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Steve, how bright is the a9iii’s screen? Is it no problem to use it at bright sunlight or is it still dull like on the a9ii or even a1 or is the one of the Z6 III better? Talking of the LCD, not EVF. Thanks for help!

You are a great tutor who dives into every detail... I appreciate your effort and the level of dedication you put on these videos!!

So helpful!! Thank you

Besides the awesome review (as all of your reviews) I love all of the easter eggs like quoting epic Italo Western “The Good, The Bad, The Ugly” (Il buono, il brutto, il cattivo) opening the door for Clint Eastwood becoming a superstar.

Hi Steve, Thank you so much for your video's! I enjoyed it here in The Netherlands! I still have a few questions. Sorry for my English :-). * In (D3) the pre-release capture option section you say it's only for JPEG. I only shoot RAW and want to use this option. Are you sure this about this? I cannot find nowhere in the manual that this option is not compatible with RAW. * The Firmware of my camera is V1.00. It's the same as your version. In your version are more options and different options as in the Dutch Version I use. Do you have an pre-release camera? For example: I have no a14 Manual focus ring in AF mode option in the menu, a13 is the end. How is this possible with the same version? * why is the support of HEIC/HEIF files so poor on Windows 11? I know it's a new feature, but it's allready known in Windows for years (also Video-codecs). I use Irfanview as free viewer. I had to install an extra (free) codec in Windows 11 in a special way (wic_heic-v1.0.3.zip). With NXView (free version) there were no problems. I now can view HIF files in LR, Irfanview, NXView en Photos of Windows 11. * Will there be an Dutch translation in september when your book is in the shop? Keep on the good work! Ad DeCort, The Netherlands

How is the high iso noise compaired to the z6 ii ?

Hi Steve. Just discovered your videos and they are awesome. Have a quick question. Does the z6iii have recall shooting functions like the Z8/z9? I use this quite often on the z8 and found it very useful to assign a whole set of functions to one press of a button. I am reading that the z6iii does not offer this? Hoping you can verify. Thanks.

Hi Steve, I have the Nikon Z6ii and am trying to save AF-C and Dynamic settings so they are permanent after turning the camera on and off. Seems like each time I set it in my i mode, then it disappears after power is on/off. Any way to save that.

Thanks very much for putting these videos up. I've been saving for the Z6ii, as the top camera I could afford. I'm definitely going to cool my jets and save toward the Z6iii. What a brilliant tool. 😃

Hi. When I'm doing fashion, I often need to switch from portrait to detail, like focusing on the lips or on a piece of jewelry worn on the face and detecting the eyes. In this case, I have a problem: I find it much too slow to go to the I menu. I couldn't find a setting that would let me disable face detection in 1 click. It's really a big flaw. Do you have a tip?

Incredible shots! Question: How does your experience with the Z6iii compare with the D500 (a very nice Nikon DX camera)? In the one photo of the juvenile Night Heron, you mention cropping almost like the camera was in DX mode. Would it make sense to shoot wildlife with a Nikon Z6iii in DX mode if they don't have the full arsenal of lenses that you can draw from (say they were limited to a Nikon Z 100-400 mm f4.5-5.6)? (I already have a Z8 and Z9, and a decent group of Z lenses, so this question is more for friends that shoot with a D500.) Would the resolution of the 24MP sensor hold up in that scenario assuming they can't fill the frame with the subject?

For the birders: You only make heavy crops out of your photos if you don't have enough focal length with your lens. Otherwise the statements that 24 MP is not enough are not very substantial. And the difference between 33 MP and 24 MP is only 9 MP. That's not enough to get any noticeable improvement.

So great - thanks again :-)

Priceless the action roll at 3:42 😄🙌🏻. - As always the best review available.

Great stuff Steve ! However, I don't get choice of format options in my CF express cards. I use Sony CF express card by the way.

Nice video as ever, Steve. I have the A1 and was using the 100-400 lens. But planning to get the 300 2.8.. looks quite light and pairing with the A1 and a 1.4 teleconverter, it should cover quite a good range at f4. If one uses the APSC mode in the A1, still longer reach, so all in all that looks like a great combination - even better than the 100-400's flexibility.

Are you using auto ISO?

Interesting bug, in continuous autofocus it doesn't show a green indicator when it achieves focus, but the ZF does as does the Z8.

Steve , any reason why my Z6iii and I know of at least one other that do not have the a14 option present in the custom focus menu? Is your Z6iii a pre production model ?

I can’t wait to get mine. I’m giving it a few months. I’m waiting for the holidays.

These four videos are great!!! Looking forward to your book. My main 3 types of photography are animals (esp BIF), landscape and Astro. It looks like most of the setup for wildlife will work for landscape. Are you sure you don't want to take up astro so you can create a guide for that too? 😊 (is there anyone you happen to know and would recommend if you don't want to dive deep into another genre?)

