{"id":72869,"date":"2026-03-23T13:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-23T19:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.moosepeterson.com\/blog\/?p=72869"},"modified":"2026-03-23T11:43:10","modified_gmt":"2026-03-23T17:43:10","slug":"the-zr-it-sure-does","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.moosepeterson.com\/blog\/the-zr-it-sure-does\/","title":{"rendered":"The ZR &#8211; It Sure Does!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.moosepeterson.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ZR_Z26f2.8Bwlp-scaled.jpg&#8221; title_text=&#8221;ZR_Z26f2.8Bwlp&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; box_shadow_style=&#8221;preset1&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;center&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;|||0px|false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||0px|||&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p>Nikon ZR w\/Z26f2.8<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; text_font_size=&#8221;16px&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;20px||30px||false|false&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p>What&#8217;s with the ZR? This is a question that keeps floating my way, a post from last Friday bringing more. &#8220;It shoots stills?&#8221; That was asked a few times, and yes, it does! It&#8217;s just like shooting with a Z 9 or Z 8, except that it has no EVF, just one large LCD. Its main role in our gear locker is for its sweet spot, shooting video. If you shoot video with your Z body (and if you don&#8217;t, why don&#8217;t you?) then you are familiar with the .mov file format. The ZR captures that format along with others, the most important is the R3D. This format comes from the RED master minds. If you shoot in Raw and process your Nefs, you know that the ISO is locked into place, what you shot at is now carved in stone. With the ZR and R3D, you can change ISO in Post! Wrap your mind around that for a moment. You can change the ISO in post when you capture R3D! As you might imagine, there is a hitch or two though. 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