This likely represents my highest resolution moon shot to date. Shot in 8K and cropped. Stacked 200 RAW Nikon Z8 files in Photoshop to maintain maximum bit depth and rendering. Shot through Takahashi TSA-120 telescope and Vernonscope Magic Dakin Barlow 2.4x on ZWO AM5 mount. Aligned, stacked, processed, and sharpened all in Photoshop. Edited for semi-mineral moon effect accentuating the colors of the iron oxide minerals. Panned in After Effects.
Most of these are from sunrise. We got very lucky we had a clear morning. I'd love to hear some feedback!
Nikon Z7ii
Nikkor Z 24-70
Nikkor Z 100-400
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1/250
f/4.5
Iso 2000
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20 sec
f/4.5
Iso 640
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1/3 sec
f/5.6
ISO 1250
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1/4000
f/7.1
Iso 640
Hi guys,
When I bought the Z5 I did it primarily for film scanning. Got the 50mm MC as a starter lens and was pretty happy with either the JJC scan adapter and or my lomo digitiza.
only issue for me was and remains a tiny bit of vignetting/hotspot I seem to get with some images (depending on the density of the neg) and a slight reduction in corner sharpness even at f16/22
Found a cheapish 105 mc Nikkor z locally and thought I'd like to try that for film scanning in addition to having a real modern portrait/landscape lens.
the results are extremely good from the 105! not only scanning but also images at infinity down to macro show me what the Z5 sensor can do, definitely one of my sharpest lenses. Film scans are super even illuminated and edge to edge sharpness I can get starting from F8 (Film flatness is critical thus I scan at f16 like in the samples)
Above are two sample scans of the P51 I saw last summer in Friedrichshafen. The filenames give away the lens used but you should be able to spot the difference comparing corner performance.
the 105 works as well with the JJC adapter, no issues I just prefer scanning the uncut roll on the Digitiza.
TLDR: 50mm MC is good for film scanning but 105 MC offers even better quality and consistency. In my opinion the 105 is the way to go for highest quality scans.
Double Rainbow Over Prairie Fields in Rumsey, Alberta, Canada
A vivid double rainbow stretches across a dramatic prairie sky over green farmland near Rumsey, Alberta, Canada.
Captured in August 2025 during a passing storm, the dark clouds created strong contrast against the fields and distant canola.
This was a welcome sight for my daughter and I as we drove through the prairies.
I saw this man on a street in a rural Georgia town and asked to take his portrait. After a brief conversation he invited me to his apartment to show me some of his previous portraits he had been gifted. He is a 96 year old retired police officer and horse trainer. I took a few photos and will be mailing these to him.
Very short story but after a tragedy happened during a wildlife outing (tripod fell over), I shipped off my 600 F4 to Nikon. Two weeks and 1/16th of the new price later, I got a fully working, good as new lens back in the mail.
I know not every experience is the same and some people have had bad luck but I’m just grateful it worked out this time.
I couldn't resist any longer and treated myself to a big Easter present – quite literally! Freshly unwrapped, I can hardly wait to get out into the field. I opted for a Gitzo GHFG1 fluid gimbal; I hope it won't disappoint. Is there anyone here who has taken this lens on (international) flights (business) and how they get it in their hand luggage? Many are convinced by Peli cases, but I imagine it can be difficult to actually get them into the cabin as hand luggage. As an alternative, I have the Shimoda X70, but it exceeds the hand luggage dimensions for regular airlines :-/ so i am searching for s practical solution.
Had a short walk in Singapore before my flight.
All photo taken by Zf + 50mm f1.8s
I’m considering the Tamron 90mm F/2.8 Di III MACRO VXD (Model F072) for my Nikon Z8 (alongside my Z5 II). I’ve read tests claiming its autofocus is significantly faster than the Nikon Z 105mm f/2.8 MC VR S (0.16s vs. 0.56s with a Z7 II in lab tests), and that it delivers near-identical image quality at a lower price.
Questions for EXPEED 7 shooters:
I’d love to hear your hands-on experiences—especially if you’ve used both!
(Bonus: How’s the bokeh at f/2.8 compared to the Nikon?)
Thanks in advance!
I am a documentary director/producer who has slowly been moving into the nature doc realm. I recently picked up a ZR to act as a smaller addition to my Pyxis. I think I am all but ready to snag the 150-500. Seems like it checks all the boxes for the price. I would love to get the 180-600 refurbed but it doesn't seem to come up that much and also it looks helluva big.
Any thoughts to talk me out of it and save them money for something else?
So I use manual focus-only lenses with the Megadap adapter on my Zf, and generally this works very well. However, sometimes the subject detection function will be a bit overzealous and select a focus point that I don't want. In these situations, the OK button will not re-center the focus point. I've set the video record button to bring up the "my menu," where I've added the menu item that enables/disables subject detection. That's fine, I guess, but it still requires several different button presses to disable and then re-enable subject detection when I want it again.
Is there not a way to override or toggle subject detection in manual focus mode with just one press of a button?
I got a z50ii with the kit lenses (16-55) and a teleobjetive (55-200) and this are my options, i mainly doubt about 9mm, 23mm, 33mm and 56mm. I want it to be versatile but also freedom of creativity and astro (thats why its 9mm and 23mm). I feel like 23mm is too wide for general photography but too long for creative wid shots, but its still performs great in the dark and good be cool for astro and maybe portrait?) 56 and 33mm looks fine and great for portrait and general photography but i just barely do portrait. Maybe i get another one next year... so which pair would you choose in the long term?
I recently bought the 24-200mm Lens and wanted to understand how can I lock the subject at different focal lengths i.e I might take 4-5 photos of same subject at different focal lengths without loosing the focus
A for fun lens sharpness comparison of the 180-600 Z with the 600mm f/4G. Tossed in an example of minimum focus distance and focus speed near to far as well.
I kind of want to do a comparison of the 105 MC and the 135 Plena as well.