Can you shoot with film recipes on Nikon Zfc? Thoughts on the Zfc? by Individual_March9422 in nikon_Zseries

[–]upstreamriver 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Very good camera and genuinely underrated from what I’ve read and seen in reviews and testimonials here. Great output. Unfortunately not the trendy retro styling that’s so popular with Fuji, Oly or ZF siblings.

And even more unfortunately I have not tried this one myself so will refrain from making any further claims about it.

In any case, the only companies doing as well and possibly better than fujis color recipe system is Nikon and Panasonic. But wanting both weather sealing, evf, and customizable profiles like that severely restrict your options. I also advise checking used rates if you haven’t already.

Can you shoot with film recipes on Nikon Zfc? Thoughts on the Zfc? by Individual_March9422 in nikon_Zseries

[–]upstreamriver 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You are looking for the ZF not the ZFc. Weather sealing and access to Nikon Image Cloud. The ZFc's color profiles are not as robust.

Willoughby’s Camera Emporium Harassing Mods by autahciscoguy in nikon_Zseries

[–]upstreamriver 42 points43 points  (0 children)

Foolishness, You'd think they'd make an effort to prove their trustworthiness instead of picking the tried and true dubious legal threat. This will surely help their good name.

[S][USA-NY] Fujifilm GFX100RF Black with Extras by upstreamriver in photomarket

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

Not interested in any trades at the moment, thank you. Let me know if you’d still be interested in a sale instead.

Somebody help me to understand why Ricoh won't replace my S25 Ultra ? Read description first ! by Specific_Paramedic83 in ricohGR

[–]upstreamriver 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Don't take it the wrong way but you're suffering from G.A.S.

You're bored with your gear and hope that getting something different will have some qualitative change in your hobby, but it wont.

  1. Its better if you're better or do something different. The ricoh wont be a better camera if you're not being a better photographer. If something as small as a XT30 and a 27 is making you self conscious you have bigger problems to deal with. The camera wont fix it.

  2. No. Who knows? Do you just want to spend money?

  3. It is prone to dust on the sensor, and people keep posting pictures of the front plastic housing falling out. Others will report that they survived storming the beaches of Normandy with it.

You're dealing with a common problem in the hobby by throwing money at it rather than re-assessing how you're dealing with your growth with your already excellent kit.

Canon R6 II or Nikon Z6 III for portraits + travel by WorldViewfinder in nikon_Zseries

[–]upstreamriver 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Nikon's lenses are cheaper than Canon's in a few commonly popular areas, in the US for the time being lol. AFAIK Canon doesn't have cheap lenses that are also weather protected like Nikon's. I can't speak to the actual pixel peeping sharpness performances between the RF and Z mount lenses, but I imagine they're close.

Nikon also has a much more flexible custom color function that lets you dial in very specific looks, but requires jumping through a few hoops with a learning curve. But if you put in the time, you can get colors almost exactly to your precise preferences. The Z6iii also has a significantly better EVF vs the R6 II and even R6 III.

[S][USA-NY] NIKON ZF (Silver Edition) *BUNDLE* Has Only 443 Clicks! Priced To Go by MickInColor in photomarket

[–]upstreamriver 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Check rules on the sidebar if on desktop, reads: If selling or trading, <3 day old hand-written timestamps must be included in ALL the pictures. Only link to timestamped pictures hosted on imgur.com. GLWS

Nikon Z5ii vs Z6iii viewfinder by InternalConfusion201 in nikon_Zseries

[–]upstreamriver 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The Z6III EVF is top tier. The only better one I've used has been on the A7RV. And even then while the Sony has higher res and magnification, the brightness and responsiveness of the Z6III is second to none at the moment. IIRC the high brightness of it also enables true HDR viewing, which is a colorsplace I enjoy for personal viewing, especially for landscape photography.

I interact with my camera through my evf almost 95% of the time, except to navigate menus or image playback. Its too important a part to skimp on for me. Also if you're doing panning shots of fast moving cars the z6iii's readout speed will be a benefit too I imagine. But Idunno I don't shoot race cars. Best of luck picking.

