Z 7II

You already know the Z5 is not optimal. I upgraded from Z7ii to Z8 and the difference was enormous. Yours is even further behind. Obviously I haven’t used your combination myself but for small, fast moving birds in flight, the body makes a huge difference. No doubt in my mind, it’s just not capable

Z7ii was never excellent at subject tracking and never will be that said it doesn’t mean you can’t, Set single point af and af-c put the focus point on the dog and as long as you keep the shutter half pressed (preferably bbf) and your panning is good you should be able to capture movement without an

I’ve pushed my Z7ii to its limits focus and exposure stacking. There is a lot of room for improvement. To say it’s just fine as is, is absurd.