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Ha, I have both, so luckily no reason to pick one over the other. Both have pros and cons, as you have indicated.
You have smaller and lighter already and doing some fine work with it ... Zf to the rescue!
You know I was just teasing/joking, right?
Have you held or used either the Z8 or the Z9 ? For me my D300, D500, D810, D850 I had purchased the vertical grips, D4. The feel of those bodies and the benefits when shooting vertical and the larger battery you could shoot all day. I realize that not everyone likes the extra weight and larger size. I did consider the Z8 but by the time you add the cost of the grip and the battery and charger plus at the time the Z9 was on sale, it just didn’t make sense. For me the Z9 just felt right and works, so happy and pleased I just recently purchased a second Z9.
What would make the Zf any worse than the Z6iii? Both look weather sealed to the same extent on the diagrams.
I’ve heard a few sources state the Zf was just as weather sealed as the others.
I have one of each and definitely choose the Z8 in most of my day to day shooting over the Z9. Solely because of the weight. On trips I take both and use them depending on the lens on each. And put the lenses on depending on what I am shooting. Bottom line I don't think you would regret it. But at this point I will stick with one of each.
No need to apologize, and your comment is not far-off either. I own 2x ZF's, and both have been surviving really well in Asian heat and humidity. If it can live through high heat and humidity in Ho-chi Min /Vietnam, it can survive Africa. It's a great body, far more robust and substantial than product-photos on the Interwebz would indicate. If used with a weather- sealed lens, it makes for a very decent setup. Just IMHO.
