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Z6/Z6ii
z5 or z6 or z6 mark 2
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<blockquote data-quote="TwistedThrottle" data-source="post: 761693" data-attributes="member: 46724"><p>I recently made the decision to upgrade to the Z6 with those 3 cameras on my short list. You can't go wrong with any of these cameras. If you get the Z6, you must include the cost of the XQD or CFExpress card, (not cheap) and XQD card reader, (also not cheap, but also not necessary if you want to hook your camera up to your computer instead but you have to do firmware updates through the mobile app, snapbridge if you don't have the card reader). The Z6ii gives you the option, it has both XQD and SD slots so a new card does not need to be included with the initial purchase, and the same with the dual SD card slots in the Z5. Like you, I didnt see a need to spend so much on the Z6ii. If you are not interested in shooting video and don't mind loosing the screen on top of the camera that tells you the same info you see in the EVF, go with the Z5. It does just about everything else the same as the Z6 in a cheaper bundle and you don't need the special card. The framerates are even the same. True, the Z6 takes more of them but after 5.5 FPS, you start to see the previously taken photo in the EVF instead of live view and since the Z5 caps out at 5.5 FPS, that's a wash in my book. Personally, I went with the Z6 because my daughter is still in school sports and I wanted to have full frame video rather than having the video cropped 1.7x on the Z5. It sounds like that deal your photo dealer made you was right up your alley though. Good luck with whatever you choose. It will be the right decision!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TwistedThrottle, post: 761693, member: 46724"] I recently made the decision to upgrade to the Z6 with those 3 cameras on my short list. You can't go wrong with any of these cameras. If you get the Z6, you must include the cost of the XQD or CFExpress card, (not cheap) and XQD card reader, (also not cheap, but also not necessary if you want to hook your camera up to your computer instead but you have to do firmware updates through the mobile app, snapbridge if you don't have the card reader). The Z6ii gives you the option, it has both XQD and SD slots so a new card does not need to be included with the initial purchase, and the same with the dual SD card slots in the Z5. Like you, I didnt see a need to spend so much on the Z6ii. If you are not interested in shooting video and don't mind loosing the screen on top of the camera that tells you the same info you see in the EVF, go with the Z5. It does just about everything else the same as the Z6 in a cheaper bundle and you don't need the special card. The framerates are even the same. True, the Z6 takes more of them but after 5.5 FPS, you start to see the previously taken photo in the EVF instead of live view and since the Z5 caps out at 5.5 FPS, that's a wash in my book. Personally, I went with the Z6 because my daughter is still in school sports and I wanted to have full frame video rather than having the video cropped 1.7x on the Z5. It sounds like that deal your photo dealer made you was right up your alley though. Good luck with whatever you choose. It will be the right decision! [/QUOTE]
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