Is There Something Going on With the Nikon Z6 III Sensor?

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This week, Chris Niccolls and Jordan Drake concluded their review of the Nikon Z6 III. It's a fantastic overall camera that has some interesting new technology, but the few limitations it has appear directly linked to the sensor.
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In This Episode

• 00:00 - Intro
• 10:36 - Sigma (sort of) makes more lenses work with with a9 III's 120FPS mode
• 14:19 - Hugh Brownstone's Leica Q3 grip
• 19:21 - The world's first underwater housing for the Leica M6
• 21:58 - Harman makes multi-million-pound investment in the future of film manufacturing.
• 25:40 - Pentax Astrophotography Assistant is paid firmware update to K-1 and K-1 II
• 30:21 - Is there something going on with the Nikon Z6 III sensor?
• 48:55 - What have you been up to?
• 55:37 - Tech Support
• 55:53 - Is Micro Four Thirds good for street photography anymore?
• 1:01:27 - Can you help explain sensor size conversions?
• 1:06:48 - How should you store camera equipment in high humidity locations?
• 1:09:04 - What's the most affordable Mac option for the most power?
• 1:12:56 - Is there something to the "Leica Look" people talk about?
• 1:16:28 - What happened to the "$500" pocket cam? What happened to Type 1 sensors?
• 1:20:53 - Can you explain what about Panasonic's video tools makes them better than, say, Nikon?
• 1:22:55 - Is there a fixed lens compact camera with good zoom?
• 1:24:33 - Don't forget about Darktable!
• 1:29:02 - How come camera companies share so little info about their processors?