Z 6II

This is the part I strongly disagree with. The difference is keeper rate and expectations. With a modern higher end mirrorless like Sony a7v Nikon Z6III or something, even a beginner can get like a 40% keeper rate, and a moderately skilled amateur can get into like 70% rate. But if you're shooting a

"....looking on upgrading to the Nikon Z6ii or Z5ii next year." The Z6II will not feel like much of an upgrade. When you do get around to upgrading, don't bother with anything other than an EXPEED 7 body - they are an order of magnitude better in the AF department. Currently that means a Z50II, Z5II

The D7200 is only 90 g (3 oz) heavier than the Z6. If weight is your main concern and want to get into mirrorless, take a look at the Z50ii. It is over 300 g lighter than the D7200 plus it has the most current generation processor (Expeed 7), which the Z5ii also has. It has much better autofocus, fa

A few thoughts from some who has shot a significant amount of airshows, and has experience with both DSLR and mirrorless: First off, airshow photography isn't very demanding on autofocus. You don't need some fancy camera for that, it's generally a plane contrasted in a bright sky That said, I don't

I'm not sure where this idea comes from, perhaps other than maybe the Z8/9 and newer Expeed 7-based cameras just being so much better by comparison (which they are). That said, I used Z6II and Z7II bodies for work for a few years, and they were "fine." I didn't like their subject tracking implementa

I used a Z5 for thirty days as part of Nikon's Yellow evaluation program they ran when the Z5 first came out. I have a Zf, which is the same inside as the Z5II. The autofocus difference is night and day. The AF in the Z5II blows the AF in the Z5 away. As much as the Z6II's AF isn't the best, it's st

If you're a landscape photographer, sure. But as a wedding or event photographer, the Z6 was completely underwhelming and literally generations behind the competition.. Tracking was rudimentary. AF could not keep up with moving subjects, especially in low light. It didn't even have eye detection out

Well first off, I feel like bird photography is one of the most difficult types of photography. That said, you really don't give us much information on your settings. What shutter speed were you shooting at? (Hint: I'd never use auto shutter speed for anything fast moving.) We need to know if your b

To be fair as far as I can tell the z8 and z9 are the only z-series cameras that seem like an upgrade from a D850 for photography, especially if you really know how to use the D850 and aren’t considering the advantages of the Z lenses. Even then, at the end of the day if you use all three to the max

The newest generation of bodies has qualitatively better AF than the Z6ii / Z7ii. Nikon really stepped up here. As others have suggested the Z5ii is a great pick here. It also gives you dual SD card storage. Redundancy is essential for wedding photography.