With what Nikon has accomplished in the past two years, with it's camera bodies, the amazing lenses and the incredible FW updates, these are exciting times to be shooting Nikon. As a Z8 user, I really hope they bring Bird AF and pre-capture RAW to the next FW update. The rest I can patiently wait for down the road. Thanks for another great talk Matt....hope you ditch the cold in short time.
I agree so much with your first sentence! This company was being pronounced DOA a few years ago. To paraphrase Muhammad Ali, the rumors of their demise were exaggerated.
@@RichardoBrit My guess, at least some of those updates willingly for product differentiation, or simple hardware capabilities (overheating), might be reserved for the Z9.
@dicekolev5360 lol dude imagine being mad at this...first of all , the z8 bird af firmware is coming in January so...second, rhe z9 is still different, bigger batery and vertical grip, bigger recording time and better handling of heat dissipation, arguably the best weather resistance in any nikon body. so these differences make the z9 a different camera than the z8. you can sit happily at the top 😅
@@ThatNorma dude, I'm having z9 on a loan for a loong time so I'm far from showing off, believe me 😄 . I'm on the top of the co*k of the bank 🎅🏻 I got the z9 simply because z8 didn't exist last September. And sorry but I need neither of the things you said however it's worthless to sell z9 to get z8 because Nikon can't decide what to do as usual 😄
@@dicekolev5360The Z 8 does not have the same hardware specification as the Z 9 so I think it is all right for the Z 8 users to have the same (software) features as the Z 9, nothing is wrong with that. It definitely is going to help strengthening Nikon market which in turn we shall get various benefits as well. And I agree with you about buying the Z 9 which I did on the last Monday 11/12/2023. It took only three days to have my Z 9 shipped from Japan and delivered it to me. Needless to say that I have been spending the last three days playing with it, took thousands photographs of birds and I found it to be very impressive. I hope that all Z 8 users are going to get this “Bird Eye AF” before Christmas ✌️
The most beneficial feature for me would be precapture in raw. For sports, if it's a particular player's turn to get photographed, the burst can be used when they're likely to make a play. For example, with a baseball shortstop, the burst could start as the ball is pitched. The shortstop might be involved in 10-20% of the plays, so only the burst where they are involved would be saved.
Quite honestly, my Z9 is everything I want in a camera. Further enhancements are icing on the cake. Having said that, I understand Nikon's need to keep the Z9 ahead in capability of my Z8. But, as mentioned below, I'd love to have Bird AF and pre-capture on my Z8, so I hope as the Z9 becomes even more capable, it will allow these features to pass down to the Z8.
Thank you very much for your Video. (I love the Z9. This weekend I shoot 16302 Fotos ;-) ) I wish: - Pre capture on (all) lower FPS like 10 FPS - posibility to select ISO on 1/2, 1/3, 1 Steps - FM2 sound ;-) (Maybee evirenoment noise depending shutter volume :-)) - HEIV
The number 1 feature Nikon could enable the Z9,...Z8,...to be able to do is READ the IR emitted by Nikon Speedlights! But wait, the hardware on MILC cameras WON'T allow such capability! That said, when you work an extreme low light event,...inside of venues light hotels, etc., the Z9 also struggles to focus in those low light conditions! To be honest, had the Z9 not had the embedded Wireless Transmitter, I would have picked up a 2nd (used) D850 and be quite happy given that the D850,...even not having "Eye-AF" is still an excellent DSLR!,...and the Focus System works well with the IR sensors emitted by the Nikon Speedlights. Now, if conditions are such where the Z9 can gain focus,...then it still king of all Nikon cameras,...Hands Down! Full Stop!!
The beauty of the firmware updates is it's like getting a new camera with the improvements. It also benefits Nikon as it buys them time to develop even better products. If this update comes to the game, the Z9 will continue to be a top shelf camera and will drive Nikon sales for the Z9 even higher. I do believe it is time for an updated speedlight as the SB5000 is getting long in the tooth.
Amen to the speedlight update. No matter how well Nikon Z bodies see in low light, they don't hold a candle to their DSLRs paired with focus assist pattern from Nikon speedlights. Hoping Nikon comes out with a green assist light (only light pattern Z mirrorless sensors can "see"), or some other focus assist technology that will allow instantaneous and accurate focus acquisition in low to no light scenarios.
Hello Matt, I have had maine Z9 for around the same time. Yes it may be two years old. But each time one of these new firmware update comes out its like a new camera. Great isn't it.
Thanks for the great vid Matt! Hope you feel better soon. I’d REALLY like Nikon to enable resolution selection for RAW files. S, M, L, just like we can do for JPG & HEIF. That would also open up additional speed options as a result of smaller file sizes. Pre-cap in RAW please. Lastly, allow us to select Subject Detection options more easily / quickly. Pair Subject Detection with AF Area Mode as it appears in the i-Menu - but we need a button map for this. My little list 🙂
I suspect that some of the Z8 owners will again be Demanding that their Z8s get every Update/Upgrade that the Flagships gets, even though the differences in the Hardware, and thus the Capabilities between the 2 is becoming more apparent every day.
@@ytr8989 I don't understand why they should demand/expect it, they didn't buy the Flagship. Close, only counts with Horseshoes, Grenades, and Nuclear Weapons...
Hi Matt, the 9 is the flagship, we should expect that firmware updates favour the flagship, we should expect nothing less. If they do not uphold this, then Nikon devalues their flagship.
Yes, but upon purchase of the Z8, there wasn’t much in terms of feature gap, which is why I bought it. Had they made it clear that the Z8 would only get 50% or less of the updates as the Z9 going forward, I would have reconsidered which one to buy. They shouldn’t widen the gap. Prioritize the features to the Z9 first? Or even a bit more - like 30 fps RAW only in the Z9? That’s fine to me. But pre-capture should be in both and any improved AF should be in both.
This is exciting news indeed! The 2 features I'm looking forward to the most for my two Z9's are RAW Pre-capture finally!! and the 8K 120p 2.5s burst. Bring it on!!
But Matt when will firmware give me “read my thoughts” or “solves world hunger” modes??? No matter what any brand does I feel like it’s never enough even if it’s free for users. Hopefully at the very least a brand like Nikon is setting expectations for their users to expect heavy support like this for the expeed 7 generation cameras
I'm so proud of what Nikon are doing! My Z9 has been improved beyond recognition in such short span of time, more so than what ANY other manufacturer has EVER improved their cameras, I dare say, in the history of photography. Well done Nikon!
