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<blockquote data-quote="Danno_RIP" data-source="post: 777988" data-attributes="member: 34269">I have a Z6 and have had it for a while. I am considering a move to a Z7II because of the stuff I like to shoot.&nbsp; I do not know what the lag your friend talked about could be.&nbsp; However the Z bodies do take a bit to wake up and the do go to sleep quickly to save the battery. You can change the timing but I just try fiddling with it to keep it awake when I am concerned about the next shot.&nbsp; The Z6 and Z7 have much improved focus systems over the first release of the bodies.&nbsp; Nikon continues to add enhancements to the cameras via firmware updates.&nbsp; These have been Great.&nbsp; Because of that the Z6 does better at capturing photos of my dog running around the yard.&nbsp; I do not do a lot of bird photography anymore.&nbsp; My 200-500 f5.6 and I do not get along as well as we used too.&nbsp; I think she has put on a bit of weight and I have a harder time packing her around. But I do like car shows, landscapes, some street photography, and architectural photos. I also take pictures at my church like events and baptisms.&nbsp; You will be amazed by the low light performance compared to your current body.&nbsp; It still blows me away.&nbsp; I think you would enjoy the camera, but it is a big jump.&nbsp; The menus are different.&nbsp; You don't have to jump into a menu to change a setting.&nbsp; You can do it with buttons and dials.&nbsp; The view finder should be set up to present What You See Is What You Get. That means you don't have guess if you are under or over exposed.&nbsp; The body has image stabilization in 5 axis and you can do hand held at very low shutter speeds.&nbsp; But there are other added costs.Hopefully you have FX glass today and not DX glass.&nbsp; Both can be used with the FTZ adapter but the DX glass sets your body back to DX automatically.&nbsp; If you buy the camera will you buy body only or will you get it with one of the &quot;kit lenses,&quot; they are not really kit lenses like you got with your 3400.&nbsp; The adapter works great and the F Mount glass works great as well, but the native lenses are better.&nbsp; I only have my big lens F mount now all the rest are Z glass and Z glass is more expensive than F mount. You will need a reader for the XQD or CFexpress cards.&nbsp; I am using XQD CardsI am sure I am leaving something out.&nbsp; But I will try and check in.&nbsp; If I had it to do over again I would have done it just as I did.&nbsp; I love the Z6.&nbsp; It suites me.&nbsp; The Z7!! is looking like it might be nice to have as well.&nbsp; Just not sure yet.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Danno_RIP, post: 777988, member: 34269"] I have a Z6 and have had it for a while. I am considering a move to a Z7II because of the stuff I like to shoot. I do not know what the lag your friend talked about could be. However the Z bodies do take a bit to wake up and the do go to sleep quickly to save the battery. You can change the timing but I just try fiddling with it to keep it awake when I am concerned about the next shot. The Z6 and Z7 have much improved focus systems over the first release of the bodies. Nikon continues to add enhancements to the cameras via firmware updates. These have been Great. Because of that the Z6 does better at capturing photos of my dog running around the yard. I do not do a lot of bird photography anymore. My 200-500 f5.6 and I do not get along as well as we used too. I think she has put on a bit of weight and I have a harder time packing her around. But I do like car shows, landscapes, some street photography, and architectural photos. I also take pictures at my church like events and baptisms. You will be amazed by the low light performance compared to your current body. It still blows me away. I think you would enjoy the camera, but it is a big jump. The menus are different. You don't have to jump into a menu to change a setting. You can do it with buttons and dials. The view finder should be set up to present What You See Is What You Get. That means you don't have guess if you are under or over exposed. The body has image stabilization in 5 axis and you can do hand held at very low shutter speeds. But there are other added costs. Hopefully you have FX glass today and not DX glass. Both can be used with the FTZ adapter but the DX glass sets your body back to DX automatically. If you buy the camera will you buy body only or will you get it with one of the "kit lenses," they are not really kit lenses like you got with your 3400. The adapter works great and the F Mount glass works great as well, but the native lenses are better. I only have my big lens F mount now all the rest are Z glass and Z glass is more expensive than F mount. You will need a reader for the XQD or CFexpress cards. I am using XQD Cards I am sure I am leaving something out. But I will try and check in. If I had it to do over again I would have done it just as I did. I love the Z6. It suites me. The Z7!! is looking like it might be nice to have as well. Just not sure yet. [/QUOTE]

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