Z 9

Awesome all the way ! Thought the d3s was great the Z9 blows it out of the water in all ways love the USB Charging , size of Z9 , all the button options , Speed fps its all Great ?

It certainly lives up to all the hype. Coming from the D500, the D850 and the Z6ii, I see it as a progression of my photography. Some of the features I like are the battery life and the ability to use my F Mount lenses. But it has its problems too: its heavy, the card door is difficult, I wish it had the U-1......settings instead of the Banks,, etc. It is going to take me a while to make it work for me.

Solid pro camera. It's perhaps the most versatile camera in the market today because it performs as well in the studio as it does on a sports field.

It bought the z9 several months ago and I have taken time to read the manual, watch videos and practice with it. I am so impressed by the true work horse this camera is. I am excited to use it for years to come.

Don't expect to jump right into using the Z9, there is a learning curve with the enhanced Menu Banks, but well worth the effort once you get a hang on all the customizable setup options. I am loving the The Z9 autofocus with subject-recognition! It is phenomenal!

I upgraded from the D850 and have never looked back. It has taken a bit of time to learn the focus modes and what works best, but my rate of keepers with wildlife has increased greatly. It is also excellent in landscape photography as well. Very happy!

Overall the Z9 is an amazing camera and I'm very satisfied with my purchase. I used to shoot with a D850. I love the detail and low light capability. The camera is a game changer for me. For me the 20FPS speed shooting best quality raw is perfect. Almost always get a keeper! I shoot mostly wildlife, with some sports. I have 2 main issues I hope go away soon. 1. The auto focus, at least when shooting animals, is not near as good as the top of the line Sony or Cannon. 2. I really liked the lens road map Nikon put out, so I stuck with Nikon when I went to mirrorless. Then I had to wait or about 7 months to get the camera. Now I can't get either the new 400mm or the 600mm even though I'm a NPS member, been waiting since Oct. for the 600 and around a year I guess for the 400. It looks Nikon will be a great choice for wildlife photographers when/if you can get the new lens. Using the FTZ adapter is okay, but isn't as good as Sony or Cannon. Hope this helps, Craig

I loved this camera! It has much better ability to track bird movement during and before flight than what I used to on D850 and Z7. The view finder worked so well that I even forget this is no mirror with it. The only concern I have is that I used it to take photos of mating great egret, those green eyelid of theirs is less bright than what my wife got with D500. But it could be my white balance setting that I had it on the Auto1, and D500 had on Auto0. unfortunately I could not go back there to try again.

Beautiful camera. Need a PhD to figure out most of it.