Vaporware it seems! I would like to see an update but I have to admit I am pretty happy with 4.10 as it stands. Z8 users do deserve an update to equivalent operations.
It's awesome for Nikon Z9 and Z8 users, but for the other brand users too. It's like the new event of Sony with A9 III. I'm only a hobbieste and waiting for un oportunity to go to Z system. But for Pro's it's a very good news 😊
If a Z8 user, don't hold your breath, Nikon has forgotten about us, I guess they regretted making a Z8, a lot of Z8ers can afford the Z9, but wanted a smaller more convenient body, the only thing I needed from the Z9 is the GPS, but did not want the extra wight.
I don’t believe they have forgotten. They want people to keep both the Z8 and Z9. One TH-cam channel suggested the Z8 as your portrait camera and the Z9 as your sport and wildlife camera.
Hi Matt - thanks for the vid -- if the update as rumoured is delivered then what is the need for the "H" version. Most sports/action shooters like the ability to generate 45.7MP files with relatively low noise which gives them huge potential to crop in/adjust as they wish to. I shoot with Nikkors longest and highest performance super teles and I also want to shoot a little wider than I may ultimately need and then have headroom to crop in tighter in post -- if you shoot for a layout you need space for text and art. If you shoot for the subject in a frame then tighter is better, shooting for tablet/phone much tighter tends to work better (initially at least) - 45.7 MP gives you all three. Whereas 24MP the latitude is far far less. Pro-Sport guys/gals with accreditation working for a top loutlet get to shoot from the best spots they often don't need what I want as a predominately wildlife guy. So the Z9h may work great for them -- remembering the Z9 already has Medium sized JPG/HEIF which is sized for them and you can shoot it at 60fps with pre-capture. I am one of many who asked Nikon/NPS to please add - 30-35MP; 19-24MP; and smaller sizes as RAW via interpolation (not just pixel binning) -- so YES please 45.7MP and higher FPS; very YES please pre-capture RAW; but also let us have some of the other SIZEs in RAW too -- even if there is no FPS bounce. Obviously the Z9 should have all the best of what is in every other Z body AND soon. I believe the Z8 will follow suit. I do not know if either the Z8 or Z9 can technically perform the same as the ZF (which had a redesigned IBIS) with Focus Point VR -- I would be interesting to see what benefit Focus Point really brings relative to everything else one can do on a Z9/Z8. Noting that for the bulk of my wildlife I shoot with shutter speeds in excess of 1/1250th so VR/IBIS does not really make much impact when shooting at these shutter speeds. BUT for slower work and vid -- well that is more interesting.
This is quite extraordinary how we are now used to see our beloved camera(s) being constantly upgraded, in various very significant ways ! For this, huge thank you for everyone at Nikon, it is beyond appreciated (as well as your valuable efforts to try to decrypt of the upcoming ones Matt) 🙌 Yet if i may, one tiny feature i would love to see being part of the next steps for Z9 is the Recall Shooting function being compatible with all modes above 20fps (today 30, 60 and 120fps).
Hello Matt, I hope most of what you say is correct, investment in Z9, is a priority to me, not the Z8. After time, I agree, these advanced firmware updates need to show Nikon supporting big investors (pros) as they have been doing in the past. I would also hope even more auto focus advances are being looked at. Like, more than one recall group so switching from animal to person etc. can be just a button press at speed. The Z8 is a top quality high performing camera, but has to be one step under the Z9. If a Z9H appears, then that sounds like the Nikon I have always known and love. …… Great for-thought info, fingers crossed! Thank you for a great channel, TonyH
Matt, I would take anything Nikon Rumours says with a very very big pinch of salt, after all, these are the people that made massive claims about FW v2.0 for the Z6/7ii and things like 3D tracking being added as part of that update. Funnily enough, no such thing has happened and in fact Nikon have doubled down on not updating either camera instead. Thankfully I now have a Z8 (which is fabulous) and now we're at least going to get bird tracking sometime next year, hopefully they'll also sort out some basic usability issues like banks not being linked and drive mode not being stored as part of a bank. There's a long list of things they need to improve upon...
I believe this tech has been in the pipeline for years. They are reliant on new gear offerings. When Nikon came out with the D3, it had the initial D5 prototype. Companies always have plans for the long term. It's like a music artist - a record company wants three albums' worth of work before they sign a group. Car companies have the 2027 models ready when they release the 2024. Companies have done this for years. They may alter the model when the time comes, but they have the initial plans for the next firmware or product.
Hi Matt Very interesting news, I got rid of my z9 as found it too heavy with long lenses,and I love my z8 , just feel a bit hard done by as would like some more features in z8 ,Thanks for your time giving us this news, hope you get better soon. Paul 😊
Not sure if you made it to the end of this video, but my best guess is the Z8, if any of this actually comes to pass, should get most of this stuff, whatever might end up existing, also. But it does make sense the Z9 goes first, as it has been in the market 18 months longer.
I'm waiting for the Z8.1 with integrated GPS. Until then I'll use the Z9 and the D800. Admittedly, the D800 has been sidelined because the Z9 features make photography easier.
I just bought a Z8 a week ago. There was a sale going and I couldn't pass up the deal. Nikon camera and lenses were on sale. There was a bundle deal that was only for that day so I bundled the Z8 with the Nikon 24-70mm. I traded in my Tamron 24-70mm. And Nikon had a tax free day that was for that day only. And I'm in the store's fb group so I got an additional 5% off. I was going to buy the camera in a couple of months anyway and eventually swap my lenses out. I saved over $1000 plus my trade in. I had the money in my savings account saving up for it. And I bought the 28mm for street photography as well. Merry Christmas to me 😂.
@MattIrwinPhotography I haven't really got to use it much because of the weather but I love how it feels in my hand compared to my z6 II. I love the no screen blackout in burst mode. That is the main reason for buying it.
I'm a Sony shooter for past 3 years... these announcements has me seriously considering making the switch to Z8. I hope the Z8 gets these updates. I'll wait and see what happens. TBH, the Nikon lens lineup does not excite me. I will hold on to my Sony glass and adapt it instead.
I am doing what you're thinking..switching to full Z, and keeping most of my Sony lenses. So far, it's been flawless. Nikon trade in program going on is pretty awesome. Might trade my A9 this week for my 2nd Z8.
