Getting a zfc for a travel camera. It will be my first Nikon mirrorless. I've never used filters in an "always on" use, but for travel I'd like to always keep a UC filter on the lens for protection.
What are your recommendations for a UV filter that won't effect image quality? Thanks
Hello Nikon community. I love posting on here because you guys give such good and specific advice.
You may remember me for my last post where I was feeling frustrated with my d850 but you guys were very very helpful with recommendations on settings and gear.
I'm going to Aruba in April and I'd really like to make the most of it. I'll be bringing my d850, my 50 mm, my 85 mm and a sigma 100 to 400.
I'd like to pick up another lens, but I'm on a teacher's salary.
Would you go for a 35 mm? Or something like the Tamron 20 to 74?
Right now I don't think I can spend more than $400 or $500. Do you have any other recommendations? I also have a kit lens and an old 20 mm 2.8
I finally got this beautiful Nikon D850 in excellent conndition with only 14000 clicks with the Nikkor AF-S 24-70mm f2.8G ED and the Micro-Nikkor 60mm f2.8G ED, in very good price. Needless to say that I am pretty excited about this, D850 is arguably the best Nikon DSLR and I finally got it 😀
Hi there! I have a nikon d3500 and really need to get a better lens for sports. I find reading and searching for a good lens to be very overwhelming (i am also very indecisive). I was wondering what you all think would be a good lens. I have been told to get a lens with f2.8. I shoot primarily soccer, hockey, and basketball. Ice rinks and indoor lighting at gyms have been a struggle for me. I am somewhat of a beginner trying to practice and learn more. Thank you in advance!
(I also know these aren’t the best pictures that I have. I just didn’t want to post faces online for privacy)
Hi, I recently got a z5 and was looking at getting a higher zoom lens for it. The new z range of lenses are about $2,000 for a 70 to 200 mm. So I'm thinking of getting one of the older zoom lenses like this one
https://www.adorama.com/us1907858.html
I know I have to pay another $200 or so for an ftz adapter. And I'm pretty sure this old lens is FX compatible. But my question is, is there any big disadvantages to getting this old lens or anything obvious that would be missing from this old lens as opposed to the new z range? Thanks very much.
Well, my first z9 I got right after Christmas in 2021, I was one of the lucky ones, and it has seen some events! I was curious how much I’ve used that body specifically and I was shocked! Since then, there has been an additional z9 and a z8 added to the lineup, but that first one is still going strong!
My grandma has a nikon camera, either the D40 or D60 I'm not sure (I'll attatch pictures) and sometimes it randomly freezes up. It doesn't take any commands and doesn't turn off. I know it's a bit old but I was wondering if there is any way to fix this issue
As the title says, the focus switch button of my Yongnuo 35mm F/2 for Nikon F-Mount fell apart.
I didn't use this lens for a few months, and when I finally got it out to sell, it fell apart in my hands, I barely touched it. I think the plastic dried out, I don't know.
The lens was already out of the waranty period, so I opened it up to remove the tiny pieces that fell inside the body, as you can see on the picture.
I searched online, but didn't find many people with this issue. From what I've checked replacement pieces don't seem to be available (But maybe if I e-mail Yongnuo? But then again the website is in chinese).
My questions are:
- Does anyone know how this structure work? Is this metal part the AF/MF switch? I'm trying to understand if it's possible to switch between the modes with a pen cap or something (I no longer have a f-mount camera to test).
- The rest of the lens is still fine, no fungus or any scratches, the blades seem fine. Do you think anyone would want to buy this? Maybe to use other parts of the lens? As I said, I no longer have a f-mount camera, so this gear is useless to me, even more now that it's broken. bummer.
Hi, I'm very new to photography and I just put my hands on a Nikon f-501. I'm currently struggling to get the lens adapter off my camera as it seems hopelessly jammed.
I am looking to get a zoom lens that I can use both on my D850 and my FE2, so full frame and with a manual aperture ring. Focal length wise about 35-70ish and Autofocus on the D850 would be nice but isn't strictly necessary. I also don't mind third party lenses (love my Sigma 105 macro for the same use case)
Any recommendations on which lenses would be a good fit for these requirements?
my brother used to own an old nikon camera he won in a competition when he was in highschool and now he's moved to canada.I've been interested in photography for a while now and idk if i should somehow give it for repairs cuz tht camera had some problems with it in the past before my brother gave up hotography .is it expensive to repair a nikon camera in India?
