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Olympics camera collections.

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So it’s that time of year when the obligatory shots of rooms full of cameras at the Olympics come around.
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The Nikon gear vault at the Tokyo Olympics shows not a single Z mount mirrorless camera

The Nikon gear vault at the Tokyo Olympics shows not a single Z mount mirrorless camera
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Looks like Nikon went all F-Mount.
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I saw a couple of photos of Sony's rooms and shelves full of cameras and lenses, too, but will have look for that again..... It was clear that Sony was trotting out its best, brightest and newest, both in terms of bodies (Alpha 1, their new flagship, for instance) and lenses (there was a nice display of the wonderful 12-24mm f/2.8 wide-angle zoom along with the fairly new additions to the lineup of their 400mm and 600mm prime lenses with the long reach, too, as well as various outstanding lenses such as their f/1.8 135mm and new 50mm f/1.2 in-between). I'll have to see if I can find those photos.... In Sony's case, the camera bodies and lenses were all mirrorless and also all were the current lineup of FE or E-mount lenses as opposed to the A-mount lenses of their past.

I'll bet there is a nice display of Canon bodies and lenses for professional photographers shooting at the Olympics, too -- any Canon users find photos of those?
 
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I take a new R3 with all the lenses, gear, packs, and the MacBook shown:
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This Photographer Has a Canon R3 at the Tokyo Olympics

Photographer Jeff Cable is testing a pre-production Canon R3 mirrorless camera at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo.
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Plus all the gear and lenses shown here:
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Canon establishes professional photographer Photo service center inside the Tokyo 2020 Main Press Center | Canon Global

TOKYO, July 19, 2021—Canon Inc. and Canon Marketing Japan Inc. announced today that the company will establish a photo service center for professional photographers in the Main Press Center , where members of the international press gather
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Apple fanboy said:
So it’s that time of year when the obligatory shots of rooms full of cameras at the Olympics come around.
www.diyphotography.net

The Nikon gear vault at the Tokyo Olympics shows not a single Z mount mirrorless camera

The Nikon gear vault at the Tokyo Olympics shows not a single Z mount mirrorless camera
www.diyphotography.net www.diyphotography.net

Looks like Nikon went all F-Mount.
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yes for the room and lending it’s all f mount but i wouldn’t be surprised if there’s a z9 prototype or two out there also.
 
Clix Pix said:
I saw a couple of photos of Sony's rooms and shelves full of cameras and lenses, too, but will have look for that again..... It was clear that Sony was trotting out its best, brightest and newest, both in terms of bodies (Alpha 1, their new flagship, for instance) and lenses (there was a nice display of the wonderful 12-24mm f/2.8 wide-angle zoom along with the fairly new additions to the lineup of their 400mm and 600mm prime lenses with the long reach, too, as well as various outstanding lenses such as their f/1.8 135mm and new 50mm f/1.2 in-between). I'll have to see if I can find those photos.... In Sony's case, the camera bodies and lenses were all mirrorless and also all were the current lineup of FE or E-mount lenses as opposed to the A-mount lenses of their past.

I'll bet there is a nice display of Canon bodies and lenses for professional photographers shooting at the Olympics, too -- any Canon users find photos of those?
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That’s why the shops haven’t got a nice shinny A1 in stock for you!
 
Apple fanboy said:
So it’s that time of year when the obligatory shots of rooms full of cameras at the Olympics come around.
www.diyphotography.net

The Nikon gear vault at the Tokyo Olympics shows not a single Z mount mirrorless camera

The Nikon gear vault at the Tokyo Olympics shows not a single Z mount mirrorless camera
www.diyphotography.net www.diyphotography.net

Looks like Nikon went all F-Mount.
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They have to go F-Mount because the big oil can long reach wide aperture lenses aren’t available for the Z mount yet.

Wow though, how much do you think it cost to stock that room? Millions easily. You wouldn’t want to be the one who nipped to the loo and left the door open would you?
 
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I saw that posted on Nikon Cafe, too -- and I also read the comments; some people didn't think it is actually a Z9 at all but a D6? To me it would make sense, though, for Nikon to at least have a couple of photographers testing the Z9 even if it is not ready for release yet. The Olympics offers a great opportunity for that! To me one of the problems would be, though, that there may not be new long native lenses released with the new body, and it seems as though this camera is intended to be used in situations where a long lens is preferred. ?? Sticking an F-mount lens on the FTZ and plopping that on the new Z9 body doesn't sound like the best idea or strategy, so I hope Nikon is planning to release a couple of long lenses at the time they release the Z9 body.
 
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I saw that posted on Nikon Cafe, too -- and I also read the comments; some people didn't think it is actually a Z9 at all but a D6? To me it would make sense, though, for Nikon to at least have a couple of photographers testing the Z9 even if it is not ready for release yet. The Olympics offers a great opportunity for that! To me one of the problems would be, though, that there may not be new long native lenses released with the new body, and it seems as though this camera is intended to be used in situations where a long lens is preferred. ?? Sticking an F-mount lens on the FTZ and plopping that on the new Z9 body doesn't sound like the best idea or strategy, so I hope Nikon is planning to release a couple of long lenses at the time they release the Z9 body.
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I’d be surprised if they didn’t.
 
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I'm sure they're intending to do so -- it just makes so much sense! Actually, aren't there already a couple of long lenses on their roadmap anyway?
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Maybe. I’ve not payed too much attention. My 200-500 is good enough for me. To move to an F4 500 or 600mm is beyond my means.
 
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sure native z glass is faster to swap but there is nothing wrong with the adapter, especially if you have one for every f mount lens in your bag. then just keep the adapter on the lens and swap the whole thing out.

i know you are diabolically opposed to the adapter, but it is not a big deal at all.
 