I think Nikon knows the Z9 is where the pro ‘photographers’ live so it needs fast settings for sports, fast shutter speeds, pre-record for wildlife and sports, as well as landscape stuff for capturing flying ducks etc., Now the Z8 is the True/ Hybrid and I think Nikon will lay off some of the SUPER PRO ‘photographer’ features and gear this more as the cinema camera, easier form factor to rig up, add a v mount and large battery, and although it’s fast I think Nikon will gear this up as a more cinema… Z9 GRTS ALL OF IT, Z8 gets all the Cinema stuff and 1 or 2 of the PRO PHOTO stuff… BUT it comes together… The Z8 $4000 if you think Nikon is going to LOAD UP THE Z9 and give the Z8 NOTHING for 6 months I think there’s no way… Time will tell…❤
I will be ROTFLMAO if these higher Rates are only available when 2 CFexpress Cards are utilized... I suspect the demand for Sandbags will be high, as new Rivers form
Thank you for the rumors. One thing I have to say, why do they keep adding more frames per seconds in photo mode? isn't 20 fps enough? With the evolution these days a lot of photographers had to dive into video, Im one of them, and I don't want to buy another system just for that, there are many features that sony has and Nikon could do with just firmware updates. For example 240 FPS at 1080. Sometimes I feel Nikon wants to impress and not be functional. Who cares about 8K? at this level very few will use it as a professional tool. Please, if you have a voice with Nikon, ask them to implement it. I also dream with a video specific camera from Nikon to use that fantastic glass. PLEASE!!! Btw, I sent them an email about this.
Nikon shouldn't forget that many of us bought the Z8 because it could do 95% of what the Z9 offered in a smaller lighter body. My local store had several customers trade in their Z9 for the new Z8 for the size. Keep us no more than one firmware update behind and most users will be happy!
Thr Z9 operates at 10.8 volts. The Z8 at 7 volts. This difference gives a very big advantage to the Z9. The Z9 processor and ram can function at a notably higher speed when needed. The bigger body on the Z9 will also assist with cooling.
Sono passato a nikon con z9 e 400 2.8 con tc,attendo questo aggiornamento, perché ho bisogno di 30 fps, e prescatto in raw,vediamo se nikon fa questa mossa molto intelligente
as a life long Nikon shooter since my F50, then D70s, D700, plus some others, moved to Z6 and took the leap to a Z9 last year, all i can say is this camera is WOW, it has made me fall back in love with photography and now interested in shooting video too.
Cautiously optimistic. However, I'm sure many of us remember the now-legendary "rumored" firmware update for the Z6ii and Z7ii. Never happened. I suggest pumping the breaks.
IDGAF about the Z9/Z8. but i think the Z6-III is long over due. maybe it takes so long because it gets a new sensor with nikon's own dual sensitivity pixel sensor that hopefully is another good step forward to give us a few dB of SNR/dynamic in the direction of low light. whatever, it needs to come 2024!
Very novel algos proposed with the 45-11-11, and I like that this would bring some element of 'chance' back to photography in a realm where everything feels increasingly perfect at catching moments. If the Z9 can fluidly move between 30 and 120 FPS it would be interesting to see if it could be mapped to a ring. Oooo. 2.5 seconds at 120fps.. to get to 24p you can slow to 20% which means it has a factor of 5? so 2.5X5= 12.5 seconds at 24p? that's more than a trad 8 second shot. Interesting. I want open gate!!! FW5!!!
What would put Nikon in nearly every video conversation, would be high speed videography. Nikon could go lets say 250 fps in FF for 5 second, lets say 10-20 second in Apsc mode. 500 fps for 3-5 second in Apsc and 2.3 crop. Even a 500 fps plus in the 2.3 crop mode would put it another world. You would see thousands of video on youtube/tiktok with those dramatic nearly freeze frame slowmo with dancers, action, product shots, music videos etc.
The Z8/Z9 has about 2GB of buffer and a 15fps memory bus transfer speed when lossless compressed RAW and top CF-B card in single card write mode. 30fps LC RAW bursts would only work for maybe 2 seconds before you get throttled down to 15fps. In pre capture, it may even be less than 1 second since 30 frames would perpetually be in the buffer at the start of the sequence. Most likely, this is only going to work with HE* or HE RAW. I will happily be wrong. As for Z9 vs Z8, yes, the Z9 should get more and get it first. Z9 should get all these new goodies and the Z8 the previous goodies (bird AF, auto capture, etc.) now in December, and the Z8 gets the now goodies six months from now.
All this sounds great Matt, even if 10% of it is true! When , I bought my Z9 (my first ever Nikon) I predicted that the camera had more power than its feature set at the time indicated! My one big ASK to Nikon is please give us hybrid users Shutter Angle! Plus please collaborate with DJI and Tilta so that the DJI gimbals can receive bluetooth camera control and that the Z cameras can talk with the Tilta Nano II controllers! The dream is also to open up Ethernet on the Z9 to work with Audinate’s Dante audio networking system if possible! 👍🏾🙏🏾😎. 🏴🇸🇪🇹🇹
If this turns out to be true, this will be the clincher for me to finally trade in my Z6 & Z6II or put up the cash for a Z8 or Z9. This would be because the gulf in tech has grown that large and in my use case for weddings and events, this would make hit rate and quality significantly better. Up to this point, I’ve invested in the glass, keep up the great work and get well soon!
I don't know how much we can expect from all these new updates, but I have the impression of hearing a lot of fantasies, and when you fantasize too much, you're quickly disappointed. I'd already like : - a 1s pre-trigger, even if only at 20Mpix rather than 45mpix - the bird AF to appear on the Z8. For the rest, for the moment, I don't want to dream about... we'll see. I like the idea of 2s ultra burst... that's often enough.
For sure it is a rumour, and could have come from anywhere. But I think from a technology perspective, at least some of this would be possible. Can't wait to find out what the future holds :)
Matt, can you guestimate how far the Z8 is behind the Z9 in a firmware update, 1 year? If it might be more than six months wait, I might just purchase the Z9 too. I thought that they would receive the same features, yes?
My Z9 with firmware 4.10, these few days struggled to achieve bird AF.....using auto AF large, 3D tracking, kept on focusing grasses instead of northern shoveler. Hopefully Nikon can look into it
Hi Matt hope you feel better soon, and now to my opinion on cameras and speed, because frankly I see no reason for about more than 20 frames per second for most, if not too much for most too . Yes Global Shutter is really good in some cases or for typically professional sports photographers. I also agree that Nikon is not making a Sony copy, and this firmware will do well for typical professional Nikon sports photographers, but the rest of us, regardless of brand, only need these incredible frames per second in a few cases. I've also been doing bird and sports photography for several years, and when I got the option of 20 frames per second with the Sony A9 I thought I'd never need more for my kind of photography, and I still think that regardless of the Sony A9III. So Sony won't be able to sell me the Sony A9III, even though it might be cheaper in a few years, because I don't want to give so much cash for something I don't need very often!
