Z7

Nikon

Z7

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Nikkor DX series lens vs lower quality full frame lens?

if you're using a full frame camera, unless you're using one of the higher resolution bodies (z7, z7ii, z8, z9), then i feel it wouldn't make sense to use the dx lens, mainly cos it turns your camera into a 10-12 MP camera (not that it's unusable, but it's quite the crop). Also, I wouldn't necessari

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mirubere in r/Nikon

May 27, 2025 8:22 PM

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Is going from a Z7 to a D850 a downgrade, an upgrade, or a side grade?

I'm a professional and owned both. The image quality is near identical... They produce incredibly similar files. The D850 is a much more agile, and responsive camera though. It has way better AF and a faster drive. That comes with a huge weight penalty though. The Z7 is probably in the discussion fo

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CTDubs0001 in r/Nikon

March 31, 2026 12:15 PM

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I bought Sony a7iv and kind of regretting it

I had much the same experience with the A7iv, I'm happier with my Z5ii and the output from it even though the A7iv was thoroughly competent. The resolution has nothing to do with it, it's all in the lens design (which is pretty wildly different between some of the lenses in the system) and the colou

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mawzthefinn in r/Nikon

December 3, 2025 5:39 PM

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Bird photographer looking for a new camera

The N50ii has AI-based automatic bird detection autofocus. No Nikon DSLR has this. The N50ii will outperform any DX DSLR. And there is no futzing around with where to place the AF sensor. The camera sees the picture and things "bird" and handles it for you. The newer FX Z-mount bodies have not only

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ChrisAlbertson in r/Nikon

August 26, 2025 11:07 PM

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Is the Nikon z8 really that good?

they are different tools, the z8 can shoot much faster, has some specific wildlife modes in its af and the faster sensor allows for better video. so for wildlife the z8 is better since that is what its designed for, the telephoto lenses on z mount is also a bonus. on the other hand the a7rV has a hi

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berke1904 in r/Nikon

October 17, 2025 11:57 AM

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Upgrade Question - D780/Z5II/Z6III

A D780 is, for all intents and purposes, a DSLR Z6. They have the same sensor, the D780 has much better on-sensor AF for live view (comparable to z6 AF) plus a bunch of other features that mirrorless cameras tend to get. Z mount glass is "the future" I suppose, and is objectively better than F mount

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ThinkDiscipline4236 in r/Nikon

April 3, 2026 2:58 AM

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Advice on an Infrared Camera System

I’ve been shooting with Nikon Z for a while now and wouldn’t change. I’d shot Nikon for several decades before starting out in IR I was fortunate that some of my F mount lenses had decent IR performance, especially the 14-28. I’ve been slowly swapping in Z mount as I find IR friendly glass ( emphasi

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pheddo in r/infraredphotography

April 8, 2026 1:44 AM

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IPX4/Full-frame/mirrorless cameras?

I guess known by the rating? I am not saying Nikon z7 isn't good, but it's goodness is on even shakier unofficial ground than om systems that have an official IP rating. Nikon is a big company: it's difficult for me to digest that they built a camera that was weather proofed enough to meet or exceed

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amitshesh in r/AskPhotography

March 22, 2026 7:56 PM

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Stuck in upgrade paralysis

I switched from Gx7 (very similar to EM5) to Z6iii a year ago after some years of inactivity as well I do birds and I can tell you low light performance is massively better, they call it low lights but it’s just cloudy day performance I did buy a big gear cause I don’t mind it now but it’s not reall

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oliverjohansson in r/M43

March 28, 2026 5:45 PM

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Suggestion about possible Nikon Z alternatives to the Olympus E-M1 III

Yes, and I know because that's exactly what I did. I went from your current camera to a Z7 and a 24-120mm f4. Not an appreciable increase in weight and size, IMO. Indeed, the newer Z lenses are remarkably lightweight. In terms of speed, however, the Z7 doesn't match the E-M1 iii, but the Expeed 7 ca

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SpiritualState01 in r/Nikon

March 6, 2026 2:15 PM

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Lumix S5II

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Lumix S5II

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