Nikon Z 180-600mm: Ultimate Sharpness Settings Revealed
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Hello my name is Kieran Hayes and I am a professional Landscape and Commercial/Fashion photographer from West Cork, Ireland. My YouTube channel is a mix of tips and tricks videos as well as reviews with the odd vlog thrown in also. I also works as a partner for several photography companies including Adobe, Formatt Hitech, f-stop, Luminar Neo, Neewer, ON1, DXO, SmallRig, DJI and Pixpa to name a few of them. I passionately love photography and while I don't take myself too seriously I do take my photography very seriously and I have been extremely lucky to have worked with some very cool people on some amazing shoots and had my work published thousands of times worldwide now. Thanks for stopping by and please do subscribe and hit that notification icon, it would be great to have you tag along on my journey with me, to not only share a few laughs but maybe learn a few things also :-) I know I will. If you have time why not check out my websites, they are full of tips and tricks also.
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In this Nikon Z180-600mm review I deep dive into its sharpness, distortion and vignetting to see how well this lens performs at different focal lengths and apertures to help you insure you are getting the peak sharpness from it. Check the latest proces and special offers on the Z 180-600 lens here... Adorama... https://prf.hn/l/kVkPDY3/ Amazon... https://amzn.to/4n0NAFD Please note these are affiliate links so if you purcahse through them I might make a slight commission but it doesn't cost you anything, so thank you for supporting my channel. You can watch my full Nikon Z 180-600mm review here with my overall thoughts on this lens and if I think its really that good or not... https://youtu.be/Wo1NiwXsXJs I test this lens at 180, 300, 400, 500 and 600mm to see if the sharpness levels shift with longer focal lengths and at what point there is a change if any. All the focal lengths are shot at several different apertures to check which one is the sharpest not only for centre image sharpness but also corner sharpness. We look at distoriton and what level of distortion you can expect form this lens as well as how it performs as regards vignetting and if that is an issue or not. You can order your Nikon Z 180-600mm lens here on Amazon... http://tinyurl.com/Nikon-Z180-600 Please note if you purchase the lens via that link I may get a slight commission from the sale but this helps me create videos like this then going forward. If you would prefer to check out my written review on my website then you can find that here... https://www.kieranhayesphotography.com/nikon-z-180-600-review/ If you are interested in learning more about photography then do please feel free to check out my website https://www.kieranhayesphotography.com/photography-workshops-ireland/ I have a whole host of photography tips and tricks I share on my 2 website as well as tons of reviews on Nikon gear and loads of photography and videography related equipment. https://www.kieranhayesphotography.com/ https://www.landscapephotographyireland.com/ I am also fortunate enough to work with several top brands from several photography software brands all the way through to photography accessory companies so i ight even be able to save you a bit of money on the latest gear there too. Thanks again for watching and if you have a question then please do feel free to reach out to me. If you work for Nikon then please feel free to send me loads of product for review ;-) 0:00 Intro 0:41 How I performed the tests 1:41 My reference Shot of the test chart taken on a prime lens. 1:56 Comparing sharpness between the 70-200 and 180-600 at 180mm 3:05 Side by side results 70-200 and 180-600 3:20 Reference shot vs 180-600 for sharpness 4:15 Centre sharpness at 180mm at different apertures. 4:49 Centre sharpness at 300mm at different apertures. 5:06 Centre sharpness at 400mm at different apertures. 5:22 Centre sharpness at 500mm at different apertures. 5:46 Centre sharpness at 600mm at different apertures. 6:10 500mm vs 600mm side by side shots for centre sharpness 6:29 Centre sharpness conclusion. 6:40 Corner sharpness on the Z 180-600mm 6:55 Corner sharpness at 180mm at different apertures. 7:08 Corner sharpness at 300mm at different apertures. 7:18 Corner sharpness at 400mm at different apertures. 7:28 Corner sharpness at 500mm at different apertures. 7:38 Corner sharpness at 600mm at different apertures. 7:48 Optimal sharpness apertures on the Nikon Z 180-600mm lens 8:12 Testing the sharpness with a x2 convertor on the Z180-600mm lens. 8:41 Sharpness at 180mm with a x2 teleconvertor at different apertures. 9:04 Sharpness at 180mm with a x2 teleconvertor at different apertures. 9:25 x2 Teleconvertor conclusion with the 180-600mm. 9:44 Vignetting on the Nikon Z180-600mm lens. 10:22 Distortion on the Nikon Z180-600mm lens. 11:15 180 -600 sharpness review conclusion.
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