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Which body do you want next from Nikon

Which body do you want next from Nikon

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Actually, I want Nikon to make a Z9, but with lower pixel count, the best low light focusing available and best high ISO performance available. In ither words, an H version of the Z9. So, I want a Z9H. Then, I can afford one after two newer versions are released.

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cosmicnode said:
Just a simple poll for fun, work out the features you want on your choice and discuss them
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None of the above. I want a Z30 with an VF and IBIS or a Z7 I in an A7C-sized body.
 
Thom Hogan said:
Okay, you said read your list carefully ;~)
Thom Hogan said:
  • 33mp BSI no AA filter (flexible on that)
  • IBIS
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New image sensor and IBIS seem to be a given.
Thom Hogan said:
  • Flippy Screen
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Maybe. Depends a little bit on how Nikon sees this camera, but I'd argue that Z6 has to go both ways (stills and video), thus should get the fully articulating LCD.
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I do zero videography. I don’t care which “direction” the market is heading, I don’t buy cameras with a flippy screen. They simply don’t work for my photography needs. I don’t care if Nikon puts a flippy screen on the Z6III as long as I get the three way tilt screen function that is fine with me, and I’ll buy it.

The only reason why I didn’t buy the A7IV, R6II or the darn XH2S is because of that flippy screen. Can’t stand them.
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  • Expeed7 (8 as 7 is old by now)
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Not a chance. Expeed7 is basically state of the art, and has IP in it that other camera SoC's don't.
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  • Button layout like a D750 with a joystick
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Sorry, but Z System cameras are all headed towards the same basic UX. If you're unhappy with Z6 II/Z8 (which are slightly different), you're not going to get what you want. No way Nikon changes controls back.
Thom Hogan said:
  • Warm LED lamp af assist (with constant feature for video)
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Sorry, but Nikon/Sony AF is done on blue/green rows, so a red AF Assist lamp just isn't seen.
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  • Dual micro USB-II with an internal SSD buffer
    • ~50 frame RAW image burst
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Ugh. Micro USB? Nope, Europe says it won't happen. Do you mean UHS-II? Also seems unlikely. SD is now a transition storage format. CFe is the future, and Nikon is already there.
Thom Hogan said:
  • 15fps RAW - 30fps JPG
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EXPEED7 puts a 20 fps limit on RAW. Thus, your wish here is solely determined on image sensor offload speed (or an arbitrary governor that Nikon applies).
Thom Hogan said:
  • Entirely new approach to AF
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If you mean the Z8/Z9 approach, that's a given, though on lower cameras we might get subsets.
Thom Hogan said:
  • Entirely new approach to menus/settings
    • swap i menu for 12 recall all settings
    • mark settings global/locked
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Not going to happen. Nikon's highly reluctant to change things that have been "legacy" for so long. Will Nikon tweak some things with menus/settings? I sure hope so, as the Z8/Z9 menus sprawled in ways they shouldn't have, and the linking of stills/video banks/U# is an ongoing issue for cameras that say they are hybrid.
Thom Hogan said:
None of this is all that revolutionary in this market. All existing technology. ;)
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Absolutely.

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Hi,

And I want a Z9X with a higher (60+MP) pixel count where it needs more light and everything is slower. I need to crop the ends off the 3:2 aspect ratio to make 5:4 and still have at least 40 MP left. The Z9 as it is isn't quite enough....

However, I like the Z9H idea as well. After all, I dumped my D1 for a D1H and D1X pairing back when. And a few years later (2003), I went for the Kodak 720x and 760c pairing. Those I kept until 2018 when I finally was able to get a Df.

Actually, the D1H and 760c are still here. It was the D1X which was sold off in 2003 and the 720x which was sold off in 2018.

Anyway, I can see having another pairing. But I can't see myself selling off the Df.

Stan
 
A Z6iii with (in my order of importance) 1) more responsive and accurate AF with 3D tracking, 2 10 bit video recording internally at 4k/60 minimally, and 3) increase in megapixels but only if this does not compromise low light performance or DR. A reasonably priced Z70/90 with IBIS and 1 and 2 would also have me excited.
 
A Nikon ZF in rangefinder style

Full frame stacked sensor

Nikon Z mount with full access to all nikon lenses

Nikon Z8 "deep learning" AF algorithms capability

OLED fully articulating display
 
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jjz2 said:
Karl Huber said:
cosmicnode said:
Just a simple poll for fun, work out the features you want on your choice and discuss them
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I can't believe so few folk want an updated Z7ii.
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The Z8 and Z9 likely took a lot of Z7 users off the top with them.
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And many others would likely appreciate a Z7iii if it was at the current price point, but still prefer the Z6iii as the entry level prosumer option, especially with an eye towards the competition (A74, etc).
 
