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We will almost meet. I was heading to the Philippines myself a few days ago, but there was no plane, so trying again in a few days. I'm going to Mindanao though, but via Manila and flying over Batangas and Cebu on the way. Have you been to Mindanao? It's a fascinating island, particularly the southern part where I am going, General Santos and Maasim. Zamboanga is a very beautiful city where the local language is in reality Spanish. Probably safer for you than for me, but I go there anyway.Well I have played with the Z6 for some
time now.
Right now, I have just finished packing.
The Z6, 24-70 F4 S, the 50/1.8S and
the venerable 70-300 af-p.. with the
FTZ adapter. Leaving the 18-35 behind.
I have taken hundreds of shots of windows
trees, anything around the house and it’s
inhabitants.
I was originally heading to Batangas, Philippines
but the Taal lake volacanic eruption n earthquakes
I changed my destination to Negros Oriental in the
Same country. The next few days I shall fly to
Cebu. And rent car to drive around the island.
The only thing reserved is the flight to Manila.
The rest, I shall see.
p.s Ayesha is heading off to Mt. Kenya and then
Visit Ethiopia. The XT3 goes with her.
Understood. The more I travel, the less encumbered I prefer being... And you can do an awful lot of great imaging with just the 24-70. Or even a lone 35 or 50...I am dropping the 70-300mm. Hassle for me.
I will be in Manila between 03:15 and 06:30 on Tuesday morning. You'll find me sleeping in a chair at the Domestic Lounge, Terminal 2 :ROTFL:Thanks Jack and John.
Jorgen, small world. Manila has always been a transit
for me. Too crowded, smoky and noisy.
When will you be in Manila? Who knows our paths
might cross. Coffee and something stronger for you.
I have never been to Mindanao. And have no desire
to go there. Safer for me or not! I don’t believe it
for one second!
There are so many unbelievably beautiful islands
in the Philippines. I prefer them..thank you sir.
I am dropping the 70-300mm. Hassle for me.
Let’s see how it pans out for me.
But would love to meet you.
I expect to travel with Ayesha to Lombok in
March. If u are there or near about...
Visiting Thailand is restricted for us except for
business, medical reasons. This is due to the
murder of our diplomats there and a big time
theft in my country by some Thai people.
We have visited most of Thailand before this
incident.
Anyway safe travels to you and let me know
your plans.
Best.
I knew it, before you did, that you would love it Rayyan...now you like it, but when you later will be slowly aware of the fact that your mind is a Nikon-mind that don't leave you, you will realize that you love it (because its utterly faithfull to you)...congrats...KR thorkilAfter having used the z6 and the 24-70/4s n 50/1.8s setup here is an update.
Obviously this opinion reflects my lack of knowledge and/or my shooting experience.
Overall, I couldn’t be more satisfied with this setup.
Performed as and when I wanted it.
Weight n bulk never an issue on international or domestic flights.
Tripod in hold. All else with me as carry on. Plus medicines, cc, passport, few filters, IPhone, batteries, chargers and 4x64gb xqd cards. And a pair of jeans shirt.
I took 2 batteries for the z6. Never needed a second one after a full days shooting.
Caught up in tropical torrential downpour. Just wiped with soft cloth n good to go.
A/C, humidity..I took a little care to avoid moisture condensation. Noting special.
Want list.
Blinkies.
Horizontal level indicator along with histogram. Missed this.
Shutter T mode needs to go over 30 seconds. And a count down on screen timer.
Honestly, that’s it.
I realize I crop. Shall wait for 2nd gen Z7.
Good job Nikon!
I knew it, before you did, that you would love it Rayyan...now you like it, but when you later will be slowly aware of the fact that your mind is a Nikon-mind that don't leave you, you will realize that you love it (because its utterly faithfull to you)...congrats...KR thorkil
After a long hiatus (on my part), nice to see some of the usual suspects.After having used the z6 and the 24-70/4s n 50/1.8s setup here is an update.
Obviously this opinion reflects my lack of knowledge and/or my shooting experience.
Overall, I couldn’t be more satisfied with this setup.
Performed as and when I wanted it.
Weight n bulk never an issue on international or domestic flights.
Tripod in hold. All else with me as carry on. Plus medicines, cc, passport, few filters, IPhone, batteries, chargers and 4x64gb xqd cards. And a pair of jeans shirt.
I took 2 batteries for the z6. Never needed a second one after a full days shooting.
Caught up in tropical torrential downpour. Just wiped with soft cloth n good to go.
A/C, humidity..I took a little care to avoid moisture condensation. Noting special.
Want list.
Blinkies.
Horizontal level indicator along with histogram. Missed this.
Shutter T mode needs to go over 30 seconds. And a count down on screen timer.
Honestly, that’s it.
I realize I crop. Shall wait for 2nd gen Z7.
Good job Nikon!
Ray, I had missed this initially -- you can get highlight warning blinkies, but NOT with manual focus peaking turned on. So, you first turn off focus peaking in the menu, then scroll down to the "movie" menu and turn highlight warning on! (I bet you never even opened that one up LOL!) Anyway, it will be grayed out until you turn off focus peaking in the upper menu. (And WHY the F&^% Nikon chose to bury the exposure warning blinkies in the movie menu is beyond me, and why it cannot be had at the same time as focus peaking indicator is beyond me too, but that's a different gripe LOL!) So now you will have exposure blinkies show at whatever level you set them to. You can now now go back and turn focus peaking back on and now focus peaking will work normally, however exposure blinkies will only show on playback, not during exposure. I know, it's a stupid design and hopefully they fix it for us in a future FW. On the upside, I have yet to get any truly blown RAW file --in my Z7 anyway-- using multi-matrix and a Z lens. However with jpegs, yes I've gotten a few edged out channels, but they are mostly in specular highlight/heavy reflection areas and not overly critical to the overall image.After having used the z6 and the 24-70/4s n 50/1.8s setup here is an update.
Want list.
Blinkies.
Horizontal level indicator along with histogram. Missed this.
Shutter T mode needs to go over 30 seconds. And a count down on screen timer.
Honestly, that’s it.
I realize I crop. Shall wait for 2nd gen Z7.
The Z has video?!!!You are right Jack. I never scrolled through the video menus!!
Thanks for the insights.
Best.