Z9

Finds their Z9s near perfect for dim high-school sports with a little noise reduction.

“My Z9's with a pinch of NR in Lightroom is essentially perfection”

Switched from A9 IIs to Nikon and has loved working with the Z9 for over a year.

“I’ve been working with the Z9’s for an over a year and absolutely love them.”

A week into the Z9 after a Z6II, its bird-in-flight autofocus on short-eared owls was a revelation.

“Had my Z9 for about a week and tonight I got to do a real test of the bird autofocus and oh my gosh was it so nice!”

Shoots the Milky Way with the Z9 for its higher resolution, and likes its battery life and illuminated buttons.

“Z9 has great battery life and buttons and illumination which is great in”

Moved from a D850 to the Z9; the best camera they've owned, with insane subject tracking for dancers.

“the Z9 is the best camera I've ever owned. It's autofocus subject tracking is insane”

Their Z9 sits mostly idle; they prefer the D850's optical viewfinder and dislike adapting their favourite F-mount primes.

“My Z9 sits mostly idle, went back to the D850.”

Uses Z9s as their main cameras and finds them perfect after a couple of weeks of setup.

“Z9's are my main cameras and they are perfect.”

Values their Z9's battery life and dual CFexpress slots; the integrated grip feels great but makes travel harder.

“I definitely agree on the battery life and dual CF slots!”

Sold their first Z9 but bought another instead of a Z8 because they just like the Z9.

“Sold my first z9 and planned to get a z8, but I came home with another z9.”

Got a second Z9 after a year on Z8s; big and expensive, but so nice to use.

“the Z9 is just so nice for the exact reasons you outlined. Yes it’s big and expensive but not as big as the gripped Z8 and it’s so nice to use!”

Rented a Z9 and liked it so much they bought a Z8 a week later.

“I rented a Z9 when I was considering going mirrorless and liked it so much I bought a Z8 a week later.”

Their Z9's rubber started peeling two months in, as with every Nikon flagship they've owned; their Z6III is solid.

“my z9's rubber started peeling 2 months into ownership.”

Their Z9 nails focus almost every time.

“my Z9 nails focus almost every time with no exceptions”

Moved from a D5 to the Z9; the AF took practice but is clearly superior, staying sharp at very high ISO in near-dark arenas.

“I migrated from a D5 to a Z9, and although it took some practice to get used to the new AF system, it's clearly superior in design.”

A used Z9 bought four years ago has handled hundreds of events without even needing a sensor clean.

“I bought a preowned Z9, from eBay, a few years ago, and 4 years later, I have used that particular body at 100’s of events since then and have never needed as much as a sensor cleaning.”

Took the Z9 and 24-70 II to a block party and got shots they couldn't have got with their DSLR.

“This thing rips. Got some shots I could NOT have gotten on my DSLR setup.”

Loves shooting wildlife with the Z9, whose focusing beats their ZR's, and would sell both for a Z9II with R3D RAW to carry one camera.

“like my Z9 I love carrying around for shooting wildlife and the focusing is better than the ZR, but then the ZR I also love”