Why this is the world's best mirrorless camera now?
0:01 What we will cover in this video
0:31 1st thing I like
2:03 Who am I?
2:20 2nd thing I like
3:11 3rd thing I like
3:32 4th thing I like
4:00 5th thing I like
4:44 6th thing I like
5:20 7th thing I like, the most important
7:39 1st thing I don't like
8:52 2nd thing I don't like
9:46 3rd thing I don't like
10:27 4th thing I don't like
10:56 A crazy thing that happened to the camera
12:38 Final verdict
In this video, I shared what I like and don't like about the Nikon Z9, after owning it for a year and using it in two of my recent trips to Kenya and Tanzania, in extreme weather and conditions.
I talk about the sharpness, the image quality, and other aspects of the camera. If you are thinking of switching to mirrorless, upgrading to the Nikon Z9 or to jump to Sony, this video is for you.
Make sure to check out my video on why I wouldn't buy the Nikon Z 600mm f/4
• 600mm vs 400mm for bir...
Anybody that comments on the Z9 and the 400 2.8 combo that has not used it should know that this camera and lens is phenomenal. And no, you cannot get the speed and sharpness in any of the other lenses, all which I've used, so comparing this to the 200-500 is insane. If you can't afford it just say it...don't tell me your 5.6 lens is as good as the 400 2. Nikon is competitive and Sony and Canon are trailing at the moment...but just give it a minute...they will all up their game in the future. My recommendation is right now, nothing beats the z9/400 2.8 combo for wildlife...people who get poor results have not mastered the camera...it does take time and effort to and yes you have to study a bit..this camera is not for beginners
Agreed. No one has an answer for those TC built in lens and the PF lens.
Absolutely Right. As well missing shot vibration stabilization control is more important than AF in wildlife why that is ignored is crazy Nikon has nailed that neither Canon nor Sony can’t even come close in addition to that AF in video in Nikon is game changer.
Best camera that I've used in my photography career
How does the new 4.0 fw upgrade improve the tracking compared with your review version? Thanks for a great video
Hi Tin Man - nice to catch up, at least virtually, with you. Glad to hear you are staying out of the corporate world. I retired 3/1 so fully dedicating myself to video production. Haven’t given up still photos completely, so I like to at least keep up with that part of the industry. Nice video and good information on the Z9. I’m not in the market but appreciate your efforts here. You continue to get some awesome images! Take care and hope to see you out in the field.
the z9 for me is amazong and i finally get the 400mm 2.8 TC and is soamazing and lightweight, im really amazed
Great video! I think it’s worth pointing out the the z9 does have zebras in video. I’ve been shooting a lot of video lately and really appreciate all of the z9’s features. I shoot in SDR 4k 120, with the 2.3x crop (if necessary). The flat video profile coupled with active d lighting set to high and noise reduction set to normal and you will get amazing video quality that is easy to grade in post and much smaller files! So many amazing features in the z9!
Thanks for the great info. Yes I much prefer the video tracking capability compared to Sony A1. And the weather seal of Z9 is amazing. I haven’t tried the 2.3 crop what a brilliant idea!
Excellent camera set-up for wildlife photography. Great shared!!!!
I change iso a lot i have a nikon d850 and was thinking of getting a z9 you can’t program one of the custom buttons to activate the iso to change it quickly on the Z9? With the wheel? As i am used to having two dials to change on the fly as i always shoot manual especially with some of the lenses I have. It’s not a deal killer it’s just perplexing that you have to go into the menu each time if thats the case.
I use the two dials for aperture and shutter speed. So when I change iso I still have to press and hold the iso button then move the dial to change. It’s very inconvenient in cold weather when I’m wearing thick gloves. I thought about using the dial on the lens to change aperture but it’s also not easy with a big lens.
I own a Z9 and completely agree with you on the camera and lens. Have you tried the 800 6.3? I know it is 6.3, but it is quite good and the reach is a dream. I will DM you for trip information. Frank.