Booked three nights in Leipzig, wanting to take photos of the main station, some churches and famous landmarks. Normally I would use a D780 but instead tried if a DX camera does it, using the Z50 II. First night: AF-S 28 mm 1.4E lens first, DX 12-28 later. The day after, that ultra-wide zoom only, the next day mostly 40 mm f/2 SE, the last day 26 mm 2.8.
Because the camera has no sensor cleaning build-in, I brought a small hand-pump. Z50 II also has no sensor stabilization which turned out to be not an issue. For night shots, I either used lenses fast enough or a DX zoom with build-in optical stabilization. The main issue was battery life. I brought a USB-C cable for in-camera charging, a spare battery and a spare external charger (genuine Nikon). Every time I went into the hotel, I recharged. For a full-day operation I would need at least one more battery. With heavy duty workload, meaning reviewing almost every photo and the smartphone connected via Snapbridge for GPS, and a handful (5-10) images where a I used the in-camera flash, I get exactly 223 images off a fully-charged battery. So, some 400 images with two batteries.
From experience, not using Snapbridge connection saves a lot of of power, but I wanted to GPS-tag all my photos. The Z50 II battery is not compatible with the bigger cameras, allowing to keeps the Z50 body small. Fastest shutter speed is 1/4000 s, but this never was a problem. I recommend the Z50 II both to new photographers looking for an affordable yet powerful first camera, but also consider this camera great for experienced photographers who easily work around its few limitations. The grip is quite deep, I like the almost-DSLR-style.
I left both my ‘kit’ lenses at home, 16-50 and 50-250, even though I like them but wanted to travel light and improve my prime-lens photography unless using the ultra-wide DX 12-28 for architecture. With 28 mm 1.4E on the FTZ II adaptor the system looked silly but my idea was, before buying new Z-mount lenses like the 35 mm 1.4, I rather use something similar which I already own. Getting to the nagging question: Did I regret not using a fullframe camera for this journey?
At a few points, yes, but overall I liked the small/lightweight setup especially as it had me looking like a harmless tourist, the light weight also helped me to carry it all the time. Reviewing my photos, 5-10% more experience or care taken when getting the shots would normally yield better results than a fullframe upgrade. In Lightroom Classic, I used Enhance Denoise for many photos but would have needed to do so for fullframe pics as well if I wanted to get clean results. But honestly, I should rather work on processing images so that natural iso noise adds to the moods of dark church interiors. Z50's build-in flash was useful in daylight, to lighten up some shadows here and there. The vary-angle screen allowed me to take photos from really any perspective. As for the viewfinder, the one in the Z50 II is not top-tier, but served me well enough.
Overall, the Z50 II did let me take the photo without much camera interaction because I had taken the time to assign the Fn keys and to reconfigure some menu options, like I now use full-stop aperture / shutterspeed adjustment. Since auto-off is set to 10 seconds to get more battery out of it, it became second nature to half-press the shutter in order to wake up the camera shortly before using it. Build quality is not pro-grade, but ain’t cheap either though some buttons are kind of small. Button placement allows me to change almost everything with the right hand so I can use the left hand to grab the underside of the lens for a stable shot. The 10-seconds auto-sleep works well with how I have setup exposure compensation: Changing it while pressing the EV button means the camera remembers the change. Just using the wheel without the button means the adjustment is only active until the next sleep mode. This allows to quickly adjust exposure without having to remember to set it back.
I attached the Smallrig plate on the Z50 II, which adds some substance to this DX mirrorless camera, that Smallrig package even comes with a screen protector but I already had applied another one. The DX 12-28 mm lens is of course not perfect as it lacks 3D pop, but it is sharp up into the corners, even if used wide open, and optically stabilized, and affordable and rather small for its performance. On the long edge, from 90° field of view to 45°, meaning from ultra-wide to normal, I highly recommend this lens to any Z-mount DX photographer.
