Wildlife Enthusiast vs Pro Gear: Advice & Tips
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- Опубліковано 8 лип 2024
- Today's Q&A is all about wildlife photography videography. Gear tips, advice, primes vs zooms etc. Nikon Z6 III with 600mm f6.3. Sony 200-600mm vs GM 100-400mm. Stabilization woes.
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5:43 It is well-known that Sony 2x teleconverter is a Nightmare! 1,4x is way better.
3D pop for squirrels is essential to my work as an influencer. Not really sure what I’m influencing.
Not sure I would spend £7,000 for the sake of squirrel videos but I'm happy for you to do it and report back.
I’m happy with Olympus 300mm F4. Stabilisation and AF speed are fantastic and the weight is bearable for travel. Sure depth of field is not great but that is a tradeoff you have to make
Legendary lens, hoping to get my claws on one some day
Have you robbed a bank or something?
Nikon donated him bitcoins so he could buy Nikon camera.
Kasey does these vlogs for a living for a long time. Why did you think money is problem when he makes a living from vlog... 😅
Your slow mo bird videos are so enjoyable to watch! Imagine old VP down on Marco island Florida during the bird migration, that would be something
As a wildlife photographer, I can confirm I feed my raccoons dog food.
As a Nikon shooter, I am excited to see what you think about the 600PF. I use the 180 - 600, but I also have the 800PF.
Who was waiting for the horror of Kasey accidentally knocking over his 200-600 that kept getting more tense every time he picked it up and set it down on the little end on the corner of his desk?
Yeah, that car trick got me in his last video.
Rewatching this waiting for the ZV-E10 II shredding to drop. Warm up the popcorn 🍿 folks.
Can't wait for what is about to come 🥰📸 I hope the new gear will bring us a lot of wildlife video 😎👍
I recently discovered the Nikon 1 system and its tiny 70-300mm which is equiv 200-800. Great stabilisation too.
Same. I wanted to suggest it but figured it might not be what he wants to mess with. No 4k (J5 is the exception), no telephoto primes, and terrible lens reliability.
With how expensive the CX Nikkor 70-300mm was, I'm just dreading when that plastic gear that drives the aperture assembly wears down.
@@Gael32 True, but you know how Kasey loves to buy new gear and then complain about it.
I was hesitant to suggest it for a different reason, I didn't want to drive the prices up!
I bought a CX 70-300mm on ebay and it arrived broken, I've replaced one cable and am about to replace the second, however it looks like the FT1 adapter and 70-300mm AF-P or AF-S is an option too.
Also, 4k on the J5 is only at 15fps 🤣
@JamieKitson Yeah, now I actually want him to do it, lol. There would be epic amounts of complaints, and I would love to see the boardroom meeting.
Really though, with the J5 they seemed to be on the right track. I prefer the v3 though. I can only imagine that a v4 would have been just about perfect if it had ever been released. If they had QC'd the lenses better it would be amazing. The 18.5mm f1.8 and 32mm f1.2 are fantastic wide open, but the reliability of the 32mm's aperture mechanism keeps me from using it often.
Bold prediction:
Kasey will be shooting in B&W,, Colours are for losers
😂
Hey Kasey, thanks for the answers!! I actually decided to get the 23mm T1.4 prime instead of that 16-80 T4. So 23mm T1.4 and 70-300 it is!
Why planespotting? 😂 I'm a student pilot and love seeing planes take off and land at YYC, cheers Kasey!
Actually, I have XT5 with 16-80mm f4 and 70-300mm. Perfect for any travel. And I don't know why Kasey had problems with IS on 16-80 mm, but in my case it works as good as on 70-300. And 40 mp sensor really helps, because with wildlife you crop a lot!
16-80 sucks not just because of stabilization. It's not that sharp and they sacrificed aperture size for more reach. 18-55 is cheaper and better, 16-55 also better, I would argue that even 15-45 is better.
Wow, congratulations! I've got z8, and 400f4.5/tc1.4 combo, but I'm dreaming about 600f6.3.
My dream wildlife rig would be the G9II and with the Leica 200mm 2.8 with a two times teleconverter :)
You lose linear manual focus.
@@cameraconspiracies you dream crushing monster 😑
200 with 1.4 tele is decent, if they're close😊
@@RevJock then that’ll be my new dream rig lol and I’ll just get really good at sneaking up on wildlife
I own both 200 and 100-400 and for birding later is better compare to 200 + 1.4 TC plus crop
I love the dark background. That looks great like you have it here.
