjoyable to watch your videos & experiences... thank you, Morten!
đŽđđ¤ a bonus video! Looks lovely! Thank you đŞş
It's a gift to be able to follow along with you, thank you Morten!
Fantastic as always, thank you for sharing your passion!
Excellent! What a beautiful evening for photography. Thanks for bringing us along.
Keep leading the way, Morten. Another really great video, thanks!
Very nice view to the new Z8 in an amazing landscape. Thanks a lot Morten! đ
Thank you for sharing your thoughts about the Z8 Nice photos to
Thank you for sharing your experience with the camera. Love the bird photos with water sprays in the background. Happy to see a quick shot of Mr Blacksocks fox đ Look forward to the next as always
Good to get a first glimpse of the Z8 with you, Morten.
Hi Morten
Always a great inspiration,you are number 1 in the world at least in my humble opinion,keep it up.Watching your videos I always try to emulate you in my amateur photographic way.
Great Morten
The review I have been waiting for. Yours and Ricci's.
Love your videos and the way you present them.
Lovely photos.
wow that outro shot and many others đ¤
That sled is genius, taking my camera to the beach gives me the fear thoughđ
Otro buen video đ bien echo ( no lo vi aun pero nunca desepciona )
Excellent work. Always happy to see your work.
Your video with a cup of tea makes my day â¤ď¸
Hello Morten, as always a great video even when you do a âreviewâ of a new camera. The way you present the camera is complete different as many other CZcamsrâs do. And you bring in your adventures your equipment to the limits where other people only do assumptions⌠Also your pictures have the Morten Hilmer look, which I like very much. Thank you for taking me and other people to your adventures. Best regards from Germany.
The first second I saw the Sled I was like: "Darn that looks like something I could use!"
And then I read that you made it!
It looks like some proper camera equipment but I haven't found anything like it, maybe I can craft one my own... let's see...
OH yeah the Camera... I think it's nice too :P
Nice photos with the Z8. The small bird is a Ringed Plover.
Really hadsoff to your consistency buddy..
It's really seems very easy to start something but you r the one who have almost completed this beautiful voyag of nature photography. I think that more than your photography, your hardwork and new innovative ideas have inspired me a lot. And yeah that last phrase which you always use ' see you out there' it actually shows the love and care towards your passion buddy.
Waiting for more some of like this....
So beautiful..
FantĂĄstica Nikon Z8.
One of your videos is always the best part of my mornings! Wish Iâd seen this before going to the Outer Banks last week. Now Iâll have to apply your ideas around our local lakes.
Some nice photos! Your homemade sled is also really neat!
Wonderful as always!!!
hoping for the macro. can't wait to see it đ.
Loved this video and great review!
Lovely to see you and your adventures again :-)
Hey man I just started watching you I love the videos super inspiring keep up the good work.
Yours was the opinion I was waiting for. Thank you
Same heređ
I was really hoping that you had a Z8 and would do a video on it. Thanks again for youâre amazing story telling
That sled is brilliant! I want one! ;)
Moetens Videos are some of the VERY BEST. Usually he is using lens I would NEVER buy. I myself have the Z S 400 f 4.5 and the Nikkor Z S 100-400 that I use with the 1.4 TC on DX ALL of the time.
Finally the vlog is heređ
Beautiful pictures, Morten. The backlit ones are calendar material :-) Kind regards, Guy.
That ground pod/sled is amazing I want one
This is a type of review and channel where I wanted to see z8, just was not expecting it the first day
Said below but truly good stuff to see a camera review in the field, and in this case with some of the 'field' (sand) on the camera. I note with you it's normally snow on the equipment :) Thanks for this video, as always. And some beautiful shots; thanks for sharing.
The video i was waiting :D after Froknows and Ricci
Finally there are Chinese subtitles, so touched, thank you
Always nice to see how Morten works with his camera and equipment.
I think in this aspect you can learn a lot from a good professionell.
Amazing work!
Glad to see you sir â¨
Looks like a solid camera for wildlife photography who don't want to spend z9 money. Well done Morton. The only way a camera review should be done.
Amazing work Morten
the drone shot is so amazing ! not only the z8 itself ! Also, the big lens looks fantastic !
beautiful.
Excellent.,â¤ď¸â¤ď¸â¤ď¸
Great to also see some bird photography with the Z8. Some fantastic results. Nikon should've also let you borrow a 600TC for the week đ
Cracking images, and really good to see they gave it to you for 8 days rather than a few hours some others had. Looks like the Z8 will be a great all rounder, though a bit out of my budget at the moment.
Amazing work đŻđŻđŻđŻ
I need one of those sleds!!
Good Video, not a Nikon user here, but certainly enjoy how you test and the environments use your equipment in. Keep Well & Stay Safe đđŹđ§
Sir the dron shoot was wonderful i can't explain but the shoot was very very great â¤â¤â¤â¤â¤â¤
VidÊo au top avec la traduction en français ! Le traineau est gÊnial.
Enjoyed the video. Looking forward to the Q&A. I have lots of questions about the Z8, but maybe you already answer them in the coming videos.
Captivating story - makes me want to go out to use my gear
I love the clip where you are drinking coffee
Great video and lovely light for the drone to capture also, hopefully the Z8 survived the sand!!
While I always enjoy your videos, from this one I picked up a useful tip, which was the one at the end about freeing the thumb for moving the focus point. As I have Z6s, I need to move the focus point around a lot and so far I have struggled, as I'm using back-button focus. As I want to be able to use that most of the time, I have set the FN2 button to focus as well. I couldn't find an easy and quick way to switch settings between back-button focus and shutter button focus. Keep the interesting and enjoyable videos coming.
Love these videos it keeps me going on my wildlife adventures and being half norwigian itâs super cool to have the same passion . I learned a lot from you to help my skills . Thank you đđť now if I can figure out how to film and get still shots at same time for my channel itâs a struggle. My other channel Louisiana through a lens .
Awesome Morten. I'm so happy for you. Wonderful camera that I don't need with my Z9. But maybe someday to replace my Z7 II!
so nice and so beautitful nature of danmark i can t wait to 1juli my summer holiday in danmark saelland dk :)
Awesome hands on review buddy
Fantastic
Saw a clip about the new Z8 but wasn't in the mood to listen to endless technical details. As others already mentioned, the pros and cons of new equipment should be reviewed in the field. Beautiful colours and soft Bokeh, transporting the soft mood of a peaceful evening. My project for spring are insects and I'm looking forward to work with the camera mounted on a disc to get on ground level in a meadow. Looking forward to the next clip.
Thank you for this beautiful and peaceful video. Specs are fun but this is a nice break from all the Z8 technical talk, my head is feeling clear now :) I'm kind of torn between the Z8 and Z9, hard to choose between two amazing cameras.
Those small birds looked like Ringed Plover - great shots and excellent video
That was what I was thinking.
After long time sir...đ¤đť
Thank you!!!!!
I like your Homemade Sled.
I can totally relate about seeing birds when you have your binoculars with you, but not your camera. I just got back from a trip away where I was really hoping to get some decent images of Red-tailed Tropic-birds. The only time I saw them, I either had just my binos with me, or the wrong lens on my Z6ii.
Det er en super smart slĂŚde du har fĂĽet dig der til dit setup!
Excellent video, even though I am Canon. Fantastic idea for the homemade sled. I would like to know some more details about it