While you may be right and others are reporting the financial difficulty's of Nikon Camera division (and generally the camera industry) it does not invalidate the cameras as not worthy of consideration. The Nikon cameras will not stop working even if Nikon Camera division bellies up and I am sure when and if it comes to that some other manufacturer will pick the Nikon Camera division up just as Sony picked up the old Minolta camera company. While the Z series may lag behind in technology as compared to the Sony A7R IV they still (in the hands of people that know how to use them) produce fantastic images. Yes, if I was starting out with no lenses or cameras I might be tempted to Sony or Canon, however with an investment of over $70,000 in Nikon equipment I am not prepared to take a loss of that magnitude when I get superior images with what I have.

I'll answer from my own experience.

My passion is road races/marathons and have had the oppurtunity to use the Z6 twice shooting these since getting it a month ago. One of the toughest challenges is capturing a runner that is coming straight towards you, panning him (following) with me turning through 90 degrees with the last shot with him being perpendicular to the camera, e.g. a side shot of him.

I have had absolutely no problems tracking (dynamic AF) capturing up to 8 indavidual single shots (not CL/HL bursts) with each fully in focus. Whilst theoretically there is of course an EVF refresh lag, I don't notice it and it does not hinder me or cause any lost shots.

From some of what has been written I get the impression that people may be taking continous bursts (L & H or H*) and at the same time have the EVF 'preview' turned on which will cause real time view loss, something I never do.

Shot a couple of days ago, even with the theoretical EVF redraw time lag of milliseconds what 'real world' affect would it of had on this capture.

Shooting at Nikon's standard H continuous mode and not the H+ extended continuous mode, I can indeed pan quickly and keep the fast moving subject in the confines of the EVF at real-time. I do this often when shooting high school basketball as a player drives the lane to the basket. Sometimes I can tell by the look in his eyes when he is getting ready to drive, so I'll hit AF-ON and give him a split second lead and then start taking pictures. I can follow him all the way from the free throw lane to the basket, but again, who needs 50-60 pictures of almost identical poses? So I will pause for a second and then resume, all the while viewing in real-time EVF. I stand by the edge of the lane and not under the basket and use my 85mm f/1.8 S lens for the middle schooler and JV. Sometimes, I'll use a 50mm for the varsity guys.

Honestly, TriX, I have adapted the past year that I've had this camera and learned how to adjust my shooting style to follow the action. I do not shoot birds so I don't know how this would work for them. I really believe that most of the criticism is from folks that expected to use this camera straight out of the box as a point and shoot. I remember a couple of years ago a bunch of complaints about the D850 not being sharp, but you don't hear anyone complaining now because either they learned to use it or sold it... ha ha.

Off the record, I have had some great sports shots with this Z6, but landscapes are not very satisfactory to me. I want to learn how to shoot jpegs and landscapes with the Z6 to better control the DR, as I don't like the Z6 images I get with vacation photos.

Thanks Tom, I appreciate the insights. I agree that the most important thing shooting sports (and indoors is certainly more challenging!) is to be intimately familiar with your equipment - no time to be searching for a setting. In addition to teaching photography and graphic design (HS), my youngest son is the wrestling coach, so I typically shoot almost every match, both for the parents and the yearbook (and very occasionally, I get a shot published in the paper). Wrestling is very different from BB, which I shoot some also - relatively slow movement followed by bursts of speed, so anticipation and knowing the sport is important. I can typically get by with 1/250, but prefer 1/500 for BB which often has a little better lighting. As you know well, HS gyms can be VERY dark. I, like you, shoot fast lenses and am often at ISO 10,000 or 12,800. More and more, I’m taking my 135 f2L instead of my 70-200 f2.8. I’ve really missed it this season, which has been cancelled here.

Cheers