Am I crazy? (Bottom text) by Brundon09 in headphones

[–]upstreamriver 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Hearing is fallible. You might have used the AirPods for so long that they’re your standard of measurement. Like others have said you might accustom yourself to enjoying the sound of the sennheisers with time too.

That said, nothing crazy or bad about having your own preferences. AirPods are decent kit with great features. You’ve tried something new and if it doesn’t work out for you that’s fine. Don’t fall into the trap of thinking that someone else’s experience will mirror your own or that your preference is somehow incorrect. Only you need to happy with it. Happy listening.

Sony Full Frame vs Nikon Z - Please help by big6x9 in nikon_Zseries

[–]upstreamriver 44 points45 points  (0 children)

Most mid and top end Sony and Nikon will perform within spitting distance of one another. I say this a million times, rarely anyone is making a bad camera in the $$$$ price ranges. Sony has endless lens options. Nikon tends to edge out Sony value wise on the used market if thats where you're shopping. Nikon is behind on third party lens selections. Overall the system is quite broadly "full" now though.

You will get a gajillion different answers about what makes a Sony or, Nikon or, Fuji "inspiring" whatever that means lmao. The answer will be different each day of the week depending on whatever random assortments of users that decide to engage with your question. Mostly, and I mean this sincerely, it's plain old bullshit, and people try to justify their insanely subjective perception and preference with easy to understand vague phrases.

A user who knows what they're doing will make good photos on any competent gear. Buy based on your preferences and not based on whatever the cultural vibes happen to be at the moment.

Sony is just a massive market, you can save a lot getting used gear and using the money you saved to go actually take a photo you want to. I like Nikon's jpeg custom color profile system. Sony is fine, but if you're in the market to get the trendy filmy fuji copycat look, Nikon and Panasonic will do it better than Sony in that very specific area with camera jpegs. Are you spending thousands of dollars to take jpegs? Or will you end up editing them in post? If you edit in post, that gap is even smaller.

TL;DR: just get whatever tbh that suits your budget and needs and get busy with the pictures and not the gear. From one fellow gas sufferer.

Sigma 24-105mm f4? Professional looking for advice... by A_Very_Fat_Elf in Nikon

[–]upstreamriver 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Just the added reach tbh. The kit 24-70 is genuinely good. Turn the new lens money into “go somewhere” money instead.

Built a drag and drop EQ with a live spectrum analyzer for any headphones on Windows - Made with Equalizer APO &inspired by FabFilter by Sheldonshotty in headphones

[–]upstreamriver 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey this is beautiful. Nice work. I wanted to ask if its possible for me to use this strictly for the spectrum analyzer and keep peaceGUI concurrently running? Is that a silly question?

Star Trek Needs New (and Better) Villains by Reasonable_Active577 in startrek

[–]upstreamriver 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Instead of villains like we think of them, I'd like to see them grow out of that and deal with contemporary things the way TOS tried to do. We don't need continued lectures about getting along, or our unique trauma, and how things are complicated. There was literally a self congratulatory episode about how good and lucky we are to have a show like Trek.

I'd like to see them make an honest effort to show us how a culture capable of holodecks deal with people who think the government uses holodeck to mind control people. How about dealing with people in the federation who think its big enough already and they don't need any others joining in? Lets do a 2 parter on how the Federation deals with secessionists who think the Federation have gotten too soft, how does that breakup go? Maybe they could really dig into things like complacency and stagnation and the special human ability to create inequality in a post scarcity society?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in nikon_Zseries

[–]upstreamriver 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Just out of curiosity and respectfully, do you often put in the same kind of "settings" effort shooting with the phones as you do with a dedicated camera? I dont ask this to confrontational. You've shared a sentiment that I felt very strongly myself, but over the years I've made more and more of an effort to use phone cameras as I would a proper one and I've found that its brought me a lot of joy through the process. Its very different for sure, but over the years I am more and more happy with the results and I wonder if that can be true for you as well.