Z 9

I've owned Nikons since the film days and transitioned to digital with the D1H and upgraded throughout the years. I really thought my D6 would be my last camera and completely loved that camera for sports and wildlife work especially in low light conditions. But the Z9 really does open up doors and change the way I shoot for the better. It's subject and eye detection AF modes really work as advertised and coupled with high frame rate easily capture images that used to be very, very difficult. The pro series form factor with integrated vertical shooting grip just feels great in the hand and balances equally well handheld with a 500mm PF or tripod mounted with a 600mm f/4. Battery life is great and the EVF is as close to an optical viewfinder as I've ever seen and makes it a cinch to nail exposure in the field. The only thing I'd like to see for this camera is increased options to customize controls especially toggle style functions. The Recall Shooting Function is great but there's only one of those and there are many things that could be assigned to quickly toggle a feature such as Subect/Eye Detect on and off if the camera's programming supported it. That said Nikon made some great advances in this area such as the ability to toggle an adjustment feature (Button Hold option) such as a single press of exposure compensation and release it while the adjustment is made then hit it again or half press the shutter release to toggle out of that setting mode.This really is an amazing camera and though not my first mirrorless it's just in an entirely different class than previous mirrorless like my Z6 II.

I’ve owned many Nikon cameras over the years, and still own quite a few. Each has its own personality in my opinion, and requires my commitment to learning how to make it part of my sensory system. I’ve kept my D850 but sadly admit it’s only been out a couple of times since the Z9 arrived. That is because the Z9 really is a game-changer in my photography.I took the time to work through all of the settings with some help from YouTube. What a project! But I’ve learned that different cameras have a different balance of complexity/features. The correctly implemented user profiles are useful; that is the first time I can say that for a Nikon body.For me, largely using the Z9 for wildlife (birds in flight quite often), the Z9 is the best I’ve ever seen. It amazes me. Yes, of course I miss shots. That’s down to me. I’ve never had it miss a shot that I was set up for correctly. And sometimes it rescues shots that would have had no chance with an SLR.Yes, it’s heavy. The tradeoff is amazing battery life and vertical grip. Now there’s the Z8 if you don’t want to choose that combination. I already have the Z8 and it’s truly a Z9-light.It was hard to swallow a new lens mount, but making my F-mount lenses still work almost seamlessly with the adapter was a huge and important accomplishment.Nikon, I think you’ve outdone yourselves with the Z9 and now the Z8. You’ve got me as a customer for the rest of this life.

I love the Z9, it is the best camera that Nikon has ever made in my opinion. As much as I love my D850, I think I will be trading it to get a second Z9 body. Nikon really hit it out of the park!

It's fast and has an incredible image processor. The 3D tracking is amazing as is the burst rate. The only slight negative comment I'd have is it does have a little too long of a delay rousing itself from sleep mode, while only a couple of tenths of a second it could mean losing an important image, but I can accept the trade off, keep a couple of extra batteries handy and turn off the feature. I'm coming from a D850, which I love, but I'd highly recommend the Z9 to anyone considering going mirrorless!

Finally I can take a photo and not scare the birds away. I simply set the volume to 1 and I can hear the sound of the picture being taken but the birds can’t. The quality of the picture is great at most ASA - ISO settings. It is very helpful to look at the screen and focus and shoot without moving the camera to the eye and scaring wildlife away in the process.

The photos are incredibly, even in low light. Love shooting with my Z9.

I have been a Nikon user for many years now and have a great collection of Nikon lenses. The Z9 has worked flawlessly with the Nikon lenses using the adapter. It is working great for all genera of photography.

This is hands down the best Nikon camera I've ever owned. Top notch ergonomics, battery life for days, affordable glass, focus speed, DOF, and the colors are absolutely unbeatable. My only complaint is the animal tracking just isn't reliable, even on very high contrast subjects, but it can be worked around. Really glad that I went with this over a competitor. You have to work a little more for the shot sometimes but the result will always be better.

Amazing! The the autofocus