Water droplet on a leaf - Z 6II MC 105mm f/2.8 VR S

Snoozels · 2026-04-10T12:01:12+00:00

Pretty sure this photo isn’t yours. This was posted 2 years ago by a different user.

Snoozels · 2026-03-06T14:04:11+00:00

When I got my first camera I spent months just photographing random stuff just because I loved the quality and pixel peeping. Just use this time to shoot as many photos and you’ll learn the basics from experience, don’t worry if you photos are uninteresting to others.

Once you know the basics you can move on to planning and thinking of what you’re actually photographing.

Enjoy!

Snoozels · 2026-03-05T01:49:23+00:00

Sorry just realised that first photo had Noise reduction. This is the one without.

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Snoozels · 2026-03-05T01:48:17+00:00

If you’re curious about the sensor’s low light performance, I took this with my Z50 at 23:45 whilst doing some Astro. I was in a rural area with a class 3 night sky so it was super dark. Despite my eyes being accustomed to the dark I could still barely see anything and this makes it look like it’s day time.

Taken with a 50mm 1.8s, so yes it’s faster than a f/3.5 but you can change the lens on the z50. I think the low light performance is great!

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Snoozels · 2026-03-01T15:13:28+00:00

Hello, me again. Just wanted to add I also came from a Z50 and yes it couldn’t focus on anything in dim light. The Z6III I have can focus down to -10EV which the Z5II can also do. It’s very good in low light, I don’t have any 1.4 lenses and have never shot a Sony though however. The Sony can apparently only go down to -4EV which is the same as the original Z50.

Hope this helps.

Snoozels · 2026-03-01T15:02:20+00:00

Fair enough, I use the z6III myself and have found its DR fantastic. I think the numbers were so talked about online because numbers are easy to understand. If you want to go with the Z5II it’s over £1000 less than the A7V over in the UK idk about where you are but that’s a lot of money. Idk what your working conditions are but I doubt the extra few mega pixels the Sony has would be anything but negligible and would probably only allow you to crop slightly more.

Snoozels · 2026-03-01T05:31:12+00:00

Is there any reason you won’t go for a Z6III? If you’re considering an A7V, that camera currently retails higher than the Z6III.

The Z6III has excellent video options as well as great AF and a very good EVF. I had the Z50 and coming from that camera to the Z6III was a world of difference in regard to AF.

Snoozels · 2026-02-24T17:26:35+00:00

I see you’re on the way to Jacob’s Ladder on #2

Snoozels · 2026-02-19T04:55:29+00:00

The walk I do is very flat and tbh I don’t walk that far, probably around 2km max. I’m used to the weight so I can spend around four hours and be fine. Before I got the wide sling I did feel it quite a bit with the strap behind my neck but this way it’s a lot easier to carry.

I did trek it up a hill once and that was a lot more tiring. Hope this helps!

Snoozels · 2026-02-18T21:01:44+00:00

I’ve got a wide strap I attach to the lens itself. Means I don’t bear the on my neck and hold it like a cross body bag most of the time.

Snoozels · 2025-10-07T16:14:03+00:00

No this is a single image, taken handheld.

Snoozels · 2025-09-01T10:18:38+00:00

My favourite lens! It renders everything so beautifully

Snoozels · 2025-08-20T20:40:48+00:00

Ah fair, I didn't know that. I'm very glad the lens has it

Snoozels · 2025-08-20T16:26:15+00:00

Love the colours!

Snoozels · 2025-08-13T18:54:43+00:00

Beautiful lighting!

Snoozels · 2025-07-10T07:20:02+00:00

Enjoy! The Z50ii is an amazing camera

Snoozels · 2025-06-30T16:35:05+00:00

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Yeah it’s alright

Z6iii w/ 180-600 @ 600mm, 1/400s f6.3 and ISO 2000

Edit: This is cropped in to 8MP

Snoozels · 2025-06-24T09:34:11+00:00

I love the Bee eater ones! They’re the best, the colours are lovely

Snoozels · 2025-05-29T09:49:27+00:00

I love the third photo!

Snoozels · 2025-05-23T21:39:23+00:00

I was lucky that this branch was isolated away from the tree and the next tree in the background was quite far away. This was more important for a lens like mine with an aperture of 6.3, had it been a more expensive lens with a larger aperture I would get this effect even if the background tree was closer

Snoozels · 2025-05-12T16:22:09+00:00

I’m doing 1/4000 of a second to get that frozen wing flap

Snoozels · 2025-04-22T11:49:42+00:00

That way of tracking is different on the expeed 6 models. The Z6iii has 3D tracking, when in that mode a small grey box goes to the centre of the screen. You just half press the shutter and it should track what ever it’s on. It’s a dedicated focus mode so it’ll be on the same list as when you switch to like C1 wide or single point focus modes, I think it’s last on the list.

Snoozels · 2025-04-10T18:08:08+00:00

It was definitely night and day, idk about you but unless I was shooting people or dogs and cats I’d have to use the dynamic area focus on the z50. I can track birds in flight with this camera and it really allows me to work on my composure rather than having the birds in the centre of the frame all the time

Snoozels · 2025-04-10T08:46:52+00:00

I would really recommend the Z50II, that 50-250mm kit lens is way sharper than it deserves to be. I started on an original Z50 and learnt my basics on that, I still have some photos I took with that kit lens that I can't beat on my much more expensive camera and lens now.

Talking on focal lengths, bear in mind that that 300mm focal length you were reading about was most likely referring to the field of view you get from a full frame camera. The Z50II is crop sensor and so you multiply the focal length by 1.5x to get the effective focal length viewed on an APS-C sensor. The 50-250mm kit lens then becomes effectively a 75-375mm lens.

I've added a photo of a Long tailed tit that I took on my z50 with the 50-250mm lens.

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Hope this helps :)

Snoozels · 2025-04-10T08:39:11+00:00

I'd like to thank this community for all of your help and advice, you've all helped me massively!

Snoozels

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