pfinfante
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Who here (aside from Steve P.) is using a Nikon Z7 for their wildlife photography? I recenlty moved from the Z6 to Z7.
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I actually went the other way and went from a Z7 to a Z6. Like was previously stated the Z cameras are good for subjects that aren't fast moving. For mammals and big birds it's fine. For faster subjects I have my D5 but if hiking it's nice to have the smaller body. The Z6 handles high iso slightly better than the Z7 which as you know is quite common in wildlife photography.
The other reason I went for the Z7 is that without the anti-aliasing low-pass filter I figured I'd gain on sharpness. I know that Steve P. is using a Z7 with what looks like outstanding results.
I tend to use my D850 more than my Z7 for wildlife, mostly because the AF is better on the D850. However, depending on the critter, having that electronic shutter on the Z7 is a big bonus sometimes. There's numerous times where I only get one shot off on the D850 and then the animal is gone. I'm really looking forward to a mirrorless from Nikon where the AF rivals that which is in the D850.
The Z7 uses a hybrid PDAF/CDAF focusing mechanism - its more accurate than the PDAF solution of the D850 [but faster than the CDAF of live view] at the expense of AF speed. You could increase PDAF speed in mirrorless by increasing the size & count of cells but it's at the expense of resolution (PDAF cells take up space that could otherwise go to imaging cells).Hopefully an upcoming firmware upgrade. Some things have been getting better with each.
I've used the Z6 and 300 pf but as others have said once things start moving.... I am loving mirrorless enough though that I'm going to pick up a Z7 (waiting for the 7s) and going to make it my primary portrait and landscape camera. The S mount lenses are amazing in my experience.Who here (aside from Steve P.) is using a Nikon Z7 for their wildlife photography? I recenlty moved from the Z6 to Z7.