Z9 has no crop factor Disappointing
WHY,
No doubt this will force many of us to buy the DX version camera................
It also makes the D850 just such more a versatile tool, it can stack to 200 images, has DX mode meaning you have a virtual D500 in the camera.
I often shoot the D850 in DX mode and tiff with a 1.4 tc, i get 60mb files...............at 9fps
Has different raw sizes and Tiff.......wont let go of this baby that's for certain.
If i take in mind this segment the heading SECOND THOUGHTS for a Z9 and ask what is it i need versus what i really want...........
So whats really the key benefits of the Z9........in the real world
Moving to mirror less....but why and is that a real benefit..........
Speed.........come on 10-14 fps is not enough
Focus lock on tracking
It may allow me to capture images using the speed i couldn't take before.......how dose that work in the real world for what i do.
Focus lock on the D6 for sports action is stickier than the A1, even Thom Hogan prefers his D6 over the A1 for sports action, Nuff Said, gee i wanted to use that LOL, ...........so in focus performance the Z9 is 3rd in line after the A1 R3, so given that its logical he would rather use the D6 for sports action over a Z9 ............??? fair assumption ?
Now that may be different for other people, who knows, but its worth thinking about.
Lots and lots of Video performance..........how much video have I used in the past 2 years, NIL, but its different of its for commercial application as video is making stills largely obsolete for internet based media.
How many shots have I missed and been broken hearted over to date with a d850 or D6, if you couldn't get the money shot with a D6 what says you will with the Z9.....oh yes it has the new focusing system that locks on and tracks pretty well but is not as sticky as the D6.........
So now with the Z9 A1 R3 are you simply more a recorder like everyone else who has a A1 Z9 R3..........you can now finally proudly throw away all your skill sets and stand shoulder to shoulder with your kids who will get the same quality technical shots as you if they use a Z9 or even a sub model, better still they will be smarter than most parents and grab the still from the 8k video as they only want to see it on Face Book, Instagram, their I phone, I pad, or with video make video clips on Tick Tock...........come to think of it they will complain about such a big heavy unit and use their I Phones LOL, OK i am going on with some nonsense but really where are things going really, your in Africa you see a brilliant opportunity to nail a Lion in action, you blast away.wow you have money shots a whole 6000 shots for the day you can spend hours wading through, now your in you guides vehicle heading back to the hotel and the little old lady from Japan sits next to you with her A1 she shows you her images, she has got exactly what you have and she only started photography a couple of months ago..............its like I phones, every one can take brilliant photos that's what makes them so popular.
At a recent surfing competition i was next to a photographic club group of ladies only .............the lady next to me had a 5dmk IV for all three lenses she had in her bag, i asked why so many bodies, oh the camera store said its risky changing lenses by the ocean............the other ladies had 1dx mk III and beyond, 100-400 150-600 Sigmas, nearly all Canon gear and had little to no clew of focus settings speeds for action, ............the one lady had an A1 he husband who runs the family Chinese restaurant set it up so she just has to point and shoot........using her 200-600 she didn't like as it was to big........
Lets face it these new mirror less cameras will make a lot of people very good documenters or recorders............and maybe allow many of them to become excellent in composition skills......great marketing blurb LOL
PS i am not pessimistic please just walking both sides of the line..........
I have a Z9 coming........like my corporate life in a new role, 1 month to research and understand it, one month to actually use it properly in the filed, one month the be delivering top results or it gets the slippery chair on Ebay
Happy days.