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

For $2k, I'd grab the D750. The Z6II/A7III will eat $1000+ on the body alone and leave you nothing for glass, and glass matters way more than the body for what ends up on the wall. The D750 is like $600 to $700 used, still a beast in low light, and has dual SD card slots. Then you could get a Tamron

I would get the z5ii instead of the z6ii, because of the improved af. There is also a Tamron 28-75mm f2.8 lens for the Nikon for about half the orice of the Nikon 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

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

The difference IMHO is overblown for all but professionals, your skill, luck, good lighting and good lenses will be more important than sensor size. The potential niggle could be astro, but I haven't found any critical issues with noise on my Z50 (same sensor as Z50ii) that makes me want to rush out

Pretty much https://www.nikonusa.com/content/raw-video-output?srsltid=AfmBOoojLpF_NY_-P5-OtRwh1X6BiZWBFBqTqbWR_4vlAa0_VG6HoX94 I don't think it unlocks anything else I did it before I had my Z6iii, luckily Nikon USA is only 15 mins from my house so I was able to drop it off / pick it up without shipping

Nikon doesn't have a single series that corresponds to the 5D series. The D7xx/D8xx series can both count. If you're talking about the last released DSLR it is the D780, but if you're looking for the best DSLR it is the D850. The first full frame DSLR that doesn't have the integrated vertical grip i

It's not just AF for stills. The Z5ii has multi-shot high-res, better manual focus assists, the improved Non-CPU Data menu (big deal if you shoot a lot of non-CPU lenses), Pre-Capture (JPEG-only), the 15c and 30c drive modes (also JPEG only), a new high efficiency file format and support for Flexibl

AH. I was originally going to buy a used 5DmIII, but thankfully I was fortunate enough to afford a Nikon Z6ii. But I still think of her and what could have been haha. I still prefer the body ergonomics of Canon far more, with Sony coming in second. Push that camera to its limits and good luck!