Exciting times, and loving the progress Nikon are making to keep the Z8 class leading (Z9 is far to big and heavy for me, shame as I would like the GPS). My dilemma could be when the Z6iii comes out, and my potential next camera - add another Z8 or the lighter Z6iii - what a dilemma to have !! Thanks for your enthusiasm and updates on Nikon gear Matt
It continues to justify the initial investment in the z9. The value add firmware updates both provide fantastic capability improvements, but the ROI for Nikon is that they are staying ahead of the competition by doing so, attracting new users, and I keep buying new z mount Nikon lenses to use with the z9 because it remains so good. I just indulged in the plena to use with the z9 and I am blown away and totally obsessed. Thanks for your fantastic videos 👍
Pre-capture in raw would be a big one for me. I'v been saying for a long time even 5fps would be great for bird photography, because they move so fast it's hard to react in time, but if they can do anywhere close to 20 that would be insane.
I’m a z8 user and excited about the added video features. I’ve also owned a z9, but sold it and got the 8 because it balances on a small gimbal. (Barely)
I don’t get it. Rumours about updates with “fantasy list” features. Why? Is it create clicks to discuss the rumour. Then when nothing happens it can be open season about how “disappointed” we are with Nikon. I confess I am solidly in the “what?” group here. I will be delighted to be wrong. I cannot join in a collective let’s hold our breath group and think about this stuff. Lovely channel, fabulous photography promos and images, but this one is not a topic I have time for.
@@ytr8989 Well that’s what the rumour says. The problem so far is……… where is it? This game of rumours has a down side. The rumour creates hype and a huge wish list. So people start expecting all sorts of things. Even if a new piece of firmware is released,it will automatically be followed by an avalanche of complaints that it is “not good enough” and they HAVE to do more. The question is…… do we REALLY REALLY NEED this? Are you certain? Rumours create the hype. I much prefer a surprise announcement with a few nice features.
@@ytr8989 YeahNo. Hasn’t arrived. I regret to inform you that this is looking more and more like a weirdly circular rabbit hole. It is after all just a “rumour”. Sometimes rumours are like the Ancient Greek Gods- they are testing our gullibility. It’s a form of entertainment for someone. I wish I was wrong. Maybe next year something will appear, but it is looking unlikely to appear this year and the stuff people are speculating about may not be possible technically.
If the sensor, and processor in the z8 & z9 are the same it shouldn’t be hard to add those features to the z8. It should come down to how they want to position the cameras in the market.
Well... For me personally, I would love to see the bird AF on my Nikon Z8... But what's even more important, I hope, that the update fixes the off-camera flash problems, that appeared with FW 1.01... Since the update I haven't been able able to use my portable studio flashes (Rollei HS Freeze 6 and 6s) anymore... On every photo you see the shutter on one side. What annoys me the most in this case is that the Nikon support blamed the flash manufacturers. Well, everything worked fine before the firmware update. Because of that, I don't think, it's the manufacturers' issue. So my highest hope is now, that I can use my flashes again after the next update. Again, great video! Get well soon, Matt! Kind regards from Hamburg, Germany
Sorry to hear about the flash problem, I don't know anything about it, perhaps FW from either the flash company or for the Z8 will hopefully see the problem rectified. Thanks and take care Matt :)
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With what Nikon has accomplished in the past two years, with it's camera bodies, the amazing lenses and the incredible FW updates, these are exciting times to be shooting Nikon. As a Z8 user, I really hope they bring Bird AF and pre-capture RAW to the next FW update. The rest I can patiently wait for down the road. Thanks for another great talk Matt....hope you ditch the cold in short time.
I agree so much with your first sentence! This company was being pronounced DOA a few years ago. To paraphrase Muhammad Ali, the rumors of their demise were exaggerated.
Indeed! i bought the Z8 under the impression it would be treated like a Z9, but without the battery grip, not that the gap would widen over time
@@RichardoBrit My guess, at least some of those updates willingly for product differentiation, or simple hardware capabilities (overheating), might be reserved for the Z9.
@@johnw.3636Er, wasn’t it Mark Twain?
I am „only“ a Z8 user, and all I am waiting for is the new bird eye detection 🤷♂️
What's the point for us having z9 for 2k more if cheaper camera will have the same specs... either go z9 or be happy with what you have man
@dicekolev5360 lol dude imagine being mad at this...first of all , the z8 bird af firmware is coming in January so...second, rhe z9 is still different, bigger batery and vertical grip, bigger recording time and better handling of heat dissipation, arguably the best weather resistance in any nikon body. so these differences make the z9 a different camera than the z8. you can sit happily at the top 😅
@@ThatNorma dude, I'm having z9 on a loan for a loong time so I'm far from showing off, believe me 😄 . I'm on the top of the co*k of the bank 🎅🏻 I got the z9 simply because z8 didn't exist last September. And sorry but I need neither of the things you said however it's worthless to sell z9 to get z8 because Nikon can't decide what to do as usual 😄
@@dicekolev5360The Z 8 does not have the same hardware specification as the Z 9 so I think it is all right for the Z 8 users to have the same (software) features as the Z 9, nothing is wrong with that. It definitely is going to help strengthening Nikon market which in turn we shall get various benefits as well.
And I agree with you about buying the Z 9 which I did on the last Monday 11/12/2023. It took only three days to have my Z 9 shipped from Japan and delivered it to me. Needless to say that I have been spending the last three days playing with it, took thousands photographs of birds and I found it to be very impressive.
I hope that all Z 8 users are going to get this “Bird Eye AF” before Christmas ✌️
The most beneficial feature for me would be precapture in raw. For sports, if it's a particular player's turn to get photographed, the burst can be used when they're likely to make a play. For example, with a baseball shortstop, the burst could start as the ball is pitched. The shortstop might be involved in 10-20% of the plays, so only the burst where they are involved would be saved.
Quite honestly, my Z9 is everything I want in a camera. Further enhancements are icing on the cake. Having said that, I understand Nikon's need to keep the Z9 ahead in capability of my Z8. But, as mentioned below, I'd love to have Bird AF and pre-capture on my Z8, so I hope as the Z9 becomes even more capable, it will allow these features to pass down to the Z8.
