Martys Loc: Lubec, Maine

I do the same thing,....my preference though,..lies in going the opposite direction,......I'm a dinosaur of sorts, using vintage lenses and manual focus in all my work,...not to prove any particular point,....rather preferring to sustaining the enjoyment of manual workflow I first fell in love with in the early 1960's when afflicted with the photography bug.
My experience and images to my seeing achieve an equal outcome to mirrorless counterparts I observe by fellow photographer's work in my humble opinion.
Technically and mathematically I understand the opposite to be factually more than true,....I do not challenge that fact,...but to my seeing my final files and large prints adequately match mirror free camera images,........with these tired old eyes anyway,.... could such images side by side,.....I sometimes wonder,...could only your dog see the the implied difference?,.............lol.
Had my subject of interest over the years been other than landscape, scenic and nature,...say birding or varied moving subect matter, (although at one time I was extensively active in auto circuit racing,....yet managed it well) I might have then gravitated toward the quicker responsiveness of an auto focusing and mirrorless system.
Anyway,.....we all do the same thing,.....different.

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Flyerace Loc: Mt Pleasant, WI

There are many worse things to purchase than a new camera. If you enjoy your purchase it is the right thing to do. I seldom regret buying something that makes me happy. I just don't have enough money for the big ticket items, like a G650 or better, a new condo in Aruba or more jewelry. I have the cameras I want and the lenses that I will use. My photos are just for my use. I no longer post photos or enter them in contests. Life is pretty great!

niteman3d Loc: South Central Pennsylvania, USA

B&H had a daily special on a 128gb card for $70, so I bought it just to fill the hole. I will probably just use it as a redundancy since I'm starting out using this one to mirror (pun?) the output of my D7500 which means DX mode, and JPG files, but with more bells and whistles. I love the idea of EVF chimping and seeing the actual exposure before I hit the shutter release. At a later date, I'll get a speedy bigger CFExpress-B card or two for raw and video if I go there. Now I need a new card reader.

bikinkawboy Loc: north central Missouri

Rationalization is weak, gratification is strong.

Robertl594 Loc: Bloomfield Hills, Michigan and Nantucket

No sympathy from me! Just a hearty congratulations! Now, just go enjoy your new camera. Post some pics!

NJFrank Loc: New Jersey

And a big Thank You from Nikon. They appreciate your business.

MosheR Loc: New York City

Now take lots of pictures and POST them.

Bridges Loc: Memphis, Charleston SC, now Nazareth PA

Smart Q readers are inexpensive and work well.

RoswellAlien

Have one and it’s the go-to. The learning curve is just a wee bit steep after D500 and D850 (still have the 850 - for a while ).
Yes, extra batteries.

Robertl594 Loc: Bloomfield Hills, Michigan and Nantucket

You got this one!!! I have confidence in you. Will be fun too.

djsteul

I feel your pain and excitement!😂

MrBob Loc: lookout Mtn. NE Alabama

I really enjoyed reading your post... A lot to reflect on. I hope you don't mind if I copied and saved it ?

gouldopfl

I have an Canon EOS-R. I only have one RF lens. I have a lot of EF glass and the adapter is so well engineered that many of my EF lenses work better. The camera has a 30mp FF sensor. The biggest drawback for some is that it only gets 8 or 5 fps depending on the mode. For what I do, macro, some landscape and some street photography, I cannot justify upgrading. What would make me upgrade? Better focus, more fps. I have spent money getting better quality lenses.

b top gun

I had fun with my Nikon D7100 until I got the itch to go full frame just as Nikon announced the D850. I even used my old Nikkor manual focus primes on the D850 and enjoyed the challenge. All was good in my world until last summer when a local camera store hosted an after hours evening with a Nikon ambassador who happened to be the official team photographer for an NFL football team. He had gotten a Z8 to play with prior to its release. Around the same time, on the distant horizon, Alaska was beckoning...I had never been out of the lower 48. I drove home after meeting with Nikon ambassador with one thought in mind...IF I go to Alaska I want a Z8. On Sept. 22nd last year an old friend of mine and I boarded a non stop from Chicago to Anchorage; in my carry on was both my D850 and new Z8. Later, the ferry ride from Valdez to Whittier, across Prince William Sound, sealed the deal; I have barely turned on the D850 except to check the status of its batteries since. For someone who had dug in his heels and refused to consider mirrorless, I was hooked. The Z8 is simply a fun camera to use. With the FTZ II adapter I use my F mount lenses on any Nikon body I have. I have yet to have the new 180-600 Nikkor in my hands; right now I am considering a Nikkor 100-400 with 1.4x TC. My story and I am sticking to it.

marler1957 Loc: Marietta, GA

Rented an F-mount 80-400 in the past which I liked but never bought. So the first Z mount lens I got for the Z8 was the 100-400 plus the 1.4 teleconverter. Used them at the last F1 race in Austin. Is really good between 135-300mm and okay at 400mm. Never tried it at 560mm for a still subject...yet. I attached what would be an "extreme-ish" example at 560mm, 1/100 sec, ISO-140, -0.3 step of a car at probably close to 150mph.