When my wife and I entered San Diego Zoo on April 4, 2025—the first time since summer 2000—a staffer approached and offered to suggest a destination. The Australian recommended the Koalas, which were being fed at that moment. So off went Annie and I, as you can see from the Featured Image and companion.
The eucalyptus addicts were indeed chowing down, but they kept (purposefully?) behind poles or trees, making getting good shots to be difficult. I would have walked out with nothing, if not for Nikon Zf and attached NIKKOR Z 24-200mm f/4-6.3 VR lens.
Camera manufacturers use more megapixels as a crucially touted selling point. One reason I chose the Nikon Zf is the relatively smaller size of the files produced from the 24.5MP sensor. I easily cropped into the already zoomed photos for pleasing portraits without compromise and saved on storage space that larger files would consume.
Vitals: f/6.3, ISO 450, 1/250 sec, 200mm; 9:50 a.m. PDT. The second shot is the same, but ISO 500 five minutes later.