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I have agreed a trade in price that I can live with. Just want to make the right choice. Have just been looking at Steve’s video on the ftz adaptor. Looks like all my f lens glass would perform well on the Z9. It’s just the issue of focus acquisition when the subject is moving fast. No camera is perfect , but I’m hoping the Z9 would outperform my DSLR’s.
Im at Magee Marsh right now shooting really fast moving warblers that are hiding in bushes, so its a really difficult scenario for any camera. I just recently received by Z9 (non-NPS member) and had sold my D850 and Z7 for it. I personally have not noticed a huge difference in autofocus performance between my D6 and Z9 (which is amazing to see) except in one scenario where the Z9 definitely is better: When the warblers are hidden behind twigs and leaves and maybe only their head is popped out, the Z9 can still find the eye of the bird and maintain better focus on them, though its not always 100 percent accurate. The D6 will often just focus on the obstructing twig or leaf once the bird is more out of view.
I do dabble in landscape photography and so I thought of keeping the D850 for that. Also it’s a bit lighter to carry on safaris. However, putting aside the weight issue perhaps the 45mp Z9 would serve well as a wildlife and landscape camera. Any thoughts?
So the Z9 would be good for landscape as well as wildlife action. The main reason for keeping the D850 was landscape photography and the lighter weight and less bulk when on safaris
How do you find the comparison between the Z9 and D6 when cropping. Do the 45mp make a big difference.
Thank you for the feedback. As a matter if interest do you have any regrets parting with the D5. The more I look into the more I’m questioning whether I should keep the D6 and wait a bit longer before going mirrorless.
I don't regret it. Depends on how much you find yourself cropping. For my purposes I find that for full frame images down sampling can make up a lot for high ISO. And if you have to crop it's nice to have the pixels. So I choose to go with the high rez sensor. Honestly I would not have bought the Z9 if it was simply a mirrorless D5/6.
Thank you for your feedback. There have been some great comments since I started this thread. At the outset I was fairly committed to getting the Z9 and parting with my D6. However, I am beginning to waver. I suppose it comes down to two issues:As good as the D850 is (and it's very good) it's AF is not in the same league as the D6 or Z9 - it's good, but it's not as good as the two newer, far more expensive options.
So my view is to sell the D6 only if you need the cash it will command to pay for the Z9, or if you are done with dSLRs - otherwise keep it, it's better at high iso than either D850 or Z9 and in some rare situations the AF will outperform the Z9. You also have the same battery system across cameras which makes life easier (not relevant if you are running the pro batteries in the D850 too)
Sell the D850 in all cases, it doesn't do anything the Z9 can't do.
And I'd also sell the D500 because it doesn't do anything the Z9 can't do and there is not enough difference between 21mp (D500) and 19MP (DX crop of the Z9) to worry about it. Its dynamic range is also the worst of the bunch.
In the end, you'll end up with 2 Z9s and you can trade the D6 to buy the second Z9
The key question, bearing in mind the law of diminishing returns, is….. will any differences really improve your images?
), a new lens mount, FTZ’s not withstanding, and, obviously, more software issues for a while.
The D850 is 7fps (gripped9) and has beautiful files. However the Z9's fps and eye AF is just awesome. You'll get more for your D850 is you sell now instead of in 2-4 years. These are all brilliant cameras - the best Nikon has made. Keep the D500 due to 1.5x crop factor (especially for birds that are so small)
