Geomaticsman

Which is why I sold my Z7 and won't be buying a Z7II. (But I still have my trusty D850!)

Agreed. I used to use C1P for global adjustments and NEF->JPG conversions and would then tweak local adjustments using NX2. That is I did until Catalina was released which killed NX2 for good, and ...

Other than slightly better AF, I really don't see much that's compelling on the Z7 II and firmware updates are still possible with the first series Z bodies. The prices of used Z7 kits are a ...

Nope, not going to happen. :-)

Yes, without question.

Without getting into the gory numbers, to me, the idea of ploughing $10k+ into an MFT's system today is crazy unless it's a perfect fit for a niche shooting situation. I supposed on paper at ...

I have. Makes little to no difference.

I don't disagree and will clarify my point as best I can. The ultimate video head would be a fluid head gimble but they are huge and expensive, mostly made for big hand held equipment. Gimbles ...

Good comments. I know most videographers use the rear screen or external monitor to follow the subject but I've never been able to do that when birding and except for static shooting situations I ...

I use it for virtually everything. The key is to keep the rig balanced at all times for best results. Just make sure your lens foot is long enough to allow for centre of gravity changes due to ...

Personally I really don't see the need for anything heavier than a Manfrotto MVH500AH for a mid-weight BIF rig. You'll need to adjust the balance for the average elevation you'll be shooting at, ...

OK, it will be as popular with Z shooters as the 200-500VR was with DSLR shooters, which is saying something. Good enough? :-)

f6.3 is a given but keeping the price to $2k could be a challenge; just making it an internal zoom and being able to crank through the 3x zoom range with a quick 1/4 turn of the wrist AND and ...

If Nikon builds their's as least as good as Sony did, it's going to sell like hotcakes. Pricing will be interesting...the Sony is arguably one of their best value lenses so it will be interesting ...

Correct -- a cropped image from the Z7 vs the D500 will yield essentially identical images when shooting static subjects.

Me as well. Just sold my 600/4...doubt I'll buy another because there are smaller/lighter/almost as good superzoom options for less $$$. Don't discount the 200-600 -- if it's anything like the Sony ...

Agreed...that's not very impressive for a two-year time horizon. Hopefully there will be a few "surprises" along the way, though so far there certainly haven't been any. It sure looks like the ...

To get a good wing position? Luck or 20 FPS.

Nikon is obviously working hard to close the performance gap with Sony and Canon when it comes to human face & eye tracking, but NOBODY has really tackled bird tracking and I very much doubt they ...

I agree the series 5 DSLR's are superior for fast action, but the images that my Z7 does capture always seem to be tack sharp whereas my D850 can yield some apparently in-focus images that are ...