imagemeister Loc: mid east Florida

IF this is true, Nikon may actually have a LOCK on the serious sports/wildlife/birding genre along with their lightweight/affordable primes ! !

maxlieberman Loc: 19027

That may be what they are going for. They were late to the mirrorless dance, but are catching up fast.

billnikon Loc: Pennsylvania/Ohio/Florida/Maui/Oregon/Vermont

They appear to be doing just that. Unfortunately they have not yet, even through many firmware updates, caught up to flagship Canon and my Sony a1.

maxlieberman Loc: 19027

I switched from Canon to Nikon 43 years ago and don't regret it.

billnikon Loc: Pennsylvania/Ohio/Florida/Maui/Oregon/Vermont

As long as being in second or third place doesn't bother you, congratulations.

maxlieberman Loc: 19027

That's really a matter of opinion.

billnikon Loc: Pennsylvania/Ohio/Florida/Maui/Oregon/Vermont

Not really. I shoot in Florida with many who use Nikon, Canon, and Sony. And the consensus is as I have stated. Nikon users agree. Don't get me wrong, Nikon Z9 produces great images. Unfortunately birds in flight images are sometimes hit or miss with Nikon and not with Canon or Sony. And this is from tracking the same bird with all of us at the same time and then comparing results. Nikon users agree with us on it's shortcomings on tracking and focus acquisition. As a 45 year professional photographer using Nikon I hope they can fix it.

Bill_de Loc: US

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QFy479bFjLU

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maxlieberman Loc: 19027

I will still stick with Nikon.

maxlieberman Loc: 19027

Thanks, Bill. This confirms other published rumors, which I suspect are Nikon leaks. I may wait a little while on it since I am still digesting my Z8, but think that it might be a nice Chanukah present for myself. Am added bonus for me is that I will be able to use some of my left over crop sensor lenses at the higher pixel count than the Z8 in crop sensor mode (33mp v. 19mp).

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What a supremely stoooopid thought.

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Well acoarst its a "not yet" situation. The discussion is about a *future* model !

SuperflyTNT Loc: Manassas VA

And I have seen reviews that say the firmware updates have given the Z9 a slight edge over the A1.

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Since its too dicey to choose one over the other I guess Ill just never buy neither. No hey problemo ! Maybe I should just get a turbocharger for my 2016 Kia Soul.

billnikon Loc: Pennsylvania/Ohio/Florida/Maui/Oregon/Vermont

I really hope you do. The last thing I would do here is to try to persuade someone to switch brands. It was not my intent.
I was a hard decision for me to finally switch to Sony after 50 years with Nikon. And 2 of those years I was a Nikon Rep.
When I retired I wanted to start photographing what I really loved instead of Weddings, family portraits and senior pictures that paid the bills, I was always an outdoor wildlife photographer at heart.
But after retirement and shooting wildlife with my D500, D850, the world seemed to be switching to mirrorless, Nikon kept promising Z lenses that never came out, their first offerings of the Z6 and Z7 were a disaster for wildlife shooting. Wanting to shoot wildlife I watched a few videos from Mark Smith and I bought a used Sony a9 with their new 200-600 zoom. I was sold, 20 fps RAW (Nikon did not offer this at the time) and deadly focusing. Nikon for the next two years promised the 200-600 (later to be the 180-600). And with my new Sony a1 I was shooting 30 fps RAW (the Nikon Z9 still cannot match it) I got tired of waiting, I sold off all of my Nikon gear and went full time Sony, then got the Sony 70-200 2.8 CMMII (the very best and sharpest 70-200 I had ever shot. Next came the 600 f4, a beautifully center balanced lens that is actually very easy to hand hold. Then a 100-400, macro, 24-105 f4 that I now use as my go to lens for travel, and lastly the new 16-35 f4.
Again, I hope Nikon eventually catches up to Sony and Canon on focusing and tracking accuracy. For general images Nikon can't be beat, if I were still a professional shooting Weddings and the rest I would still shoot the Nikon Z series camera's, there lenses are great, especially their new 600 f6.3 prime, I really wish Sony produced one, I would snatch it up in a second. Their flash system I believe is far better than Sony's.
But I shoot wildlife, birds in flight, fights, and nest building, I cannot afford to miss shots in a series. I need 30 fps RAW with my type of shooting.
Again, I appreciate you sticking with Nikon, I am sure you will be very pleased with the results you are getting.
Good luck and keep on shooting until the end.