Thank you very much for your Video. (I love the Z9. This weekend I shoot 16302 Fotos ;-) )
I wish:
- Pre capture on (all) lower FPS like 10 FPS
- posibility to select ISO on 1/2, 1/3, 1 Steps
- FM2 sound ;-) (Maybee evirenoment noise depending shutter volume :-))
- HEIV
The number 1 feature Nikon could enable the Z9,...Z8,...to be able to do is READ the IR emitted by Nikon Speedlights! But wait, the hardware on MILC cameras WON'T allow such capability! That said, when you work an extreme low light event,...inside of venues light hotels, etc., the Z9 also struggles to focus in those low light conditions! To be honest, had the Z9 not had the embedded Wireless Transmitter, I would have picked up a 2nd (used) D850 and be quite happy given that the D850,...even not having "Eye-AF" is still an excellent DSLR!,...and the Focus System works well with the IR sensors emitted by the Nikon Speedlights. Now, if conditions are such where the Z9 can gain focus,...then it still king of all Nikon cameras,...Hands Down! Full Stop!!
It’s almost like getting a new camera every update. Awesome.
This is what Fujifilm did in the beginning. Hope Nikon never quits making firmware updates.
I just purchased my Z9 two weeks ago. If the firmware is going to be updated....cool beans
An epic update still not reality I do hope you're right, 30 fps raw and raw pre capture would make my already amazing Z9 complete
Precapture in raw and 60 fps, still in raw, would be a most valuable Christms gift!
What about the „Image Authentification Feature“ like in the Leica?
Yes I would love to see that arrive. 😀
The beauty of the firmware updates is it's like getting a new camera with the improvements. It also benefits Nikon as it buys them time to develop even better products. If this update comes to the game, the Z9 will continue to be a top shelf camera and will drive Nikon sales for the Z9 even higher. I do believe it is time for an updated speedlight as the SB5000 is getting long in the tooth.
for us nerds it is a new camera feel, multiple times on investment. One of my fav aspects of nikon.
Amen to the speedlight update. No matter how well Nikon Z bodies see in low light, they don't hold a candle to their DSLRs paired with focus assist pattern from Nikon speedlights. Hoping Nikon comes out with a green assist light (only light pattern Z mirrorless sensors can "see"), or some other focus assist technology that will allow instantaneous and accurate focus acquisition in low to no light scenarios.
Hello Matt, I have had maine Z9 for around the same time. Yes it may be two years old. But each time one of these new firmware update comes out its like a new camera. Great isn't it.
Thanks for the great vid Matt! Hope you feel better soon.
I’d REALLY like Nikon to enable resolution selection for RAW files. S, M, L, just like we can do for JPG & HEIF. That would also open up additional speed options as a result of smaller file sizes.
Pre-cap in RAW please.
Lastly, allow us to select Subject Detection options more easily / quickly. Pair Subject Detection with AF Area Mode as it appears in the i-Menu - but we need a button map for this.
My little list 🙂
That is a lot of guesses and maybes but I hope that you are right especially about pre capture in raw ! :-)
I suspect that some of the Z8 owners will again be Demanding that their Z8s get every Update/Upgrade that the Flagships gets, even though the differences in the Hardware, and thus the Capabilities between the 2 is becoming more apparent every day.
Z8 users will feel neglected, but they will probably get a similar firmware update later in 2024.
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I don't understand why they should demand/expect it, they didn't buy the Flagship. Close, only counts with Horseshoes, Grenades, and Nuclear Weapons...
Z9 just looks like a beast and performs incredibly well. If they they do all these upgrades 😮what? Getting one tomorrow
Hi Matt, the 9 is the flagship, we should expect that firmware updates favour the flagship, we should expect nothing less. If they do not uphold this, then Nikon devalues their flagship.
Yes!
Yes, but upon purchase of the Z8, there wasn’t much in terms of feature gap, which is why I bought it. Had they made it clear that the Z8 would only get 50% or less of the updates as the Z9 going forward, I would have reconsidered which one to buy. They shouldn’t widen the gap. Prioritize the features to the Z9 first? Or even a bit more - like 30 fps RAW only in the Z9? That’s fine to me. But pre-capture should be in both and any improved AF should be in both.
This all sounds too good to be true, Matt. But I sure hope some of it at least comes to pass! Hope you feel better soon.
I hope so too!
This is exciting news indeed! The 2 features I'm looking forward to the most for my two Z9's are RAW Pre-capture finally!! and the 8K 120p 2.5s burst. Bring it on!!
Yeah I think if any of these things happen it will be very exciting.
But Matt when will firmware give me “read my thoughts” or “solves world hunger” modes??? No matter what any brand does I feel like it’s never enough even if it’s free for users. Hopefully at the very least a brand like Nikon is setting expectations for their users to expect heavy support like this for the expeed 7 generation cameras
I'm so proud of what Nikon are doing! My Z9 has been improved beyond recognition in such short span of time, more so than what ANY other manufacturer has EVER improved their cameras, I dare say, in the history of photography. Well done Nikon!
Vaporware it seems! I would like to see an update but I have to admit I am pretty happy with 4.10 as it stands.
Z8 users do deserve an update to equivalent operations.
It's awesome for Nikon Z9 and Z8 users, but for the other brand users too. It's like the new event of Sony with A9 III. I'm only a hobbieste and waiting for un oportunity to go to Z system. But for Pro's it's a very good news 😊
If a Z8 user, don't hold your breath, Nikon has forgotten about us, I guess they regretted making a Z8, a lot of Z8ers can afford the Z9, but wanted a smaller more convenient body, the only thing I needed from the Z9 is the GPS, but did not want the extra wight.
I don’t believe they have forgotten. They want people to keep both the Z8 and Z9. One TH-cam channel suggested the Z8 as your portrait camera and the Z9 as your sport and wildlife camera.
Hi Matt - thanks for the vid -- if the update as rumoured is delivered then what is the need for the "H" version. Most sports/action shooters like the ability to generate 45.7MP files with relatively low noise which gives them huge potential to crop in/adjust as they wish to. I shoot with Nikkors longest and highest performance super teles and I also want to shoot a little wider than I may ultimately need and then have headroom to crop in tighter in post -- if you shoot for a layout you need space for text and art. If you shoot for the subject in a frame then tighter is better, shooting for tablet/phone much tighter tends to work better (initially at least) - 45.7 MP gives you all three. Whereas 24MP the latitude is far far less. Pro-Sport guys/gals with accreditation working for a top loutlet get to shoot from the best spots they often don't need what I want as a predominately wildlife guy. So the Z9h may work great for them -- remembering the Z9 already has Medium sized JPG/HEIF which is sized for them and you can shoot it at 60fps with pre-capture.
