How did the Nikon z8 Autofocus perform with Birds in Flight?
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- Опубліковано 18 вер 2024
- With the help of four raptors... Bald Eagle, Great Horned Owl, Harris's Hawk, and a Barn Owl... I put the Nikon z8 autofocus system to the test!
How well did it perform? Watch to find out. And along the way, I'll provide tips on increasing your in-focus success rate.
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How about using a smaller area mode (not wide) and once obtained the focus activate the 3d tracking assigned to a function button? It should work much better
Thanks for that info. He made it much harder (slower) than it needed to be.
Thanks for the tip.
@arpinkus So, you're able to do all that while a bird is in flight, 50 feet from you? It's a good tip. But, not practical if the subject is moving fast.
@@ParkerPhotographic Steve Perry has published several videos and a guide (specific for Z8/Z9) about how to achieve that. I found his suggestions very useful.
Thanks for the info. I'll check it out and try it!
I rented the z8 and the camera guys told me the Nikon searches for contrast. As I watch your video, the owl is not contrasted enough when it's close to the veg and that would be why it's out of focus, as opposed to depth of field. I had this same problem when photographing juncos down on the ground eating seeds.
Thanks for the info!
Some strange choices of area focus modes.
And what would you use?
Agreed. Why area focus mode?...
The 200-500 is the lens which failed most with Z system. Extremely slow!
When birding, 95% of the time I begin with L Wide Area and then 3D AF at FN1 or Display button set to Auto Area, FN 2 for FX/DX, and FN3 for pin point when bird is kind of hidding. All with Z9
Thanks for the info. I pre-ordered the z180-200. I'm looking forward to getting that next month, hopefully.
i use the 200-500 around 2 weeks after release, i love this lens. But it is nothing with Z and nothing for BIF, not with f and not with z
to slow, much much slow for bif
I agree. I have the z180-600 pre-ordered and can't wait for it to arrive! I'll do a comparison video once I test it out.
If you used a Z Lens like the 180-600 it would be a BETTER result
And it is! I have the 180-600 and it's 10x better.
You are in the wrong focus mode. Try somthing more focused for wild life and not landscape. The results will surprise you.
Wrong choice of focus mode.imo.
good video and much needed one.
I have a suggestion. Can you try Nikon D500 with 200 -500 with the new Nikon z8 with 180-200.
I have a gut feeling that Dslr works better
I'm curious to know why you think the DSLR would work better?
Like some Nikon Z9/Z8 user.. AFon is for initiating focus wide L ... I have Fun1 button for choosing 3D+AFon (thumb) to focus .....then I have Func2 as Singlepoint + AFon (thumb) ... like some other users have said... I have to play the Nikon finger piano to tell the camera how to focus for different situations. Works for me... On my Canon R7 and R5 I just press AFon and finds / Tracks BIF most of the time...unlike Nikon. Hoping Nikon will continue to improve with software upgrades.
Thanks for the info!
DOF has to do with focal lenght and distance but nothing with distance of background. Seperation however is.
D.O.F. is affected by
1. focal length
2. aperture
3. distance of subject to background
4. distance of the subject to camera
D.O.F. - Depth of field is the distance between the closest and farthest elements (subject + background/foreground) in a photo that appears acceptably sharp.
Moving your subject closer to OR further from the background alters the "D.O.F."
@@ParkerPhotographic ever used a DOF tool?
Never ever is background a consideration. Because the camera doesn't know where the background is. The lenses are focused on subject, nothing more, nothing less.
So to complete the full list of parameters which influence DOF:
1 focal length
2 distance
3 aperture
4 sensor size
No background
My d.o.f. tool is my camera.
In the real world; if you move your subject away from the background the background becomes blurrier. If you move closer to your subject the background becomes blurrier.
You're speaking in terms of a "scientific" or "technical" approach. I teach photography in an easier, real-world approach. Photographers don't need to buy a "d.o.f. field tool" when they can do as I mentioned and see the result.
No, you mistakenly used DOF in stead of separation/blur.
DOF = Depth of Field and is something technical.
@@alexwesterhof793 You're explanation is too complicated. It's pretty simple, actually. Do you agree that if you move your subject away from the background, the background will be blurrier? I teach a simple method that resonates with students.
un in 3d
Wrong use of focus modes.
Please elaborate how you use them.