Wes Peterson
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Post them up I'll start off with what I think is my first "keeper" at one point the subject detect jumped to the fish and seemed to be on the eye.
Z9 photo thread
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Its a tough call generally those are more for a person to show off and this is more meant for everyone to post and discuss the Z9 and its output.
from my first trip into the woods yesterday. z9 + 600mm FL
It did find the eye, indeed 
I'm so glad it seems to handle adapted glass well. I was really worried I would NEED to swap out all my F glass ASAP but now I feel comfortable holding onto it and waiting for deals to come my way
No real need to rush out and buy a mirrorless lens. The mirrorless lenses are belter but the F mount lenses are as good as on the comparable DSLR or better, on a Z9 anyway!
not at all - F lenses work fantastic at Z. Esp with the Z9 and it's focus performance! I have both the 500PF and the 600FL on the Z9 and the focus speed is just as good if not better as it used to be on my trusty old D500 (at least my perception). What I like most is focus accuracy -- no need to do focus fine tuning anymore when changing body or adding a TC
Certainly I'll keep all my special F glass. The only one I sold is the F 24-70 2.8 as I'm just too happy with my Z 24-70 f4 which came with my Z6 originally and I just stopped using my 24-70 F.The Z 400/2.8 with included TC will be very tempting though
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sid_19911991
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Cropped. 1/125 f5.6 ISO 64. Z9 with 500 pf & FTZ 1
Shikra opposite my house on a dull cloudy morning. About 100-120 feet away.
Basic edits done with NX Studio.
Shikra opposite my house on a dull cloudy morning. About 100-120 feet away.
Basic edits done with NX Studio.
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thelordofthelight
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Couple of Images from my Z9 testing yesterday from a near by wetland.
Z9 with 500mm F4E FL and FTZ1
Egret by Ganesh Balakrishnan, on Flickr
Whiskered tern by Ganesh Balakrishnan, on Flickr
Z9 with 500mm F4E FL and FTZ1
Egret by Ganesh Balakrishnan, on FlickrWhiskered tern by Ganesh Balakrishnan, on Flickr
jhorsch
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Happy to see these results with the Z9/500PF combo, which I'm going forward with. Also, gdecamp's woodpecker with the 1.4TC s encouraging. I was a little leary about having the FTZ adapter and the TC between the Z9 and the 500PF but it looks very good. Of course, photographer's skill was also a factor...
thelordofthelight
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It was an overcast day with not much birds except the terns and i could get some action shots, all shot with the 500mm F4E FL with 1.4TC at 700mm, ISO ranging between 1600 - 3200 . AF was very good and I mostly used Auto-Area AF with lock-on at 1 as the terns were so unpredictable and kept diving frequently. I didn't notice much drop in AF speed with the TC attached too.
GBZ_8583 by Ganesh Balakrishnan, on Flickr
GBZ_8148 by Ganesh Balakrishnan, on Flickr
GBZ_8047_1 by Ganesh Balakrishnan, on Flickr
GBZ_8583 by Ganesh Balakrishnan, on FlickrGBZ_8148 by Ganesh Balakrishnan, on FlickrGBZ_8047_1 by Ganesh Balakrishnan, on Flickr
sid_19911991
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The iridescent purple sunbird!
sid_19911991
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How did the Z9 do in that dense foliage? did you use any subject detection or just single point?
That is a bad ass shot. When dealing with that much foliage you nailed incorporating it without it being a distraction. Well done!
Not to bash but i think the top of this image is indicative of a little too much topaz in the processing. Something funky going on in the bark of the tree.
Yeah I noticed that, posted off my phone saved roll and it does look odd.
Great image! I took a similar shot with the same species of bird a couple months ago with a Sony A1 and 600GM with 1.4x. I would say the results of the Z9 with 500PF and the 1.4TC are pretty outstanding!