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<blockquote data-quote="Clovishound" data-source="post: 830220" data-attributes="member: 50197">I appreciate the advice, and I understand concentrating on building good solid lenses first. I have given that same advice to others. Unfortunately, in the wildlife game, especially moving birds, the camera can make a very big difference. Add to this, I have been very happy with the resolution of my current F mount long lens. I was very frustrated this morning shooting the osprey pics. I had a whole run of them I had to can because the camera locked onto the nest, versus the bird. I have heard from users that the Z8s and Z9s reliably lock onto the eye and track it perfectly. I'm sure I can improve my percentage of sharp images of critters in motion with a lot of practice and experimentation, but the 7ii has been a disappointment in this area since day one. If I were only shooting macro and landscapes, we would not be having this conversation.I have yet to hear an 8 or 9 owner complain about their AF performance. Even those using them with F mount lenses and an adapter. I hate to think what wildlife photographer had to go through decades ago before AF, and especially using film, with the constraints of having to ration shots. Probably one reason I really didn't do wildlife photography during the film days.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Clovishound, post: 830220, member: 50197"] I appreciate the advice, and I understand concentrating on building good solid lenses first. I have given that same advice to others. Unfortunately, in the wildlife game, especially moving birds, the camera can make a very big difference. Add to this, I have been very happy with the resolution of my current F mount long lens. I was very frustrated this morning shooting the osprey pics. I had a whole run of them I had to can because the camera locked onto the nest, versus the bird. I have heard from users that the Z8s and Z9s reliably lock onto the eye and track it perfectly. I'm sure I can improve my percentage of sharp images of critters in motion with a lot of practice and experimentation, but the 7ii has been a disappointment in this area since day one. If I were only shooting macro and landscapes, we would not be having this conversation. I have yet to hear an 8 or 9 owner complain about their AF performance. Even those using them with F mount lenses and an adapter. I hate to think what wildlife photographer had to go through decades ago before AF, and especially using film, with the constraints of having to ration shots. Probably one reason I really didn't do wildlife photography during the film days. [/QUOTE]

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