Great review! Thank you. Question: have you adjusted the Z9’s 3D tracking between smooth and sporadic? If so, which worked better for your uses?
Thanks for your question because I didn't know there's such an option. Will try.
@@TinManLee "Pencil>a3:Focus Tracking with lock-on" (also has a "Steady" and "Erratic" option here) "Pencil>a14: Focus Point Selection Speed" "Pencil>g6: AF Speed" "Pencil>g7: AF tracking sensitivity"
Also, the ISO button on the Z9 is on top above the dial. I turn off auto-ISO in the menu settings, and then hold down the ISO button while turning the front dial to quickly adjust ISO when needed. My only complaint is that the ISO button sometimes gets mixed up with the other top button.
Thanks for the info. Yea holding the button while dialing causes me to miss a bit of time to move my index finger away from the shutter and I ended up just using auto ISO for Nikon :(
Thank you so much for this Tin Man…I’m on the fence …i don’t like auto iso - as often the camera will select a much higher iso than needed for very slow shutter speeds…i like to control my shutter speed with my iso dial…and get away with as low a shutter as possible especially in low light but ensuring iso isn’t too crazy…can you do that on the Z9?
There is a dedicated ISO button near the shutter button. You can press that and quickly change the ISO, without going into the menu. That being said, you can also set the upper limit to the Auto ISO.
I just got my 400 - I waited 1 year and 8 months. I also have the 800mm. I bought the Sony a1, A7rV and a 400, 600, 200-600 lenses because of the long wait. Overall I think Sony is better for wildlife shooting. I may keep both since I’m retired and photography is my primary hobby.
Congrats for getting the 400. I went thru similar route and almost lost hope on Nikon. Overall Sony focuses faster and the camera body lighter. Though the Z400 is growing on me with the internal teleconverter which is good for places that have dust and rain a lot like Africa. It's a lot of money to have both systems ahhh.
how is the autofocus of A7RV when compared with Z8/9 for wildlife? If more fps is not needed, will that do fine? Like for bird in flights...
The Z9 has me won over, in spite of its sometimes annoying AF. It is a pro camera. It looks and feels like a pro camera. It is heavy, but I've become accustomed to it. (Except that I have a portfolio of involuntary images of the ground from when i forget to lock the verticle grip shutter button,and fire off a bunch of frames accidentally.) Although the A1 performs exceedingly well, it seems more like a "consumer" camera than a pro cam. it doesn't feel nearly as durable, and your fogging story suggests that my concerns of build limitations may be justified. Anyway, on balance, the Z9 is the best camera I have ever had the pleasure of shooting. Finally, Nikon glass is superb, but their supply line issues are indeed a royal pain that has caused a few folks I know to jump ship to Sony and not look back. None of them have admitted any regrets.
Very good point. In tough weather, which we wildlife photographers encounter a lot, weather seal is super important. The Z9 really amazes me especially in the crazy rain which I posted in a recent video. I didn’t have time to put on the rain coat and the camera was working perfect. While the Fuji medium format was like frozen. And I bet the Sony A1 wouldn’t survive because it died on me in Alaska in a much lighter rain. Plus even though it’s heavier but I never need to worry about using up one battery in each outing lol. It’s like a tank.
@@njrtech there is absolutely no way that the A1 is built to the same standard as the Z9… I’d even consider the Z8 to be built to a higher standard than the A1 and that’s a notch below the Z9.
@@njrtech "A1 is every bit as pro camera..." :)))))))))))) of course
@@ghas4151 of course not, he just needs to confirm that he has a "professional device" for the outrageous money for A1 :)))
On the a7rv... you can also use crop mode to extend the reach 1.5x (26mp) + in crop mode would be using the full sensor
Yes, definitely. I've saw some discussion comparing using crop mode or to crop in post processing. What do you think?
Thank you very much for your insights. Concerning the jpeg issue. I think you switched the shooting bank by turning the back dial . It might help to configure all shooting banks the same even if you don't use them. I have recently watched a video on the channel of Lichtbildidealisten about it. It's in German so it might not help you.
