coolhanduke wrote:
Billnikon,
What is the tracking issu?
I haven’t heard.
They have come out with like 4 or 5 firmware releases since I got mine. 2 in a row just recently.
OH, I wish it weren't so, but it is. For those of us who really want Nikon to hit a home run with the Z9, disappointment is a hard pill to swallow.
As many here know I shoot all winter in Florida wetlands. I shoot with many internet influencers, many good ones, who will remain nameless. I have shot side by side with pro's and advanced amateurs using both the Z9, Sony a9 and a1, and Canon's new entries.
The main problem with the Z9 seems to be picking up and maintaining focus on a moving bird in front of a complicated background. With the D5, D850, and D500, Nikon had a focus system called GROUP AUTO FOCUS, which consists of four dots in a triangular formation in the center of the viewfinder, if a bird was within those four dots the bird was in focus in front of what ever back ground there was behind it.
For some reason, when Nikon came out with the Z9 and a new focusing system, they dropped GROUP AUTO FOCUS focusing system.
No, I am not aware of any firmware fix for this problem yet.
Actually, my a9, which is older technology than the Z9, maintains better focus tracking than the Z9.
Again, I shoot with folks who also shot with the Z9, and those folks have reported the tracking issue too. And it is not just one photographer saying that, many internet influencers are saying the same thing about the Z9 after testing it.
So, if your not tracking a small bird against a complicated background, your probably going to love the Z9. The Z9 is a great step forward for Nikon and I applaud them for it. Hey, look at my screen name, "billnikon", I want Nikon to be a leader too, but for now they are second fiddle to Sony and Canon, not by much mind you, but that little bit is keeping me in the Sony system for now.