Bridge at Cawood

Bridge at Cawood, Yorks, in the days when we could roam! Cawood is a large village and civil parish in Selby, North Yorkshire. 

Notable as the finding-place of the Cawood sword, and finding-a-place to park the camper van behind a pub. It's the former home of Cardinal Wolsey, and all that stuff that went off with Henry, in what remains of a castle. On-trial Nikon mirrorless Z6, 1/250 sec. @ f/8 33 mm & ISO 100 

Overlooking Chatsworth

Another Chatsworth House black and white  shot overlooking Chatsworth from beside the water

Not with my usual D7000. Taken with an on-trial Nikon Z6 towards the end of 2019 (for anyone not interested 1/320 sec. f/6.3 43 mm ISO 100)

Chatsworth House

Another Chatsworth House black and white  shot overlooking Chatsworth from beside the water

Not with my usual D7000. Taken with an on-trial Nikon Z6 towards the end of 2019 (for anyone not interested 1/320 sec. f/6.3 43 mm ISO 100)

Winter Tree

Winter Tree. taken in the grounds of Chatsworth House in winter 2019. A leafless tree sitting atop the hill,  making a dark contrast against a winter sky

Taken without  a tripod while trialling a Nikon Z6 mirrorless camera, albeit I have stuck with my DSLR Nikon D7000 since that time!

NIKON Z6 Review

OK so I've used a Nikon D7000 for years but wanted something smaller, lighter and easier to take away on my travels with me. 

So, I went for the bundle of body, lens and FTZ converter... The FTZ converter sold me on the idea of moving to mirror-less,  knowing I could then utilise Nikor lenses I already had

First impressions
Out of the box and great build quality and robust, but it wasn't that much smaller than a DSLR, nor that much lighter. 

However the proof is in the pudding (or not)
When actually shooting, the focus is inaccurate and a little haphazard; For example when focusing on closer objects the camera will 'beep' to confirm it's ok but it's looking into the background and ignores blurred foreground. 

More importantly
I feel that picture quality is questionable, images are not what I'd expect from a £2K camera and no better than a compact for a third of the price. 

Pros
Great control and all the buttons just in the right place, robust high build quality and handles really well

Cons
Autofocus and picture quality

Personally I feel Nikon's entry into the mirror-less market is a learning curve for them (while resting on their laurels) and in my opinion the Z6 is overpriced and under performs. I purchased both from a perspective of loyalty to a great D7000 - plus the ability to interchange lenses, but with the extra bulk of the FTZ converter its actually BIGGER than the D7000! 

Never thought I'd give a Nikon a bad review, but lesson learned.