Mirrorless in 2026, maybe!

[BF Hammer]

@BF Hammer @Clovishound As you both have the Z5 mark 1, can you advise what the AF is capable of tracking, eg will it lock onto a person walking quickly or running?

It will try, with about as good success as my D750. There will be misses with the hits. It is the entry-level model, which is why I am promoting the Z6II. It will work just that much better at everything.

Edit: Not a real fair test, but on my eagle excursion 3 weeks ago, my bird-in-flight attempts were 95% misses. As in 450 shots with about 12 that were actually in focus. I have had better days with the same camera and lens, so I think that was a bit of an anomaly due to back-lighting.

 

[Woodyg3]

I think I'm a while away from going mirrorless - if I do get another Nikon body this year it'd more likely be a used D850 (to replace my D800) than a mirrorless camera. I'd be more tempted if there was a mirrorless APS-C replacement for my D500, but while the Z50ii is supposed to be closer, I don't think it's there yet.

Yeah, I can't get myself excited about the Z50II. I would miss too many of the D500 features.

 

[tonye]

My typical photography is Landscape 40%, Street 40% the remaining 20% a mix of action, macro, wildlife etc

Look up the spec of the D600 , will suit your needs very cheaply, yes its old but has some fantastic features including FX 24mp, 2xcard slots, 2x user settings, built in flash, built in af drive motor, full hd video the list goes on.

 

[BF Hammer]

Look up the spec of the D600 , will suit your needs very cheaply, yes its old but has some fantastic features including FX 24mp, 2xcard slots, 2x user settings, built in flash, built in af drive motor, full hd video the list goes on.

And you can add a film scanner attachment to a macro lens to digitize real photos from a film camera. That's all anybody could really need, right?

 

[Clovishound]

@BF Hammer @Clovishound As you both have the Z5 mark 1, can you advise what the AF is capable of tracking, eg will it lock onto a person walking quickly or running?

Not sure. I rarely tracked people.

 

[bluzman]

I think I'm a while away from going mirrorless - if I do get another Nikon body this year it'd more likely be a used D850 (to replace my D800) than a mirrorless camera. I'd be more tempted if there was a mirrorless APS-C replacement for my D500, but while the Z50ii is supposed to be closer, I don't think it's there yet.

The Z50ii is a great camera but it isn't a D500 replacement. It easily replaced my D7500, however.