Tough questions with no easy answers
I just came back from a trip to FL celebrating our 25th anniversary. Wife was willing to make it a birding and beach trip. Truth be told spent way more time birding than on the beach!
One of the prioritys was to test the Z7II and Z6II against the A9II. I ran the 500PF with 1.4 TC against the Sony 200-600 with 1.4
I literally had one camera on each side. Ran them both on slings bamdellero style.
The Z's were excellent up close and on stationary objects. Had a 70-300 on the Z6II for really up close. However for bifs, ie pelicans and osprey diving, the Z's didnt come even close to the A9II. With 20 fps, blackoutfree, and ligjtning fast af, there was really no reason to pick the Z.
Images were equal with maybe a very slight edge to the Z with 500pf at distance for fixed subjects.
So the dilemma is all sony or a mixed kit.
I dont have it figured out yet. But I am looking very hard at the Sony 600 gm.
I shoot alot of mammals also. And the Nikons have never let me down.
The 200-600 s a huge help with birds vs a fixed focal length
I have shot Nikon since 1982. Now I'm shooting both and wondering if it's worth a total switch.
I just started post processing and have 5k+ more to go through, but if
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