I am one of many who asked Nikon/NPS to please add - 30-35MP; 19-24MP; and smaller sizes as RAW via interpolation (not just pixel binning) -- so YES please 45.7MP and higher FPS; very YES please pre-capture RAW; but also let us have some of the other SIZEs in RAW too -- even if there is no FPS bounce.
Obviously the Z9 should have all the best of what is in every other Z body AND soon. I believe the Z8 will follow suit. I do not know if either the Z8 or Z9 can technically perform the same as the ZF (which had a redesigned IBIS) with Focus Point VR -- I would be interesting to see what benefit Focus Point really brings relative to everything else one can do on a Z9/Z8. Noting that for the bulk of my wildlife I shoot with shutter speeds in excess of 1/1250th so VR/IBIS does not really make much impact when shooting at these shutter speeds. BUT for slower work and vid -- well that is more interesting.
Well done Matt. Nikon continues to surprise us with the Z9 and Z8 cameras. They have built a platform that continues to improve ! Well done Nikon.
And it is very exciting to see. I do love Nikon very much and I'm am so happy they're not only surviving, but thriving.
Cheers Jrod, let's hope we get some, or all of it. Time will tell :)
This is quite extraordinary how we are now used to see our beloved camera(s) being constantly upgraded, in various very significant ways ! For this, huge thank you for everyone at Nikon, it is beyond appreciated (as well as your valuable efforts to try to decrypt of the upcoming ones Matt) 🙌
Yet if i may, one tiny feature i would love to see being part of the next steps for Z9 is the Recall Shooting function being compatible with all modes above 20fps (today 30, 60 and 120fps).
4k240p would be the best video update for wildlife video creators. Especially for the x2.3 crop mode.Pre-capture Raw - 10fps is enough for me. 🤷🏻♂️🎅
Yes!!! I've been asking for 240fps even at 1080. I don't do wildlife but product videos and this would be game changer
Hello Matt, I hope most of what you say is correct, investment in Z9, is a priority to me, not the Z8. After time, I agree, these advanced firmware updates need to show Nikon supporting big investors (pros) as they have been doing in the past. I would also hope even more auto focus advances are being looked at. Like, more than one recall group so switching from animal to person etc. can be just a button press at speed. The Z8 is a top quality high performing camera, but has to be one step under the Z9. If a Z9H appears, then that sounds like the Nikon I have always known and love. …… Great for-thought info, fingers crossed! Thank you for a great channel, TonyH
Matt, I would take anything Nikon Rumours says with a very very big pinch of salt, after all, these are the people that made massive claims about FW v2.0 for the Z6/7ii and things like 3D tracking being added as part of that update. Funnily enough, no such thing has happened and in fact Nikon have doubled down on not updating either camera instead. Thankfully I now have a Z8 (which is fabulous) and now we're at least going to get bird tracking sometime next year, hopefully they'll also sort out some basic usability issues like banks not being linked and drive mode not being stored as part of a bank. There's a long list of things they need to improve upon...
I believe this tech has been in the pipeline for years. They are reliant on new gear offerings. When Nikon came out with the D3, it had the initial D5 prototype. Companies always have plans for the long term. It's like a music artist - a record company wants three albums' worth of work before they sign a group. Car companies have the 2027 models ready when they release the 2024. Companies have done this for years. They may alter the model when the time comes, but they have the initial plans for the next firmware or product.
Hi Matt Very interesting news, I got rid of my z9 as found it too heavy with long lenses,and I love my z8 , just feel a bit hard done by as would like some more features in z8 ,Thanks for your time giving us this news, hope you get better soon. Paul 😊
Not sure if you made it to the end of this video, but my best guess is the Z8, if any of this actually comes to pass, should get most of this stuff, whatever might end up existing, also. But it does make sense the Z9 goes first, as it has been in the market 18 months longer.
I'm waiting for the Z8.1 with integrated GPS. Until then I'll use the Z9 and the D800. Admittedly, the D800 has been sidelined because the Z9 features make photography easier.
Thanks Matt. Some amazing stuff.. I look forward to seeing how the reality pans out.
Just upgraded from a Z7 to the Z9 unbelievable speed loving it, cheers for your vlogs 👍👍👍
New "II" versions are coming!
I just bought a Z8 a week ago. There was a sale going and I couldn't pass up the deal. Nikon camera and lenses were on sale. There was a bundle deal that was only for that day so I bundled the Z8 with the Nikon 24-70mm. I traded in my Tamron 24-70mm. And Nikon had a tax free day that was for that day only. And I'm in the store's fb group so I got an additional 5% off. I was going to buy the camera in a couple of months anyway and eventually swap my lenses out. I saved over $1000 plus my trade in. I had the money in my savings account saving up for it. And I bought the 28mm for street photography as well. Merry Christmas to me 😂.
That is so exciting, congratulations. How is it feeling a week later?
@MattIrwinPhotography I haven't really got to use it much because of the weather but I love how it feels in my hand compared to my z6 II. I love the no screen blackout in burst mode. That is the main reason for buying it.
I'm a Sony shooter for past 3 years... these announcements has me seriously considering making the switch to Z8. I hope the Z8 gets these updates. I'll wait and see what happens. TBH, the Nikon lens lineup does not excite me. I will hold on to my Sony glass and adapt it instead.
I am doing what you're thinking..switching to full Z, and keeping most of my Sony lenses. So far, it's been flawless. Nikon trade in program going on is pretty awesome. Might trade my A9 this week for my 2nd Z8.
It is tough to buy a camera these days because it’s so darn competitive. At least Nikon has continued with the firmware updates.
I think Nikon knows the Z9 is where the pro ‘photographers’ live so it needs fast settings for sports, fast shutter speeds, pre-record for wildlife and sports, as well as landscape stuff for capturing flying ducks etc., Now the Z8 is the True/ Hybrid and I think Nikon will lay off some of the SUPER PRO ‘photographer’ features and gear this more as the cinema camera, easier form factor to rig up, add a v mount and large battery, and although it’s fast I think Nikon will gear this up as a more cinema… Z9 GRTS ALL OF IT, Z8 gets all the Cinema stuff and 1 or 2 of the PRO PHOTO stuff… BUT it comes together…
The Z8 $4000 if you think Nikon is going to LOAD UP THE Z9 and give the Z8 NOTHING for 6 months I think there’s no way…
Time will tell…❤
I will be ROTFLMAO if these higher Rates are only available when 2 CFexpress Cards are utilized... I suspect the demand for Sandbags will be high, as new Rivers form
I like shooting landscape and "high speed exposure bracketing" would be welcome. Seems like it could be a pretty easy firmware upgrade.
