Approaching The Scene 308: Why Nikon's Zf & Z6iii's Manual Focus Modes Are Revolutionary

(LINKS BELOW): I’m really excited the Z6iii has this built in like the Zf before it. It’s hard to overstate what a boon this is for manual focus lenses. I remember first reading the press release on Nikon’s Zf and wondering “what is manual focus subject detection?” I went digging and found that: the AF system will identify subjects (like eyes), track them, give focus confirmation (green box), and allow you to zoom to 100% to perfect focus while tracking them. Seriously? I instantly ordered the Voigtländer 50mm F1.0 Z-mount I’d tested and loved last summer. How well does this all work? Really well. Let me demonstrate with this video.

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LINKED TABLE OF CONTENTS:
00:00 Intro to ATS 308
01:00 The Zf & Z6iii’s manual focus subject detection is crazy
02:20 An example of it through my lens
04:00 The Zf’s LCD focus point movement is awesome too.
04:46 So many cameras could use this (looking at Leica!)
06:40 This capability feels like cheating with MF lenses
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