Hi I know this video is 10 years old , but many of us still use the APSC cameras and i have the Nikon D7200. Question: I have been using back button focus but the my thump often feels awkward next to my face. is there any reason why you would not use the fn button on the front of the camera to focus ? i have set up my camera this way and use the AE-L AF-L to lock focus.. Am I missing something by not using the back button to focus. Many thanks and great tutorials especially the pre mirrorless, which I often refer back too. Regards Mark (UK)

Steve - I’m an amateur who less than occasionally shoots wildlife but find your videos and books quite essential and valuable! I know you suggest lossless compression in the setup guide but wanted to pass off to any apple photos and Mac users something I learned the hard way - lossless compression is the only raw option that is recognized by MAC OS and iOS. - i.e. Apple software only reads to the last level of Z6ii NEF Files so the other raw compression options can’t be read.

Thank you, Steve! I enjoy all the content you put out for us. It really helps hearing it from someone that uses these things in the specific way we are interested in.

cant wait for the full review

Vacillated between the 180-600 and 100-400 and decided on the former earlier today. This review has reaffirmed my decision. Thanks Steve! BTW love your channel as I have recently gotten into wild life from landscape photographyafter upgrading to a z8.

Only 24 hours and still fit a commando roll in! Never stop having fun Steve! Great review

Steve, I received my Nikon Z 6III camera a couple days ago and was at a loss to set it up. Nikon included a worthless User's Manual that basically did nothing to explain or show how to set up and utilize the many useful functions that this sophisticated camera provides. I am only an amateur photographer whose prior camera is the Nikon D5100. I was lucky enough to stumble across your 4 setup videos for this Z 6III camera. Your presentation was thorough and "spot on". I can't thank you enough for coming to my rescue.

I need some help please. This is my first mirrorless and using the settings you show in these videos. My problem is everything I set is not staying set when I turn the camera back on. I see my AF-c goes back to AF-S every time and my animal detection does not stay on each time and my focus area goes back to something other than I had set. I am sure it is just some little button or something I am not doing for it to hold these settings. Please help! I have not set up any of the user profiles yet. This is all in the normal camera menu.

Thank you Steve - awesome video! I go to Kenya/Tanz a lot too and am just changing to Nikon Z 6III (I also do astrophotography), but will likely add a Z8. I'm thinking 100-400m 4.5-5.6 with 1.4TC and the 70 - 200 f2.8 would give me the best focal spectrum to almost 600m for all the different lighting conditions and keep within a reasonable budget and weight. Your thoughts?

Absolutely fabulous, Steve. I have just completed my second run through all four setup videos. First time to get the flavour and decide that this will be a setup I could use at least as a starting point. The second time through was to setup my Z6iii which astonishingly arrived today. Talk about timing! I’m going to an airshow this weekend. Prefer birds but I’ll see how the autofocus does locking onto BIG birds.

600 on full frame and 400 to 500 on app-c.

Shame it doesn't have the "Cycle AF-area mode" option that the Z8 and Z9 have, fingers crossed for the next firmware update

Thanks!

Excellent series, thx! Helped as both overview and setup! Already impressed with the new pup, big improvement over prior Z6II!

Steve, a million thanks for the setup videos for the new Z6III. I can’t tell you how much I appreciate your videos. I know they take an incredible amount of time that you could use shooting instead! Thanks for your generosity! Can’t wait for the manual to come out.

love the material but you NEED TO SLOW DOWN. you are talking too fast

Thanks Steve, I love your setup guide for the Z9 and will definitely be purchasing the Z6III setup guide as well. Great job!

great video. what's the af speed of close focus to infinity on this 800 one? kind of missing in your af comparison videos.

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Well, that was fun. Appreciate see your point of view for what you use your camera for.

I have a z5 and use af-s pinpoint all the time for wildlife because the focus is more accurate and I can get the pinpoint box right on the eye. If use af-c a lot too depending on the situation but for still or slow moving subjects the af-c likes to bounce around a lot. My z6III arrives today but I'm debating returning it for the Z8.

Thanks Steve for putting together such an excellent guide. I've found it super useful as I work to setup my Z6iii, coming from a D7100. Whilst it's quite familiar, there are just so many more options and customisations to work through! Looking forward to seeing your setup guide when it comes out.

Thank you sooooo much! I am happy I found you just on time :-) Received my 6iii yesterday and coming from the 6i there are a lot of changes ... so I will work on through your 4 videos today and am looking forward going out - yipeeeee, thanks

Hello! Would U have a complete setup guide for the z7 for wildlife, that will be very helpful!

Damn now that's some retired dentist level gear! Almost 6k for a 300mm! I'm out 😂 I don't begrudge seasoned wildlife photographers that have had an entire career of working up to this sort of gear but it's bloody hard watching new folk turning up with this stuff.

Looking for LCD protection any of the previous Z cameras will fit?

One of your best and informative videos ! Really helpful. Thank-you

Very helpful set of guides. Definitely will be going back to my notes when I start setting up my new Z6iii. Thanks and looking forward to your Sept set-up guide.

Thanks again, Steve. Just finished the 4th setup video. Even went back and quickly went through the first two now that I have the Z6III in hand. I know it took you a lot of time to put these together. Thanks so much...great job!