Z 6II

"....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 eye detect issue was fixed in a firmware update a few years ago for the Z6ii. I have only used the Z6ii but would not hesitate to get another Nikon when I get around to upgrading.

Also if it's in your budget, get the Nikon Z5II, it's newer than the Z6II and performs much better

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

My Z6 is ironically pretty much a dedicated video camera now, in a rig. Because even though its internal video can't keep up, its 10-bit UHD output for Prores 422 recording is great. And I've set it up to be easy to grab out of its rig when I want to use it as just a normal camera again. And ironica

I'm going to go against the grain here, I really think the Z6ii is the better choice here. If you're a total beginner, the Z6ii is going to give you so much that your phone can't, and the $400 that you'll save can buy you a 50mm f1.8 S lens off the used market, which is an absolutely incredible lens

High-end crop sensor, i.e. north of $2,000 USD, is a hard sell. Even Fujifilm, the most successful crop sensor vendor, couldn't move X-H2 and X-H2S bodies when all of their other cameras were regularly out of stock. I also think Nikon was pretty successful in moving their higher-end DX DSLR customer

You already said you don't need to, so don't. Based on IQ, you won't notice a worthwhile difference with a Z6/Z6ii in daylight (BSI/higher native iso helps for low light a lot though.. Z6/Z6II are Nikon's best "low light" cameras ever, with Zf close). To me, a worthwhile (cheapest) upgrade begins wi

Well, for $1000, you can get a used Z6II in excellent condition. The question is whether or not you want to keep the high pixel count of your camera, which while it does not have the most modern autofocus has one of the best sensors in Nikon's lineup. In that case, the cheapest camera may just be a

Another vote for the D500. It has a learning curve and a D7500 would be just as good for your purposes, most likely. A V60 card is plenty fast (and much cheaper than the fastest V90 cards). I’ve always bought used. A used 70-200 f/2.8 (Tamron, Sigma, or Nikon). Once you get the bug you might go for