Z50 II

Think the d500 is still better in low light autofocus. I found out when mine died on a birding boat ride and switched to the z50 ii backup. Had black birds in shadows that it had trouble with where the d500 had been able to lock on quickly.

A D7500 won’t feel outdated. It’ll feel familiar and get you decent results. Also, are you talking about the Z50 or the Z50II? The former is not as good as the II, both will have worse battery life than the D7500 (and your D3200). With the Z you get a lighter camera and better autofocus but with wha

Nikon Z50 II and with an FTZ ... Nikkor 18-140 mm f/3.5-5.6, Nikkor 70-300 mm f/4.5-6.3, Nikkor 50 mm f/1.8G, Tokina 10-20 mm f/2.8G I mean, you can do that, but I wouldn't. Simply put, the new 16-50, 18-140, 50-250, and all wide angle options put the older F-mount lenses to shame. An FTZ is an expe

What are the limitations of Z50II on that role? Other than battery life. Want just a few? 10FPS in raw with a bottomless buffer and full speed AF (Z50II does 5.6 and you will hit buffer limits) Dust and weather sealing: the Z50II is parts overlap only, the D500 is sealed to the level of a top pro bo

No big upgrade needed? Mate, it has worse autofocus than cameras released in 2019. You can pick-up an a6100 and it will smoke the OM-5 for tracking. That is just not acceptable in 2025. For context, the el cheapo R10 and Z50 II both have their respective flagship’s autofocus algorithms, subject dete

I live in raw so I can’t speak to picture profiles. The only one I use is sometimes I’ll shoot in monochrome, which is delightful. I do have the 1.4 VL lenses the 23 and the 33. And while they are both very nice, they are too heavy for the small body in my humble opinion. The auto focus as you proba

Your background AF issue is definitely 'user error', and I don't mean that in an offensive way, only that there are ways you can set up the Nikon Z AF system to prevent that. Chances are you're just used to your D500 form using it for what I assume is several years, so everything just works the way

Thank you for walking me through this! I might be wrong (likely?), and really appreciate the extended info. I assumed flash was best for portraits to "fix" light - I thought it wouldn't do as well for street signs, shop windows, buildings etc. I'm shooting at 36mm, 50mm, and 127mm effectively (multi

Hi! I will definitely check Duade out and see if I can benefit. I appreciate your feedback! I agree about the kingfisher picture as well. It is by far one of my sharpest images, if not THE sharpest, at least of a bird. Unfortunately the wildlife at the park I have been going to has significantly dec

Is that really true about the autofocus though? According to the RTINGS lab tests the Z fc performs better than the Z50 II when it comes to autofocus. kind of baffling considering the chip upgrade