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- About a month ago, I made a video
with the Atomos Ninja 5, and I pleaded with
anybody from Nikon if they could please send
me a Z6 to test out.
And they delivered, with this,
the biggest camera box I've ever gotten in my life.
No, it is not a camera for giants.
It's actually the Z6 filmmaker's kit.
It comes with more than just a camera.
It comes with all of this stuff.
So it has the Nikon Z6 body,
A Nikkor 24-70MM f4, a mount adapter,
so you can use the older Nikon lenses.
Two batteries, an Atomos Ninja 5.
Great combination.
HDMI cable for that.
Moza Air 2 gimbal. Very nice gimbal.
Røde Videomic Pro+ microphone.
Very nice microphone.
Moza air arm, and Vimeo?
12 month Vimeo Pro subscription.
And the Z6 paired with the Ninja 5.
That combo, the quality you can get.
Dang, it's really, really impressive.
And Nikon just announced a little bit ago
that they're gonna be outputting RAW
from the Z6. Pretty much nobody else
is doing that, right now.
And full disclosure, I already
unboxed this. I'm already filming
on the Nikon Z6 right now. And I wanna see,
what is it like using this filmmaker's kit,
and using the Z6. It's my first time
using a Nikon. I wanna see, what is it like
to vlog with it? What is it like to shoot 4K?
No crop, that's a positive.
120 frames per second, cinematic slow motion
b-roll, and then of course, the combination
of the Z6 with the Ninja 5, getting
4K, 10-bit out of this camera, very impressive.
This video is sponsored by Nikon, but
it is not a review. I feel like getting paid
for a review is kind of counterproductive.
And a little bit sleazy, if I might add.
So this is not a review. I will be doing
a review separately. But this is the
first time that I am using a Nikon to make videos.
And to make this a little bit more interesting,
we're going to go on a bit of a trip,
with my editor Matt.
Matt! Wanna on a field trip?
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♪ Got no money on my mind ♪
♪ I am so good at pretending ♪
♪ Keep on smiling in my tiny bubble ♪
♪ Like a movie without ending ♪
♪ Spending time like it was going backwards ♪
♪ Post-its covering my walls, but they fall down ♪
♪ Diving deeper in the books that we read blind ♪
♪ Breathing in and breathing out to get smarter ♪
♪ Huh, not working out for me, yeah ♪
♪ Got no money on my mind ♪
♪ Tell my mommy I'm alright ♪
♪ Even laughing at the jokes you tell me ♪
♪ Keep myself inside the lines ♪
♪ Neat and tidy all the time ♪
♪ If you ask me, I am fine ♪
♪ Got no money on my mind ♪
It's really nice out here.
Ah, we're not just here in New York
to test out the Nikon.
we're actually also here for
- Today we're introducing pint.
And pint looks like this.
(clapping)
- Alright, you guys saw the announcement.
We're going to test thing thing out.
This is apparently one of the first times
a normal old Joe is riding one of these
pints on the streets so.
Alright is it any different?
- [cameraman] It's a lot different.
- That thought meant you're scaring me.
Alright, let's go for it.
Alright, I can feel it already.
Definitely more zippy.
Whoaa!
Okay, first impressions.
This thing is super fun to ride.
But I think we need a little bit more
of a bigger experience.
Maybe some other people to ride with,
so, eh, let's go ride with some other people.
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(vehicle clunks)
So when I'm testing out a new camera,
I'm typically not really looking at a
scientific look at the specs and stuff like that.
I'm kind of looking at what is it like actually
using this camera to make videos?
Because specs and real-world use are two
completely different things.
It's a whole 'nother ball game.
Using those specs in real-life.
So when I'm looking at a new camera
like this, the Z6, there's a few things that
I'm looking for.
And first off it's just the overall usability.
What is it like actually filming with it?
The menus, the LCD screen, the battery life,
the tools I have in-camera to help me
with my filmmaking.
All of that stuff. What is it like using it, real-world.
And then second, do the specs lie?
So, a camera has a spec sheet, it has
this this this thing. But are they
exaggerating some of those specs?