Oooo! I'd love to try the 600mm but lurking in the unswept corner of my greed is the 400mm 2.8 -- let's go Bigsby!
I’ve recently got a Sony APSC 70-350 for my A7C in an attempt to get a much smaller lens closer to Olympus’s 75-300 but for Sony. I can go into crop mode and get 10mpx or crop the vignette in post and get about 15mpx. It’s a full frame equivalent of 525mm at the long end and you can still use clear image zoom with video/jpg, so I’m happy with it. Selling my Canon FD 500mm F4.5 in Toronto if you’re interested in primes now Kasey!
I have it and it's fun for wildlife, but the Toneh isn't great looking. Still, not getting rid of it.
@@puppet_master there’s definitely a few drawbacks, but I love the size for walking around town and shooting casually too. The 500mm is even bigger than Kasey’s 200-600, and I found I was often leaving it at home because of that. Certainly Canon FD toneh is better but there’s a cost
Thanks for taking us along on your camera journey. The 200-600/180-600 are both really sharp, so the 600pf is really only sharper towards the edge of frame or if you use a TC. Where you should see a difference is weight, VR, balance/handling, and it’ll be around 600mm at close distance. The 200-600 is more like a 530mm at close distance.
Haha, you were biten by the wildlife prime bug. 7k for squirrel footage might be overkill but I think most people are just a bit jealous of your new purchase. I am in the Canon camp and unfortunately for a real prime I would have to pay double the price. Still thinking about it though, but I don’t have the cash for it. Enjoy your new toys! 😊
Already gave you the most affordable prime suggestion. Canon EF 300mm f/2.8L IS USM & 2X TC Take it already. One Amazing Super Telephoto.
A Nikonian has been born. The evil plan of our masters on Kōgaku Dori is unfolding nicely.
"I'm not dying for a 3D pop of a squirrel " - haha, you just dissed sixty percent of "wildlife" photographers.
There is one major issue with a long prime : you will definitely miss quite some shots because of too much reach in certain situations, or cut off some important part of the picture you would like to take .
There is no perfect lens in this regard anyway 😉😜
It's fine, nothing to worry about! You just have to go back a bit.. like 20 meters.. into the swamp behind you.. damn, that tree is blocking my line of sight. wait, where did it go? 😅
@@MATCHLESS789 " nah its okay , i can just walk back into this large lake and blblblblblblblblbl OH GOD WHAT THE FUCK THERE WAS SOMETHING IN THERE "
You will have fun with the 600/6.3. I'm too poor to own one myself but I got to try it.
I remember bracing myself for the weight as I was handed the lens and it basically felt like it would float away in a slight breeze 🙂 At least compared to the 200-500/5.6E I used to own at the time.
It's an astonishingly light lens.
Oh also, it's fun how you are all in on primes while I'm all about zooms now. I like seeing how preferences can be different in that regard.
hell yes, bring on the Nikontent!
Hi Kasey, bit of advice needed and yes I know it's slightly subjective.
I've been photographing my local football team: action shots (not many in truth) but the chairman has asked me to do the pre season team portrait.
For the action I'm using the Panny boy with the Leica 200 T2.8 but for portraits and closer shots I'm on the Fuje.
My question to you would be, and they're all primes, which lens for the group photo? 16mm, 35, 56 or 85.
I'm probably gonna shoot at T8 as the chairman wants the stand behind to be in focus also, so will probably be Stabed up with a tripod.
Any help would be appreciated.
Why not get a m43 zoom? 12-45 Oly pro is crazy sharp.
He’s gone full Nikonian...sad Sony noises. 😂
Nikon is a hard system to walk away from. Too many pro's, particularly in the lens category. I only walked away partly to explore GFX.
@@filmstudiojapan
Canon have a lot of great lenses too in the EF range, Sony has Zeiss which is on par with Canon L.
Nikon best cameras were their old CCD ones like D60 for their insane red spectrum reach.
The Nikon Z8 is actually pretty decent too colour wise but anything but the Z8 and Z6III are pretty awful for video, photographers first cameras.
I simply can't leave the lenses. Bodies are alright, but the lenses are my babies for life.
@@JjackVideo Yes, bodies come and go, but glass is forever.
Notice it’s always the Nikon “portrait” scrub shooters who can’t accept Facts 😂. Casey will return the Z6iii once he sees how bad the low light is also poor dynamic range and autofocus.
