My camera could do THIS all these years?! 🤦🏼‍♂️🤯

A “rule” I broke for myself recently was using my 150-600 lens for a landscape shot at full magnification. The compression I got with it was absolutely mind boggling and I made a mountain that was 30 miles away from my subject, a much smaller mountain which was 10 miles from me, look like it was right on top of it. I could not believe it when I saw the image in post!

I've countered the "rules" in my head with this one "if in doubt just take the shot". This goes for shutter, iso etc. It's surprising how often it works out.

Me, I'm knackered just watching wish I could do that but sadly age and fitness prevent me. So seeing your blogs brings back happy memories. Great stuff.

Some advice from an army veteran: Always keep some bin liners or plastic shoping bags in the car or tucked away in your kit bag. Saved the day many a time here in rainy Northern Norway.

What a magic location Henry & you captured the mood....yes I think we sometimes make our own rules as we go along... thanks again for your comments & enjoyed the video.. cheers from Australia 🦘🦘😄

Here's a tip for anyone who has an aversion to use a tripod; Get down on one knee, and hold your camera on top of the other knee.

The 24 - 200 mm is a great lens. Image stabilisation on my Z6 is great especially for photography.

Love your work and the enthusiasm you bring.

I suspect the 24-200 VR lens is helping the Z7 out quite a bit. Good to see you using it as it does not get the love it deserves. Crappy rain, but sitting in hot Phoenix, some cool raid would be uber welcome. :)

I use a GFX50S ii...I get down to 1/3 ...IBIS is a game changer 🙌 Put IBIS into continuous My rule I broke was shooting landscapes with zooms Also the way we hold a camera is critical Elbows tucked and back screen against your chest you then have a stable base! Another tip ..use 2 second delay so shutter release doesn't move the camera. Thanks for your video.

You are very genuine and your videos are always entertaining to watch and I learn a lot from them too much appreciated and take care

It's always a pleasure to watch your channel, Henry. And braving conditions I'd regard as hostile to pose a thought-provoking question. By nature, I'm a fiddler and will always try to push forward with my camera use. I have found (OM-1) that with a little bracing (leaning against a pole), I can get sharp images from my 400mm lens at astonishingly low shutter speeds like 1/30th sec. I also tried high-res mode on a waterfall and got some nice water movement without the need for ND filters.

Wahooo, congrats on getting your Z7 back. Bro, your vids are like a breath of fresh air. Love all that you create 🙌🙌

Great to see you in Lakeland again, stunning scenery.

Good video Henry great to see you in the lakes again lovely photos 😊

Never too late for knowing your camera 🙂 I always wondered why you said that you can't take photos with speed less than 1/30. I have the exact same setup (Z7 + 24-200mm) and I can shoot around 1/6 and even 1/3.

I have just treated myself to a Sigma 150-600mm lens, predominantly for wildlife but was itching to grab a Moon shot. I would never normally try a Moon shot without a tripod but read that it is possible even with the 600mm. Doubting this I thought I would give it a go a few nights back. The image that I got @600mm handheld was by far the best image of the Moon I have ever achieved, pin sharp and so much detail, if there was a Chinese flag up there you would be able to see it 😂 it has completely blown my mind as to what is possible even with elderly equipment like my Nikon D3300 and 10+ year old lens technology 🤯 just goes to show, you never know until you try 😉

So lovely to see the quiet places in the fells Henry, makes me realise how much I miss them! And the clouds just added to the mood, really wonderful! As for breaking the rules, well using a 150-600mm lens for landscapes was a breakthrough for me, just as others have said. Now I really enjoy what I can do with those longer focal lengths, getting the shots that you'd never think of with a wideangle.

The Image Stabilisation in the Z7 is fantastic. Add the VR of the lens and you could probably go slower than a 1/6th of a second.

Hi Henry, great video as always. I regularly take shape photos with my Z50 which only has lenz stabilisation at 1/5 of a second. That's because I hate tripods.