Are some of those specs not really good enough
to be used in real world purposes?
Are the specs true?
And then thirdly, I'm looking at the overall results?
What does the image look like?
What is it like color-grading the footage,
what is it like editing with the footage?
Is it stuttering in my editing program?
Is it just being really slow? Or is it really nice?
And lastly, I look at the whole workflow of
using that camera, and does it spark any joy?
Essentially, do I enjoy using that camera
for my filmmaking process?
Or am I just having to battle with the camera
the whole time, and it's a nightmare?
Okay, I'm gonna go catch up with the boys now.
Alright, so we're out here riding in Brooklyn,
we the whole gang. We got Jessie Driftwood,
his last name's not actually Driftwood.
We got Caleb and Al from Moment.
Christoph, my editor, Matt.
There's just a whole bunch of us
just testing out the new pint, and
yeah, having a good time.
- [matt] Jessie, isn't it funny that we live, like,
super close, but we only hang out in different countries?
- We're like 30 minutes from each other.
We're like, what do you want to do today?
Do you want to go to Ireland? I mean New York City?
I mean, what's next?
- We've literally never actually hung out
in Canada. - Yer right.
- We just hang like in Ireland - that's really weird.
- And America.
- Can you give me a tour of Norway?
(laughing)
- I'm not from Norway.
That's awkward.
(laughter)
Boy it's good to see you guys! - Hey, Matt. What's up?
- Don't leave me hanging.
- I just dropped the new pint, and I let it jack, in terror.
- How's the Matty channel doing?
- I think we're doing good.
- Yeah.
- Just so everyone knows, I watch
Matty's tutorials, and that's where
I learned stuff, so.
- I just want to let you know,
Moment bought Matty's dot title packs
(laughter)
- And he's in all our videos.
- That's the best, I love it.
- Highly recommended.
- So good.
- I'm like, what do I want to learn this week?
- We're not good at that many things, so
we need all the help we can get.
- These guys are lying. These guys are the best.
The best.
- [Matt] Look at this guy!
- This is how they're meant to be ridden.
- I'm not convinced.
I think you're riding it wrong man.
- Are you sure?
- I'm not sure, but I think.
- Yeah, one wheel, four feet.
- Oh, okay.
I mean, Jessie's like the master of one-wheels,
so I guess I'll try it out.
I don't think this is a good idea, Jessie.
- [Jessie] It's a terrible idea.
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Well that was a fun little trip to New York.
And it was really interesting using the Nikon Z6
for the first time.
And I have always known that Nikon is good for photos,
but I was a little bit apprehensive using this
as a camera for videos, because I feel like
their video side has been lacking
just a little bit in the past.
But then they came out with the Z6 and I was
very, very curious. The specs are really interesting.
But I think a lot of people are a little bit
scared, a little bit apprehensive to get the Z6, still.
But I've realized that Nikon is really trying
to push the video size, even announcing things like
RAW output, which nobody else is really doing.
And I really appreciate that, because I, number one,
am a filmmaker and I'm kind of like a little bit
of a photographer, but mostly a filmmaker.
So I really appreciate that.
And then B, I think a lot of people are
starting to get into the video world.
I think, photography used to be, by far,
the most popular thing.
And now things are kind of changing.
Filmmaking is making a massive rise, and
a lot of people are getting into video.
So what do I think about the Z6 so far?
Well, uh, eh... You're going to have to wait
for the review. I'm not going to go into that
in this video. Like I said, this is not a review.
It was just kind of my first time
using the Z6, and using a Nikon.
But I'm going to go into a full in-depth review.
Don't worry, because I do think this is
one of those cameras a lot of people are still
a little bit scared of. Maybe for good reasons,
maybe not. Ah, we'll find out in the review.
Massive thanks to Nikon for sending me
the whole kit, and letting me test out the Z6.
Really appreciate it.
Oh, one more thing. Let me know what you guys
thought of the footage. Really curious
to know what you guys thought.
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- No we're not doing the curb. How do I stop?
- Ah!
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