Nikon Z6 for war/conflict journalism by Alex Kühni (Instagram: @alex_kuehni | Web: www.alexkuehni.com):
Syrian civil war: A Kurdish-Arab fighter fires his machinegun on Turkish backed militants in late 2019 / Z6, 50mm, f2.8, ISO 2000
With great interest I read the NR guest posts about working with Nikon gear in different fields of photography. As a photojournalist focused on war and conflict, I would like to contribute my own experiences working with the Z system. Let’s start with some background on how I usually work in the field. I always carry two bodies and pack 3–4 lenses. The two bodies are an insurance to continue working in case one breaks. I’m a fixed focal length shooter on most assignments so two bodies also preventing me from frequently swapping lenses. About 80 percent of my keepers are shot in 35mm which is my main lens just about glued to one of the bodies. I love 35mm photos but I recently discovered that I really like the 50mm focal length too. On the second camera I switch between 24mm and 50mm. 24mm is an amazing focal length and I always find a few shots I like who go hand in hand with the 35mm images. I like to have a final photo report about a topic or event in only 2–3 different focal lengths. In a series, it connects the photos better to each other in my opinion. Because the Z 24–70 is such a great lens, I sometimes also worked with it instead the 24 and 50 but then tend to use it only on 24mm or 50mm for consistency reasons.
Violent anti-corruption clashes in Baghdad, late 2019 / Z6, 24mm, f2.8, ISO 800
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