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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
...CTDubs0001 in r/Nikon
March 31, 2026 12:15 PM
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I was a very long holdout, switching to mirrorless late because I can't stand low-quality EVFs, or EVFs that cannot show you a live preview of the scene while shooting continuously. When the Z9 came out I made the leap and never looked back. Even after all this time the Z8/Z9 are still the only bodi
...Slugnan in r/Nikon
March 27, 2026 6:05 PM
9
Nah. It's pretty clear that Nikon doesn't think there's enough demand for a Z7/Z8/Z9. We all (on reddit) would like for Nikon to do an A7R alternative Z7III. A high megapixel slow still camera is a niche that's not currently filled, and doesn't require a fast readout sensor.
nrubenstein in r/Nikon
April 2, 2026 5:37 PM
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If you want to mainly do wildlife, Id go for the Z50ii instead of the Z7. The Z7 is a first gen, high-res Z thats more suitable for landscape or portrait, and its tracking autofocus lacks behind even last gen DSLRs like the D500. The Z50ii has precapture, EXPEED7 AF with dedicated birding modes, and
...Real_Socialism in r/Nikon
May 28, 2025 1:58 PM
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Use a modern mirrorless properly, then compare. I own both. My Z6III SH*TS all over the pocket 3, not even in the same world if you want to be taken seriously. The Z7 is not the right tool for video. The current gen Nikon lineup is night and day better.
Low_Variety9538 in r/RealEstatePhotography
April 8, 2026 3:01 AM
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100% Z6 ... The only problem of this camera is the intelligent autofocus (Focus to the eye, tracking subject), but if you keep old school using the Focus points, the camera is amazing, same imagen cuality as a Z5II and better (more dinámic range) than Z6 III, profesional body (same as Z7 the top Nik
...No_Kiwi6054 in r/Nikon
March 27, 2026 8:32 PM
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The only caveat is when do we see "Expeed 8"? I don't think it's too nearby for Z8 II, as I'd expect a Z9 first. I also trust the sentiment that Nikon may not be as generous with the Z8 II if they are concerned with lost Z9 sales. So all that said - if you're going after wildlife and especially BIF,
...Zamboni007 in r/Nikon
February 7, 2026 7:09 AM
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