The Nikon Z6III After 2 Weeks: The Good, and The Bad

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[almostinfamous]

Z8 and Z6iii would be my choice for nikon wedding setup now

[brysonbuehrer]

YES! Please keep badgering Nikon to release a dual slot video recording firmware update!

[itsjustme]

Thanks for this video, Taylor! I am a full timer in my 17th year, and finally found the camera to upgrade from my D750s.

[EricLouisYoung]

I can tell you're shooting video in standard (photo) ibis mode. when shooting handheld video with nikon use sport ibis (should be called video). you won't get the sudden micro-jerks, looks much better.

[andyqbui]

I love using the 40 F2. It's so good!

[destinyangel]

Great review and needed upgrade over the older Z6II . The USD is about 40% stronger than most Asia pacific markets, so in Australia right now the price listed is a crazy $4500 AUD, New Zealandanders will pay a whopping $5000 NZD and in Europe a massive 3000 euros . It's just too expensive outside USA right now, with most international currencies taking a big hit against USD .

[dafyddthomas]

Yes agree with you on Video Backups - even if the backup was optional and the Quality was say max to 1080P 60 FPS this would be sufficient as a backup; just in case ( unlikely with CFE but still possible ) the main card gets corrupted / damaged. Also agree that pre-capture Raw option - would be handy

[johnyoung]

I got a Z6III It is Amazing !!!! And what I have been wanting Thanks to You Taylor :) :) :)

[joshkiddfilms]

Another fan of that 40mm. What a great lens

[musicpoetry]

Taylor, the Auto- ISO on nikon starts at the ISO you actually are. That means, if you are at ISO 1600 and want to change to AUTO ISO, your starting lowest ISO will be 1600 ! So then you have to anyway change it to the lowest one. That means not so different from Sony.

[thomaschamberlin]

Nobody gets a charger with the Zf or Z6iii. I heard that we can blame Europe, according to Matt Irwin. They have a law that will kick in soon that forbids electronic items to include a charger in an effort to decrease electronic waste. You can use the older charger so they presume you already have one (I did, but I just gave mine away when I sold my D750). Mostly a phone thing (they are responsible for forcing Apple to USB-c charge their phones), but cameras got caught up in the law. I will be buying a new charger for the Zf. And yes, the 40mm f2 is by far my most used lens now. I even let my F mount 50mm f1.4 G go with the D750.

[j.sauer.photo_]

Shooting weddings on a z6iii and zf currently. So far so good. I wish battery life was better though.

[SanoyNimbus]

I hope Nikon will come with two new DX cameras soon. A Z50 II similar to size to the Z50 but with USB-C and a lot of new features. And a Z60! A DX version of the Z6III, same body and with an all features just slightly cheaper than the full frame camera .... :) ...

[ruffdraft]

I am looking forward to seeing what Nikon does with the Nikon Z5 Mark 2. Hopefully on the future Nikon Z5 Mark 2 they only change the screen to the screen that is on the Panasonic S1H and that the Nikon Z5 Mark 2 has unlimited recording time limit with no crop in 4k 60P.

[lukaszszsszsz]

I wanted to buy a Z6III, but in Poland the price is around $3, 300, which is a crazy price.

I have a ZF + Z6II, I also do weddings. For now, this set is enough for me. I have a question, does AF work in the same way in the Z6III as in the ZF? And are the color of the RAW files similar in ZF and Z6III?

[GeoffKirby]

Great video as ever Taylor. So glad you are considering coming back to Nikon for your weddings.
At the moment I am shooting with a Z8 and the Z6ii for my weddings and I want to upgrade to the Z6ii for the Z6iii. Did you see Tony Northups video about the lack of Dynamic range on the shadow areas, he made a big meal out of how crap it is, but I'm thinking Nikon isn't his fav brand at the moment as they don't give his pre-released cameras to try out.
Any way in your 2 weeks of using the camera have you come across any issues with noisy shadow areas in lowlight. As long is it's better that the Z8 after 1600 iso I'm happy to get the Z6iii.

[anirudhkundu]

Can you please make a comparison video between Z7ii vs Z6iii.

The price of Z7ii is lesser (around $2000) than Z6iii ( amazon US).

Please make a comparison video . Or please suggest which camera would make a value for money purchase.

[jonnymurgatroyd]

Taylor! You shoot so many systems and edit your probably one of the best people to ask about color science! I switched from Sony a7r3 to Fuji xt5 and I'm convinced I see differences even with my raws. My heart is in landscapes but I moved from Canada to Scotland and I'm heavily considering doing weddings.

Do you find differences or prefer any of your systems for color science? Anything should be achievable in RAW but what's your take?

[jorgepinogarciadelasbayonas]

Tony Northrup tries to badmouth at Nikon every possible chance. His video about dynamic range was blown up. He tries to create insecurity among Nikon users or interested buyers. Look at his miserable "Nikon Zf Review". The comments on this review speak for themselves.

[MeilikPepper]

6:14 I always thought that cameras should come in 2 options for the screen if they’re not like the GH6 or the A7RIV, the T series for tilt screen and the F series for the fully articulating one.