Official Nikon Z9 Launch, Info, and Discussion Thread
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You won't like my post about the Z 100-400 f4.5-5.6 It will make you want it even more, LOL:
Z 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 VR S Nikkor
i'm very curious about that. i'm wondering if the 400pf will offer advantages over the 100-400 It almost certainly will be a bit sharper, as tends to be the case with high quality single focal-length lenses vs. zooms. The difference in most situations might encourage mostly nitpicking by...
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You are certainly correct about that!...You won't like my post about the Z 100-400 f4.5-5.6 It will make you want it even more, LOL:
Z 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 VR S Nikkor
i'm very curious about that. i'm wondering if the 400pf will offer advantages over the 100-400 It almost certainly will be a bit sharper, as tends to be the case with high quality single focal-length lenses vs. zooms. The difference in most situations might encourage mostly nitpicking by...
sid_19911991
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Jared gives a thumbs up to the Z9 AF.
He says it is still not as good as the A1 & R3, but close. That's good news. I think 2 more firmware updates will get it there.
Considering him being critical of Nikon in the recent past, I think his positive review will convince a few hundred at the least to book a Z9 as we are all going in blind.
He only used 3D tracking though. I think in some situations like the concert, the wide area AF would have easily tracked the subject.
Keen to see how the full auto area mode works. He said he will use the other AF modes for a final Z9 AF review.
Was happy to see plenty of EVF recording footage. No YouTuber does it better than Jared I guess.
Waiting for his ISO & DR test with comparisons to A1 & Z7 ii.
O
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YES i said it all along, Nikon always is underrated at first then you slowly grow into it.
Image file quality is what matters to me as Number one need, Nikon has got that.
The Z9 viewfinder is clear and bright but still looks nothing like the real optical view...............no way.
John Navitsky
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while i would have liked to see the system get confused less by obstructions in basketball, i was impressed how visually confusing the scene is, in the concert.
yah, overall seemed a reasonable look at it. i do wonder about the af performance of the primes. i know sony has been putting dual motors in a lot of their gm glass, and i am suspicious about the nikon primes. one of the reasons i am mostly sticking to the f2.8 zooms. i’m hoping the newer, faster primes will do better. i did get the 50 1.2 and am anticipating the new 85.
agree. we really need people to try different modes and strategies in order to get a better understanding of the capabilities
agree. i’ve been waiting for this tool to analyze the camera’s and my performance. i included at ninja v as part of my z9 purchase.
i would like to see evf recordings slowed down for review tho.
i think Brad Hill has that well covered. he indicated performance is basically identical to the z7, same as the d6 at low iso and about a stop worse than the d6 at extreme iso
sid_19911991
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Sony glass is super sharp. I hope Z glass in the telephoto range replicates that.
Matching D6's performance in low ISO. That's no good. D6 dynamic range range is terrible like the Sony A9 i. Have not used the Z7. Z7 seems sharp but jinda gets noisy pretty easily. And its ISO performance is not as good as A7Riii, A7 Riv, & R5. Well at least what I can make out from the Internet!
I want the Z9's image quality to be as good as the Sony A1.
sid_19911991
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John Navitsky
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Brad was looking at noise, not DR, afaik
O
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Well have no cards yet but used the demo feature on the Z9 one shot at a time to have a peek.
I have noticed.
I have forgotten how heavy these cameras are when on a 70-200 etc LOL.
D series lenses don't focus at all, i think that was a given, now i have to figure out what do i do about my 16mm F2.8 fish eye is use a lot....and my old friend 50mm 1.4 D made in japan, it was one of the very first lenses i ever bought for a Nikon camera.
G lens's are fine.
Some FX lenses are really slow with the focus acquisition example 85mm 1.4 G is needle sharp but slow to initially respond................. also a given.
Late afternoon lower light the view finder looks much better than in middle of the bright sunny day where it has a real artificial digital look nothing like real life, but overall acceptable.
Speed is impressive, it nailed a bird in the bush hand held with the 85mm 1.4 at F4......looked amazing on the screen at 100%
I use JPEG FINE, Neutral, Adobe RGB, float the iso to 12800, ev -07, matrix..........its my stock starting point........some images look great and accurate in colour on the back of the screen others not so, a bit over saturated .....but its not time to judge.
So far i have no complaints other than the incredible stiff card door not opening easily, its much better now i have worked many times.
Still getting used to the weight..........i don't feel will be an issue.
I have noticed.
I have forgotten how heavy these cameras are when on a 70-200 etc LOL.
D series lenses don't focus at all, i think that was a given, now i have to figure out what do i do about my 16mm F2.8 fish eye is use a lot....and my old friend 50mm 1.4 D made in japan, it was one of the very first lenses i ever bought for a Nikon camera.
G lens's are fine.
Some FX lenses are really slow with the focus acquisition example 85mm 1.4 G is needle sharp but slow to initially respond................. also a given.
Late afternoon lower light the view finder looks much better than in middle of the bright sunny day where it has a real artificial digital look nothing like real life, but overall acceptable.
Speed is impressive, it nailed a bird in the bush hand held with the 85mm 1.4 at F4......looked amazing on the screen at 100%
I use JPEG FINE, Neutral, Adobe RGB, float the iso to 12800, ev -07, matrix..........its my stock starting point........some images look great and accurate in colour on the back of the screen others not so, a bit over saturated .....but its not time to judge.
So far i have no complaints other than the incredible stiff card door not opening easily, its much better now i have worked many times.
Still getting used to the weight..........i don't feel will be an issue.
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O
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O
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I feel like with all Nikon's of the past we need a little time to grow into the camera and harvest its benefits.........slowly...........they always seem to get better with more experience over time.
Mommacat
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Apologies if this has already been shared.
zule11
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joe43
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Z9 manuals now at Nikonusa: Users manual; Sports AF setting guide; Reference manual, etc
I was just outside shooting a red-tailed hawk in flight. 20 fps, lossless compressed, AF-C 3D animal, with x2 Delkin Black 256 writing to backup. I buffered faster than I was expecting and often. Autofocus was incredible by the way. 600FL + TC14III. Come to think of it, I was using the EN-EL18B, I'm not sure how that could affect buffering but that may be a variable. I'll be out shooting again later, I'll have to experiment with a few things.
Lassep
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I saw someone post here that they had the Z9 and the Sigma 500 F4.
I would really like to hear more about how this combination works, as i am set to buy that specific lens to use with the Z9.
I would really like to hear more about how this combination works, as i am set to buy that specific lens to use with the Z9.
You could call that a variable, but it should not effect buffering limits like you describe. Any effect on buffering from a battery should be to slow down frame rates and extend shooting times until buffering, wouldn't it?
Btw, how many shot's did you get before buffering impacted your shooting?
Don't know, it just seemed quick. I'll give you a count later on.
frodoboy
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I would think it would take a stronger battery to maintain fast write rates. The EN-EL18D has 3300mAh whereas the EN-EL18 A, B and C have only 2500mAh. Nikon recommends the EN-EL18D for the highest read and write speeds. So that could be a factor.
You might be right in general, but mAh is a measure of capacity, not output. So unless it's rated for higher Watts (not Watt-hours), there should be no difference, aside from artificial limitation by Nikon.
Reports saying next shipment of Z9 is October 2022. Hope those who wanted one already got theirs.
Reports? What reports?
Chiguy
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New Z 9 Focus review I saw this on You Tube a new production Z 9 in a real world focus test this is by Jarid Polin who was impressed with the new Z 9 and did some comparisons to the Sony a1 and Canon R3 Nikon Z9 Autofocus REVIEW: Sports, Birds, Concerts - YouTube