Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2020/03/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Great series, Howard.? Glad you solved your problem. On 3/11/20 10:49 AM, Howard Cummer via LUG wrote: > Esther and I attended the Vancouver Rugby 7?s on March 7 and 8 with our > daughter and son-in-law and some of their friends. > > I have opened a folder with 26 pictures starting with this one: > > This photo and the next two (shift right) are taken with the D500 and the > 300 f4.0 Pf: > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/Canada+2020/Rugby+7s/DSC_2372.jpg.html > > <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/Canada+2020/Rugby+7s/DSC_2372.jpg.html> > > The rest of the photos are taken with the Z7 and the 300 f4.0 - sometimes > with 1.4 extender - camera info is posted for each photo. > > The wide angle photos beginning with DSCA - those are taken with the Fuji > X100F - by daughter Jennifer. > > Toward the end of Saturday?s shooting the eye sensor on the Z7 stopped > sensing and to view a photo on the back LCD > I had to push the view option button on the left side of the view finder > hump. Not a good development. > > On Sunday I brought the D500 plus the 300 f4.0 Pf and left the Z7 at home. > From my two days experience my advice > would be ?if you have a D500 don?t sell it for a Z body - the D500 is > still the king for focus capture and follow focus. > > The Z7 is not bad for focus capture and follow focus - but it is not in > the same league as the D500. If the photo from the Z7 > is sharp having 45 mp to crop from is a real bonus. > > On Monday I called the Calgary Camera Shop to exchange the defective Z7 > under their 30 day return policy and they agreed. While at > the Tsawwassen Ferry terminal waiting for the ferry back to Pender Island > I did an internet search and discovered that if > the eye sensor gets dirty it stops working. I took the eyepiece cover off, > wiped the sensor, and voila the sensor worked again. > > So I haven?t had to return the camera - and I am very relieved about > that. If you are a Z user I suggest you review this discussion from DP > review. This dialogue is about two years old and Nikon should have fixed > this defect by now. Or at least have highlighted what you must do to get > the finder working again. > > https://www.dpreview.com/forums/post/63024769 > <https://www.dpreview.com/forums/post/63024769> > > Please shift right to see all the photos. They can be enlarged. C&C always > welcome. > > Howard > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- Jim Nichols Tullahoma, TN USA