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Comparison Chart: Nikon Z9, Sony A1, Canon R3 and Canon R5

AlaskaMoose said:
The Z9 is Nikon's answer to its loyal customers, and the price for it is just right. All Nikon has to do is to produce the most precise lens adapters so loyal Nikon "shooters" can use all the older lenses. Maybe Nikon already produces such adapters (I don't really know sine I use Canon cameras). Anyway, Nikon is renown for its product quality, and I imagine the Z9 is another high quality product.
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The FTZ adapter works flawlessly on my Z6 with F mount lenses. I am a long time adapter user and IMHO the FTZ is the best executed one I have tried so far - haven’t tried the Canon EF-RF but the FTZ works wonderfully. One of the reasons I am enjoying the Z6 right now is that the Nikon users who are moving to the Z system from the F system are selling gorgeous F glass for mad prices. I got the 200-500 and a 70-200 and 105mm macro for less than the cost of my Leica 50mm summilux. I am happy with that.
 
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kenoh said:
The FTZ adapter works flawlessly on my Z6 with F mount lenses. I am a long time adapter user and IMHO the FTZ is the best executed one I have tried so far - haven’t tried the Canon EF-RF but the FTZ works wonderfully. One of the reasons I am enjoying the Z6 right now is that the Nikon users who are moving to the Z system from the F system are selling gorgeous F glass for mad prices. I got the 200-500 and a 70-200 and 105mm macro for less than the cost of my Leica 50mm summilux. I am happy with that.
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Are you just trying to emulate my lens collection? Where’s the 14-24mm?
 
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Well probably everything can be improved, hence new models of literally everything....cars, computers, cameras, dishwashers....

The speed/AF functions of the FTZ aren't being improved (at least to my knowledge right now, but maybe something has been upgraded), but mostly they removed the foot so that the II model will fit better against the Z9 grip; although I have read that the original FTZ will mount, it just makes the grip harder to use when shooting vertically.

A lot of the promo videos showing the Z9 in action are using F mount lenses with the (new) adapter. My own experience with the adapter is that my F mount lenses AF much faster on my Z bodies than they ever did on my dSLRs.

I like being able to use all of my F mount lenses on my Z cameras, even though I enjoy the new Z lenses also. But it was a painless transition from dSLR to mirrorless for me, and now that I am also shooting Nikon 35mm film, I have the best of both worlds in terms of lens selection. The only lens I sold in my transition to mirrorless was my 24-70 2.8 because I prefer the Z mount option that came with my camera; although it's an f/4, it's much sharper and lighter than my F mount was and the ISO performance of my Zs don't have me missing the 2.8-ness. My husband actually bought me the Z mount 2.8 version but I sent it back as I couldn't see the advantage to it for the the extra price. I suppose if I shot clients I might feel differently, but for the way I shoot, the difference on that lens is negligible.
 
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Clix Pix said:
From the looks of things, though, Molly, you seem to shoot mainly with Lensbaby lenses, don't you?
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Oh please don’t. I see the images Molly makes with the lensbaby and it is getting impossible to resist dabbling in the lensbaby range. I like the look they produce when used by an expert. - Molly.
 
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Clix Pix said:
From the looks of things, though, Molly, you seem to shoot mainly with Lensbaby lenses, don't you?
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Many of my public images are with either Lensbaby or my F mount 105 macro. Landscape/flower/etc.

I use "regular" lenses for the vast majority of my personal/portrait types of images, but those don't often get shared publicly. Our trip to for apple picking this year had my 35mm F mount on my film camera and the Z mount 85mm on my Z6ii. I just rarely share private family images here. That doesn't mean I don't take them or use those lenses. I probably have twice as many traditional lenses than Lensbaby. But I haven't counted my lenses in awhile.
 
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Thanks, Molly! That makes sense..... I agree with the policy of not sharing personal/family/portrait kinds of images online in public forums such as MR; that is very wise and protects everyone's privacy. But surely you can find something to shoot once in a while with your other lenses besides family or personal photos that would be nice for online viewers to see, too? (Can you tell, I'm really, really not a fan of that whole Lensbaby shtick.....)
 
mollyc said:
Many of my public images are with either Lensbaby or my F mount 105 macro. Landscape/flower/etc.

I use "regular" lenses for the vast majority of my personal/portrait types of images, but those don't often get shared publicly. Our trip to for apple picking this year had my 35mm F mount on my film camera and the Z mount 85mm on my Z6ii. I just rarely share private family images here. That doesn't mean I don't take them or use those lenses. I probably have twice as many traditional lenses than Lensbaby. But I haven't counted my lenses in awhile.
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Yeah, some lenses are great for the family moments, while others are almost always for public consumption. I’m not taking many family shots with my 100-400, but that lens gets me a lot of mileage otherwise!
 
