ccyeung
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I upgraded my Z9 to firmware v3.01 the day of the release and have seen a big improvement on its AF since. My questions is what remaining AF issues are still outstanding?
Does the Z9 still have AF issues after firmware 3.01?
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I can't answer broadly but I have just read that blocked shot response is broken in 3.01. I have not tested that.
I don't notice this with my camera. I have read this on other posts here and elsewhere. Mine tracks fine. Is that Focus tracking with lock-on, or something else?
Yes. The last post I read said that NPS has acknowledged it. So maybe its a combination of settings.
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ccyeung
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I am not sure what is "blocked shot response". Would someone please explain. Thanks!
Curious if you read that Nikon confirmed or actually saw their notice. Anyway, this is one of several that required tracking, a photo I made last Friday, tracking looks great in all of them.
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John Navitsky
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i was out shooting disc dogs this weekend with the 400 4.5 and was super low which can be a challenge for subject detection because you have a lot of ground in the foreground and was thinking to myself it was working very well, about as well as the a1 to my recollection. ymmv
fotogrob
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I've had similar experience with eagles and branches in the way.
ccyeung
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Thank you for the explanation.
John Navitsky
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and not to go too far down the rabbit hole on this one, but i interpret that as:
if you are in 3d tracking, the camera will always use a value of 3 for blocked shot regardless of what you set here.
if you are using auto-area, blocked shot is really only 3-5 (a value of 3 will be used if you set it to 1 or 2)
so what was the behavior you observed that isn't working correctly @BarkingBeansCoffee ?
John I just mentioned in my post above that I have started to see it reported but haven't confirmed. Haven't been out with the camera for wildlife. But your caveats are great.
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Not for me.
I went bananas in a session when the AF didn’t make sense to me, just to find out that the vertical shutter release is unlocked. Brrrrrr….
Is it possible for Mr. Zamlin to come up with a solution to keep that lock tighter?
Is it possible for Mr. Zamlin to come up with a solution to keep that lock tighter?
I helped a friend set up her Z9 and she was having some odd issues and I forgot that it ships with that unlocked and she had it in her lap as we were setting things up
This is one hardware flaw that cannot be fixed via firmware update.
The CF doors are latched up like a submarine before a dive, while the shutter lock is easy to move.
The CF doors are latched up like a submarine before a dive, while the shutter lock is easy to move.
I am really lucky with my carry and use methods about the only time I have accidentally unlocked it has been if in my lap using my vehicle as a rolling blind or moving from one location to another. I have gotten pretty habitual now about checking it when I get out of the vehicle.
John Navitsky
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for everything else… there’s gaffer’s tape
I am having no AF issues with the V3.01 firmware.
Mine works great.
Not sure why the exif got changed. Must be a technical issue.
Not sure why the exif got changed. Must be a technical issue.
- NIKON CORPORATION NIKON Z 9
- Lens: NIKKOR Z 400mm f/4.5 VR S Z TC-2.0x
- Focal Length: 800mm
- Shutter Speed: 1/1000
- F/Stop: F/9
- ISO: 1000
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JamesFarrell
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Seriously? What makes you think that the vertical shutter lock issue is something that Karl Zemlin, who is simply an independent entrepreneur who makes wonderful custom hoods and lens caps, would have anything to do with solving your vertical shutter lock issues? Gaffers tape is you friend.
It was more of a joke and compliment to Mr. Karl. If Nikon would have consulted with him, I would have to mess with tape..
My response to the OP's question: the inability of the phase-detect autofocus to acquire initial focus AT ALL in some situations, such as small songbirds in trees. I often have to manually focus because the camera simply can't lock onto anything, and it has caused me to miss more shots than I can count. Admittedly, I haven't been out shooting birds as much since this latest firmware update but I haven't heard that that issue has been fixed. My understanding is it may be a hardware issue with the lack of vertical or cross-type AF points or something, so the camera is bad with horizontal lines. But I'm not the technical type.
You must do something wrong. Rotate the camera 25 degrees
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