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They design a brand new grip for Z8 and can’t even get the sides to line up. Face palm fail. That shape looks terrible with grip. I’ve always gripped my cameras but I wouldn’t do so for the Z8. Z8 should be large enough to be comfortable without grip and I only buy grips for comfort, not portrait shooting. (Except with D850 for 9FPS)
I have a few thousand photos of my feet as wellQuestion now becomes: do I keep the Z9? I'm a hobbyist, only really need 1 body. Will wait to see how the battery life compares in practice before making any rash decisions.
Another thing I'm absolutely thrilled about: no more vertical grip on-off switch of the Z9; that flaccid design flaw has taken me hundreds of extra photos. No, I won't gaffer's tape it, now that there's a camera without it
Me…I think I’m probably gonna get one to backup the Z9 because of the better AF allowing dual bodies in the field that operate almost exactly the same…might keep the Z7II for a light travel camera depending on what it goes for on trade in…don’t need to trade to afford an 8 but do I really need 3 bodies? Probably not. For wildlife action…the AF in the Z7II doesn’t keep up despite the dual processors…and TBH although I would prefer the Z7 size and weight body if this had been an option I would not have a Z9 because I almost never shoot portrait over landscape and don’t care about and wouldn’t have a grip except the only to get the better AF and FPS at the time was the Z9. And I can afford one easily, I ain’t getting my younger, and going to the afterlife with a full bank account isn’t worth it as opposed to going with a slightly less full bank account.
You can count on it. And used prices just dropped 25 percent. And another 25 percent over the next couple of months as the Z8 start showing up.So, does this mean there'll be loads of cheap D850s for sale soon?
Selling the Z9 will probably get you about enough for a Z8 and a couple of extra batteries. So a net trade for the smaller form factor. And no vertical shutter button that seems to be your nemesisQuestion now becomes: do I keep the Z9? I'm a hobbyist, only really need 1 body. Will wait to see how the battery life compares in practice before making any rash decisions.
Another thing I'm absolutely thrilled about: no more vertical grip on-off switch of the Z9; that flaccid design flaw has taken me hundreds of extra photos. No, I won't gaffer's tape it, now that there's a camera without it
Batteries are light…even if one Carrie’s three of them…and my guess is that the B version of the battery will work just fine albeit at a smaller capacity. I don’t think I have ever changed a battery on an outing…with either the D7500 or either the Z7II or Z9…so the lower life estimate is a non issue for me.
Unlikely I think…fewer buttons…but technically they could have the Z8 just ignore those parts of the bin file…so who knows.
D850's were already heavily discounted. Now they will drop even more........So, does this mean there'll be loads of cheap D850s for sale soon?
Only Nikon knows but maybe it had something to do with the Red patent lawsuit or maybe they've been just building inventory.
Yep…but as we used to say back in Uncle Sam,s Canoe Club…a sailor isn’t happy unless he/she is bitchin’ about something
even cheaper than the a9ii
this certainly removes all the complains d850 advocates raised as barriers to switching.So, does this mean there'll be loads of cheap D850s for sale soon?
quite frankly, i think the grip for the z8 is mostly a feature checkbox issue because it's what a1 advocates have been railing about. personally if you really are going to use a grip any substantial portion of the time, you'd probably just get a z9?
Nikon Z8 review: a supercharged D850 successor
The Nikon Z8 is a $4000 Stacked-CMOS full-frame mirrorless camera that offers most of the capabilities of the range-topping Z9 but in a smaller, less expensive body.www.dpreview.com
And Thom Hogan has published a string of new Z8 related articles....
Nikon Z System News and Commentary | Thom Hogan
Nikon Z System news and commentarywww.zsystemuser.com
useful for comparisons- https://www.zsystemuser.com/nikon-z-system-news-and/what-does-the-z9-have-the.html
What Does the Nikon Z8 Have the Z9 Doesn’t? | Thom Hogan
What features does the Nikon Z8 have that the Nikon Z9 doesn't?www.zsystemuser.com
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Are you familiar with homo sapiens? We should start a list of complaints. So far:
