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Subject: [Leica] The Z7 at the Vancouver Rugby 7's
From: jhnichols at lighttube.net (Jim Nichols)
Date: Wed, 11 Mar 2020 11:00:12 -0500
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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
>
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Jim Nichols
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