Great point. That may be the reason. I gotta check and make sure all the shooting banks don't have those jpeg setups. It happened to my friend who uses a D850 before too.
So far I have loved my Z9 and 400sf2.8. Also love it with 800mmPF. Honest opinions. I wonder if the Z8 will be like the Sony R75 or better? Thanks for the video.
So envious. I want to get the 800 too to, seems to be perfect to combine with the 400. I wonder about the Z8 too. If it’s a lot lighter it would be perfect because I do a lot of low angle stuff now and weight reduction is critical. But then if they use different batteries then travel will be a problem.
I rented the Z8 with my 500PF. It seems ok but is a little slow in the focus department. It does not compare to Sasse 1000 frames a second Eagle pictures.
I have the Sony A1 and 400 F2.8. That wide aperture I find invaluable for wildlife photography. I have the 1.4x and 2x teleconverters but rarely use, more often cropping when need be. When on Safari I also take my F2.8 70-200 mounted on a second A1 body. That means I don’t need change lenses while on drives, and have reliance in case of problem with one of the cameras
You have the most powerful combo. Thanks for sharing. Same here I rarely use teleconverters because it really lowers the image quality (even though a lot of people said with the 1.4 it’s very good but I disagree) and it slows down the AF speed a lot.
@@TinManLee I am rarely happy using either teleconverter. The images nearly always look soft and I have to resort to using Topaz Photo AI to try and sharpen images, not an ideal situation. Where as the 400 F2.8 is so sharp I can heavily crop and still have good final image.
About the problem on the Z9 you were taking video and switched to taking photos, you suddenly get bigger image and all were Jpeg files. It happened to me few times in Z5 as my lens were not fast and I switched video when lights was low and photos often. After I came back and checked the images it was some jpeg files and I never pressed at all and the AFS . I got bigger image as z5 video was cropped 1.7 time. Now I can understand it can happend when switching between video and photos.
As a multiple system user and Z9 owner, the lack of 3rd control dial has been my number 1 complain on the Z9, the second complain is the lack of duplicated custom function 9 ( Custom Fn 1 and 2 ) for vertical shooting) so those two custom function button is all gone when I am shooting the camera vertically using the VG.
The upcoming release of the Z8 should address the weight. But likely to come with one less Function button. Will also be much cheaper than the A1.
True lol they will likely take away some functions, and it would be great if the Z8 is in the R5 range.
About going from Photo to Video. I do this every day for no less than 10 hours a day and has never done that. So I believe was a human error. Greetings from Costa Rica. Good video was well explained.
I only wish that canon has 400mm 2.8 with interntal TC that will by no brainer for me. But i am considering purchase 400mm 2.8, probably RF 4002.8., i have R5 and A1 and i much more like working with R5. And also, i was considering this particular lens 400mm 2.8 1.4TC, but that mean i must buy another body and another system and wait for lens nobodyknows how much time (on internet forums many people are wainting one year for example). I will propably buy RF and start saving for nikon.... Oh man, what a time to be alive, with so much posibilities to purchase gear... but money... Tin Man Lee, i really like your channel, it is special one on YT, nobody makes this content like you, with real word wildlife experience with both 3 systems. Many thanks for your informations. Good luck with your next works.
Really appreciate the input. My old Canon 7DII broke a little dial when I fell on the beach while shooting Orcas. So I am GLAD it is finally time to get a mirrorless. I have limited funds so it will probably be the Sony with a zoom lens. Trying to keep it less than 10K. Worried about the weather proofing though. It rains all the time here. And moody rain pictures with orcas are wonderful to shoot, so what can I do to keep my Sony dry? I really can't carry the Z9. Like the Canon camera, it's a brick, and my wrists are very arthritic now. So I need a light set up. Thanks for all your help Tin Man. Good video. - Nadine
Z8 rumours point to it being a lighter z9.
For Sony, I read somewhere that you need to buy something to protect the hot shoe area of the camera where it could cause error message when wet. And its better to have rain cover for the camera body and lens. Then I think it should be fine with Sony and its a lot lighter definitely.
