lsds wrote:
Amol - what was the key driver that drove your decision to part with the new Z?
I tried that initially("truly pocketable ILC -->Quest") and found none existed without hacks.The Ricoh GRii was something that was a compromise but came the closest to the equation of actual pocket ability with Ergonomics/IQ/Price etc... Still it essentially stays as a street/travel P&S that cannot ever replicate the MF experience or Nikon colors - but that is my personal POV.
For one, it was too much of a camera for what I was doing. The thing is low light monster, that's where it really shines IMO provided you nailed the focus. Within those months of ownership I took probably 10 low light shots. And in good light, D500 or pretty much any other current gen camera is the same as Z6, IQ wise since I was using same F mount lenses on both.
And Z's focus peaking on MF lenses isn't the best. I tested side by side and a lot of times Z was unable to show peaking highlights whereas Sony would do it. It looks to be a problem with Nikon's focusing chip in general. It fails if objects in front aren't well defined/low contrast. Ironic but I found that using Nikon MF on Sony is actually a better experience than using it on Z :/
Secondly, the AF-C. I wanted to pursue BIF shooting and Z6 just falls flat doing that. My in focus BIFs were probably 2 out of 10 on Z. On D500 I'm going about 5-6/10 with same lens.
Looking back at all the MLCs though, Z6 was easily head and shoulders well above others. I will definitely get Z7 or Z7 mk2 (a high MP body basically) to keep as dedicated landscape shooter along with native Z lens. I didn't get 24-70mm S lens and that was a mistake on my part.
