Hermann
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I'm finally ready to get my first mirrorless body. I shoot mainly wildlife using a D7500, but also some landscapes and some macro, and lately I’ve become interested in street photography, especially at night. I've still got a few manual AIS lenses from the film days such as the 2/35, the 2.8/55 Micro Nikkor and the 4/105 Micro Nikkor plus some telephoto primes I want to use with the mirrorless body as well.
At the moment I'm most interested in the Z5 and the Z50. Both are reasonably cheap, so I won’t lose a lot of cash if I don’t get on with them. The Z5 uses the same batteries as my DSLRs and has IBIS. The ISO performance is also pretty good, it has two card slots and better weatherproofing than the Z50. On the other hand the Z50 gives me more reach in case I use the camera for wildlife and it's got a faster frame rate. It’s also lighter. I know both aren't ideal for action or BIF, but I'll keep my DSLRs for the foreseeable future. Any thoughts?
Another question: What I don’t know is how much the IBIS helps with manual telephoto primes (300mm, 400mm and 600mm). I know IBIS works best with shorter focal lengths, but does it have at least some stabilising effect with longer lenses? Did someone try the Z5/Z6/Z7 with one of the old AIS primes?
Hermann
At the moment I'm most interested in the Z5 and the Z50. Both are reasonably cheap, so I won’t lose a lot of cash if I don’t get on with them. The Z5 uses the same batteries as my DSLRs and has IBIS. The ISO performance is also pretty good, it has two card slots and better weatherproofing than the Z50. On the other hand the Z50 gives me more reach in case I use the camera for wildlife and it's got a faster frame rate. It’s also lighter. I know both aren't ideal for action or BIF, but I'll keep my DSLRs for the foreseeable future. Any thoughts?
Another question: What I don’t know is how much the IBIS helps with manual telephoto primes (300mm, 400mm and 600mm). I know IBIS works best with shorter focal lengths, but does it have at least some stabilising effect with longer lenses? Did someone try the Z5/Z6/Z7 with one of the old AIS primes?
Hermann
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