ArizonaImage wrote: Eric214 wrote: ArizonaImage wrote: Eric214 wrote:
I have been saying this for a while now and more so since the Z6III was announced... There isn't a place for a Z7III. If it would be $3000, there is very little reason to buy it over a $3500 Z8
$3500 is the discounted price, but MSRP is still $3999.95 so eventually prices will go back up when the sale is over. So there is definitely price room for Z7 III, at $3099 or $3199
I am aware of the price being a sale but it's been at $3500 and $3700 as often than $3999 the last few months. But that is also if the Z7III is only $3000, it could very well be $3200 or $3300 as the Z6III is $500 more then the previous Z6 and Z6II that were only $2000
If Nikon puts in a 60mp BSI sensor, Expeed7 and 10-Bit 4k Internal, I think that's enough to attract buyers. It'll be a great high res camera for landscape, studio, and architectural photos. It wouldn't be fast to compete with with a Z8, not in speed, not in video. It wouldn't appeal to Z6 III buyers because its lacking low light, video... they can do it. Sony's got the A7S, A7, A7R, and A9 line up that pretty much covers every base and price point;
The difference in the Sony lineup is that the A7R V has a large price gap to the A1. The Z8 is Nikon’s A1 and it’s way cheaper, so putting a slower high megapixel body at a similar price point is not as viable…at close to the same price most people would buy the body that can do everything.
An ultra high resolution sensor like the specs here would also work, but they aren’t going to make it a performance body too if they go that route.
I think Jordan is right about a 60MP Z7 III and I think that is why Nikon did not bring one out now. If they make an approximately 90 MP Z7 III, it won't have to be fast and they can sell it for basically the same price as a Z8. It is a totally different type of camera. It is not an action camera, but a high IQ camera. Up the AF recognition with great AI but don't worry as much about tracking AI, and as long as you put in a really nice mechanical shutter then you don't have to worry about sensor scan speed. It won't have good video specs really either. As a Sony A7r V owner, this would be an interesting camera and I think there is a place for such a stills centric high IQ camera.
Jun 25, 2024 at 09:25 AM
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