Nikon D500 vs Nikon Z6ii for Wildlife - Which is Best

Which is the better camera for Wildlife Photography, the D500 or the Nikon Z6ii. Both the D500 and the Z6ii can capture great photos, and each of these cameras have their pros and cons, and this video will help you decide which camera you should chose for your Wildlife Photography.
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Video Time-line
00:00 Nikon D500 vs Z6ii for Wildlife - Which is Best
00:09 Pros and Cons of the D500 and the Z6ii for Wildlife
04:26 Nikon D500 sample Bird Photos
07:13 Nikon Z6ii sample Bird Photos
Gear used during this video:
Nikon Z6ii
Nikon D500
Sony ZV-1
Vanguard Altra 264AP Tripod
BOYA BY-WM4 Mark II 2.4G Wireless Microphone
Editing Software used:
Cyberlink PowerDirector 365

[@robertdavis1255]

Thanks Charles for sharing your experience with great comments & results....I am happy with my D500 as a hobbyist...also the new mirrorless gear is too expensive for me as a retiree..... always enjoy your videos and comments... cheers from Melbourne...😀

[@CharlesNPhotography]

Thanks for sharing

[@samwarren1429]

I own both the D500 (DX) and D6II (FX), as well as the 200-500mm AF-S F mount Nikkor lens. 3 comments, the dx crop factor of 1.5 means that the 500mm becomes 750mm (50% increase, not 30%) on the D500. On the D6II, 500mm is 500mm. Yes, you can crop in to get the same effective picture. You don’t mention having to convert the F mount lens to the D6II using a FTZ adapter, or perhaps I missed it. However, a very real issue exists in that the F mount lens on a FTZ adapter is MUCH slower focusing on the D6II. Perhaps half as fast as on the D500. This is well documented. You can work around that some using prefocusing. In short, I am keeping my D500 specifically to use with the 200-500 lens. The Z9 is said to be just as fast in focusing adapted F mount lenses as a native F camera body, but that’s not in my future.

[@CharlesNPhotography]

Thanks for sharing

[@planetfun85]

What settings do you use for bif ? Autotocus and iso related.

[@johnnewham2235]

Thank you for another great video Charles, informative and enjoyable

[@CharlesNPhotography]

Glad you enjoyed it 😉

[@c.raychowdhury7388]

Really impressed with your video and the photographs! Great accurate review!

[@CharlesNPhotography]

Thank you so much, really appreciated your feedback 🙏

[@W6RIPRadioAdventures]

I agree. I have both! Z62 is for my events. The extra reach, focus coverage and capabilities of the D500 are awesome for fast moving wildlife and sports. Thanks for the video!

[@CharlesNPhotography]

Thanks for sharing🙏

[@edartfotografik667]

Charles, I am a proud Nikon D500 owner with an 18-400 Tamron, which is my camera set up for natural wildlife, landscape, macro, fashion, and more.

[@CharlesNPhotography]

😉

[@richardprovost6148]

Good honest review. Have been using my D500 for birds in flight since it came out, and I will continue using it until Nikon comes out with a proper apsc mirorless replacement to the D500 ; i.e something with af near or as good as the flagship in a smaller body , and a more affordable price like the D500 was in relation to the D5 when they were released. Canon just released the R7 in that segment, and arguably, OM systems with the OM1 can now be in the conversation. I expect Nikon to make that move in the near future.

[@CharlesNPhotography]

Yes, let's hop so

[@koolkutz7]

I use the D7500 + Sigma 150-600mm C lens which is a decent combo for wildlife. I am also waiting for Nikon to make a mirrorless D500 replacement-maybe a baby Z9 akin to what they did with the D5 & D500.

[@CharlesNPhotography]

@@koolkutz7 You an only hope

[@maurogalch2098]

The best camera is the one that meets the needs of each photographer. So, in my case, I intend to buy a D500. Great video and lesson. Greetings from Brazil

[@CharlesNPhotography]

Couldn't agree more!

[@tlewisAK]

I Love my D500. It’s a great camera. I use mine for everything from Astro (Aurora Borealis), to Wildlife, to indoor sports. I’d like a Z9, but it’s out of my budget.

[@amitdutta8768]

Thanks Charles for nicely explaining the capabilities of Z6ii.

