...and working on the book update!I notice Steve is being vewwy vewwy quiet. Is he hunting software updates?
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...and working on the book update!I notice Steve is being vewwy vewwy quiet. Is he hunting software updates?
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I note Nikon has had time to work on improvements to AF that were released in the less expensive bodies, Z6iii and Zf. I suspect they have already been working on improving performance in the Z9.
The rumor would suggest they already have something better and have released it for beta testing. If it is in beta testing I would expect an imminent release assuming they don’t find a major bug.
It is already the 9th. I would expect that if they are going to act it will be in the next week to ten days. Otherwise it will be delayed probably until after Labor Day.
The Z9 is their flagship and I believe they will give it due reverence and attention. Plus it is about time for the Z9 to have firmware advantages over the Z8.
Of course I am a dedicated Z9 user and I am rooting for a return to firmware superiority. I want to feel smug again.![]()
He is a sneaky b*******....and working on the book update!
probablyI notice Steve is being vewwy vewwy quiet. Is he hunting software updates?
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I feel the same. I very seldom use it because it’s not RAW.I said a week after the Z6III was announced that a Z9 FW is due within a month or so if there was truly improved AF algorithms in the Z6III. The last FW with any AF related improvements was back with FW 4.10 with Bird SD on October 4th. FW 5.0 was features for portrait shooters. So this isn't a surprise.
I really only care to see Pre-Capture in Raw. It can be 20fps in HE* and AF improvements
i think the big problem with nikon and raw pre capture is they don’t see the feature the same way some of us doI would be happy if we get precapture in HE* and DX mode. That would keep the file size small enough to engineer it.
the fact that the way they have it not allow very short durations show they don’t have my use case in mind
That's what I do except that my reaction time is not as good as yours. The result is when a bird does something unexpected you can capture it. The downside for the OM-1, which the Z-8 would fix is that filling the frame is not indicated in pre-capture. You need to give the bird room in the frame to do something.basically when shooting action your reaction time comes into play so as diligent as one may be, you often want a few frames before you hit the shutter. so basically if i had raw 20fps, i’d probably always run with pre capture enabled set for like a quarter second pre
I'm still happy with the Z9 / Z8 the way they are ...Given that the Olympics will be soon upon us I think this rumor has the ring of truth. As always, time will tell.
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Rumors: new Nikon Z9 firmware update with enhanced AF acquisition coming soon - Nikon Rumors
A new Nikon Z9 firmware update with enhanced AF acquisition is rumored to be released soon. I was told that the firmware update will be released for the Summer Olympics (end of July), but as we know from previous reports, there could be a delay. Stay tuned for updates. Related posts: Nikon...nikonrumors.com
Tick, tock.....FW update, where are you?
Don't expect updates based on rumors and you won't be disappointed when they don't happen.
That said, I'm still curious about why the z9 doesn't have pixel shift, and when we'll get the nikon cloud stuff. Not too bothered though, I don't have use cases for either really.