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<blockquote data-quote="Clovishound" data-source="post: 845527" data-attributes="member: 50197">Also, keep in mind that while a rental trial will undoubtedly give you much more information than reading specs, it can take a month or two of use to get used to a new camera to the extent that you can give it a fair rating. This is especially true when going to a completely different system, such as going from DSLR to mirrorless. It took me a couple months to get comfortable with the transition from my Z7ii to my Z8. I thought it would be an easy transition, since they are both mirrorless, and both aimed at a similar market. There were so many more options available, and it took me a while to try different settings and decide which ones worked best for me. Not to mention buttons and controls are in different places.If you are certain about sticking with DSLR, now is a good time to get the D850. While it lacks many of the features of the Z8, it is an extremely capable platform, and the pricing right now, is hard to beat. I doubt they will be selling new D850s in the near future.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Clovishound, post: 845527, member: 50197"] Also, keep in mind that while a rental trial will undoubtedly give you much more information than reading specs, it can take a month or two of use to get used to a new camera to the extent that you can give it a fair rating. This is especially true when going to a completely different system, such as going from DSLR to mirrorless. It took me a couple months to get comfortable with the transition from my Z7ii to my Z8. I thought it would be an easy transition, since they are both mirrorless, and both aimed at a similar market. There were so many more options available, and it took me a while to try different settings and decide which ones worked best for me. Not to mention buttons and controls are in different places. If you are certain about sticking with DSLR, now is a good time to get the D850. While it lacks many of the features of the Z8, it is an extremely capable platform, and the pricing right now, is hard to beat. I doubt they will be selling new D850s in the near future. [/QUOTE]

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