You said : The Z7 II finally allows this data to be hidden, although the implementation is not intuitive. Rather than simply adding a clutter-free option to the “DISP” button on the back of the camera, the only way to hide this information is to assign one of your custom buttons to “Live view info display off.” This means you will have one less custom function button at your disposal.
Well this is now wrong, can’t say if it was when you wrote the article, just got my Z7ii last week. I have Firmware 1.62, and while in photo mode if you press the video recording button then the viefinder becomes clear, nothing else displayed than the image.
George
May 2, 2024 8:04 pm
Guess I may be missing something but after Nikon film cameras I started with the D200, D300, D700, D810 and D850. I find this the most confusing camera I have ever used. Just spoke to Nikon and got the viewfinder and monitor to do what I wanted. Had a shoot 1/2 hour later and the camera was doing what it wanted to do. Very frustrating.
steve lathem
December 18, 2023 9:22 am
I just hope people don’t think they will get good clean images over 1000 iso they can Bragg all they want its not going to happen. my d700 blows it out of the water.
Reinhold
September 11, 2022 1:30 pm
Ich bin jetzt auch von der Nikon D5 auf die z 7 II umgestiegen, eine ganz schöne ungewöhnnung! Der Grund dafür,, ich hatte in der D5 permanent Dreck und Haare im Sucher wie immer die darein gekommen sind! Die Bildqualität der Z7 II ist schon echt genial… Das Nikon 105 z 2 8 ist auch besser als das Nikon 105E 1.4 Ansich gibt es ein paar Verbesserungen.. bei der z Serie … damit es nicht ganz so schwer fällt von der D5 auf die Z7 II umzusteigen, habe ich mir den neuen Batteriegriff MB n11 geholt. Vorteil der z Optiken… die sind halt echt leichter!
rick smith
July 5, 2022 9:42 am
why nothing about the 135mm focal length in the Z roadmap ????? i hear NO ONE asking about this gap !!
Allan Wood
March 22, 2022 11:00 am
I will move from D750 to Z7II. While I understand the ‘struggle’ that higher resolution cameras have in low light versus low resolution cameras, any ideas on how to offset that disadvantage regardless of the superior performance of the Z7II in most other aspects as noted in Section 5? I know that some of the low light performance of the Z7II can be worked around in post processing.
Jason
March 18, 2022 7:49 pm
Hio Nasim,
May I know if the autofocus system for the ZII is similar with the one from Sony and Canon after the firmware upgrades?
Jan
March 17, 2022 1:47 pm
On my d750 in A mode, I could use the back wheel to change ISO. I have not found this to be possible with my Z7ii. Instead I have to find that tiny ISO-button on the top, which takes a couple of seconds that may be crucible. A solution, anyone?
Steve
February 22, 2022 5:04 am
Love the camera but we aware there are irritations. Eg the manual is virtually pointless and certain clones do not work eg a couple of en-el 15 batteries ( don’t know about clone 15cs) that work in a 7100 are not accepted and the Meike 910 flash gun does not work with TTL and probably other clone accessories. Be prepared to pay to get the best from it.
Jim Nelson
February 9, 2022 1:11 pm
I shoot some runway fashion. The Z7 ii paired with the 70-200 mm f/2.8 S lens fits this very well. On longer runways, you need to crop even when shooting at 200 mm so the 45 Mp is helpful. No tripods in the pit so the combination of IBIS and lens VR is very helpful. Movement is very predictable, so the ability to maintain focus and shoot short bursts is better than I achieved with my D850. Sharpness and color with this native lens is as good as any other combination I have owned. I agree it is not a great bird or action camera, but I prefer the Z7 ii with a native lens to any of the DSLR I had for fashion runway assignments.
You said : The Z7 II finally allows this data to be hidden, although the implementation is not intuitive. Rather than simply adding a clutter-free option to the “DISP” button on the back of the camera, the only way to hide this information is to assign one of your custom buttons to “Live view info display off.” This means you will have one less custom function button at your disposal.
Well this is now wrong, can’t say if it was when you wrote the article, just got my Z7ii last week.
I have Firmware 1.62, and while in photo mode if you press the video recording button then the viefinder becomes clear, nothing else displayed than the image.
Guess I may be missing something but after Nikon film cameras I started with the D200, D300, D700, D810 and D850. I find this the most confusing camera I have ever used. Just spoke to Nikon and got the viewfinder and monitor to do what I wanted. Had a shoot 1/2 hour later and the camera was doing what it wanted to do. Very frustrating.
I just hope people don’t think they will get good clean images over 1000 iso
they can Bragg all they want its not going to happen. my d700 blows it out of the water.
Ich bin jetzt auch von der Nikon D5 auf die z 7 II umgestiegen, eine ganz schöne ungewöhnnung! Der Grund dafür,, ich hatte in der D5 permanent Dreck und Haare im Sucher wie immer die darein gekommen sind! Die Bildqualität der Z7 II ist schon echt genial… Das Nikon 105 z 2 8 ist auch besser als das Nikon 105E 1.4 Ansich gibt es ein paar Verbesserungen.. bei der z Serie … damit es nicht ganz so schwer fällt von der D5 auf die Z7 II umzusteigen, habe ich mir den neuen Batteriegriff MB n11 geholt. Vorteil der z Optiken… die sind halt echt leichter!
why nothing about the 135mm focal length in the Z roadmap ????? i hear NO ONE asking about this gap !!
I will move from D750 to Z7II. While I understand the ‘struggle’ that higher resolution cameras have in low light versus low resolution cameras, any ideas on how to offset that disadvantage regardless of the superior performance of the Z7II in most other aspects as noted in Section 5? I know that some of the low light performance of the Z7II can be worked around in post processing.
Hio Nasim,
May I know if the autofocus system for the ZII is similar with the one from Sony and Canon after the firmware upgrades?
On my d750 in A mode, I could use the back wheel to change ISO. I have not found this to be possible with my Z7ii. Instead I have to find that tiny ISO-button on the top, which takes a couple of seconds that may be crucible. A solution, anyone?
Love the camera but we aware there are irritations. Eg the manual is virtually pointless and certain clones do not work eg a couple of en-el 15 batteries ( don’t know about clone 15cs) that work in a 7100 are not accepted and the Meike 910 flash gun does not work with TTL and probably other clone accessories. Be prepared to pay to get the best from it.
I shoot some runway fashion. The Z7 ii paired with the 70-200 mm f/2.8 S lens fits this very well. On longer runways, you need to crop even when shooting at 200 mm so the 45 Mp is helpful. No tripods in the pit so the combination of IBIS and lens VR is very helpful. Movement is very predictable, so the ability to maintain focus and shoot short bursts is better than I achieved with my D850. Sharpness and color with this native lens is as good as any other combination I have owned. I agree it is not a great bird or action camera, but I prefer the Z7 ii with a native lens to any of the DSLR I had for fashion runway assignments.