Thank you for the rumors. One thing I have to say, why do they keep adding more frames per seconds in photo mode? isn't 20 fps enough? With the evolution these days a lot of photographers had to dive into video, Im one of them, and I don't want to buy another system just for that, there are many features that sony has and Nikon could do with just firmware updates. For example 240 FPS at 1080. Sometimes I feel Nikon wants to impress and not be functional. Who cares about 8K? at this level very few will use it as a professional tool. Please, if you have a voice with Nikon, ask them to implement it. I also dream with a video specific camera from Nikon to use that fantastic glass. PLEASE!!! Btw, I sent them an email about this.
HI EWye AF during manual focus would be also a very handy tool. For the older lenses, or video.... WISHLIST to NikonSanta
Nikon shouldn't forget that many of us bought the Z8 because it could do 95% of what the Z9 offered in a smaller lighter body. My local store had several customers trade in their Z9 for the new Z8 for the size. Keep us no more than one firmware update behind and most users will be happy!
Thr Z9 operates at 10.8 volts.
The Z8 at 7 volts.
This difference gives a very big advantage to the Z9.
The Z9 processor and ram can function at a notably higher speed when needed.
The bigger body on the Z9 will also assist with cooling.
Kodak made the first digital camera. Everyone is copying Kodak, so now let’s move on. 😊
I'd be happy for the Z9 to drop to 12bit RAWs if that gave us pre capture at 20fps. That would be plenty for me. 🙂
All I want in my z9 is the deep tone portrait profile and the skintone adjustment which are both in the zf.
Like the Z8 is for portraits and the Z9 is for sports and wildlife.
@@ytr8989 I didn't know nikon makes this claim
Still wish someone in Nikon Engineering could explain to me why Nikon hasn't or can not add "blinkies" in stills. Still on the wishlist.
Canon probably owns the patent.
@@ytr8989 Sony is the only company of the big three that has it to my knowledge.
Im still working on saving up enough money for a z8, which will be super crazy amazing no matter what since im still rockin the OG z7 lol
Sono passato a nikon con z9 e 400 2.8 con tc,attendo questo aggiornamento, perché ho bisogno di 30 fps, e prescatto in raw,vediamo se nikon fa questa mossa molto intelligente
as a life long Nikon shooter since my F50, then D70s, D700, plus some others, moved to Z6 and took the leap to a Z9 last year, all i can say is this camera is WOW, it has made me fall back in love with photography and now interested in shooting video too.
NIKON IS NIKON ..!!.
Any updates on when and if Nikon will be making Z8 owners happy by finally adding Bird AF?
Hello 👋 I think it’s great Nikon keeps making new firmware updates.
Love my z9!!
looking forward to this update - if true, then its going to be truly remarkable
i'm here for the open gate and perhaps a shutter angle option...
Ditto.
Not "go-get." Get-go. From the get-go.. meaning from the minute it GETs GOing. hence, get go. No I can go back to going and fucking myself!
lol. Yes I realised I got that wrong. But I was not going to re record. And I knew you would know what I meant. 😀
Take care Matt! This would be one big Xmas present from Nikon🎉🎉🎉 fingers crossed...
Thank you, and yes it sure would be !!!
Cautiously optimistic. However, I'm sure many of us remember the now-legendary "rumored" firmware update for the Z6ii and Z7ii. Never happened. I suggest pumping the breaks.
Looks like the expeed 7 has more room for improvement 😊
Hi Matt, greetings from Poland. Do You think Z9 will get HEIF support ?
I can only image HEIF support will come at some stage, and perhaps in whatever update is next. Who knows :)
I was asking for this update tow years ago 😭😭
I'd like Live Bulb like the Olympus.
wish they put 4:3 aspect ratio, photo and video
Any rumored updates for the Z7 ii?
IDGAF about the Z9/Z8. but i think the Z6-III is long over due.
maybe it takes so long because it gets a new sensor with nikon's own dual sensitivity pixel sensor that hopefully is another good step forward to give us a few dB of SNR/dynamic in the direction of low light. whatever, it needs to come 2024!
Very novel algos proposed with the 45-11-11, and I like that this would bring some element of 'chance' back to photography in a realm where everything feels increasingly perfect at catching moments. If the Z9 can fluidly move between 30 and 120 FPS it would be interesting to see if it could be mapped to a ring. Oooo. 2.5 seconds at 120fps.. to get to 24p you can slow to 20% which means it has a factor of 5? so 2.5X5= 12.5 seconds at 24p? that's more than a trad 8 second shot. Interesting. I want open gate!!! FW5!!!
Can Z9 accommodate Global shutter with just firmware update being a robust processor? what's your thought?
What would put Nikon in nearly every video conversation, would be high speed videography. Nikon could go lets say 250 fps in FF for 5 second, lets say 10-20 second in Apsc mode. 500 fps for 3-5 second in Apsc and 2.3 crop. Even a 500 fps plus in the 2.3 crop mode would put it another world. You would see thousands of video on youtube/tiktok with those dramatic nearly freeze frame slowmo with dancers, action, product shots, music videos etc.
you're right. Such an upgrade would exonerate the Nikon supporters ! The Z9 would be king. I'd hope my Z8 will be right behind it!!
The Z8/Z9 has about 2GB of buffer and a 15fps memory bus transfer speed when lossless compressed RAW and top CF-B card in single card write mode. 30fps LC RAW bursts would only work for maybe 2 seconds before you get throttled down to 15fps. In pre capture, it may even be less than 1 second since 30 frames would perpetually be in the buffer at the start of the sequence. Most likely, this is only going to work with HE* or HE RAW. I will happily be wrong. As for Z9 vs Z8, yes, the Z9 should get more and get it first. Z9 should get all these new goodies and the Z8 the previous goodies (bird AF, auto capture, etc.) now in December, and the Z8 gets the now goodies six months from now.
Totally excited about Nikon's future offerings! I own the Z9, Z8 and recently Zf (Zf is a total blast!)