[@CharlesNPhotography]

Glad it was helpful!🙏

[@daveyboy6210]

Excellent subject. I've not seen anyone do this comparison. It's really helpful information when looking at stepping up from the D7500 cheers

[@CharlesNPhotography]

Glad it was helpful! and thank you for your feedback 🙏

[@55whiplash]

A good debate, and well stated. I guess the discussion is one a lot of us are making. I chose a D500, for now. I'm also considering a D780, but the Z6II is a decent video camera, and I see myself possibly leaning toward mirrorless for that reason alone. How happy are you with adapting the older lenses? Thanks for the effort you put into the videos!

[@CharlesNPhotography]

Thank you so much for your feedback, it's truly appreciated. I use the Nikon 200-500mm f5.6 and the Nikon 24-85mm f3.5-f4.5 which are both FX lenses and find that they work great on the Z6ii

[@randallcotten5069]

From what I've read about the Z6II, there are more autofocus modes available at high frame rates depending the raw settings. Continuous high extended can shoot 12 fps or 14 fps, depending on whether or not you have the camera in 12 bit compressed raw or 14 bit raw. In 14 bit raw, you get a max of 12 fps. In 12 bit compressed raw, you get a max of 14 fps. With regards to AF, in 14 fps, you can only use single point, this mode will still allow you to AF continuously on a subject. At 12 fps you can use any focusing mode and any focusing point with continuous AF.

[@CharlesNPhotography]

(From what I've read about the Z6II, there are more autofocus modes available at high frame rates depending the raw settings. ) It doesn't matter what Raw Settings you use, the amount of AF Modes are the same. But some work better than others depending on whether you shoot 12bit of 14bit raw. (With regards to AF, in 14 fps, you can only use single point, this mode will still allow you to AF continuously on a subject. At 12 fps you can use any focusing mode and any focusing point with continuous AF.) That's in-correct! You need the to use the centre AF Point and then you can use, Single, Dynamic AF, Wide-area AF (S) or Wide-area AF (L)

[@BlueBull2604]

I use a Z6ii currently. I do wildlife too. It works.

[@CharlesNPhotography]

Thank you, the Z6ii has its flaws, but it's still a good camera for wildlife

[@Carl83839A]

This is hands down an excellent video

[@CharlesNPhotography]

Thank you so much for your reply, very much appreciated. 🙏

[@kennylim136]

Thank you Charles for this great insight into the results you got from these 2 great cameras! I don't shoot much BIF ( terrible at it) with my current setup...D7000 and AF-S 300mm f/4 pf. I'll just skip D500 dslr and go for z6ii for my next upgrade. My only question is if z6ii crop mode giving the 300mm pf lens a reach of 450mm be degrade much in image quality. Thanks for sharing your experience!

[@CharlesNPhotography]

No, the crop mode is quite good and I use it regularly for my shots of birds that are to far away. Bear in mind though that if you use the crop mode then you won't be able to crop the final image to much as you'll see more noise and the image won't be as sharp.

[@MaxFriedrich88]

Great video Charles. I know you've not the experience with a D850, but if that was included as well in this comparison, which would you recommend? I'm currently shooting with a D7500 and my choice of upgrading is either the D500, Z6ii or the D850 (all second hand, more money for glass). Thanks for any advice and keep up the great videos, I've learnt a lot from them. Thank you

[@CharlesNPhotography]

Hi Max, I could have had the use of a D850, but the reason I did this comparison was that the D500 is a 20mp camera and the Z6II is 24mp, but the D850 is a 45mp camera. Also the D850 doesn't have a high shutter speed unless you buy the battery grip and long life batteries. If you're serious about wildlife and not wanting to shoot video, then I'd go for the D500. If you want the best of both world, like shooting video and taking photos of wildlife then I'd choose the Z6II. The Z6II does have limitations but I upgraded from the D500 to the Z6II to let me shoot 4k wildlife videos. If I wasn't wanting the 4k video, I would have kept the D500. Check this video. 7 Months With My Nikon Z6II - Any Regrets; kzbin.info/www/bejne/d327mYOdgpykb7M

[@MADMAX-zb5wv]

@Charles N Photography what about the sharpness between the two cameras? Which one is the sharpest image and in terms of the image quality?

[@CharlesNPhotography]

I found that both cameras gave me very good results with the same lens

[@tc6912]

Thank you for the info. I typically carry two cameras. At this point in time, I am likely going to replace my D7200 with a Z6ii and carry it alongside my D500/500pf combo.

[@CharlesNPhotography]

Thanks for sharing

[@gillyguevara8986]

Thanks for a very honest review. I’ve tried taking bif shots while doing movies. It worked, but only in jpeg and on bigger birds only.