Yes can't wait. Hope it has most of the features of the Z9.
RIGHT NOW as I type this, the Sony 600 F4 & the 400 F 2.8 are on back order. Does the Sony 200-600 play well with the A7R5? Anyone know? Even the Z8 (or any camera) at $4k US, if you loose focus = a blurry photo of a shot of a lifetime isn't worth $1k. Now realizing that no camera's AF will give a 100% keeper rate, what would you say (best guess & feel free to add thee Canon R5 if you want) is the keeper rates between Sony & Nikon? Just curious.
My most recent updates from friends is that A7r5 isn’t as good as A1 for fast AF and misses shots sometimes maybe the chip or whatever couldn’t keep up with the 60 mega pixel camera. My friends who have both the 200-600 and the 400 2.8 told me they saw a huge difference. I think the difference shows when it’s super fast action. For still animal it doesn’t make much difference. Isn’t it crazy these days when one have tens of thousands of dollars and they still can’t get the lenses lol.
If I had tens of thousands of disposable income, I would of purchased the A1 & 600 F4 a long time ago (I still might do so) for wildlife & a Phase One system for landscapes a long time ago If you're not earning income & don't have an excessive amount of disposable income, it probably doesn't make sense. Then you have the, how into shooting wildlife are you thing going on. Some might lay on their belly in the mud & slither like a snake to get closer to get the shot, while others would settle for less of a photo & not get their shoes dirty. I wouldn't expect the A7R5 to be as good as the A1 considering the price & specs. If it isn't pretty consistent at erratic moving subjects, might as well stay with my Nikon D810. Happy shooting, Tom
Z9 and a AFS 300 2.8. TC1.4 if needs be. Lovely. Makes a great portrait/model lens as well.
The video functions is also a big plus for Nikon. Now they've added video zoom, auto capture, it really looks them about the other brands.
Thanks for your opinion Tin Man, i Love my 400/2.8tc 👍
Congratulations on becoming a nature photographer! :)
For the people with a less fortunate back pocket … try the OM Systems OM-1 and 150-400mm ….much lighter … yep no FF ..you do not need it without cropping 😂
In addition, that OM System has crazy good weather sealing (IP 53 Rating, which neither the Nikon Z9, Sony A1, nor the Canon R3 offer), it shoots faster frame rates with Continuous AF than the Z9, Canon R3, or the Sony A1, has better IS with Synch lenses, and costs about 1/3 the price -- not to mention a slew of other features those cameras don't even offer, like Live ND, Pro Capture, Live Composite, etc..
My first Z9 with the firmware version 3.01 (I recall) and it was frozen. I had to turn the camera off and I removed the battery for safe. Then I re-inserted the battery and turned the camera back on. I got the 2nd one with the firmware 3.01, it worked great. After I updated to the firmware version 3.10, it caused the files corrupted on my 3-19-2023 photography excursion. Few days later, I reversed my Z9 back to the firmware version 3.01 and it works normal until now.
Thanks George for your information. That’s so strange that it’s frozen. So far mine hasn’t had that happened but thanks for sharing.
@@TinManLee I never have any anomaly with my Z7 so I was totally shocked when I encountered that issue with my Z9. I love Nikon cameras since 1982 and I really like Nikon DSLR's, Z7 and Z9 due to its color rendering, especially Z9 sensor. Your photos are incredible and stunning and your works are very much like Mr. Art Wolfe's works. 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
I’ve had some “frozen out to lunch” issues with my Z9. I’ll turn it on, press the play button to review the pictures and it’s black. Sometimes I’ll have to turn it off and on before it wakes up and responds to the buttons.
@@boostedmaniac My Z9 with firmware 4.0 is so far so good. You may try to reset your camera to the factory default settings to see what happens.
thanks for sharing your thoughts on the difference, I wished Sony would come out with a lens similar to this 400 Like Nikons
So Z8 would help you now. Z9 no battery grip, would be interesting to see you response after testing it.
