Nikon Z6 mirrorless camera review – a wedding photographers perspective and hands on experience The preamble to my ramble What is this review? It’s purely my experience and thoughts from using the Nikon Z6 for one wedding season as part of a dual camera setup alongside the Nikon d850. I didn’t do any tests…
Using the Sigma 24mm 1.4 ART Lens for weddings First of all I’ll get the usual “this is not an in depth chart and numbers review” disclaimer out of the way and just let you know this is a real world review. If you want to check out the in depth MTF charts and everything…
Pentax Lx: Pentax’s best 35mm film camera and possibly one of the best 35mm cameras ever made. My main film camera is now the Pentax LX :) This little blog is about my experience and findings with this little gem of a camera rather than a fully blown technical review, but I hope it gives others a little insight…
The Nikon 85mm 1.8 G is the lens I’ve owned for the longest and is part of my 35 / 85 lens combo I use for weddings. Its light, fairly quick to focus and is sharp wide open. It’s the lens I’ve owned the longest as it’s one of the most useful. Is it my…
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Shallow depth of field? Crazy bokeh? It seems everyone wants and often gets fixated on achieving that amazing look when shooting wide open. I like to shoot primes and I like to shoot wide open so count me in that group too! I like sharpness in an image but it’s usually second to something just…
My Obsession with the Electro 35 series of cameras This post is half an homage to the Yashica Electro 35 Rangefinder film camera, and half an homage to Todd McLellan and his disassembly series. I have a little bit of history with the Electro 35. I first knew I wanted one when I saw…
I have wanted a 35mm lens with shallow depth of field capabilities ever since I sold off my Fuji X100. I loved the 35mm equivalent angle of view on the Fuji, but one thing that it always lacked was the ability to get really nice shallow depth of field photos. You certainly can with…
Thanks for the review. Finally, working photographers started to talk about their use of Z6. Reviews from YouTube celebrities are not the same. I’m looking for upgrade from D7100 to D750 or Z6 and your thoughts are quite helpful. What would you say about using Z6 for concert photography, studio work and news reportage? Thank for you time
Hi Kirill
I’m not sure about news reportage as those guys usually use big camera beasts like the D4, D5 etc but for everything else – definitely. I would certainly use the Z6 over the d750 for anything that has low light and concerts would be a good example of low light. You can only try and see. It did take me a little while to get used to the Z6, but the internet is now packed full of useful tips on how to set the Z6 up for success :)
Thanks 🙂
Great shots. Thanks for the review. I’ve sold my Sony gear and come back to Nikon full time. Just really don’t use my DSLRs any more. Loving the Z’s
Thanks for the kind words Paul – glad you like your Z6’s. Settling on any new camera these days is quite hard especially when everything out there is a really high standard.
This article is so helpful! So good to have some insight from someone who persevered (not my strong suit). I’m only on week 2 with the Z6 and doing all the research and trials I can. Can you tell me how to set up the “video record button so hold-pressing it gives you an exposure preview and depth of field preview.”? Thank you so much!
Hi Joanna – Go to custom settings then f2 – then select the movie record button to change what it does :)
Great to see a working review of the Z6. If you want to see another wedding photographer’s experience look up The Monochrome Memoirs on YouTube. The D780 is the camera you were waiting for but I’d rather have two Z6 than a Z6 and D780.