What new features would you want in a Z8/9ii

[Captain Spaulding]

After years shooting a D610 then a D750 I was off put by the “banks” system. I wanted my “U1/U2” back. Then as I got used to it, the banks started to grow on me. A year later I don’t notice those things anymore.

Once I learned how to use “recall shooting functions (hold)" I have everything I want.

 

[viper699]

What if they are secretly and dark nights reading our forum ))))) You have useful wants

I learned the history of the banks, as well as the Nikon focus group they asked who told them- don’t change a thing re banks

I find the banks crazy- but I’m not a pro

 

[Mr.Fox]

I learned the history of the banks, as well as the Nikon focus group they asked who told them- don’t change a thing re banks

I find them crazy- but I’m not a pro

Usually, interviewing a small group of people, even professionals, is not enough to make a decision. Close cooperation with engineers is needed. And here is some group ))))Although, who knows what was going on in their heads at that moment.

 

[viper699]

Usually, interviewing a small group of people, even professionals, is not enough to make a decision. Close cooperation with engineers is needed. And here is some group ))))Although, who knows what was going on in their heads at that moment.

Yep I do it for a living hah- Thom Hogan gave a nice history on the banks- made sense in their minds. However why the company decided not to include U1 etc is a PIA.

 

[calcal]

These cameras are so darn good I'm not even thinking about a next generation yet. A Z9 will always be too big and heavy for me but a Z8ii in a smaller lighter body could be very tempting

 

[harshilsharma63]

These cameras are so darn good I'm not even thinking about a next generation yet. A Z9 will always be too big and heavy for me but a Z8ii in a smaller lighter body could be very tempting

Well, you know, there's always more to wish for

I think for Z9, its about wishing it to have every technology that exists in the world for cameras. And then wildlife and birds are specially a subject where the more frames per second you get, the more you desire, the more fast an autofocus you get, the faster and more accurate you desire.

 

[Garfield]

Open gate
Built-in NDs
Red RAW
8K/120, 6k/240 internal with no time limit
Ability to save to external SSD

LOL that's dreaming Nimi!

 

[fcotterill]

Interesting new sensor technology is possible in a Z9 II

With its sensor design lab(s), Nikon has many patents in sensor technology, but this appears to be orientated towards cinematography

Nikon’s Sensor Breakthrough: A Move Toward Independence and Cinema - Y.M.Cinema Magazine

Traditionally reliant on Sony-made sensors for its flagship cameras, Nikon appears to be forging its own path.

ymcinema.com

 

[Vincent_VdB]

- raw in pre-capture
- a shutter button with a possibility to raise it (treaded hole in it) what makes it easier shooting with gloves
- enough MPx but increase the DR that sets the benchmark for any other brand and type out there
- increase subject detection ( bird & mammal)
- increased buffer capacity (I personally settle for 20FPS) including CFxB 4 memory cards, perhaps even 2 of those slots on the Z8II
- ditch that ridiculous feature of banks that are written on the mem cards but stored in-body
- have finally the cat miauw shutter sound (kidding)
- and smell 2025 and have file names that go beyond the 8 characters. We are way past the MS-DOS era

And like to add one more item. I shot with Sony for about 2 years and never really got the hang of it but what I really really like was the 3rd wheel at the back of the camera instead of the Nikon joystick and that “wheel” that are just buttons.

 

[MrFotoFool]

The only thing I would want in a Z9ii is to keep the vertical grip but make it slightly smaller and lighter. Though I have not held one, the specs of the Canon R3 seem just about perfect.

 

[Maurie]

Give me back my oldz7 u1, u2, u3 instaed of thos confusing banks and sub-banks

 

[Ad Astra]

Just in case Nikon read this thread!

What I would like:

1) Pre-cpature raw (a must for the next gen camera)
2) Open gate - why should Panasonic and Fuji users have all the fun?
3) Zebras on stills (should be easy to port from Video)
4) USB-C port able to write to external drive (Nikon need to take the whole workflow into account)
5) Ability to preview LUTs on video footage (thinking of those nice Red LUTs)
6) Golden oldie - Ability to lock banks so restarting camera goes back to original Bank settings.
7) Global shutter

What I don't require:
1) More megapixels

 

[Anjin San]

As if Nikon will read this

I want U1/U2/etc

Bank’s for me is useless so far, I Had all my settings dialed in, only to learn I was shooting now how I needed due to a change I made.

They ONLY need to add in this, they don’t need to dump bank’s thus keeping all the pros happy

I’m actually fine with banks…but they should add a single menu option to make them sticky or not…that will satisfy both banks and user modes fans.

 

[abc123brian]

One thing i haven’t seen mentioned that I would like to see is the rear lcd screen mechanism. I think Sony’s new design is great that it gives the option of tilt and fully articulated. The only downside would be losing the vertical tilt but I think the flip out screen is just as good for that scenario.

 

[arbitrage]

One thing i haven’t seen mentioned that I would like to see is the rear lcd screen mechanism. I think Sony’s new design is great that it gives the option of tilt and fully articulated. The only downside would be losing the vertical tilt but I think the flip out screen is just as good for that scenario.

Sony’s screen can do vertical tilt. There is no movement available on other screens that it can’t do.

 

[Dionigi Colombo]

I am going against the current, I would like 24/30mpx and an Af with “cross dots” (I don't know what they are called in English) and low light sensitivity like the D6

 

[abc123brian]

Sony’s screen can do vertical tilt. There is no movement available on other screens that it can’t do.

So it can do the vertical tilt the way Nikon and Fuji implemented? If so, that would be perfect. While I don’t know the durability of it, I would take that over any implementation. That’s something from Sony I’d like to see other manufacturers implement.