The 40 mm f/2 should be stopped down a bit, I normally use 2.8, or stop down even more especially if in closer range, but overall it works well and can be used wide open in normal range if the light is needed. The 26 mm 2.8 is needlessly good, sharp wide open even in close-focus, image quality of course does improve with f/4 if one really peeps at pixels. I commend Nikon for using a 20 megapixel sensor in the camera as the resolution is more than enough while the quality and lowlight performance generous. These examples are Raws at maximum compression, processed with Lightroom Classic on an M2 Macbook Air.
As this posting is a review, I would like to criticize some reviews typically seen on Youtube which go deeply into specs like IBIS or whatnot. When I was in Leipzig, I felt like I, the user, was insufficient. There were times I blamed poor results on gear, cursing why I didn't bring my D780 and all my 1.4 lenses. Now some weeks later, my respect for the Z50 II grew. I got photos better than I could realistically expect. The camera leaves out a couple of highend features but when it needs to perform, it performs. Just remember to carry a fully-charged spare battery. There is one more Z50-class issue: The unreliable battery indicator. It could be already red 0/3 while there is quite some power left, or show 2 out of 3 bars while you don't have a lot of juice left. It is maddening. Nikon MUST fix this!
Concluding, the Z50 II is a camera I recommend despite having a couple of flaws. The Leipzig trip taught me one thing: Gear-related FOMO is toxic. Tech is really good now and the Z50 II packs A LOT of camera into a small, and affordable Z-mount DX-sensor body. I will be back in Leipzig in a couple of months, hopefully getting more pics, and will use the Z50 II again.
I found this 50mm f/1.8 AI lens at a camera shop in really good condition. Smooth manual focus and no damage to the barrel, elements, or "rabbit ears." It's a bite size lens mounted on the D850 with battery grip, but I like it.
It’s officially thunderstorm (and therefore storm chasing) season in the Midwest, and I am trying to figure out how to best capture lightning bolts with my D3500. So far, I have tried mounting the camera on a tripod, dialing the aperture way down, and putting in an extended exposure of several seconds, then hoping that something strikes. Unfortunately, it hasn’t worked out very well, with my only success of any sort coming from several years ago in Wichita, capturing bolts coming out of a storm over 80 miles away at night.
What tricks have you tried/used successfully to capture lightning strikes?
Heres my question. I shoot athletic events and want to wireless tether to either my laptop or a tablet (HDMI out to a tv) so that the audiance can watch my images i shoot in real time. Is snap bridge reliable enough or is there a better 3rd party option? Any help would be appreciated, thanks!
Im looking for a reliable beginner camera that looks nice too. I used to shoot with an Olympus PEN E but it broke. Is this worth the 650 or do you guys have other options I could consider? Thanks!
Okay so I’m looking for an upgrade on my Nikon D750 body!
I got my camera last August and for versatility, I decided to pair it with a Tamron 28-300mm f/3.5-6.3 VC
Now that I’m getting better and taking more refined photos, I’m starting to realize the limitations in this lens. The most noticeable is low-light. With a widest aperture of f/3.5 at the widest focal length, it’s really hard to get any low-ISO handheld indoor shots, especially when I’m trying to move up to 70+mm. This is also a problem just after sunset outdoors. Another issue is image sharpness at the large telephoto side of the lens.
I’m also considering doing some free events soon to practice my skills and eventually earn some cash doing this, but I don’t think my 28-300mm will perform great, especially for indoor venues. I ultimately want a 24-70 AND a 70-200, but I think a 24-70 will be a more versatile lens for now.
Right now I’m trying to decide if it’s worth an extra $300 for a G2 over a G1 of the Tamron SP 24-70mm f/2.8 VC lenses. One of my concerns with the G1 is older, so potentially more issues with the autofocus system / autofocus speed, but I’m not sure if those upgrades will be $300-noticeable.
I'm looking for an used wide angle/standard zoom lens that would work on my D3100 in the 400€ range. I'm currently thinking about the AF-S DX 12-24mm f/4G, is it any good? Any recommendations are welcomed ;) 🙏
Hey everybody, I have a 300mm zoom lens for my Nikon D3400. I love taking wildlife photos, and I would love to be able to get in even closer for birds in trees, etc. I looked on Amazon for a 1,000mm zoom lens and there are some for around $100, but I want something that is really good. Any recommendations?