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Clix Pix said:
Thanks, Molly! That makes sense..... I agree with the policy of not sharing personal/family/portrait kinds of images online in public forums such as MR; that is very wise and protects everyone's privacy. But surely you can find something to shoot once in a while with your other lenses besides family or personal photos that would be nice for online viewers to see, too? (Can you tell, I'm really, really not a fan of that whole Lensbaby shtick.....)
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to be honest, I shoot for me, not anyone else. you can just skip over my photos if you don't like them. plenty of other people do.

and to be even more honest, i would never tell anyone here or anywhere else what they should or should not shoot. art is personal, and my reasons for shooting the way i do have nothing to do with anyone else.
 
Darmok N Jalad said:
Yeah, some lenses are great for the family moments, while others are almost always for public consumption. I’m not taking many family shots with my 100-400, but that lens gets me a lot of mileage otherwise!
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I don't have a 100-400, but I use my 70-200 almost exclusively for portraits. so dreamy.
 
mollyc said:
I don't have a 100-400, but I use my 70-200 almost exclusively for portraits. so dreamy.
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Yeah, that would be something like the 50-200 or 40-150 for the M43 format, though I don’t mind something like a 45mm (90) prime. You can definitely get some good separation that way for your subject. 200-800 FF EQ, however, does not a portrait lens make! They’d have to be 50 feet away! :D
 
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Darmok N Jalad said:
Yeah, that would be something like the 50-200 or 40-150 for the M43 format, though I don’t mind something like a 45mm (90) prime. You can definitely get some good separation that way for your subject. 200-800 FF EQ, however, does not a portrait lens make! They’d have to be 50 feet away! :D
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Someday I will try portraits with my 150-600. I haven't done that yet. ? I forget you are on the M43 system. I don't really pay attention much to the gear, just the end result.
 
mollyc said:
Many of my public images are with either Lensbaby or my F mount 105 macro. Landscape/flower/etc.

I use "regular" lenses for the vast majority of my personal/portrait types of images, but those don't often get shared publicly. Our trip to for apple picking this year had my 35mm F mount on my film camera and the Z mount 85mm on my Z6ii. I just rarely share private family images here. That doesn't mean I don't take them or use those lenses. I probably have twice as many traditional lenses than Lensbaby. But I haven't counted my lenses in awhile.
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You have 5 lenses less than @kenoh but mist of us do as he is always buying new gear!
 
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Darmok N Jalad said:
Yeah, that would be something like the 50-200 or 40-150 for the M43 format, though I don’t mind something like a 45mm (90) prime. You can definitely get some good separation that way for your subject. 200-800 FF EQ, however, does not a portrait lens make! They’d have to be 50 feet away! :D
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59 feet away from other people? Sounds perfect to me.
 
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kenoh said:
Oh please don’t. I see the images Molly makes with the lensbaby and it is getting impossible to resist dabbling in the lensbaby range. I like the look they produce when used by an expert. - Molly.
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Well you know you want one. Think of all those shots your missing out on!
 
mollyc said:
Someday I will try portraits with my 150-600. I haven't done that yet. ? I forget you are on the M43 system. I don't really pay attention much to the gear, just the end result.
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Yeah, I’ll throw in the FF EQ to handle the translation. :) There’s a PL50-200 that’s kinda the last big lens on my wish list. I think I’d get a lot of mileage out of it, but it’s not exactly cheap. I think it could do portrait work really well, and then also end up as a butterfly lens in that season.

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59 feet away from other people? Sounds perfect to me.
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Yeah, but when your subject is that far away, chances are someone is going to walk in between you, which not only violates your Texas-sized personal space, but also wastes a shot! :D
 
Darmok N Jalad said:
Yeah, I’ll throw in the FF EQ to handle the translation. :) There’s a PL50-200 that’s kinda the last big lens on my wish list. I think I’d get a lot of mileage out of it, but it’s not exactly cheap. I think it could do portrait work really well, and then also end up as a butterfly lens in that season.


Yeah, but when your subject is that far away, chances are someone is going to walk in between you, which not only violates your Texas-sized personal space, but also wastes a shot! :D
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but digital is freeeeeeeee
 
Kept getting interrupted while I was responding to an earlier post and now a bunch of others have come in during the meantime. Oh, well......

Although I don't shoot people very often, I quite agree: 70-200mm works beautifully for portraits! Creates a nice natural background blur (i.e., "bokeh.") so that the subject stands out. Also works nicely for non-people "portraits" too, actually..... Don't have one right now but I do remember that from my Nikon days. I also have fond memories of the wonderful Nikon 24-70mm lens, which had a surprisingly close minimum focusing distance so that it felt almost like a macro lens.

Lens tally? Camera body tally? Who's counting? I suspect that Kenoh probably does have more camera bodies and lenses than most of us! As long as he uses them and enjoys them, that's great!
 
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