Z 9

I had lots of Nikon camera the z9 is the best camera I ever had I love how it lock on the bird the focus is fast and locks on there eyes best camera ever I have 2 of these cameras the z lens are the best

Great engineering 2nd tier autofocus. Has difficulty capturing and holding subject in busy environments. Nikon would be well served to improve 4 things: A/F better than Sony. 2. Zebras for exposure control and have it and the histogram based on the NEF file. 3. Weight - Develop a lighter battery and lenes for those that are handheld shooters 4. Manufactured quality had to send it back after 7 months because the grip material was peeling off. I also have a Z8 and it is under recall and had to return a Z 70-200 f2.8 because it was soft. I've been shooting Nikon since 1968 and never had problems like this not to mention the lead time for delivery. That being said service is great.

Toto in love with this camera. It’s like my D4 on steroids.

I had this camera for about a year now. I have been using Nikon gear for 2 decades and yes D850 was or still is the absolute best camera for stills. But now after a year and photographing mostly landscapes and wildlife in the real-world scenario of Costa Rican jungles and extremely high humidity where both Canon and Sony have failed over and over on my face Z9 has never glick or ruined the moment. Many of the negative comments I read were about focus. Gladly I know how to fix that with the tip of my fingers. Many also complained about the weight, if you are so concerned about it get an iPhone. Capturing Quetzals of flight frozen on the perfect moment with a lizard on its beak, for a Z9 is no problem at all, red-eyed leaf frogs in the rainforest with macro lenses piece of cake. Capturing lighting and the milky or a hungry wild river otters eating a fish is another easy job. As I said earlier been there and done pretty much from northern Canada to African deserts and of course my birthplace Costa Rica. Z9 has accomplished every single task. I just updated its new firmware I can't wait to see what it does. Randall Ortega Chaves-Costa Rica

It's a solid camera, but has a few things I don't particularly care for. First the memory card slot isn't designed very well and easily opened - I liked the D4 design better. The D4 also has better imagery under lower light in my opinion. The files from the D4 are simply beautiful. The Z9 can create a nice smooth file as well but under a lower ISO. I almost feel that the single shot D4 autofocus is more accurate on most shots than the Z9. The EVF should be higher resolution - not sure why it isn't...Okay, what I do like about the Z9 is that the autofocus (3D) is more in tune with faster moving subjects even though my D4 and the Z6 seemed to work quite well for most subjects. I do like the fine-tuning you can achieve with color balance presets better with the Z9. I also like the starlight feature for studio work. I think the Z9 is wonderful in many aspects but it needs some firmware to make it the camera it should be. I do like the battery life as well. The D4 just felt better in my hands but the Z9 is getting there. I'm just glad that I held onto the D4, but I really miss the Z6 - and will probably pick another one up eventually.

I have been a Nikon shooter since I first purchased a Nikon FG. I have and still use a D70, D300, D500, and a D850. I decided to go mirrorless and did not want to go backwards with the other Z's. So, I went out and bought the Z9. Have not been disappointed. Fantastic camera. Will admit that there is a learning curve. But it does everything that it's supposed to do. I took 45 pictures of my granddaughter running in my backyard using the eye detection with the 3D focusing. And got 45 usable pictures. All in focus. Can't wait to use this at my grandson's football games. Nikon has a hit on its hands with this camera.

I got an early Z9, and have had zero failure type concerns. I've enjoyed it's growing better with each firmware update. The camera is fantastic, so so happy I have it. I used the D5 and D6 (several others) before grabbing my Z9. One concern that drives me crazy, is it will not respond to focus when shooting a stationary subject - I can se the bird on the wire, the camera does not.. That D6 will snap on right now, while this camera will do nothing. I have to turn the manual ring on the lens to get it going, or point to the grass, tree leaves or so on. This is my only concern, but a serious one. And I know this will be worked out. I really love the camera and am so pleased to own it. I save NEF to card one and JPG to card two. The out of camera jpg's are really awesome, just a tad to no editing is required - seriously. I use the video some, but not to excited about that tech.Recently I bought the Z8 to be the Z9's best buddy. I've sold off the older DSLR's and am committed to Z flagships (I had not bought a Z until I bought the Z9). Get it, you will like it too.

What a great camera. I went from a D500 to the D850 and finally to the Z9. Each step of the way the performance has gotten better. The Z9 is simply the best Nikon I’ve ever used. Paired with my 500 PF ED it makes an unparalleled wildlife setup. Birds in flight has never been easier. Eye tracking is crazy good. Focus is super fast and the tracking is simply amazing. I would have given it 5 stars but for two issues. Wake up time, while extremely fast, still creates sufficient lag to miss some quick shots. Second, the autofocus has some trouble with vertical line such as trying to shoot birds in tall grass.

I am a sport photographer with 5 years experience now. primarily for high school and occasional collegiate game. Previous to purchasing the Z9, I used a D5 which was fine for my use case however I wanted the Z9 so I bought it. Its a wonderful camera and truly enables me to capture shots that weren't possible with the D5. Recently while shooting a baseball game at the Mets Training field in florida, the camera suffered a accidental fall to the concrete flooring of the stadium, it still worked when reattached to lens however I sent to nikon for a checkup, they said all is working as it should. Amazing tough camera body!! 5 feet to concrete floor/steps, ouch.... Truly pro grade toughness. Love it..!!