[@CharlesNPhotography]

Thanks for sharing!, it doesn't matter what you are taking video of. If you press the shutter button the camera will automatically take a photo, it will be a JPG and not in 6x4 format, but in 16x9.

[@Cocho37]

Hello Charles, I really appreciate your videos. I do please ask you one advice. I am an amateur beginner. I have a D5300, and I’ve been thinking to upgrade to something a little bit better, but my intentions are not going to pass to FF or Mirrowless. Do you think it’s worthy to jump to a the D7500? I am don’t really know is going from the Exceed 4 processor of the D5300 to the Exceed 5 of the D7500 it’s reasonable, but I am also afraid of going down on the Pixs from 24 MP of the D5300 to the 20 MP of the D7500 . Does it make a lot of difference change to the D7500? Or It’s better to spend a little bit more to jump to the D500? Once aging, I do pictures just for fun and relax … not intended to go pro. Thanks, and keep putting out those great videos. Have a great day.

[@CharlesNPhotography]

This video could help you. Megapixels are not the only thing you have to consider, the reason why I bought the D7500 was that it was a great camera to take photos at night in low light. There's a huge difference between the D5300 and the D7500. The D7500 is weather resistant, is considered a prosumer camera, will allow you to use older nikon lens. I only sold my D7500 has I wanted the speed of the D500, if it was for that I would have kept the D7500

[@paulkirk5760]

Agree with you entirely and a great video! I have both cameras but hardly use my D500 any more but holding on until something like Z8 comes out then I’ll sell it. You’re right the Z6ii is a better all round camera. It does struggle with small birds in flight but have found large area focus mode the best. Z6ii does require a bit more work but that’s part of the fun. I have the 200-500 and if you like that you should try the PF500mm. I could believe how much faster and more accurate it is.

[@CharlesNPhotography]

Thank you for your feedback, which I agree with. But I'm going to save for the Z mount 400mm f4.5 with a 1.4x teleconverter

[@paulkirk5760]

@@CharlesNPhotography think that’s a great choice.

[@KickerHandle]

Thanks for this video, I'm upgrading from d7100, want to take more bird pictures but I doubt I'll ever take bird in flight, do you think z6ii is a good choice?

[@CharlesNPhotography]

I'd say yes, but you should what these two videos and it should help you decide. My Nikon Z6II Wildlife Setup: kzbin.info/www/bejne/d3LUnZhjl7WIpJI 7 Months With My Nikon Z6II - Any Regrets: kzbin.info/www/bejne/d327mYOdgpykb7M

[@hugomouteira7015]

Wow. Great comparison. I have a z6I, dou you think its possible to get the same results like you did with your z6ii, sir? Best regards from Portugal

[@CharlesNPhotography]

I think so!

[@christopherward5065]

Great photography and great in-use analysis of the two cameras. Please, please, please, be aware of the huge amount of fan noise you are competing with on your soundtrack. Consider switching off whatever is making the noise or, using Lavallier microphones or a condenser microphone closer to you.

[@CharlesNPhotography]

Thank you for your feedback on this video. I have better backgound noise removal software these days, so hopefully the fan noise will not be a problem from now on.

[@felixifloresrodriquez3306]

Charles great content. How the Z6II does with big mammals

[@CharlesNPhotography]

I haven't really had the chance of testing out on larger animals

[@OmarFadul]

I think, looking at the amount of cropping you are showing us, that you need a Z7! Or just shoot with the D500 because the D500 will give you much more reach and this more reach will put much more pixels in your ducks once you don't need to crop anything. The D500 is the best camera out there. It does magic, and delivers, delivers and delivers with perfect focus on any situation. No delays, no cropping, no need to explain anything. I grab the D500 and I know I will have all the shots I want. I don't need any super camera that will miss the best shot just because the autofocus never works when I mostly need it! I cannot even call it an autofocus, but a "missing focus"!!!!! The D500 is always there for you. And it will always deliver tack sharp pictures. And this is what any photographer needs: the best moment always! So you can buy a 50 megapixel super full frame sensor, but at the end of the day you will ask me to send me that perfect shot because the 50MP supersensor is unable to take the shot! Come on!

[@CharlesNPhotography]

You miss the whole point of this video, I did say that if you just wanted to take photos at 10fps, the use the D500. But if you also want great video like I do, then buy the Z6ii, and understand that there will be a compromise.

[@RTReview.]