Yes Z8 would be good to have a lighter weight. Can't wait to see the specs.
Will try and keep the comment short. 1st: Fair assessment of the Nikon Z9. I've been shooting with it for over 1 year. I shoot with friends that use the Sony A1 and Canon R3/R5/R6. 2nd: Firmware updates have continually improved the AF, but it is still not as sticky as Sony/Canon and requires too many decisions as to AF mode at this point compared to the other two brands mentioned. Leaving out Olympus because I do not have enough exposure to their brand. 3rd: 2 EF Express type B card slots vs. A or mixed bag. 4th: Agree, that the lenses with built in TC are game changers for many if you can afford them and justify the expense. 5th: Sensor shield for harsh conditions. Agree with the negatives and I'll add one. This includes 1. weight, 2. need to simplify Subject detection / AF mode selection and speed of AF as well as accuracy for many of the more commonly used lenses. 3. No zebras (one of my first complaints) in stills. 4. A battery life percentage (not just the bars) would be handy - although the Z9 battery lasts all day for me as well. 5. Third wheel (in this case - as opposed to a date) would be nice. 6. A more simplified menu system. 7. Camera internal memory that would store bank settings (without having to save them to a card). 8. Single press change to video as opposed to turning a switch - so in the middle of shooting you could just hit a programmed button and shoot video - to make it as easy as engaging the TC on the new lenses. 9. Allow visualization of DOF past f/5.6. I realize this limitation is probably there secondary to the phase array AF/contrast detection abilities in mirrorless cameras at this point. Love the Z9 - but that doesn't mean there aren't things that would make it even better. Adding Zebras seems like it would be a no brainer, so what is making that difficult to do? I simply do not know. Last thing: I can think of several scenarios which might have lead to JPG and AFS. I will leave out user error (which can happen to anyone). Curious if you enabled the press and release feature for buttons (i.e. press and release the ISO button, but you can still turn the wheel and adjust ISO, until you press the ISO button again or half depress the shutter? This can happen without realizing it (i.e. press and release a focus area or AF mode - and inadvertently try to adjust the wheel). Since the buttons on top of the Z9 on the left are different (i.e. frame rate) it's also possible to put the camera into a high frame rate (JPG) and then AFS. I haven't heard anyone else shooting the Z9 have this issue yet over the last year, so my guess is that it was likely an inadvertent dial or button tap and change. Will be curious if you figure out what happened. Thanks for the review. Love the images.
Very honest opinions expressed
I bought the exact combo one year ago and got rid of it after a month. Z9’s autofocus is just not in the same league as my Sony A1 and Canon R3. the Nikon Z400/2.8S TC was quite amazing but I couldn’t fully utilize its capabilities with the Z9 at the time.
The autofocus is good, the problem was you
@@Yupthereitism Whatever. I’m a happy man shooting with other systems now.
Thanks for sharing.. interesting you recomended RV not A1 but I guess thats because you dont require the faster action capabilities of A1. Thus RV is fast enough.
Ah actually I talked to my clients who had the RV and I have to correct what I said in the video. He said RV sometimes misses the AF and it’s not as accurate as the A1. So for ultra fast action A1 is still more reliable. The RV is a good option for a more limited budget as it’s a lot less expensive.
@@TinManLee Sweet, thats kind of what I thought. I still have the RIV, love it, but waiting for the Aii to drop. haha.
The same thing happened to me recently! ie. the Z9 switched over to what seemed to be the default factory settings. Absolute disaster! I think there may be a bug in the new firmware. Definitely worth reporting to Nikon.
That’s crazy. I talked to another friend and she told me the same thing!!!!! This needs to be addressed by Nikon. I wonder what we can do. It’s definitely not random if it happened at least to 3 people!
Great video. Re the JPEGs, I’ve never hears that happening to any Nikon camera. Until now. Very strange.
Same. I had several D850 and never had that problem before. It's scary though because I thought I lost all my critical photos that morning with only jpeg. and AFS ...
