I agree. It was insane to me the first time I pulled up one of the Z7II photos in Lightroom!

Thanks Peter! I'm really missing that rental I had haha

Totally agree! I just filmed some b-roll for a Z8 video and I love the increase in brightness from it. I haven’t done a true shoot with the Z8, but I know it’ll be nice having since I’m mostly use to the Z6.

Absolutely! I plan to do one soon on my editing process and that should clear up how I stack the in focus foreground with the sky

Very true, I didn’t realize until seeing your comment I called out the sensor wrong. I had written an outline for a Z9 review and used it as a basis for this review. Thanks for pointing it out!!

I really do need to do a video of that! There’s a lot that goes into the edits and also the way I do my lighting when I take them.

@@willchaneyphoto well I’d love any tips you’re willing to share!! I’m shooting in my backyard with my phone right now but I’m about to buy the Nikon 7 ii {I think lol}

I just posted a Milky Way photo editing video that gives a run through of how I edit.

I wish I could go back and remove the audio 🤣

You’re not doing anything wrong! Think about how to shoot a nightscape you’re taking a 10-20 second exposure to capture the Milky Way. When you’re in live view, it’s just simply not possible to see an instantaneous image of the scene. You can check this by pointing the camera at a star or or other bright object and you should be able to see it. Now to work around that issue when trying to set your composition, bump your ISO all the way up to its max setting. And take a 1-2 second exposure. Once you get the scene set up, then go to the settings you want to use. That’ll save you a lot of time. I usually just go to bulb mode and hold the shutter button briefly.

@@willchaneyphoto many thanks Will. That makes a lot of sense.

I usually go for a minimum of 2-3 minutes of total exposure time. So for a 10 second exposure, try taking 15. Honestly I’d probably do 20 just to get the extra time. What software do you use for stacking? A lot of the brightness and detail comes out in the processing after the stack. Check out Royce Bairs ebook on Milky Way photography. It’s an awesome resource.

@@willchaneyphoto Thank you will. I use Starry Landscape Stacker. I appreciate the tips.

Haha I like the noise comparison. Thanks for the feedback. I’ve gotten a few pieces of similar feedback. I started with lowering the music. Thoughts on music or no music? Or is it just that the track is that bad?