Canon R3 vs. Nikon Z9 (Price)

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I'm a very happy owner of an R5 camera with 4 RF "L" lenses, including the spectacular 100 - 500 mm zoom lens. I can afford an R3, but continue to choke when I remember the price ($6000 US). I simply can not justify that price given the resolution and overall capabilities of the R5.

Then today, I see that Nikon's Z9 is priced at only $5500 US and I wonder what Canon is thinking now. I'm surprised that no one on this forum has mentioned this up to now. Before Nikon's announcement, I was thinking that Canon's price for the R3 is very aggressive. Now I think it's just plain arrogant.

Canon released the R5 and the R6, and in the process announced they're back in the game by getting serious in FF mirrorless. These are cameras within the spending power of more users.

Nikon releases the Z9 and announced they can make a better FF mirrorless camera than Canon's R3. It's beyond the price range of many users so they need to make the technology trickle down to future Z bodies in the price range of the R5 and R6.

But hell yeah, the Z9 just slapped the face of the R3, and that except for the Eye AF, the Z9 wins this round. This is good news. Sony and now Nikon (again) will keep Canon busy innovating and farther away from its old habit of being incrementalist. Some might say lenses, RF has the edge over Z mount and that's fair. But older Nikon lenses can be adapted too, just like EF lenses for Canon.

I'm glad Nikon is back, but i'm not confident they put a slapped down on anyone, yet. There is still much to learn about how the Z9 performs and historically Nikon has shown issues adapting older lenses.

They are leaving the screw drive lenses behind. Those lenses are too old.

Matt Granger in his video tested the 200 f2 (the VRii is Sept 2010 I believe) on the Z9 and D6 together and it did better on the Z9 than the D6.

I've also just watched a video reviewer who says you can't use the FTZ mk i adapter on the Z9 as it blocks the vertical grip. So you'll have no option but to buy the MK II adapter ?

You still can. In Ricci’s video he put the old FTZ on and it still fits. The only thing is the foot gets in the way of your fingers when you’re using the vertical grip orientation. It’s fine if you use it normally or are ok with finding somewhere else to rest your fingers in vertical grip.

That's not great for people who want to shoot vertical ? The R adapter doesn't interfere with the R3, that's poor design on Nikon's behalf.

It is and that's why they introduced the FTZii. The new one is the old one just without the foot.