Hi,

Where the Zs is full frame and the Zsc is APS-C.

I can accept an APS-C sensor because I already know about S mount lenses. Cutting the corners off makes some sense.

I can also see where Nikon would not go to the mechanical trouble of a removable front for the S mount to reveal a Z mount behind. That'd be nice, though.

And Nikon has revisited the S series a couple of times since they ended the production of the original S line.

Such as this one from 2000:



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All were film cameras, though.

Note this is different than the idea of a Z rangefinder style. The S mount lenses use that wheel you see to focus the lens. It's a part of the S mount.

Stan

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I wanted a Z8 when, at the time, the rumored specs were 60MP, two CFs, etc. Nikon just released an amazing camera, but I wasn't necessarily expecting or hoping for a mini Z9, which I already have.

I'm now much more curious about what might appear in a Z7III, for the time being, to compare and contrast and see what Nikon has up its sleeves for any models in the next generation.
 
Berend Botje said:
jjz2 said:
Karl Huber said:
cosmicnode said:
Just a simple poll for fun, work out the features you want on your choice and discuss them
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I can't believe so few folk want an updated Z7ii.
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The Z8 and Z9 likely took a lot of Z7 users off the top with them.
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And many others would likely appreciate a Z7iii if it was at the current price point, but still prefer the Z6iii as the entry level prosumer option, especially with an eye towards the competition (A74, etc).
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Right, I'd say the biggest competition gap right now is A7IV or R6ii vs Z6ii for price/performance.

Nikon already shored up the high level with Z8/Z9...now time to work on entry prosumer.

Somebody was asking me about Nikon the other day b/c they like my work and see me using Nikon... I honestly couldn't recommend it to them for their budget and recommended them to get the Sony A7IV instead.

They had wanted a hybrid stills/video cam in the 2-3k range.

For me I'd like them to come with a competitive version for this. If they could put those same specs of the Z6iii into a Zf body for a little upcharge, all the better.
 
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Bob A L said:
A fully articulated screen is a MUST HAVE.
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As long as I get a three way function I’ll buy the Z6III. If not forget it. Panasonic did it, and now Sony is doing it. Late, but they are doing it. Fujifilm has been doing it as well and HAD to bring it back on the XT5.



Videographers will buy it, but a LOT of photographers won’t so Nikon will for sure loose some sales there.



I started a thread about this a long time ago. A lot of you won’t like only a flippy screen. You just haven’t realized it yet 🤣
 
Batdude said:
Bob A L said:
A fully articulated screen is a MUST HAVE.
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As long as I get a three way function I’ll buy the Z6III. If not forget it. Panasonic did it, and now Sony is doing it. Late, but they are doing it. Fujifilm has been doing it as well and HAD to bring it back on the XT5.

Videographers will buy it, but a LOT of photographers won’t so Nikon will for sure loose some sales there.

I started a thread about this a long time ago. A lot of you won’t like only a flippy screen. You just haven’t realized it yet 🤣
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BS. The last 3 cameras I owned had them. And I never bothered with a "flippy" screen. First I don't do video. 2nd I don't do selfies. I'm a professional photographer only and don't provide video. I rarely even move the LCD and when I do it's facing upward . So we don't ALL need this so demanded feature. I love the solid bank vault like mount on the Z9 and it's all I'd ever need.
 
DarkShift said:
cosmicnode said:
Just a simple poll for fun, work out the features you want on your choice and discuss them
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Z9II - missing from the list
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This would be the one I’m interested in if Nikon a) at least doubled the number of AF points and b) increased the EVF resolution.



I think more AF points, much like Canon and Sony utilize, would help the camera see, recognize, and track a bit better. And a higher resolution EVF would help me see better when zooming in. I’m completely content with my Z9 though. So waiting 3 or more years is fine with me for that camera to first come out and then go on sale. Haha
 
jjz2 said:
Right, I'd say the biggest competition gap right now is A7IV or R6ii vs Z6ii for price/performance.
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Not to beat a dead horse, but by the results of the OPs poll, there is another significant competition gap: R7, soon to be released a6700, and/or X-H2S/XT-5 vs. Z50/Z fc/Z 30. And many folks here wish the mythical Z500 is the next Z body.

So much for APS-C being a dead system. Sony, Canon, and Fujifilm don't seem to think so, and I daresay neither does Nikon.

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