Nailed some bif Fotos with my z6 m1 (Eagles etc.). Worked pretty fine with the 200-500

[@CharlesNPhotography]

Great to hear that, well done 😉

[@planetfun85]

I have the d500 i i found the only reliable tracking is afc and auto. What do you use on d500 ?

[@CharlesNPhotography]

I use AF-C and either Single Point or 25D

[@tonyad8603]

Good review.compare also feather details of z7ii and z6ii

[@CharlesNPhotography]

Not available

[@orouatax]

Great opinion and I agree with a lot of it. I,m on my third D500 and also been shooting with the z50 with 160,000 shots so far in 2 years of having it. Your comment that the crop cameras don’t have the ability to move the focus point options is a bit misleading. The Z50 is easy to move the single focus point around with the wheel on the back of the small camera which your thumb sits nicely over so just a small movement moves the focus point to where ever you want it. I use the Z50 for close work or working in a hide and the silent shutter gets you way more keepers than you would get with the D500 in respect of the shutter sound scaring them away. If I’m out for a walk or chasing fast moving birds and jump shooting the Z50 stays home and the D500 is in the hand and the number of keepers is vastly improved with that combo. Best of both worlds.

[@CharlesNPhotography]

It's not misleading as I'm comparing where the buttons are compared to the D500 and for wildlife, trying to move with the four way toggles is not as easy as the single toggle of the Z6 or Z7

[@anuragnair9768]

Nice review 👍... Yes.. The D 500 is a beast.. For action shots, Z 6 cant match it.. Otherwise the Full Frame sensor has its advantages in low light and dynamic range

[@CharlesNPhotography]

Totally agree

[@abe3802]

Yes it can and I find z6ii better. You just have to find the right setting...

[@guenni0812]

That's exactly how it is, I also have both cameras and depending on what I'm photographing, one or the other camera is used. Funny, I almost exclusively shoot with the Z6_2 Wildlife and it's excellent. Everything else is just KZbin talk because they only focus on eye AF and not on what the camera can do. Greetings from Germany. 😀😀

[@CharlesNPhotography]

Thank you for your insight and I totally agree with you. quite a few people on KZbin talk like this just to get views on their channel

[@aarif333]

Very honest video 🙂

[@CharlesNPhotography]

Thank you 🙂

[@erichramone7812]

The point is not that Nikon never said that the Z6II was for birding or wildlife but that Sony and Canon both have better cameras for wildlife in mirrorless than Nikon at that price point.

[@CharlesNPhotography]

I agree, but I was talking about photographers who use Nikon gear, bot Canon or Sony.

[@erichramone7812]

@@CharlesNPhotography got ya

[@zetacrucis681]

both those cameras are out of my price range (so I'll stick with my D3300 for now) but I'm loving your wildlife photos!

[@CharlesNPhotography]

Maybe when you're ready to look at Mirrorless, you could look at the Z30 or the ZF-C

[@frenchfries8745]

@@CharlesNPhotography Z30 or D500 ? As all around camera

[@robertcheatle2685]

NB If you crop in with Z6ii to achieve the same photo as is achieved naturally with the D500 you will not be left with as many pixels with Z6ii cropped as with the D500.

[@CharlesNPhotography]

I don't think that I stated this in this video, I think that I stated that the field of view will be the same. 🤔

[@robertcheatle2685]

@@CharlesNPhotography I enjoyed your video, I think that we may be talking at cross purposes. At around 4min 16sec you talk about having 4 mp more with the Z6ii than the D500. This is true without cropping the Z6ii image. At around 8mins 7sec you talk about losing less detail when you crop in with the Z6ii than the D500. But it is not true when you crop the Z6ii photo to achieve the same image as achieved in the standard DX D500 photo (which I achieved via ‘cropped sensor’). The DX 20mp sensor has more pixels per sq. cm. than the larger FX 24mp sensor. So, the FX sensor cropped to DX size gives 10.7mp as opposed to 20mp. So this type of comparison is more appropriate if you were talking about D500 v D7200, which are both DX sensors, but one with 20mp & the other with 24mp. But, as you point out, the quality of the picture is much more than the number of pixels & the Z6ii should be considered in this broader context. I would value your thoughts about comparing the D750/D780 with the mirrorless Z options. Thank you again for a very interesting comparison, the Z6ii is clearly a very versatile camera.

[@DS-eu2ww]

D500 makes shutter noise that can disturb noise sensitive birds. Seems mirror less would have an advantage here. Quiet shots !

[@CharlesNPhotography]

Yes, the Z6II is much quieter

[@done-ManJustLivingLife]

D500 is still a beast combined w/ 500mm pf lens.