Hi man, I got into wildlife recently and I have a X-S20 currently and a 70 300 which I loved but the reach for any birding was not enough and with fuj shitty focus your video af is all over the place and useless eventhough you've got the color magic. I got the 150 600 to try and that's much better with the reavh and more magic but the lens is bulky although I loved it, and thought the xs20 would not cut it with the HD 240, so I wanted to try 4k 120 and ordered xh2s just to try and see if the slow mo and the 4k 120 worth it or more magic or should I return and stick with my xs20 with more slow fames and less quality (tried AI upscaling and was okay) but time consuming and probably not similar to the original. What's your suggestion? Nikon better or fuj? I love the fuj but auto focus is hell, can't get any bird in flight video or photo and all out of focus, only works with stationary subject, although I'm a noob and don't know what I'm doing.
Now the question should I send back both 150 600 and the xh2s?
Should I keep 150 600 and sell 70 300 + tc 1.4 (which is very travel friendly and the other one not really)
Or keep both lenses send back xh2s after test?
Keep all and be broke?
I am an enthusiast
Price of the nikkor 600 is insane in my country and I won't buy it for sure, but still can't wait your comparison against A7SIII + 200-600
I had to go look up th weight of that 200-600... yep, that's a heavy lens, same weight as my XS20 and 150-600 just in the len 😮
Sigma 500!
I'm not sure if videoing squirrels in a park is wildlife photography? Or photography of any kind.
Z6 III must been a pretty good deal cause in Europe the Z6 III is same price as Z8 its hilariously tragic.
This video was extremely useful, thank you for making it.
I've been binging your content for the last week and this is a great translation for the new initiates.
Can you please do an updated favorite lenses for each system for each focal range. Or just do Sony, that would be cool since that's the one I use.
Have you tried using cucumber slices as a wildlife N|D filter?
I tried that back in the 80's. Had to shoot everything at 5.6F. Switched to squash - much better but everything had yellow cast.
@@flyingping i have done it in my 80s as well.
I am 19 now.. So sad I am getting old.
I get the size being annoying… so much easier for me to use my budget 50-230mm than bring the 150-600mm with my XS20. A good workout I guess… got to get up early around here because 100F heat index is no good this time of year
I require a forest vlog with the 600mm prime. This is required. You have been challenged to set that scene up with you as the subject.
How about a Nikon p1000?
Full-frame cameras are a ball and chain when it comes toi wildlife photos. Micro four thirds offers a 200mm prime and a 300mm prime. But the rich kids love their 150-400mm zoomie!
PS. It's easier to move farther away than closer so maybe the 800mm would have been better. Would love to know if autofocus is improved on Z6 mk3. It was crap on Z6 but I know u manual focus anyway for wildlife.
It's heavier than my 200-600mm.
@@cameraconspiracies Lucky I have arms like a tank. Fair point though
Dunno man, after carrying the 600GM around on buses and trains for 6 months, pulling the old 200-600 out to take overseas, it feels feather weight.
I typed a bunch of stuff and then erased it. My next photography related purchase is going to be a dual sport motorcycle. So I can go further to find more. Setup a scabbard on the side to hold my camera. Quick draw.
I'm curious to hear what you have to say about the dynamic range of the Z6III... the negative reviews have already surprised me that a Z6II is better... but I think it will be due to the "partially" stacked sensor (whoever needs that). I'm also curious what you have to say about the tracking, I saw in JP's review that it had some difficulties with the focus in some situations where he photographed a boxer that was somewhat obscured by another one... why am I writing so much?
FroknowsPhooooto 😂😂 biggest nikon hater since he abandoned them for Sony, I think he's on the Canon bandwagon now... lul
@@ItsFritzDaCat hahah yeah it sounds like that when he reviews some cameras - canon here canon there lol you are right - but he wasn´t the only one who pointed that out - that´s why i do not like early reviews - most companys improve their stuff anyway over time so these kind of videos makes no sense to me.
The af is usable , and honestly anyone complaing about af mowadays ( exevpt for fuji bodies ) is just unlucky or pushing it with contrast.
About the dr , its correct , but the z6iii is more so for a video hybrid , if you're doing photos , not a lot of reason to even go for newer bodies since something like the z6i/a7iii offers cheap usable 24mp burst with nice dr and high iso recoverability.
