I bought my first Nikon in 1973 - an F2 - and never turned back. Five camera bodies and countless images later the Z9 arrived, and I couldn't be more pleased. It's ability to focus in extremely low light is uncanny. The mirrorless design required a new lens mount, but with an adapter, I still use some of my old exceptionally good glass in manual mode. Over time, I guess that a migration to all Z-mount lenses will be required. Disappointing that one needs to buy / carry / attach accessory gear for a remote shutter release. The body is heavy, but fits well into my larger hands and one gets used to it. The ability to program most of the buttons to my most commonly used settings makes adapting to a changing environment pretty quick and easy, although there is a learning curve. It's an investment, but worth it.

Love it! Have A d750, d850, Z7,Z7II and the z9 is for sure better overall. Focus is much improved for willdlife which what I primarily shoot! Some don't like the large camera body while I personally prefer it as it just feels right in my hand. Battery life is great but it should be given the size of it! Also loe the screen that covers the sensor !! Shooting outside 100% of the time I am grateful for better sensor protection.

The level of technology is incredible in this camera. The speed of focus, eye detection & tracking, and many focusing options and settings just scratch the surface of technology but mean the most to me as a photographer of birds in flight and other action. Beyond the focusing options, the level of customization is fantastic for banks of several settings to jump between or a menu structure allowing changes to specific settings quickly.The Z9 is the camera where I’m drawing the line on ever thinking of buying the next better camera. I’ll enjoy getting more on terms with this wonder and it’s capabilities.

I come from about 15 years of shooting Nikon Cameras, I owned 9 different models starting from the D60 to the Z9. I have always loved each camera upgrade and always thought "OMG, this one is so much better than...."After 3 years of shooting photojournalism with my trusty Z6 (which became an incredible camera after firmware 3.0 and then 3.4) I got around to trying the Z9 - and that was it! I couldn't let it go.There is so much to this camera I won't even try to begin to praise every feature I like about it - from the focusing speed and accuracy to the video quality and overall ergonomics... This camera is a feature of engineering! However what I love the most is how customizable it is which in turn made my workflow so much faster, delivering fully processed stills in half the time I used to.Definitely a jewel in my kit!

The focus still needs a lot of improvements !!, besides of this it's a very cool camera .. but for this price it should be much better.

Life Changing!!! The Experience of the Z9 Is beyond the imagination!!

Masterpiece of machine…

I want to share my experience with my Z9. I absolutely love it. Dare I say it's the best Nikon camera to date. My Nikon path started with a D5300, to the D850 and Z6, to the Z9. The D850 was my favorite Nikon camera until I started using the Z9. In the very short time I've owned the Z9, I've put 50K images through it. And I haven't even scratched the surface of it's abilities. Jobs have included, two marathons, including the Chicago Marathon. Three portrait sessions, an AKC dog agility event, and a Hyrox event.This camera still has room for improvement, but it's so, so good! The eye detection and the subject detection are next level compared to the previous Z bodies. Everyone shooting sports/action with this camera will need to decide which focus modes works for them in any given situation.I do love how you can customize the focus area boxes with tracking. I was blown away while photographing AKC dog agility, with regards to how quick the animal tracking was to acquire the subject, and how fast the camera was to snap to focus on a dog(S) darting, jumping, and running, some times erratically. I haven't had the issue of front focusing or back focusing like I often do in the Z6.As an event photographer, I found the Z9 to very quickly snap into focus on a subject. I'm able to get the shot and move on to the next competitor for example, if it's a large competitive sporting event. The Z9 is so quick to focus. It's weighty for sure...You will definitely notice carrying it all day.Battery life is very good. Being at an 8 hour event shooting competitors fairly non stop, I get about 3.5 -4 hours per battery charge. If I'm shooting slower, not required to capture so many people or frames in a day, the battery lasts alot longer. I do find, when comparing raw files, that the Z9 seems to be noisier than the D850 raw files. I know, their sensors aren't the same at all. Just something to think about. Definitely not a deal breaker, but I've noticed it. My experience with my Nikon Z bodies and Godox together has been a difficult relationship. It think it's a firmware issue on the Godox side. I've used my other Nikons with other flash systems without issue. I expect the Z9 to be fine with other flash, though my Z9 doesn't like my Godox transmitter either. So far Zero issues with adapted f mount or even manual focus lenses. I have yet to get into video with the camera, but it appears to be feature packed. I need to explore the camera's upper end, speed. FPS at 120 for example, at the next sporting event I shoot. Being new to the 20/30 FPS abilities of this camera already make it seem fast enough. The blackout free viewfinder experience is pretty amazing. Not having a shutter and being mirrorless means that on occasion, I wasn't aware I was taking a photo. Especially if the viewfinder isn't set up to give you the information that you took a picture. Sometimes the audio associated with taking a picture isn't nearly loud enough. Again, this comes into play if you're working at loud event. It takes some getting used to. Is this camera for everyone? No. If you don't shoot sports/action/wildlife, the Z7II (and probably the vaperware Z8) will be great. If it's in your budget, just do it. The thing is amazing. I will say, this camera is tremendous bang for your buck. I'm in a position where I shoot for a hobby, as well as make money from photography in order to justify putting this in my camera bag. All this being said, the Z9 is a beast of a camera. I can't wait to see what Nikon brings to the market next.

Nikon finally got its game together on the mirrorless camera with the Z9 firmware 3.0 update. I am a wildlife and bird photographer and the 3D AF in Animal mode (with eye tracking) is at par or better than the Sony Alpha 1. The color gamut of the Nikon CCD is much more closer to reality than the Sony.Overall this is the best mirrorless camera you can buy at this point in time in the $5K range.