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Re: Canon R3 vs. Nikon Z9 (Price)
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Colin46 wrote:
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.
Let’s have a look
z9 has lower res viewfinder
z9 has lower resolution rear screen
z9 doesn’t have eye focus
z9 doesn’t have advanced hot shoe
z9 has no mechanical shutter
z9 doesn’t have incremental adjustment of shutter to eliminate flicker
z9 is slower frames per second
the z9 is more a r5 competitor
i will stick with the r3 order I have placed to go with the r5’s
don’t get me wrong I love Nikon and I hope the camera is a big success, I have a d850 and d6 and various lenses but they don’t get a lot of use alongside my canon kit.
let’s wait to see the price of the new Nikon 400 with built on 1.4x tc, I will predict £14000 here in the Uk
Can you please explain this:
Z9 doesn't have eye focus?
Z9 has 3D Auto Tracking which drops into appropriate mode based on subject. The actual focus box changes size based on size of subject from butterflies to Jets. And yes, it includes eyes.
And price differential could be attributed to things R5 does not have:
Z9 has built in Grip
Z9 has lighted controls
Z9 shoots at 120 fps
Z9 has dual CFExpress / XQD Card Slots
Z9 Heat dissipation
Z9 Flip screen in portrait mode with full screen rotation.