JP is a Nikon hater, and the newest test from Tony Northrup is pure clickbait. Yes, ALL stacked sensors have a little less dynamic range than non stacked sensors. Because they focus on video and electronic shutter and speed. The 10 years old APS-C DSLR Nikon D7200 has better dynamic range than the Sony A1. Or the Nikon Z8 or Z9. The old Nikon D750 or Z6 has better DR than the Sony A7SIII. And the DR in Video is a hole different story. But all are between a range of a half to one stop. If you need more than 5 stops recovery of shadows in post, search for another hobby. Und below 5 stops, the noise of Z6II and Z6III are the same. Don't believe the UA-cam clickbait hype and go outside and make great pictures with proper exposure.
@@chiftele08 Yes you are right! In general i do not buy stuff just because someone say that this or that is good! The Z6III is for sure a super nice camera and will produce great pictures and videos so the D750 or what else. It is the FOMO - the GAS that kicks in for the most people when "new" and "better" stuff comes out most of us have already crazy good gear (i assume) - and this is what is really crazy to me when ppl jump shipping from system to system losing so much money - instead of going out and using their gear learning the craft - Kasey is probably the only one who is funny to watch for a camera gear based channel - There are to many fanboys in the marked so you really have to go and try out the cameras for your self.
About the 16-80mm and 70-300mm question. I've got both lenses, and an X-S20 body. I love the focal length versatility of 16-80mm, and its constant aperture. Bokeh quality is quite pleasing (for a zoom). The 70-300mm is a nice lens, but I have trouble with focusing / tracking, this could be very much a user's error, or that I am trying to shoot (photos of) Western house martin birds, which are among the fastest ones in my country.
(this is another comment attempt, looks like the first one got auto-deleted, because it contained a link a gallery)
About 70-300mm. Have you done a firmware update for this lens?
The firmware update Ver.1.10 (12.20.2023) Focus tracking performance during zooming is improved.
@@Sky-ne5gn I have the 1.10 version of firmware installed. I guess, it's because the flight speed of Western house martin is up to 11m/s, and I want to shoot it from close distance (roughly 3m to 8m) to have it cover large portion of frame. So, this 11m/s is quite big speed relative to short distance of 3m to 8m. I guess, the lens just doesn't keep up. I very rarely even manage to keep adequately panning, such fast it is. And, if I do manage to keep it in the frame, then AF misses. I'm using 8FPS burst mode, shutter speed over 1/1000, but looks like 1/4000 is needed to not have the bird blurred out due to speed. I need to try to shoot slower and/or bigger birds, to fill the frame and hit the focus.
Glad to hear you’ve finally come to your senses closet Nikon Boy and got the awesome NIKKOR Z 600mm f/6.3 VR S. The Nikon synchro stabilization for video with "real" glass is perhaps the best. That lens is awesome and weighing only ~3.25 lbs. makes it that much more amazing. If I could have afforded it with the Z8 and other lenses I wanted I would have been tempted. I went with the 180-600mm f/5.6-6.3 VR for the price and convenience of the zoom but wish it was a bit lighter. Looking forward to your videos covering it paired with the Zf and Z6II.
How you going Kasey.
Ive been waiting for canon to come out with a better wildlife lens than the 100-500. Sure, the 7.1 isnt great, but i have yet to find a better lens in the canon ecosystem better, but that isnt $14,000
Its not a prime, but it's sharp, fast AF, and very lightweight. Im a little jealous of Nikon and their options. Have no desire to get the f11 primes. Theres a rumor of a 200-500 f4....but that will be around $14,000 lmao
You are all the WILD LIFE we need on UA-cam
Nikon nature boy! Welcome aboard!! 😎👍
Quit depriving yourself of the Fujifilm joy and try the X-S20!
Don't crap on plane spotting. Slow motion plane spotting is one of the most cinematic things you can shoot. Have you never seen Koyaanisqatsi? It's almost all slow motion planes, and buildings falling down and rockets exploding. Francis Ford Coppola. How much more Cinematic can you get?
My Nikon Z 180-600 f5.6 -6.3 VR is not even a S Lens and yet it performs right up there better than Most GM and RF 'Wild Life' Lenses out there
What happened to your AE map mouse pad? I want to see it again.
