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1bwana1 wrote:
Of course what you say makes sense.
But what I am hearing is that it is a stacked sensor, that it is not the Z9 sensor, that it is a new sensor, and that this sensor was delayed for some period of time so that is why the Z8 took so long. It will be in limited supply after release so get your pre-orders in as soon as available.
Well that is interesting news and your track record on what you hear has been pretty impressive. I hope you are right. If it is a new stacked sensor, then it likely is in between the 24 MP stacked sensor that we saw in the A9 and A9 II for Sony and the 45 MP sensor we saw in the Z9. Something like a 36 MP sensor (or perhaps just a little less resolution) that could deliver 4K video would make a lot of sense. And if they are able to have really fast sensor scan speed at least what is in the Z9, then they could go with just the electronic shutter again and that would make sense too. I hope they pay just as much attention to the viewfinder experience as well. If they can make this camera and keep the cost around $4,000 I think it would be a winner.
Oh, and I agree with Scott that I think the 45 MP sensor in the Z7 and Z7 II is better than the 61 MP sensor in the Sony A7r IV and V and I am not at all convinced that Nikon should use that sensor, but I think they probably will either in the Z8 or in the Z7 III. They will tweak it of course, but I agree with Scott that such high resolution seems to stretch the capabilities of the sensor too far at this point and the increase in noise at high ISO for my purposes doesn't make the increase in resolution worth it.
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