{"id":29905,"date":"2020-09-30T07:23:05","date_gmt":"2020-09-30T11:23:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/?p=29905"},"modified":"2020-09-30T07:23:05","modified_gmt":"2020-09-30T11:23:05","slug":"my-new-camera-nikon-z6","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/my-new-camera-nikon-z6\/","title":{"rendered":"My New Camera: Nikon Z6"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Last week I received my latest in a long line of cameras that began with an Exakta back in 1972.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Over the last six months, I\u2019ve been considering an upgrade to my digital cameras.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sensor technology has progressed and my ability to work with digital photography successfully has matured. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I considered a variety of cameras in my price range including Canon, FujiFilm, and Panasonic Lumix.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I was looking for a camera that will augment my existing cameras while providing demonstrably better or different image quality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Two events pushed me toward my purchase: The first was the loss of service of my 18-135mm zoom for my Fuji XT1. The second was the loss of service of my Panasonic LX7. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

After careful and lengthy consideration, I ended up purchasing a Nikon Z6 mirrorless digital camera on the recommendation of photographer Pat Yough.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I plan to continue to use my Canon and FujiFilm digital cameras as well as my film cameras. Plus, I’m in the market for another Lumix!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Nikon\u2019s excellent full-frame sensor and the ability to use my older Nikon lenses on the new camera, plus the price point were among my considerations. I bought the camera with a 24-70 zoom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Below are a few of the photos from my first day out with the Z6 on a wander around western Maine with my girlfriend and photography partner Kris Sabbatino. All were made with the 24-70mm and processed using Adobe Lightroom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Grafton Notch, near Neary, Maine.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Grafton Notch, near Neary, Maine.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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St. Lawrence & Atlantic at Bethel, Maine.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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St. Lawrence & Atlantic at Gilead, Maine.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

I may take me a while before I obtain the full visual benefit of this new tool, as it has a lot of buttons, functions, menus and features to explore and learn. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I am not new to Nikon, as I bought my Nikon in the form of an F3T in 1990, but this is my first Nikon Digital camera.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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