I´m so sick of holding my (great) Sigma 150-600 sports...At the moment i´m so lazy, i only shoot (cooperative) wildlife with my Batis 135mm 2.8 and the Sony 70-200 F4. I never touch the Sony 200-600 of my partner... The Sigma 500mm 5.6 looks nice, but i want to leave Sony in the long run. Looking forward to your Z6iii meltdown 😀
I'm taking my a6600 to Africa on a safari, which Sigma telephoto would you recommend given the aps-c crop factor? I love the idea of just bringing my 18-50 f2.8 (E lens) and the 60-600 f4.5-6.3 (FE lens, so effectively an incredible 90-900) and not needing anything for the 70-200 range, but it's also pricey and weighty. The 100-400mm F5-6.3 is half the weight but slower and without that extra range on either end. Thoughts? Price isn't really the main driver, more value.
He put my comment in a video! I think this makes us best friends, right? Looking forward to the Nikon videos to come!
Ummm... long prime wildlife lens are even heavier than the zoom ones!
I mean, heck, look at the size of the opening!
They're like 3 or 4 POUNDS more than the same name zoom equivalent and cost $14-19k
Go look at the weight of the Nikon primes... We're not talking about the Pro T2.8 and T4 lenses.
Nikon has all the pf primes which are super light, the 600mm is like 25% lighter than my 180-600
Primes tend to get lighter with each generation. Beyond the weight reduction, Z lenses (except the 180-600) are all exceptionally balanced which makes them feel much lighter and extends the time before muscle fatigue when shooting. Even helps in the backpack as you're less likely to have pressure points digging into your back from gravity doing it's thing with an off balanced load. Fresnel elements are not used on all of the light lenses from Nikon btw. Lighter materials and less glass due to advanced coatings and optical designs are playing a part. But even if you go back pre af and vr, there were some fairly long light lenses floating around (not the norm, but they exist).
The Sigma (I know you hate sigma) 500mm f5.6 is likely cheaper and lighter than any main brand primes. It's equivalent to 600mm f6.7 if you care about the toneh.
And it doesn't sync stabe....
@@cameraconspiracies Real men have biceps and delts of solid cold steel to keep lenses stable. 😊
@@cameraconspiracies the northrups tested it having better stabe than the 200-600. Granted it is for photos, I have no idea how video stabe would compare.
@@fromia1 We're talking about video.
Chiaroscuro video aesthetic is the way to go
What do you think about Speedigimbal? Would be good for you as u always whine about stabe. Plus you could easily 3D print one.
Combine that with sirui rapid system monopod and your stabe issues are solved.
Z6 OG has better dynamic range than A7Siii in video, so less, doesn't necessarily equate to bad. I get the weight factor, but af-s tele lenses for nikon have very good stabilization (the ones that have it). I wouldn't expect you to stick with any of them due to the weight, but you can basically get the same optics as the very high end Z tele lenses for a fraction of the cost. Af is also very fast on some of them (faster than all but the most expensive Z glass).
To be fair the old 24mp sony sensors werent optimized for readout speed yet , so it chases dr
@@JJARCHIE I get what you're saying, but I think it would be incorrect to expect all new cameras to follow speed over dynamic range. Personally I would always choose dynamic range over speed if the dynamic range was such that I was unable to achieve the same or better results than I am accustomed to. However I shoot in the whole spectrum of light availability and lack there of.
@@filmstudiojapan i get the point , but pushing past 12 ish in a hybrid is quite hard - esp when video take precedent over stills mostly nowadays.
The 24mp can possibly get 13 stops assuming we boost it up but may impact its video chops , deff possible tho.
Its more so diminishing returns since alexas 35's can reach 15 stops but does so by sucking up so much joice and needing a beefy build to have it not overheat.
A large manufacturer should technically be able to make a 13,5 stop ff camera assuming they push all effort into the stills part
Sushiboy's OM mk2 and the 150-400mm toneh 4.5 with built in teleconverter and insane sync stabe is the wildlife GOAT. That 10k pricetag though.
one wildlife pro here uses nikon d4 + nikon 600mm f4 + 1.4x teleconverter for bird shots and gets fantastic results. I know he can upgrade but he doesn't...seems like his sweet spot. Your thoughts?
My thoughts are who cares, he's not shooting video.
Listen i know you wanna camera, but why dont you just get a potato? Theres so many more options with potatoes.
Indeed, they're inexpensive, no noise regardless of low light, and light weight!
I tried the Sony 300 T2.8 with 2x teleconverter. It's actually kinda good :)
Tonehture 🤣
NOT dog food, its CAT food.
