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Essentially requiring Nikon owners to buy both new body AND "new" new grip. Being new grip lacks controls.

Even though it sounds like a great business plan to get customers to buy again, it is...

Time delay was result of Nikon taking time to remove the controls from prototypes, to come up with pure battery holder.

Agreed.
About as dumb as Nikon leaving out ability for Z7 to communicate with SB-5000, thus requiring radio adapter.

There are always iPhones or Galaxys... ;)

"Whats wrong with F mount versions of those lenses? "

Some of us would rather not buy a F-mount lens to mount on FTZ adapter to mount on our Z cameras. Besides it kind of kills point behind new...

Now that Noct is out...

Nikon, any chance you could get Z 70-200mm F/2.8 S out before Christmas 2019?
Perhaps get Z 14-24mm F/2.8 S out several months earlier?

Gold, Meh!
Rhodium is where it's at!

Could save $8K - 0.01; by filming with a mirror.

For $7,999.99; Noct lens body should be Rhodium plated.
Or it should have Autofocus, and be Iridium plated.

"Considering there are no downsides to using the FTZ for any of the dozens and dozens "

Really? Why then would Nikon bother with new "Z" lens mount?

Replacing Time Axis with Lens Type Axis; hardly useful to Z owners.

Since it is for streaming Live pictures (Live Planet) how is it with environment. Weather?

Another missing lens, Z 14mm f/1.2 S (or perhaps Z 12mm f/1.2 S)

Worth asking: Who has most to gain from Remote ID?

Company with Remote ID capability already builtin to their drones. Perhaps company who pushed for Remote ID couple years back?

Could it be, Nikon found Z7 (and rumored Z9) need S quality lenses, less camera picture quality suffers?

Where are Z 400 - 600mm S lenses? Why Z 28-70mm f/2.8-3.5 S lens, when there are already Z 24-70mm f/2.8 S and Z 24-70mm f/4 S lenses? Why Z 28mm f/1.8 S lens when there already is Z 24mm f/1.8 S ...

Answering the question.

Are you here to make threats?

"Which would you choose? Shooting the Canon ..."

Neither. Canon is dead to me.

Nikor Z 70-200 f/2.8 S rumored to be delayed till Q1 of 2020 instead of 2nd half of 2019.
:(

Rumor is Nikor Z 70-200 f/2.8 S has been delayed, and won't debut till Q1 of 2020.

Serious downer. Nikor Z 70-200 f/2.8 S should have have come out with Z7.