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<blockquote data-quote="PhilM_TX" data-source="post: 711130" data-attributes="member: 45839">I'm a recent (1yr anniversary) Nikon convert, from Canon.&nbsp; When I sold all me Canon&nbsp; gear, I had full intentions of getting a D500, D850, TC's, all the&nbsp; standard lenses (including a 600F4).&nbsp; When I went to gather my new gear,&nbsp; my buddy at the camera store slid the 1st Z7 that had come to north TX&nbsp; in front of me and suggested I try it rather than the D850.&nbsp; At the&nbsp; time, nobody knew much about them and when I asked about focus modes,&nbsp; acquisition, &amp; lock he assured me that it was &quot;at least as good as&nbsp; the D850&quot;.Having already purchased a D500 &amp; 200-500 (&amp; ordered a 500PF)&nbsp; for my wife, I knew what I wanted with regard to focus characteristics.&nbsp; Her D500 was better than the 1Dx Mk II, 5DIV, &amp; 7DII I had just&nbsp; sold.When I got the Z7 home &amp; began to play with it, I was immediately&nbsp; underwhelmed by the exact things I had asked about - Focus Acquisition,&nbsp; Lock, &amp; Retention.&nbsp; I played with it for a couple days &amp; decided&nbsp; it was not going to work for me, as wildlife photography (particularly&nbsp; birding) is what I do most.&nbsp; Luckily for me, they swapped the Z7 for a&nbsp; D850 - no questions asked.As time passed &amp; the Z6 came out, I paid close attention to what&nbsp; folks were doing with it and the results they were getting.&nbsp; One of my&nbsp; shooting buddies is a lifetime Nikon Pro &amp; he's been doing some neat&nbsp; video work with the Z6 so I figured I'd give it a go.&nbsp; I actually like&nbsp; the Z6 a lot.&nbsp; It's a truly different shooting style &amp; strategy, but&nbsp; it's quite capable.It'll be a long time before I'd consider not having either the D500 or&nbsp; 850 along, but I've been taking the Z6 out most of the time with a&nbsp; different FL than the DSLR so it's been a bit of a phased approach.Again, congrats on your Z6!PhilM<img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48674485177_47e8610b7d_b.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></blockquote>

[QUOTE="PhilM_TX, post: 711130, member: 45839"] I'm a recent (1yr anniversary) Nikon convert, from Canon. When I sold all me Canon gear, I had full intentions of getting a D500, D850, TC's, all the standard lenses (including a 600F4). When I went to gather my new gear, my buddy at the camera store slid the 1st Z7 that had come to north TX in front of me and suggested I try it rather than the D850. At the time, nobody knew much about them and when I asked about focus modes, acquisition, & lock he assured me that it was "at least as good as the D850". Having already purchased a D500 & 200-500 (& ordered a 500PF) for my wife, I knew what I wanted with regard to focus characteristics. Her D500 was better than the 1Dx Mk II, 5DIV, & 7DII I had just sold. When I got the Z7 home & began to play with it, I was immediately underwhelmed by the exact things I had asked about - Focus Acquisition, Lock, & Retention. I played with it for a couple days & decided it was not going to work for me, as wildlife photography (particularly birding) is what I do most. Luckily for me, they swapped the Z7 for a D850 - no questions asked. As time passed & the Z6 came out, I paid close attention to what folks were doing with it and the results they were getting. One of my shooting buddies is a lifetime Nikon Pro & he's been doing some neat video work with the Z6 so I figured I'd give it a go. I actually like the Z6 a lot. It's a truly different shooting style & strategy, but it's quite capable. It'll be a long time before I'd consider not having either the D500 or 850 along, but I've been taking the Z6 out most of the time with a different FL than the DSLR so it's been a bit of a phased approach. Again, congrats on your Z6! PhilM [IMG]https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48674485177_47e8610b7d_b.jpg[/IMG] [/QUOTE]

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