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Canon R3 vs. Nikon Z9 (Price)

Started Oct 28, 2021 | Discussions thread
bigshledge Contributing Member • Posts: 596
Re: Canon R3 vs. Nikon Z9 (Price)

rlaplaca wrote:

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.

R3 still has some pretty advanced features over the Z9, like eye tracking. I think that's likely a factor to the cost.

That said, credit to Nikon, the Z9 looks to be an excellent camera for sports photographers.

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