I think having the "silver" bodies be mostly black, especially on the back, with really only a little silver at the top and bottom, was a big misstep. The trim color that looks best on the front where it's mostly against silver (which I agree is the sepia brown) is not the same as looks best on the back of the camera where it's mostly against black. You might as well get the black camera and pick the lighter cognac brown trim.
If they were willing to make the knobs out of brass, paint them, and let them patina, the fact that the silver would've come off the LCD mount and whatnot as well isn't really a dealbreaker?
Lee Saxon wrote:
Can you say more on this? The reviews say they're very very close except for slightly less low ISO DR and slightly more high ISO noise on the stacked.
It's kind of hard to explain without being able to see A/B photos, but the stacked sensors have this...texture that starts just past base ISO that the Z7ii files don't. It's almost like an extremely fine grit that doesn't look like noise grain. You can use a very slight LR denoise to flatten it a bit, but the Z7ii files just don't have it. My only guess is that it's a combo effect of a purely electronic shutter process and the slightly higher noise of the sensors.
RoamingScott wrote:
I fully expect the Z9 II to be Nikon shooting their golden arrow, a culmination of everything they have learned with Z and and even more future proof camera than the Z9 was.
It will shoot R3D natively just like the ZR, it will have RAW precapture, it will have a much better EVF, every single Z feature that has found its way into any Z camera, and maybe even a few extra surprise features that we didn't see coming. They have put themselves in such a fantastic position that it's hard to conceive, knowing how far behind they were at the beginning of mirrorless. ...Show more →
Ohh yeah, 100%. Hopefully, Nikon learned where Canon and Sony failed to deliver with their flagships (R1, A1 II). The thing is with the Z9 II, its got so much to gain from cameras released since then. Better EVFs, RED video features, Pixel Shift, Line-In, 32 Bit Float and a whole host of improvements.
A high res Zf is a possibility and it may even come before a Z7III (or whatever it’s called).
I am still 100% sure that a « Z7III » is coming though, whatever it will be called. Since the D3x and D800 Nikon always dominated the high res DSLR segment and there is no reason why they wouldn’t want to continue this in mirrorless once the Z9II wins the speed/AF contest.
What I mean by Z7III is a landscape focused high res camera in a compact body usable as an excellent all rounder, meaning as the single body of the photographer if needed.
The new 24-70mm f2.8 mkII is a new confirmation of the technical ability of Nikon’s engineering to be best in class also when light is the target. And I believe it shows that they have heard loud and clear the voices screaming that Nikon’s equipment is too bulky.
A « Z7III » would be the perfect body to show the world that Nikon cameras can be the most compact when that is their objective.
RoamingScott wrote:
It's kind of hard to explain without being able to see A/B photos, but the stacked sensors have this...texture that starts just past base ISO that the Z7ii files don't. It's almost like an extremely fine grit that doesn't look like noise grain. You can use a very slight LR denoise to flatten it a bit, but the Z7ii files just don't have it. My only guess is that it's a combo effect of a purely electronic shutter process and the slightly higher noise of the sensors.
And yes, the dynamic range is very close.
This is very interesting! I’m going to have to check it out on my files. Is it at 100% you notice it?
bernardl wrote:
A high res Zf is a possibility and it may even come before a Z7III (or whatever it’s called).
I am still 100% sure that a « Z7III » is coming though, whatever it will be called. Since the D3x and D800 Nikon always dominated the high res DSLR segment and there is no reason why they wouldn’t want to continue this in mirrorless once the Z9II wins the speed/AF contest.
What I mean by Z7III is a landscape focused high res camera in a compact body usable as an excellent all rounder, meaning as the single body of the photographer if needed.
The new 24-70mm f2.8 mkII is a new confirmation of the technical ability of Nikon’s engineering to be best in class also when light is the target. And I believe it shows that they have heard loud and clear the voices screaming that Nikon’s equipment is too bulky.
A « Z7III » would be the perfect body to show the world that Nikon cameras can be the most compact when that is their objective.
Bernard, such a Nikon landscape-focused beast would be a day 1 preorder for me, It’s something I’ve been waiting for. I have jumped on every Nikon that at the time was considered groundbreaking high res - D3X (better implementation of the Sony A900 I used), D800, and D850. Remember how utterly shocked the photo world was when Nikon revealed 36mp? I’ve been addicted to fine detail capture since my 4x5 film days, it’s part of the joy I get in making images. While the GFX100S gave it to me I did not enjoy using that system for several reasons, and for me personally fullframe cameras and especially the lenses are my sweet spot. It is coming up on 9 long years since Nikon last dropped a new higher res benchmark. I think they have been busy concentrating on the fast AF catchup and filling out lenses the last few years but as you have guessed I too think 2027 will be the year. Bonus if it is also true 16-bit.
Ross Martin wrote:
I’ve been addicted to fine detail capture since my 4x5 film days, it’s part of the joy I get in making images. While the GFX100S gave it to me I did not enjoy using that system for several reasons
What are they? I've been looking on/off at Fuji GFX, and I even owned the 100S for a few weeks. Somewhat ironically, I was only using it to scan 4x5 sheets and didn't have any non-macro lenses, so I'm curious about your experience.