[@CharlesNPhotography]

Yes

[@nalineshk.m1825]

please comment on FTZ adopter

[@CharlesNPhotography]

It works great with older Nikon lenses and other 3rd party lenses as well.

[@liselottefrejdig1112]

How abot the Nikonos?

[@CharlesNPhotography]

Nikonos?

[@liselottefrejdig1112]

@@CharlesNPhotography It was a Nikon underwater camera. The last one was Nikonos RF, first slr uw (underwater) camera.

[@ronboe6325]

Don't do much BIF, mainly dog agility. The Z6II was failing until I turned of picture review so it doesn't display the shot I took. Since then it beats the D500. Can't recall the last time I took it out. Added the 100-400mm sample not long ago and also finally picked up the 1.4 TC for it - the poor 200-500mm don't get used that much either (but a lot more than the D500). I did get a series of hawk shots that were flying around the house a couple weeks back and found tracking the hawk, at short range, very doable with the Z6II. So even for fast action shots (i.e. border collies ripping up the coarse) I get more keepers with the Z6II. However; I have to choose carefully where and when I shoot as the autofocus can't keep up with a fast dog moving towards me.

[@CharlesNPhotography]

Thanks for sharing your experiences with the Z6ii 🙏

[@peepingtube7]

6:10 beautiful photo

[@CharlesNPhotography]

Thank you very much 😉🙏

[@GodfreyMann]

So is it fair to say that Nikon is still incomplete in its transition to mirrorless as it’s lacking the options needed to capture birds in flight better than the D500? What’s your best guess when Nikon mirrorless will truly come of age? Z6 iii and Z9 iii?

[@CharlesNPhotography]

The Z9 is very good at capturing birds in flight and according to rumors Nikon is suppose to be releasing a firmware update for the Z6ii that will give it the ability to to use bird-eye auto-focus.

[@GodfreyMann]

@@CharlesNPhotography yes but Nikon DSLR’s are still better at it. The question some people will want to know is how many generations of Z-bodies will they need to wait before their DSLR’s are outperformed in all categories of photography. Canon R is pretty much there as their mirrorless flagship (when it’s announced) will probably seal the deal in its first generation. Sony has already surpassed Nikon DSLRs in all categories, so if upgrading to Nikon mirrorless in any case requires replacing lenses then some will be thinking it’s a good time to switch systems, so my original question to you is very relevant.

[@marcbossa7402]

Bonjour, merci pour cette vidéo. On a tout de même l'impression qu'avant le verrouillage sur l'oeil des caméras de dernière génération il était impossible de faire de belles images d'oiseaux, d'animaux, de sportifs ou d'objets dynamiques. Bientôt le critère d'excellence technologique sera de n'avoir plus aucun "savoir faire" et tout matériel qui ne prendra pas une décision automatique à la place de l'opérateur sera à mettre à la poubelle. Le marketing conditionne totalement les mentalités et rend l'homme de plus en plus incompétent 😖🤔

[@CharlesNPhotography]

Translated from French: Hello, thank you for this video. We still have the impression that before the locking on the eye of the latest generation cameras, it was impossible to take beautiful images of birds, animals, athletes or dynamic objects. Soon the criterion of technological excellence will be to no longer have any "know-how" and any equipment that does not make an automatic decision for the operator will be thrown in the trash. Marketing totally conditions mentalities and makes man more and more incompetent

[@CharlesNPhotography]

I agree with you Marc, that modern Mirrorless cameras are making it much easier to get good photos and the technical skills needed these days are far less than in years gone by. On the other hand, modern cameras are allowing us to capture images that we would never have been able to years ago.

[@CharlesNPhotography]

Translated to French Je suis d'accord avec toi Marc, que les appareils photo sans miroir modernes facilitent beaucoup l'obtention de bonnes photos et que les compétences techniques nécessaires de nos jours sont bien moindres que par le passé. D’un autre côté, les appareils photo modernes nous permettent de capturer des images que nous n’aurions jamais pu prendre il y a des années.

[@mariovanparys5005]

de z6ii is a different tool than d500 , I turned of picture review + 12bit raw gives 14 frames a second , i shoot birds in flight , my d500 does have 314000 clicks , bought the z6ii and yes the correct settings help a lot

[@CharlesNPhotography]

Thank you very much for your advice, much appreciated

[@daveyboy6210]

That's interesting! So you are saying it's 14 FPS RAW ? does black out reduce as well, as it's running faster .