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mollyc said:
sure native z glass is faster to swap but there is nothing wrong with the adapter, especially if you have one for every f mount lens in your bag. then just keep the adapter on the lens and swap the whole thing out.

the adapter is not a big deal at all.
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I own 8 Nikon f Mount lenses. That sounds expensive!
 
Presumably yes, the individual(s) at the Olympics testing out the new body (wouldn't be surprised if Canon folks and maybe Sony folks are also doing the same if they also have new unreleased bodies in the pipeline) would be appropriately equipped with whatever accessories they'd need since they couldn't very well just go to the rooms where spare bodies and lenses are available and ask for one!

That would be fine to have the FTZ adapter on each F-mount lens being used so that there wouldn't be time wasted hurriedly swapping lenses in the heat of an exciting moment but still, that thing adds weight and such to the body and lens combination and also probably doesn't allow for the addition of a teleconverter as well. ??

I've done that with teleconverters and my long lenses: bought the 1.4x TC for one of my long lenses (200-600mm) and liked it so much that eventually I bought a second one to install and keep on the other long lens (100-400mm) so that I could just grab the lens of choice, put it on the camera and go..... That has worked out well.
 
Clix Pix said:
Presumably yes, the individual(s) at the Olympics testing out the new body (wouldn't be surprised if Canon folks and maybe Sony folks are also doing the same if they also have new unreleased bodies in the pipeline) would be appropriately equipped with whatever accessories they'd need since they couldn't very well just go to the rooms where spare bodies and lenses are available and ask for one!

That would be fine to have the FTZ adapter on each F-mount lens being used so that there wouldn't be time wasted hurriedly swapping lenses in the heat of an exciting moment but still, that thing adds weight and such to the body and lens combination and also probably doesn't allow for the addition of a teleconverter as well. ??

I've done that with teleconverters and my long lenses: bought the 1.4x TC for one of my long lenses (200-600mm) and liked it so much that eventually I bought a second one to install and keep on the other long lens (100-400mm) so that I could just grab the lens of choice, put it on the camera and go..... That has worked out well.
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yes, of course the ftz works with teleconverters.

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Ah, but not all TCs. Yes, the FTZ adapter works with F-mount lenses and f-mount teleconverters on the Z body. However, as pointed out by Cameralabs, the new Z teleconverters only work with Z lenses (and I think right now there is only one, the 70-200mm?).

"If you have F-mount teleconverters from Nikon you can still use them via FTZ-adapter on a Nikon Z camera body. But those naturally work only with F-mount lenses. If you want teleconverters for your Z-mount lenses there’s only Nikon’s Z TCs available. But if you want to use the Z teleconverters for your F-mount lenses, tough luck: the FTZ adapter does not fit on the Z TCs."

To me it would be a concern hanging both an adapter and a TC off a camera body's mount, especially if using a long and heavy lens. There would be a lot of extra weight added plus potentially affecting the stability and functioning of the lens and its own mount as well. I wouldn't do it and I don't imagine too many people have tried it.
 
I don't know how well the Nikon adapter works with the older lenses because I use Canon cameras. The older Canon lenses work quite well "adapted" to the R, R5, and R6. These new bodies include in-body IS (IBIS), which also works in conjunction with lens IS. If the older lens does not have IS, then IBIS aids stabilizing the camera. Canon offers two adapters: one that includes an electronic control ring, and another that does not have the control ring. The control ring allows for changing lens aperture and a few other things without having to do it with the camera's dials and buttons.

All my lenses except for one, are EF mount and don't incorporate IS, but they still benefit from the camera IS (IBIS). The new RF lenses with IS, paired to the R5 or R6, give you a few f-stops above the EF lenses that have IS, and a lot more f-stops over lenses like the ones I have. This is good if one is shooting handheld, but past 500mm all lenses can be too heavy. All that said, the very expensive Canon EF primes above 600mm are mostly used mounted on a tripod, and some are even more expensive than a similar but new lens model (RF mount). Not all photographers who already have high quality EF primes such as these (600mm and greater) are getting rid of them to replace with the new RF lenses.

You don't need to have an adapter on each older lens. Also, since most longer lenses past 400mm are already heavy and usually mounted on a tripod, the added weight of the adapter plus a TC makes no difference. The adapter is very lightweight (it's just a hallow tube without glass), while the extender is heavy because of the lenses it contains. Even my new RF-100-500mm lens is heavy, and so the RF 1.4x TC.
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Hopefully this won't derail this thread: In relation to the Olympics in Tokyo, this Alaska's young lady won a gold medal in the 100-meter breaststroke swim event. Oops! Wrong one. Try this one (the redhead singing):
 
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mollyc said:
yes, of course the ftz works with teleconverters.

NIKKOR F-Mount DSLR Camera Lenses | Nikon

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I use the crap 2x teleconvertor with my FTZ perfectly fine. The hardest part about Nikon for me is that the lens twists off the body in the opposite direction to every other damn camera

Also once you are putting a 70-200 or the 200-500 on the body then the adapter is irrelevant no noticeable weight penalty and as the lenses are big, the extra depth is nothing - also, remember, the point of the adapter is to move the lens away from the sensor so it is the same distance away as it would be on a native F mount camera. So actually, if you are using a 7x00 model or bigger, then the adapter fitted on a Z is a smaller package. It also has a thread mount to put it on a tripod thus alleviating the weight bearing concerns on the camera mount. As it is Nikon adapted for Nikon, it too is not subject to third party reverse engineering on the interface so using it I see not issues and there is no glass in it so IQ remains the same.
 
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