IMHO limiting software features is cheesy. In the old days with AF systems being mostly done in hardware you could credibly sell worse AF systems in cheaper bodies. But nowadays it's just software. It doesn't cost Nikon a dime more to feed the Z9 neural network into a Z8 body.
And don't forget, the more they sell the Stacked Sensors and Expeed7 Processors, the less it will cost them per unit!!!!! the more profit to Nikon....
Certainly, limiting the AF to fewer recognized targets would be super cheesy.
Don't forget the Heat Sink Required to keep both running cooler for longer periods.... but the readout speed and processor does not have to run at the same speed as Z9 - therefore less load on the heatsink requirement and smaller body, less load on the batteries as well....
As I said before, the Z8 configuration - the readout speed and processor does not have to run at the same speed as Z9 - therefore less load on the heatsink requirement and smaller body, less load on the batteries as well....
Nah. It’s the processor constantly reading out the sensor and updating the EVF/display.
I’m pretty sure it can deliver the power. It’ll just run out quicker than a bigger battery.
A couple of LEDs will use up virtually nothing compared to the rest of the system.
One could always as a vertical grip battery pack
At least that would keep the Fro happy Except the ASIC required to run it called the Expeed7 and a fast sensor... But assuming it already has those...
Totally agree, that's why I hold on to my D850 after playing with the Z7II. it's lacking behind the R6/R5 by a pretty big margin in terms of AF tracking, even my A7RIV has better eye-focus tracking in portrait, and the A7RIV is not even a camera known for fast focusing.
Battery life ? I don't see how that can be an issue, the Sony A9 and A1 doesn't use a gigantic battery and they sure can do the job just fine. the Canon batter in the R5 is not that huge either. so I don't understand why would the Nikon battery being the road block.
That's funny, the only reason I am keeping my A7RIV is that 60MP sensor and detail I can get out of the sensor, garbage? LOL. ok, give me some more 80MP garbage I will send my money in. i have a D850 also. so not a Sony fan-boy nor Nikon fan-Boy.
Well if you don't care about colors and you do massive fine art prints I guess the trade off would make sense, or you crop the crap out of your shots. But in that case there's far better cameras for the job. I'm actually happy I left Sony on the A7R3 because it would've felt really bad doing the sensor upgrade to get the other improvements on the A7R4.
I think you underestimate how much power is required to drive the shutter mechanism, especially when you are needing it for high fps. The processor would eat the power, though.
That should have read, "it may require more battery capacity than the EN-EL15 can deliver". In otherwords, it needs to have a longer life.
Lighting using lots of pwer and it won't just be a few, there are many buttons.
Well, the battery grip option would always be part of a Z8, just as it was for any of the pro spec cameras, like the D850 and Z6/7/6II/7II etcOne could always as a vertical grip battery pack
The Z9 and thus the Z8 will have higher speed than both of these and will therefore require more life from the battery.
If the readout speed is not Z9 speed, then the camera will need a mechanical shutter. What the Z8 would not need is the burst speed, which would reduce the processing load and heatsink requirements.
This is what people don't get, they ask for a Z8 as if the Z6 and Z7 didn't exist and as if it were 2012. I really think Nikon is over extending themselves even with the Z5, the should do what Apple and Sony does, keep the previous models and sell them cheap instead of having yet another SKU.
The Z7II is clearly superior to the D850 in most ways, including most aspects of AF.
