{"id":55644,"date":"2021-03-16T10:46:09","date_gmt":"2021-03-16T16:46:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.moosepeterson.com\/blog\/?p=55644"},"modified":"2023-05-13T20:58:36","modified_gmt":"2023-05-14T02:58:36","slug":"z-6ii-z70-200f2-8-a2a-rig","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.moosepeterson.com\/blog\/z-6ii-z70-200f2-8-a2a-rig\/","title":{"rendered":"Z 6II \/ Z70-200f2.8 A2A Rig"},"content":{"rendered":"[et_pb_section admin_label=&#8221;section&#8221;]\n\t\t\t[et_pb_row admin_label=&#8221;row&#8221;]\n\t\t\t\t[et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Text&#8221;]\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-style-default\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"718\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.moosepeterson.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/DA2AAEROC0556.jpg?resize=1080%2C718&#038;quality=100&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-55645\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.moosepeterson.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/DA2AAEROC0556.jpg?w=1200&amp;quality=100&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.moosepeterson.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/DA2AAEROC0556.jpg?resize=585%2C389&amp;quality=100&amp;ssl=1 585w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.moosepeterson.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/DA2AAEROC0556.jpg?resize=800%2C532&amp;quality=100&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.moosepeterson.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/DA2AAEROC0556.jpg?resize=768%2C511&amp;quality=100&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.moosepeterson.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/DA2AAEROC0556.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;quality=100&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.moosepeterson.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/DA2AAEROC0556.jpg?resize=140%2C94&amp;quality=100&amp;ssl=1 140w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><figcaption>Aero C-104 &#8220;B\u00fccker&#8221; captured by Z 6II \/ Z70-200f2.8 w\/Z1.4x<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">New Year, new shooting opportunities, and more importantly for me, a whole new A2A shooting rig! Up until this A2A, my rig was the <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bedfords.com\/1624\" target=\"_blank\">D6<\/a> \/ <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bedfords.com\/18208022021\" target=\"_blank\">70-200f4<\/a>. It brought great AF, buffer, and physical weight to shoot through the open side of an aircraft. I shot this entire A2A with this Aero C-104 &#8220;B\u00fccker&#8221; this past weekend with the <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bedfords.com\/18208016594\" target=\"_blank\">Z 6II<\/a> \/ <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bedfords.com\/18208200917\" target=\"_blank\">Z70-200f2.8<\/a> with the <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bedfords.com\/18208200986\" target=\"_blank\">Z1.4x<\/a> and it worked beautifully! It too has the AF, buffer and with this rig, the weight to make it all work. You&#8217;ll see below the rig, the camera is in a SmallRig with a KeyMission 170 above the prism (to shoot BTS). The <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bedfords.com\/18208016594\" target=\"_blank\">Z 6II<\/a> did a killer job with the action, able to keep up focus and buffer so I didn&#8217;t miss a shot (6227 images in 65 minutes). The <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bedfords.com\/18208200917\" target=\"_blank\">Z70-200f2.8<\/a> \/ <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bedfords.com\/18208200986\" target=\"_blank\">Z1.4x<\/a> is such a sharp combo. Better yet, they are so well sealed, I had no dust accumulate on the sensor during the shoot! The best part was I could easily shoot still or video with the Z 6II with a flip of a lever, see it all in the viewfinder and use proper handholding for both. Bottom line for me, I have a whole new A2A rig and I love it!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-style-default\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.moosepeterson.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Z6IIA2ARig.jpg?resize=1080%2C720&#038;quality=100&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-55647\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.moosepeterson.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Z6IIA2ARig.jpg?w=1200&amp;quality=100&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.moosepeterson.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Z6IIA2ARig.jpg?resize=585%2C390&amp;quality=100&amp;ssl=1 585w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.moosepeterson.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Z6IIA2ARig.jpg?resize=800%2C533&amp;quality=100&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.moosepeterson.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Z6IIA2ARig.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;quality=100&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.moosepeterson.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Z6IIA2ARig.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;quality=100&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.moosepeterson.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Z6IIA2ARig.jpg?resize=140%2C94&amp;quality=100&amp;ssl=1 140w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/figure>\n[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column]\n\t\t\t[\/et_pb_row]\n\t\t[\/et_pb_section]","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Aero C-104 &#8220;B\u00fccker&#8221; captured by Z 6II \/ Z70-200f2.8 w\/Z1.4x New Year, new shooting opportunities, and more importantly for me, a whole new A2A shooting rig! Up until this A2A, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":55645,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"<!-- wp:image {\"id\":55645,\"sizeSlug\":\"full\",\"linkDestination\":\"none\",\"className\":\"is-style-default\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-style-default\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.moosepeterson.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/DA2AAEROC0556.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-55645\"\/><figcaption>Aero C-104 \"B\u00fccker\" captured by Z 6II \/ Z70-200f2.8 w\/Z1.4x<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>New Year, new shooting opportunities, and more importantly for me, a whole new A2A shooting rig! 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