Z 9

Loving my Nikon Z9. I am a wild life photographer, and one who embraces the traditional artistry of photography. I do not do any major editing on my photographs. I am getting great photos right out of the camera. I love that I can monitor my histogram through the viewfinder, and I can make adjustments on the fly as needed. I love the auto focus and 3D tracking.

Fantastic camera for video and stills.

I have been extremely pleased so far with the Z9. It was purchased for birding and it is working great with my Nikon 200 – 500. First full frame, high speed and eye detection for me. Photos are looking great and the keeper rate has gone up. Looking forward to my first Spring migration.

The auto focus is lacking

The body feels great in the hand. The banks, my menu, i menu, and custom buttons are customizable in a way that is super helpful. The speed is excellent. The camera is dead silent. The back screen is nice and convenient and helpful. There are some great video options available. There are a lot of things to love. But in my opinion the camera could still be improved in two major ways. The EVF at times gets jittery. I think it happens mostly when you start panning a fast action sequence, before you even start shooting images. It’s weird and annoying. I also think the EVF could benefit from a higher resolution. Secondly, the AF could still improve. I’ve missed shots of low flying ducks that took up my small AF box. The camera was slow to grab focus. I’ve also had the camera grab the background, looking past the subject regardless of whether the background is busy or plain sky. Interestingly, it doesn’t do that if you are in Dynamic. So for some reason the AF likes backgrounds more in wide area and 3D vs Dynamic, possibly because subject detection makes it search around for a more recognizable subject and then it grabs the background. So it’s not a bad camera. I’m glad I bought it. But it could definitely be improved with firmware fixes and an EVF upgrade. I’m running firmware 3.1.

Great camera and worth every penny. For legacy users the adapter to use old Nikon lenses is perfect!

This camera rocks. I have been a Nikon shooter and jumping the ship from DSLR. This camera was easy to get familiarize with, great ergonomics, great autofocus, great battery life and built as a tank. If you are thinking of purchasing the camera, my recommendation is ... Just do it.

Nikon knocked it out of the park with this camera. With the new updates its perfect for my needs as a wildlife photographer.

Feature packed camera to make your photo life easier. This thing really is a workhorse and if you photograph professionally, you should seriously consider this upgrade. Even with zero Z-mount lenses, it is a game changer.