Review on Nikon Z6 Mirrorless Camera with Nikkor 24-70mm Lens, 64GB XQD Card and Photography Accessories Bundle (5 Items) by Ada Adaszek ᠌

Name: Nikon Z6 Mirrorless Camera with Nikkor 24-70mm Lens, 64GB XQD Card and Photography Accessories Bundle (5 Items)
Item: Nikon Z6 Mirrorless Camera with Nikkor 24-70mm Lens, 64GB XQD Card and Photography Accessories Bundle (5 Items)
Rating: 5

December 20, 2022

A very high-quality product, I take it not for the first time.

I’ll make a reservation right away: I’m not a pro, but an amateur with great experience. For the last 25 years - on Nikon, then switched from Zenith E to film Nikon F70. I shoot mainly in foreign tour trips to exotic countries. The last 5 years - Nikon D7100 crop with a modest fleet of not super-aperture optics:
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Nikkor 35mm/1.8G DX (Fix 1)
Nikkor 50mm/1.8G (Fix 2)
Nikkor 85mm/1.8G (Fix 3)
Nikkor 16-85mm/3.5…5.6G DX VRii (Zoom)
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What did not suit the once popular D7100:
1) Matrix noise, oddly enough, even at low ISO - from 200 ("grain" on faces - I like to enlarge photos on a computer), and very strong noise from ISO=1000.
2) Unstable focusing when working with fixes at f1.8 . f3.2.
3) Crop.
4) Chromatic aberrations (the editor only partially removes them!): especially with the popular 35mm DX-fix.
5) There is no stub on the matrix.
I have long dreamed of switching to FF, and getting rid of problems with focusing.
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After reading many forums, including reviews here, I took Nikon Z6 for a test drive for 24 hours in "Bright World (FOTOMARKET) = Foto-ONE" (Peter). With FTZ adapter, without kit Z-zoom, but with 50mm/1.8S fix. I mastered it (partially - there is not much time!), I tested it while walking in the Lesotekhnichki park. Brief impressions Z6 vs D7100. Firmware Z6 = 3.0:
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1) I put my fixes one by one through FTZ on Z6. Sharpness at f1.8 is excellent; focused on the Z6 on one center point (but not on the micro-pin-point). IMHO: two-stage focusing has a noticeable effect: phase + contrast. Detailing with the old G-fixes is good (only 35mm is a little "soapy"). By the way, this Nikon 35mm / 1.8G DX fix immediately switched the Z6 to crop mode (an option that cannot be disabled in the Z6 menu!). Chromatic aberrations from my old G-fixes (especially 35mm) have not gone away, of course.
2) In terms of the focusing speed of the Z6 with a 50mm / 1.8S vs FTZ + 50mm / 1.8G lens, to be honest, I didn’t notice the difference: everything is fast and clear.
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I bought in the end: Z6 kit (without FTZ) with 24-70mm / 4S + fix 50mm / 1.8S with 2 protective filters HOYA 72mm and 62mm. Satisfied!
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Pros

The main thing is the quality of the photo! The video doesn't interest me. 1) Noises. Generally forgot about them on the Z6. Up to ISO=2500, at least, everything suits me. 2) Colors. Completely different than my old D7100 (see below): the Z6 colors are more correct, or something. Maybe a little oversaturated: sometimes you want to change the PictureControl to a more "faded" Portrait. 3) Did a head-to-head comparison: Z6 + 50mm/1.8S vs D7100 + 35mm/1.8G DX. The equivalent focal length is the same, so the frame composition was also identical. The gain of the first option in terms of focusing accuracy is indisputable (I generally had 5 percent misses in focus on the Z6, and all 80% on the D7100 with a 35mm fix and an almost open hole). The new 50mm/1.8S lens impresses on the Z6 with an almost complete absence of chromatic aberration even at f1.8 and excellent detail at the same aperture. I can say the same about the 24-70/4S kit-zoom, which I also bought. 4) A lot of convenient settings in the menu: you can redefine the buttons for the user. 5) Stub on the matrix. Basically, it helps. 6) Fast reading of NEF-files on a computer from XQD cards through a card reader.

Cons

1) The old G-fixes on the Z6 carcass with the FTZ adapter look frankly miserable: a pile, and not as a whole (see photo). 2) Stab. I did not fully understand. At least with a shutter speed of 1/8 and handheld shooting on a G-fix 85mm, blurring is common. At 1/20 - less often. This stub is not a panacea. "Sport" mode of the stub has not yet been tested. 3) The excessive contrast of the Z6 shots in the bright sun (with my actual default settings!) Was a little embarrassing, perhaps. 4) The charge holds much worse than DSLRs: I still have enough for 500+ frames. I immediately bought the 2nd branded battery (5tr). 5) The card reader is not included. I immediately bought ROCKETEK on Ali for about 1300 - from the homeland of the coronavirus (arrived in St. Petersburg in 4 days). 6) Grip button layout: on the D7100 it was more convenient; There is no point in such a small (low) carcass. You have to get used to it. 7) Price. What makes this "toy" vulnerable and dangerous when traveling. 8) The "rubber" coating, to be honest, does not inspire . see. a photo. By the way, this photo is from Nikon D7100 + Nikkor 35mm / 1.8G DX - purple chrome is visible. aberrations at the NIKON inscription in the blur zone.

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Trang Bach ᠌

December 20, 2022

Has some pros Quality! Ease of settings. The sharpness of a whale lens. The videos are amazing, although I have never been a fan of the video) Its cons: XQD. Good speed cards, but not for everyone. It is a pity that in the first generation of sockets there were no SD slots. The whale lens is short, but that's why it's a whale.