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D850 is the king of Nikon DSLR. But why bother? Unless you are intending to have a bunch of F lenses, just get another Z body. If you want small, get a z6 or zf. Or even a zfc if you are considering crop sensor bodies.

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

All speculation. I doubt we will get a z7iii. Nikon expected the z7 and z6 to sell equally well, but the z6 line consistently performed better than the 7 through the first two generations. Given the price difference that will have been disappointing. With the z8/9, they took the more 'traditional' (

Switching systems back and forth never pays off. I did it once and went from D800’s to almost all-in on Micro 4/3rds and at one point had an E-M1X (kept the D800’s for studio jobs). It’s a competent system, and a perfectly comfortable body, and can handle just about any Commerical work, but yeah the

I shot motorcycle racing professionally for a few years with various older bodies in 2018-2020. Canon 1D III (not the X) , Nikon D3s and later personally with a Z6 I. They all worked fine. People truly show their colors pretending the autofocus is 'unusable' or 'garbage' Fact is a Z7 II has better a

The problem is other brands early mirrorless didn't suck This is just not true. First two FF Sony Alpha gens (A7 and A7 II) were issue-ridden, with lackluster color science, abysmal battery life, and mediocre AF. The first really good Sony mirrorless body was the A7 III. Canon RP was a piece of junk

That's exactly what I did with my Z6. The Z 40mm f/2 is the only Z lens that I kept because it's both cheap, good and small. But Z cameras have advantages over D bodies. The First one is obviously stuff like goof live view AF that you don't get on any Nikon DSLR save for the D780. The other is IBIS,

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

Yes, Nikon fortunately does not shy away from chonkyness when it comes to the Z8 and Z9. I have the Z6 and while it is a small camera ( much smaller than my 5dmkII) it is comfortable to hold thanks to the grip, plus I don't have the biggest hands

I would go Z6iii. Yea the 5ii is a very good value, but the 6iii has a better viewfinder, battery life, the little info window on top which I’ve found mandatory for my cameras, higher shutter speed. Etc. check it out here: https://photographylife.com/comparison/nikon-z5-ii-vs-nikon-z6-iii