Coming from a D850 much is familiar i.e. handling. Still some time is required to set up the menus to an individual's tastes. Once set up the images are typical quality Nikon. I have particularly enjoyed using matrix metering with face detection in difficult lighting situations. The EVF is excellent and bright. I am using the Z 24-70 f2.8 lens at present and will add more Z lenses as they are excellent. I do not do video. This camera should meet most individuals needs at any skill level as it is highly customizable and rugged.

What an amazing upgrade from my D5500! Awesome camera. So much more capable.

What a huge upgrade from my old D5300! Despite a plethora of available customizations, getting to the features I really need is a breeze. Who knew that it would not only be a much better camera but that it would be so much easier to use as well?

I finally upgraded from my DSLR (D7500) to a the Z8 mirrorless. I chose the Z8 as I was able to reuse several of the components I already had, such as Batteries (EL-EN-15c) memory cards. I did opt to purchase a CFexpress card as my primary storage and I use my old cards for overflow. I have had and had it for about a month now and and took it to Hawaii over Christmas/New Years. I did spend some time on line watching videos of how to set it up before I left. I am very impressed with it. I love the ability to easily switch between the custom shooting modes I had saved. This was not something that I could do before. I could switch from "Action" to "Landscape" in less than 5 seconds and all my setting were there for that mode. In the past I would have had to navigate one or more menu items to make the changes. I fell in love with the way it could auto track and auto focus. I used this in my Action Mode to capture birds and other animals. Great job Nikon!

I am very impressed with this camera although I have yet to master its full capabilities. The tracking is spot on based on my limited outings when paired with the Nikon 180-600 lens the results have been impressive. It almost feels unfair when compared with the results from my old Nikons but I will just have to get used to having more ‘keepers’ while taking credit for any perceived improvement in my abilities as a photographer.I would suggest improvements to enhance the battery life or some easy to follow steps to lower the camera’s energy use.

Coming from the Canon 80D DSLR crop sensor camera, the Z8 is so amazing with focus tracking, custom banks, low iso noise and increase in megapixels for cropping to compliment the excellent glass of the 24-120mm and 100-400mm S lenses. Despite the learning curve, I'm loving it so far and highly recommended it!A few extra batteries, CF B memory cards, the Nikon Z 1.4 teleconverter and Sirui AM-254+KS-20 tripod will be delivered soon to complete my camera bag soon.

Ive only had it for a week but so far ive been very impressed with its versatility and even more impressed with the auto focus. The reason I switched to Canon a few years ago was because of the lousy auto focus of the earlier Z cameras. This camera restores my faith in Nikons ability to make cameras that rival Canons. Im not quite ready to sell off my R7 & 100-500 but if this camera continues to perform as i expect it to, I wont have any further need for it. Well done Nikon!

So far-so good. I have just received it and started using it. Mostly just playing with it right now and learning how it works, but very happy with the images and the performance over my Z7II. It is just a little bigger but not much and I am much happier with the images I see. I will begin using it more and the Z2II less as I get more comfortable with it.

Perfect camera for me: size, ergonomics, pic's. Purchased an R5 before the Z8 was available. Traded the R5 for it.