All this sounds great Matt, even if 10% of it is true! When , I bought my Z9 (my first ever Nikon) I predicted that the camera had more power than its feature set at the time indicated! My one big ASK to Nikon is please give us hybrid users Shutter Angle! Plus please collaborate with DJI and Tilta so that the DJI gimbals can receive bluetooth camera control and that the Z cameras can talk with the Tilta Nano II controllers! The dream is also to open up Ethernet on the Z9 to work with Audinate’s Dante audio networking system if possible! 👍🏾🙏🏾😎. 🏴🇸🇪🇹🇹
If this turns out to be true, this will be the clincher for me to finally trade in my Z6 & Z6II or put up the cash for a Z8 or Z9. This would be because the gulf in tech has grown that large and in my use case for weddings and events, this would make hit rate and quality significantly better. Up to this point, I’ve invested in the glass, keep up the great work and get well soon!
I don't know how much we can expect from all these new updates, but I have the impression of hearing a lot of fantasies, and when you fantasize too much, you're quickly disappointed.
I'd already like :
- a 1s pre-trigger, even if only at 20Mpix rather than 45mpix
- the bird AF to appear on the Z8.
For the rest, for the moment, I don't want to dream about... we'll see.
I like the idea of 2s ultra burst... that's often enough.
For sure it is a rumour, and could have come from anywhere. But I think from a technology perspective, at least some of this would be possible. Can't wait to find out what the future holds :)
what do you mean with a1 per-trigger?
Matt, can you guestimate how far the Z8 is behind the Z9 in a firmware update, 1 year? If it might be more than six months wait, I might just purchase the Z9 too. I thought that they would receive the same features, yes?
Brings Nikon to the forefront after many years of lagging the industry! Future proofing your flagship… Amazing….
My Z9 with firmware 4.10, these few days struggled to achieve bird AF.....using auto AF large, 3D tracking, kept on focusing grasses instead of northern shoveler. Hopefully Nikon can look into it
Raw pre-capture for my Z 8 would be nice. I'm likely in a very smsll minority who would welcome insect AF which Sony has in some models.
Thank you so much for sharing, Matt.
No worries!
Hi Matt hope you feel better soon, and now to my opinion on cameras and speed, because frankly I see no reason for about more than 20 frames per second for most, if not too much for most too . Yes Global Shutter is really good in some cases or for typically professional sports photographers.
I also agree that Nikon is not making a Sony copy, and this firmware will do well for typical professional Nikon sports photographers, but the rest of us, regardless of brand, only need these incredible frames per second in a few cases.
I've also been doing bird and sports photography for several years, and when I got the option of 20 frames per second with the Sony A9 I thought I'd never need more for my kind of photography, and I still think that regardless of the Sony A9III. So Sony won't be able to sell me the Sony A9III, even though it might be cheaper in a few years, because I don't want to give so much cash for something I don't need very often!
Matt we never got the update??😢
stacked sensor has unlimited potentials. hope the firmware for Z8 bird eye autofocus willl be available soon.
Exciting times, and loving the progress Nikon are making to keep the Z8 class leading (Z9 is far to big and heavy for me, shame as I would like the GPS).
My dilemma could be when the Z6iii comes out, and my potential next camera - add another Z8 or the lighter Z6iii - what a dilemma to have !!
Thanks for your enthusiasm and updates on Nikon gear Matt
It continues to justify the initial investment in the z9. The value add firmware updates both provide fantastic capability improvements, but the ROI for Nikon is that they are staying ahead of the competition by doing so, attracting new users, and I keep buying new z mount Nikon lenses to use with the z9 because it remains so good. I just indulged in the plena to use with the z9 and I am blown away and totally obsessed. Thanks for your fantastic videos 👍
Pre-capture in raw would be a big one for me. I'v been saying for a long time even 5fps would be great for bird photography, because they move so fast it's hard to react in time, but if they can do anywhere close to 20 that would be insane.
Unstoppable 😲
I haven't yet figured out all the capabilities of the firmware out of the box for my Z9 :)
Bring it on! Going to have to really get more professional next year! :D
I’m a z8 user and excited about the added video features. I’ve also owned a z9, but sold it and got the 8 because it balances on a small gimbal. (Barely)
I don’t get it. Rumours about updates with “fantasy list” features. Why? Is it create clicks to discuss the rumour. Then when nothing happens it can be open season about how “disappointed” we are with Nikon. I confess I am solidly in the “what?” group here. I will be delighted to be wrong. I cannot join in a collective let’s hold our breath group and think about this stuff.
Lovely channel, fabulous photography promos and images, but this one is not a topic I have time for.
These are no longer just fantasy rumors. It’s about to be released, if not already.
@@ytr8989 Well that’s what the rumour says. The problem so far is……… where is it?
This game of rumours has a down side. The rumour creates hype and a huge wish list. So people start expecting all sorts of things. Even if a new piece of firmware is released,it will automatically be followed by an avalanche of complaints that it is “not good enough” and they HAVE to do more.
The question is…… do we REALLY REALLY NEED this? Are you certain?
Rumours create the hype. I much prefer a surprise announcement with a few nice features.
@@ytr8989 YeahNo. Hasn’t arrived. I regret to inform you that this is looking more and more like a weirdly circular rabbit hole. It is after all just a “rumour”. Sometimes rumours are like the Ancient Greek Gods- they are testing our gullibility. It’s a form of entertainment for someone.
I wish I was wrong. Maybe next year something will appear, but it is looking unlikely to appear this year and the stuff people are speculating about may not be possible technically.
Raw for precapture would make that useful for me. I'd be happy to get even 10fps of precapture.
My z9 is helping me love capturing video
If the sensor, and processor in the z8 & z9 are the same it shouldn’t be hard to add those features to the z8. It should come down to how they want to position the cameras in the market.
Rumours are such
Well... For me personally, I would love to see the bird AF on my Nikon Z8... But what's even more important, I hope, that the update fixes the off-camera flash problems, that appeared with FW 1.01... Since the update I haven't been able able to use my portable studio flashes (Rollei HS Freeze 6 and 6s) anymore... On every photo you see the shutter on one side. What annoys me the most in this case is that the Nikon support blamed the flash manufacturers. Well, everything worked fine before the firmware update. Because of that, I don't think, it's the manufacturers' issue. So my highest hope is now, that I can use my flashes again after the next update.
Again, great video! Get well soon, Matt! Kind regards from Hamburg, Germany
Sorry to hear about the flash problem, I don't know anything about it, perhaps FW from either the flash company or for the Z8 will hopefully see the problem rectified. Thanks and take care Matt :)
Nikon z7ii ???
I just hope that Nikon think about photographers with a good price point not only for professionals but for everyone who can afford it.