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Luftwalk wrote:
So, I've had a chance to test the Z9 over a weekend and I have to say that it's in a different league compared to any Nikon mirrorless body I've used 
Since I've never used the pro DSLR bodies, the weight and size kinda threw me off a bit, but that would be the only downfall of the camera for me.
I took about 5000 photos with it over the weekend, trying to test my most used scenarios with it and when shooting my dog, the in-focus rate was damn near 100%. Honestly, it was cheating. I tried a couple of the 120 FPS bursts and from 340 images, 340 were in focus...and that was with Ajka running at full speed towards me and jumping over a trench. I need to check what software is best used to piece those photos together into a move...
Anyhow, I'm convinced the technology in the Z9 is the next buy for me, just not sure if in the Z9 or I'll be waiting for a smaller body. My guess is the latter. If I can hold off 
Anyway, a couple of photos from the weekend below:
 Lift off Pt. 2 by luftwalk, on Flickr
 Attack! by luftwalk, on Flickr
 The lift? by luftwalk, on Flickr
 The energy by luftwalk, on Flickr
and some non Ajka subjects:
 Buzzard in flight by luftwalk, on Flickr
 Buzzard by luftwalk, on Flickr
 Graceful by luftwalk, on Flickr
 Swan in flight by luftwalk, on Flickr
 Swan landing by luftwalk, on Flickr
Wow! Your images of Ajka are superb!
To my recollection, the images you posted here of Ajka are the best I have seen of a fast, oncoming dog. They’re better than the best I have from my dog runs.
But I think that has more to do with Ajka’s youth/beauty, the colors, and the background. Super! Numbers 3 and 1 are my favorites and number 3 is perfect imo (the lift?) !
I’ve been photographing running dogs for several years now. My D850 and 80-400 AFS (or G) perform as the Z9 and 100-400 did here, albeit at a much slower 14 fps of course.
I shoot in-running dogs in Continuous Focusing, AF Auto modes (D850 settings). This setup handles the fastest dogs, running straight at me. Once the focus acquires (always at the beginning of the run), *every* frame is in focus, throughout the entire run/burst.
For several reasons, I’m going mirrorless too. I too would probably prefer a pro-grade mirrorless body that is non-integrated, having much of what the Z9 has, but with the option to remove the grip. Then again, the grip stays on my D850. We’ll see.
btw, I encourage all of you (if interested) to try shooting incoming dogs. It’s a blast! Do it while they have the energy because they’re not young for a long time.
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