Gotta feed them hotdogs as I learned from the Racoon Whisperer.
It was heavy when you went to the zoo with that lens because you were vegan….lol…
I really think you should have gotten the 180-600. Besides being less than half the price of the 600, it's equally fast and has way better close focusing. Good luck shooting bees, butterflies, and damsel flies from 13 feet away. You only save one pound with the 600. Anyway, you'll be able to sell the 600 and get the 180-600 soon enough. 😂
I just yelled at the guy for suggesting that same thing lol. Why would I want the same exact lens, just as heavy when I'm trying to save weight and get a prime?
@@cameraconspiracies I get your point. LOL It just seems to me that the 180-600 fits what you actually shoot better than the 600 does. You love shooting bugs as much as birds. I think the 600's lack of near-macro capability will eventually bug you. We'll see. BTW congrats on the Z6 III. It may be your perfect camera
@@JohnDrummondPhoto I figure I'll just use the Sony macro for a bud day here and there :)
They had a "try Z6III" event at my local camera store, with the 180-600 and 600 pf sitting out, and man they are pretty close in size and weight to the point that for me it's now hard to justify the cost of the 600 pf. You will also probably complain about the mfd
Yeah, no. The weight difference is pretty substantial, but the real clincher is the balance. The Z 180-600 is not a well balanced lens and it feels lot heavier than it is. I actually find the 800 PF feels lighter, even though on paper it is heavier than the Z 180-600. Vs the 600 PF, forget about it. You are out of your mind if you feel the weight/balance of the Z 600 PF is "pretty close" to the Z 180-600. The Z 600 PF also has far superior AF, far superior VR, far sharper edge to edge, holds up an order of magnitude better in less than good light, better tripod foot setup, and has better ergonomics overall. These two lenses are actually pretty far apart, much more than the difference in price would indicate.
Those 2 lenses are not even remotely close in size and weight. Especially when you go for a long walk with them and point them upwards all day.
Personally I’d say the 600 is the least appealing of all the options with the fact that the 180-600 exists. The 800 makes sense, the 400/4.5 makes sense as a super light. Personally I’ve got old G-VR versions of the 300/2.8 and 500/4 which I love, but the 500 is a bit heavy. I’m hoping to buy a new 400/2.8 by the end of the year if my finances can work out reasonably.
@@1armbiker 600mm is the sweet spot, perfection. 800mm is very heavy, 400 isn't enough reach.
@@1armbiker "Personally I’d say the 600 is the least appealing of all the options with the fact that the 180-600 exists." Everything you say in that response is fair. The least appealing option to you may in fact be the 600 PF. It is pricey, no doubt on that. You can get the F 500 PF in 10/10 used condition with a 6 month warranty for half the sale price of the Z 600 PF in new condition. Optically (adjusted for the 100mm difference in focal length) they are virtually identical in the lab/well controlled test. The least attractive option to me in the Z super tele lineup is the Z 400 f4.5. IMHO, the F 300 PF is the better overall lens in the super light, super small, travel friendly super tele category. You can get them used 10/10 condition for about $800, very fast AF, very good VR, very sharp, decently close MFD/repro ratio, and it literally fits in your jacket pocket.
The F 500 FL lens is an exceptional lens, which all by itself beats everything Sony and Canon in the super tele range for general wildlife/sports action. It is essentially optically perfect. It is not 100% handholdable, IMHO, and its a bit of a pill on longer walks/hikes. But the IQ out of it is out of this world at that focal length. I have rented it twice before, and have waited patiently the last couple of years for the right one to come along in the used market to add it to my arsenal.
8.5 thousand aussie dollarydoos for the Nikon 600. I reckon the 100-400 Leica used is a better deal for a hobo videographer with strong hands ;)
I think it is creepy to take pictures of naked animals
Back onto CanCam? You know you're a saint there don't you? But I ask for my KC CamCon discount and they hang up on me. What is that? But Nikon? You know those are for retired old men that bought heir first F in the sixties and are too stubborn to change. Think of them as old ladies like my mother that had a Bell land line into their 80s that - trusted them. 2 cameras 10 years late doesn't make Nikon the 8th wonder of the world. And they can't even market a 12 let alone a 10. Don't expect special treatment from their security when you show up with your busted Zed3 MK III. They hate you. Provided you can find parking.
