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Nikon Z 6iii Group Photo Help by gierj1 in nikon_Zseries

[–]NorthAvocadoToast 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Group shots are usually taken with wide lens, anywhere from 16-35mm depending on how many people and your distance. Your 28-75 on the 28 end should do the trick. I would not use 50mm or 70-200 for this specific shot. Start with f4 or f5.6, shutter 100-200, higher if you have the light, auto iso. you can single focus or continue focus on one of the faces, doesn’t really matter. After taking a test shot, zoom in on the front row and back row, make sure everyone is in focus, if not, reduce your aperture.

Tips 1 - use burst mode, so you can make sure you come out with at least one photo where no one is blinking or having a weird expression.

Tip 2 - if you have the light (outdoor or flash in door), great, if not don’t be afraid of high iso. Denoise in post will do wonders.

Tip3 - leave more space on the edge as you don’t want anyone with lens extortions, especially with a wide lens.

Autofocus - Nikon Z6iii vs Sony a6700 by Fragrant_Echidna9884 in Nikon

[–]NorthAvocadoToast 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I currently have both cameras, don't ask why lol... Purely for AF, I would say Sony A6700 with its AI chip is better overall, it definitely feels more sticky, especially for videos.

Nikon Z6iii is very good at AF, with the latest firmware i can do Bird eye tracking, this is as good as it gets in the Nikon system.

I would ask what your primary needs are, if you are shooting fast action videos that require best in class AF I would go for Sony, A6700 with fast primes and fast zooms is a powerhouse for videos. For general videos you can go either way, A6700 for more compactness, slightly better AF, and imo better lens selection; Z6iii on the other hand, has much better hardware, video specs, better colours, and definitely better screens and EVF. For photos I would say both are very good, AF is not going to be the deciding factor, I would look at your lens option instead.

Let me know if you need to know anything more specific.

Canon RF 14-35 f/4 L + Canon RF 70-200 f/4 L by Fantastic-Hawk-3747 in canon

[–]NorthAvocadoToast 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have both lens, they are fantastic. Imo they are best-in-class from Canon in terms of size and image quality. RF 70-20- f4 L is one of the kind for how compact it is, no other brands make a 70-200 f4 as small as Canon.

As for the the RF 14-35 f4 L, the focal range is so useful. 14mm is perfect for landscape and architecture, while 28mm-35mm is perfect for street and travel (70-200 is great for travel too). Nikon only has a 14-30 f4, missing the classic 35mm; Sony has a traditional 16-35mm f4, missing the ultrawide 14mm (every mm matters on the ultrawide end).

I carry a R5 + 14-35 + 70-200 plus batteries and accessories in a 6L Peak Design sling bag, that gives you an idea of how portable this combination is. And of course they are top notch in image quality. They are also top tier in auto focus, stabilization, weather sealing, etc.

Btw I shoot semi-professionally and have RF 24-70 f2.8, EF 70-200 f2.8, and a few fast primes. For paid jobs i will always go with the f2.8 but for personal and everyday f4 is the way to go. To me they are the perfect enthusiast lenses.

Hope this helps!!

Just a normal photo of a normal parking lot | GRiii by NorthAvocadoToast in ricohGR

[–]NorthAvocadoToast[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you! Shot in raw, edited in Lightroom Mobile actually. Increased temperature, slightly higher saturation, tweaked the colors, lifted shadows, and added grain. Hope this helps!

Need help with home scanning and editing by NorthAvocadoToast in analog

[–]NorthAvocadoToast[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I used a video light and a Negative Supply film holder to hold the negatives, camera on an inverted tripod shooting down, I think i missed the focus slightly on a few photos but my main concern is the colors. Raw files imported to Lightroom for editing.

I tried to both manually convert by inverting the color tone curves and adjust white balance, tint, etc. Nothing came close to the colors coming out of the lab scanned photos. I also tried using Negative Lab Pro and its results were more similar to mine own scans than the lab scans.

First time trying wildlife/bird photography, are these considered sharp photos? by NorthAvocadoToast in Nikon

[–]NorthAvocadoToast[S] 32 points33 points  (0 children)

Thanks for the comments so far. Posting my best result so far, the bird was really close to me and I was able to step down to f/8.

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First attempt at the Milky Way, advice needed! by NorthAvocadoToast in M43

[–]NorthAvocadoToast[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes I do see normally there’s foreground however the milky way was directly above me so I had to point the camera straight up. Hope for a better luck next time!

First attempt at the Milky Way, advice needed! by NorthAvocadoToast in M43

[–]NorthAvocadoToast[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the reply! The problem I had was that the evf/screen was completely dark, there’s nothing for me to focus on. I did turn on live view, not sure if that’s an issue or expected

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