[@mariovanparys5005]

@@daveyboy6210 yes indeed

[@daveyboy6210]

Has Z611 been a good replacement overall for the D500?

[@mariovanparys5005]

@@daveyboy6210 i hardly ever used de d500 since

[@tcWildlife1]

I don't think you're truly factoring how much full frame advantage you're losing by having to crop when comparing to the D500. You imply that the image quality is better because the D500 is so old. In reality, the D500 has slightly better dynamic range up to 800 ISO when compared to Z6II in crop mode and has significantly better detail, which is no surprise given that the Z6II in crop mode is only 10 MP. So basically, any time that you have to crop the Z6II down to at least the DX mode size, the D500 would produce better image quality.

[@CharlesNPhotography]

Well that's your logic, but after using the Z6II for nearly 5 months I can say that no matter what ISO setting I choose the Z6II is better. Also if you're going to compare the Z6II in crop-mode then you have to do the same for the D500. when you test cameras you test them at the resolution that they are designed for.

[@steverob7637]

Z (zee) 6 ii ? Or Z(zed) 6ii in Australia......:)

[@CharlesNPhotography]

thank you

[@ambrosechiu2338]

I thought you have sold the D500.

[@CharlesNPhotography]

I have Ambrose, I was just waiting for the person to finalise payment and I posted it today.

[@ambrosechiu2338]

@@CharlesNPhotography what ashamed that I missed it. 😔

[@free-qe6wx]

The Z6 with firmware 2.0 was when it surpassed the D500 for sports action wildlife photography. That was, like, back in May 2019. The D500 maintains, even still today, a slight edge with larger BIF's on simple backgrounds in good light in stills only. The Z6 beats it in any other situation with large or small subjects for stills or video. And then it also has the laundry list of other advantages you state. Conservatively it has a one and a third stop advantage in low light capability over the D500, which is often understated by some just how much of an advantage this gives Z6 over the D500. The Z6II plus all the Z lenses that have come since? Forget about it.

[@CharlesNPhotography]

Your point are a large part of the reasons that I sold the D500 and bought the Z6II, even though I still don't own any Z lenses

[@user-ep3ug9ry3p]

Of course D500

[@CharlesNPhotography]

Yes, but it was designed as a professional wildlife camera, the Z6ii is a all-round camera, good at many things, but not perfect in one. But I like it very much

[@user-ep3ug9ry3p]

@@CharlesNPhotography agreed!

[@prokremelskidezolati1426]

static wildlife? :))

[@CharlesNPhotography]

😆😉🙏

[@prokremelskidezolati1426]

@@CharlesNPhotography 😀😉

[@bradl2636]

The entire Z camera lineup EXCLUDING THE Z9 are hurriedly designed fast-to-market experimental bodies with dodgy AF. The Z story really starts with the Z9 - let's see what comes next.

[@CharlesNPhotography]

I don't agree, as the Z6ii & Z7ii are great camera's. But they're not designed for wildlife photography, for Portrait or Landscape Photography they are great

[@simonp8088]

I agree. I had the z7, z7ii and a z6. They’re good cameras, but i think there’sa problem when a 6-year-old d500 is still better than everything besides a z9 for wildlife. I’m currently sitting on just a z6, waiting for the next gen of Nikon cameras.

[@akshat1234100]

D500 is the best camera ever. Nikon created such a perfect dslr. I don't understand the logic behind discontinuing it. Today I read an article in which Nikon might close down all DSLR development.

[@abe3802]

I have both and for me z6ii works better than D500 for birds in flight. Set the auto focus on Animal small and don't put in the tracking box. Of course you don't have eye tracking, but Animal small follows the birds great and you have more keepers with z6ii over D500. Go out and try on gulls and you learn a lot how to use z6ii for bif.

[@CharlesNPhotography]

Thank you for your advice, will try it out soon 🙏

[@DAVE_WHITE]

switched to canon and the R6 autofocus blows Nikon out of the water

[@CharlesNPhotography]

Yes, the Canon R6 is great for wildlife, but I already have Nikon Lenses and didn't have around AU$7,000 to buy the R6 and the Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 lens. Also If I was to change brands I would switch to Sony and I prefer their camera/lens combo.

[@hael8680]

Why are you so upset?

[@CharlesNPhotography]

🤔 Why are you so upset? 🤔 I'm not! All I did in this video is compare these two cameras

[@careylee5951]

10000 iso? and they are clear? LMAO!

[@CharlesNPhotography]

Yes, with the help of noise reduction software and taken in good light.