NIkon Z6 III for Wildlife and Birds

In this video, I take a deeper dive into the Nikon Z6 III as a wildlife and/or bird-centric camera body.

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[juliette-mansour]

I needed to hear this, Scott. I got the Z6III for my event work and for occasional birding. I'm not dedicated to one genre, so I needed a good all-rounder. I think I'm in good shape. The Z8 and Z9 are not good for me because I have very small hands and a previous thumb tendinitis issue. I don't know if you've considered a review of the Z50II but I was considering this as a back up. Thank you so much!

[artesorobaserria]

Hello!
First of all, congratulations on the way you make videos.
They are what I need. Real tests and clear explanations.
Truly exceptional work.
I would also like to thank you for your time, which is always a scarce commodity and never well valued by those of us who receive relevant information for free.
My specific case: I have a D500 and a Nikkor 200-500. I am happy with this equipment, but I think I miss a lot of good photos because of the autofocus. I have tried everything and improved my technique, but despite this, there are crucial photos that I cannot take (small birds 5 meters away when they take flight from a branch).
On the other hand, the acceptable ISO for me in low light photos is ISO 640. I see photos with a Nikon D500 that are very good at much higher ISOs and perhaps I need to improve my post-processing, but I would like to be able to use up to ISO 3200 without worrying too much about noise. I'm considering the Nikon Z8 and continuing with the 200-500 or Nikon Z6 III + Nikkor 180-600 or waiting for a new Nikon 33 MP camera similar to the Nikon Z6 III.
In your opinion, what would be my path?
Finally, as an idea, a comparison video of these Nikon Zs with a Nikon D500 might be good, because I think there are quite a few people in a similar situation to mine.

Sincere greetings.
Robert

[fanclubnationth]

I'm not on wifelife or birds photography, but yourvideo has helped me to better understand on how Z6 III auto focus behaves. Thank you!

[jolindstad]

Very good and balanced review. I shoot the Z9 (Z8 was too long of a wait) but could for sure see this as my backup replacement of my old DSLR.

[bobdalton]

I went for the Z8 as I had the $, but gave this a serious look, but needed the extra pixels. Thanks for this, informative as always! For myself I see I made the right choice

[shanksmare]

Enjoyed the video. A well reasoned opinion, expressed well.

[marcelsmith]

Would be great to see a video like this about z8 and z9 cameras. Really liking these series!

[marklaurendet]

Thanks for an interesting video.
I see your macro/closeup gear on the shelf, would really like to see some content for this type of photography as well, even if you make another channel for it.
Getting more into close up work now myself.

[mikedavis]

Great info and supporting photos on your ratings! I thought about this as an option to add to my Z9 as a backup on wildlife and other photo needs (weddings) at a better price point. I might wait for the price to be lowered on the z9, after the new rumored Z9ii is released. I agree the higher pixel rate in the 30’s would have been nice and I wonder if the Z7ii might be a lower priced backup option. I wish it had 2CFX cards and better build aspects. Great reviews and keep up the Fantastic work!!

[cryptographerchris]

Outstanding video. Thanks for taking the time to do all this. I've been using a D500 for wildlife and considering this camera to finally go mirrorless. Would you at least say this camera is as good as or better than the D500 for all around wildlife photography?

[sujithcheeral]

A really good effort. Can you do a comparison of af with Z6ii too? I want to buy Z6ii and i don't have enough money to spend on the Z6iii.

[Neardarkphotography]

I always find it wild when people use auto iso. I dunno if its a fuji thing with having the dials right there but I always shoot completely manual because I can see the exposure preview so I know what its going to be like before I take the photo and just change it if needs be really fast.

[souvik]

can you review Nikon Z 50 II for wild life photography.

[andrewjohnclose]

A great review but I do feel a little deflated. Would love to get into photographing birds but my budget can only realistically stretch to Z6iii and I had hoped to pair it with the NIKKOR Z 400mm f/4.5 VR S as a viable option. Not sure where to go from here …

[KungPowEnterFist]

I just can't give frame rate category an A, because you cannot adjust H and H*. You can only adjust L=1-7fps. Then it jumps to H=16fps and H*=20fps (electronic shutter). I really hope they allow H and H* adjustment in the next firmware. I am also finding a lot of bugginess related to the EVF. One, the EVF semi-sleeps to a too low framerate, and there is an inconsistent lag for it to return to normal framerate when any button is pressed. Its very tiring on the eyes. Two, I am seeing a ton of exposure "confusion" with various lenses. Very often the EVF is showing previews way super blown out overexposed. I take my eye away from the EVF and look at the backscreen and the exposure is totally fine. I put my eye back to the EVF and it is also suddenly fine. Weird. I have not tested every lens I have, but I was consistently seeing this problem last night with the Z 40mm f2 and the 50 f1.8 S lenses. I have also seen it do it on the F 300 PF via the FTZ I/II with and without the 1.4x TCIII. Three, the EVF detection sensor can be overly sensitive at times, but other times it's fine. The more I use the Z6III, the more of these sorts of issues I am finding. To be clear, I am not freaking out about it. Nikon is really good at fixing things via firmware updates, and they don't always list every single thing they fix in the notes. Right now the Z6III is a take the good with the bad kind of camera.

[woodymallory]

I am still waiting for my D500 replacement in a Z camera...until then I will keep it

[Vemovemo]

Great content. Nikon is putting amazing products out there, but seems that they need to perfect que AF on latest cameras, still doesn´t compare to big competition, is close, but they need to improve. On the rest is amazing.

[HotGates]

Great image examples seems like a pretty good camera, I myself have the Z9 but it makes me mad Nikon isn't giving us pre capture RAW and would of thought they at least would of included it in their new camera.

[MSchumacherfan]

I have a Nikon d500. I shoot flowers, birds and Motorsport. What camera would you recommend on a budget? Z50ii ?

[sshapiro]

I recently noticed that most of the people in my camera club are using Nikon equipment. Sony used to be the most common brand, but that changed over the past year. I know Fujifilm auto-focus has been unreliable, but if they were to implement an auto-focus solution at least on par with Nikon, do you think their X-H2S (stacked sensor 26MP) or X-H2 (non-stacked sensor 40MP) would be a viable options for wildlife?