cohenfive wrote:
I was just trying to get a dialogue going on the topic given thing being said on some of the other boards. Mostly trying to see what other people on here do with the nikon af system when shooting birds mostly...and there have been lots of good examples of how people use the system to their advantage. I agree that at this point the differences are pretty minor...and likely sony just took the 'crown' from canon, until nikon updates their bodies. I didn't mean to offend, sorry if I did.
I can only speak for myself but no offense taken here. Nikon has been updating their bodies, quite regularly, with FW updates adding major features and AF improvements. Not all brands take that approach. With all the changes from FW 1.0-5.0, they could have easily sold us a Z9II or Z9 "S" instead. The A9II announcement in particular reads more like a FW changelog than it does an all new $6500 USD body, and Canon does not offer a flagship stacked-sensor model with greater than 24MP comin up on 4 years after the competition released theirs. Every brand seems to have their own strategy. Eventually, hardware needs to be updated to remain competitive, but with the nature of MILCs these days FW can do a lot. At this point, the only things I would say the Z9 is missing is RAW pre-capture and 30+FPS lossless RAW - I think it's safe to say we aren't getting those without a hardware upgrade. Aside from that, I struggle to think of things that would warrant a version "II" when looking at the latest competition, but I'm sure Nikon will think of something and many of us will gladly throw our money at them haha.
Nov 19, 2024 at 06:43 PM
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