I have used the Z9 in Costa Rica for a year and as you all might know the weather here is challenging. It has never failed on me. I am a professional photography tour leader and seen Canon R5 and Sonys Mirrorless giving up on my clients. Not to rave about this camera but if you are planning to visit extreme weather conditions Z9 is the way to go. Recently I saw a Canon R5 shoot down while trying to take Resplendent Quetzals in the very early morning wt
Z9 is best camera I have owned to date. My last camera was a D850 and I thought it couldn't be beat. Wrong. Hands down Z9 is better.
The difference between the 45mp of the Z9 and 61mp of the A7RV is the difference between a 20 x 30" print and a 23 x 34.5" print.
Huge difference. I always advice going for the most pixels. Some of my students using the A7RV reported that the animal eye tracking is inferior to A1. We suspect the chip in A7R5 can't keep up with super fast action compared to the A1. So now it becomes a comparison of the willingless to miss a few critical action shots or better print quality... Well i guess A7R5 is still better than Z9 for AF lol.
@@TinManLee Going from 45 to 61mp is not a "huge" difference, it is less than 15%. In photography, we work in factors of 2 or sqrt(2), not 15%. Please stop the hyperbole. You know your pictures don't win awards for 15% better resolution.
@@UnconventionalReasoning I don’t understand. To me 16 more mega pixel is a lot. It seems to me you are quite sensitive about these adjectives. My first digital SLR had 3 mega pixels. So a 16 mega pixel increase is a lot for me. I’m not talking about the difference of winning awards. I won a lot of awards with cameras less than 20 pixels. I’m just on a quest to improve my photography including image quality even if it’s 1% but it’s just for my own enjoyment so I don’t quite understand why you are after me on all these.
@@TinManLee 16 more megapixels isn't a lot, it's just math. I'm opposed to influencers giving bad advice to people trying to make expensive decisions. Going from 3 to 19 is different than going from 45 to 61. Again, it's math. Trying to improve your images by 1% is different than improving the image quality by 1%. The first is important at a high level, the second is irrelevant. Your video starts with "whether it's worth it... you'll have a much better idea." You're doing much more than stating what *your* enjoyment is, you're giving advice. Please give better advice. The fixation with megapixels is going to hurt both landscape and wildlife photographers soon. Even at 45 or 61mp, diffraction effects start to reduce image quality at f/8 to f/11. If the megapixel count goes even higher, like the pixel density of the Fuji XH2, it gets even worse, closer to the f/7.1 to f/8 range. The more affordable tele-zooms are often f/5.6 to f/6.3 at the long focal length. Close the aperture by one stop for better image quality, and it starts being worse image quality. Okay, that isn't math, it's physics.
@@TinManLee man, you are a pro and have no clue about the resolution? :))) the print is what matters and 15% is nothing.
il n'y pas besoin de revenir dans le menu pour passer en iso auto !!! Il faut rester en appuis sur le bouton iso et tourner la molette avant.
C'est comme ça depuis la série des D5 et D500
The grip on the Z9 was not designed only to have a "better grip". The body of the camera is big manly to provide the best heat dissipation when video is made. There's no camera out there with the capability of the Z9 in terms of video recording endurance. BTW, There's so much more about this camera than what meets the eye...
I understood that it does have a Zebra mode?
Amazing leopard clip there
Was so lucky :)
So finally you switched to Nikon and Sony from Canon 😅 Nothing beats the ecosystem of Nikon lenses at various price points
The thing about digital cameras that I have learned is, whatever the "best" digital camera is today, give it six months and it won't be. Give it two years and it will be a piece of junk. "Oh! You're still shooting with THAT!" I miss the good old days when using the latest and greatest meant I was trying the newest film on the market!