PL 100-400 is lighter than PL 200 2.8 😂
You need an Olympus 150-400 f/4.5 Pro. Heavy, yeah, but as sharp as my Panasonic-Leica 200mm f/2.8.
Nikon 400mm f4.5
To prime or zoom that is the question. I prime when I want a prime look and I zoom when I want the look of my zoom.
I do tend to use my zooms like I use my LPVO on my AR, at minimum or maximum, rarely in-between.
Zooms are heavy and not as sharp, primes are lighter and more sharp. The bitch is that you're going to need different lenses.
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Sigma 500mm/5.6, 1370 g :D
The whole industry is trying to replace primes with zooms with the lens like the 28-45 sigma f/1.8 and the rumored sony 24-70 f/2.0, while Casey is going to opposite direction giving up zooms and going primes. When zooms have improved aperature, primes will not exisit, especially for professional photographers that have limited time on each assignment.
Ahh you made me sign in for this lol. No, no, and no. There have always been more zooms than primes because they cater to both hobbyists, and professionals that need to re-frame quickly and often in scenarios like weddings (one example). Then there are the full on amateurs who will always prefer a cheap kit zoom because they don't know just how good a prime can be and or they simply don't care enough about image quality to sacrifice the ability to zoom in and out. Primes will always have their place, and no one is trying to replace them. To be clear there are some fantastic zooms that rival primes in terms of image quality. It's not the norm, but they exist.
@filmstudiojapan zooms are getting smaller, lighter, and with better aperture. Especially with the 28-45 f/1.8 sigma and the 35-150 f/2-2.8. When people have limited time and need to reframe to do the job, they don't have time to switch lens. Why not just get a zoom with good aperature that has the quality of a prime. Look at Tamrons stock price and their profit margins, the industry is moving toward zooms, it's no joke. Primes might get even better and lighter, but eventually with good enough quality to do the job zooms will be the popular opinion.
@@ste8ven = ) Okay. Just to be clear the only thing I wholly disagree with is Primes being replaced. I don't have the time to debate it, but they are here to stay.
@@filmstudiojapan ok I agree they will have their spot.
Nikon has a virtually insurmountable lead in the wildlife/sports action game. It's not even a debate at this point. BTW, the Z 600 PF completely obliterates that E 200-600. And so does the F 500 PF. I would even prefer to use the F 300 PF with the 1.4xTCIII in FF or APS-C over that E 200-600. Ultra light and small, better macro-ish capability, better AF, better VR, better IQ (up to a certain distance). It's actually a very fun little lens, but, yeah, you do have to get closer.
Sony 200-600mm is sharp as hell, the Nikon prime is just much easier to use due to the weight and balance. It definitely doesn't obliterate the Sony in image quality.
@@cameraconspiracies I will gladly enter a contest with you for real money on that one. Shall we go straight to with TC's? That will end that contest real quick.
@@KungPowEnterFist I just did a side by side, Sony holds up well. Calm your ego.
Go away retired school teacher.
@@cameraconspiracies Totally not an ego thing.
So, you just bought $10,000 worth of Nikon gear that has nothing that your Sony gear doesn't already have? This is worse than your diet flips. Much worse. It's horrible.
Sorry, but when it comes to wildlife videography options, nobody can compete with Nikon right now.
@@garfieldirwin Complete nonsense. He's just buying doubles of what he's already got, with a different brand name on them. It's the beginner's mistake No 1.
@@audioupgrades LOL well I don't think buying Nikon is nonsense, but I don't disagree that Kasey will never be satisfied -- his brand is "churn" LOL
@@garfieldirwin The biggest beginner's mistake I see all the time is getting hung up on brands and then buying several similar camera bodies from different makers and then getting different focal lengths for these bodies. Instead of having one complete system, they have several incomplete systems. That's what we're seeing here.
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You say Nikon Z Mount Primes are "clinically sharp" then say zooms are not sharp enough, all while saying that f mount glass is too heavy...lol
Bruh, look at that Nikon 300mm PF f4, 400mm F4.5, oh you can keep going if you've got the money🤷🏾♂️
Just get a Z8 and stop complaining about file size, image quality and heavy cameras.
Life some weights😂😂😂
Psssttt... Bud. It's not your equipment holding you back
Photographing vermin in the dumpsters at the restaurants on the Danforth ain't much of a rewarding career.
Sorry! But your footage is never stable enough anyways. Get a proper tripod.
That's why I'm switching to Nikon.
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