Z9 is awesome. Sadly Nikon still sucks because that’s the only option. Nikon has the best lenses and the best flagship camera. I waited for years for the camera to come… the 2500-3500 dollar camera. It never came. So it’s the best ecosystem if you have 20k to buy the Z9 and Z lenses. Used f mount lenses for Nikon aren’t as light or as good as Canon. Canon used market on EF glass is amazing. So for the prosumer, canon and Sony are the only option. Yes I’m butt-hurt because I waited and they still haven’t produced the camera I needed. Maybe I will switch back once they do… if I can even get the camera in my hands.
Thanks for the video Tin man!! Your insights are appreciated Regarding your situation where you somehow switched JPEG etc, there is a way to assign a function button to do a ton of changes in one press. I wonder if that's what happened Scott Keys did a video about it. kzhead.info/sun/d96HhMOvrnWweKM/bejne.html
You do not need a 400mm 2.8 with the Z9 camera. I am using the adapted 200-500 f-mount lens and am taking some of my best photos. Once they release the 200-600 Z mount lens I will probably purchase that. Nikon is slow on getting new lenses out, but the Z9 is miles ahead of the Sony A7RV! The Sony has half the frame rate of the Z9! The Z9 does 8k internal recording, the Sony does not. There are so many other things like the full e-shutter which I love. It is dead quiet. The list goes on and on.
The list doesn’t go on and on. The 200-600 is far superior to the 200-500. 8k… sure, shoot 8k. Sony makes much better video options, for actual videographers. Gimmick 8k is a great stat though.
Saying the 200-600 is far superior is hyperbole just like saying Z9 is miles ahead blah blah. The 200-600 has a few advantages I’d rate are minor in comparison. It should be better considering age and cost. I thought 8k was a gimmick until I saw how awesome it is to crop in post and maintain detail.
@@Jessehermansonphotography 😂 what are these much better video options Sony has? I’m assuming you’re talking about the a1.
@@Jessehermansonphotography they are fanboys don't waste your time, go watch the Steve Perry vtd, no fanboy nonsense
@@johnvanderploeg the A7R5, the A74 all are far better than the Z7ii and Z6ii subject tracking on Nikon sucks (minus the z9)
Is your video about the Z9 Or the SONY A1 ..Make yer mind up ffs .. And Correct the blatent clickbait video title
agreed
@@njrtech the A1 I use has been less reliable than Z9 after it’s most recent fw update. I don’t know what happened there.
always haters wanting to bring people down.
@@markfirth1681 Clickbait titles are annoying to say at least
@@colintraveller better find a different webiste than youtube then lol. i don't understand why people can't just be kind
Z9 autfocus is horrible for a camera of that price, miles behind Sony A1 and R3. I have a better keeper rate with my ancient D300 and 200-500 lens. 400 2,8, sure, a great lens but you expect it to be for that price. However, I think the micro contrast and rendition are better on the old 400 2,8 AF-S VR. As far as dynamic range and workable files I feel that my 850 is superior. For the price, the Z9 is not worth it so I sold mine.
I used to shoot with Sony and they always let me down so went with Nikon many years ago. Yea Nikon is a tad behind on a few things however, the Nikon always works. I've shot in rainstorms, blizzards and saunas and the Nikon cameras never stopped. Watched other photographers and their A7's and A1's fail in the middle of shoots many times over.
lol BS
Yea, my Sony A1 and Canon R5 have both failed in heavy rain but the Nikon Z9 has been going strong.
@@TinManLee My Z9 is still going strong even after working in harsh conditions.
I shoot Canon and Sony. I feel like it’s all rock, paper, scissors. Sony is the video king, but not very durable. Canon decent video, but super expensive no third party support. Nikon needs to catch up with AF.
Very true about Nikon on AF and Sony video quality. Sony doesn't have full time subject tracking in video mode though. And Nikon is more durable in extreme weather. So I guess nothing is perfect :)
I tried to watch the video but at a few key points when you draw attention to a small device and you showcase it, the focus remained on your face and the device could not be made out in any detail at all. A prime example of this is at 5:35 when you tried to show the converter lever on the big lens. Frustrating enough to make me stop watching.
Why not talk about the CHOKING issues in RAW, instead of praising that trash...