Too bad such an inferior card standard was ever adopted outside the p&s category, but I understand some product segments and consumer segments are very cost conscious.
It is ironic that not having 2 SD is a deal breaker but using SD at all is not! If these "pros" crying over the lack of 2 SD slots were really that concerned about medium reliability why in hell are they using SD? It defied logic to insist on inferior systems as criteria for being "pro". They seem to think that we do not have it covered before the wedding with 2 rugged cameras per shooter.
I have to laugh at the so-called pros insisting the a7x is the pro-standard and the Nikon and Canon are not.....have they ever shot in uncontrolled conditions like a garden wedding? Or a dusty sports field or ever see what condensation does to an unsealed consumer grade body? They look at feature lists and judge on it having a long list. Experienced pros know that means nothing, the vast majority of work is basic exposure triad and focusing and everything else is lighting, posing, anticipation, rehearsal notes, experience, eye, and composition. A workhorse is needed not a gee-whiz gadget device that has piss poor ergonomics. Nikon has some distinct advantages for those shooters of pro sessions: ruggedness, repeatability, IQ/DR, battery ease of swapping, handling, control access at the eye, and the ecosystems...how well the body interfaces with industry externals...lighting, tethering, etc.
Notice flippy screens, 2 SD slots, or any of the other much cried over Deal Breakers. No flippy screen? Do those reviewers REALLY think pros or advanced amateurs are using their cameras for video selfies???
Maybe those reviewers are so focused on Youtube and not real world imaging that they think the million people looking for a new body are Vloggers. We already have far too many of them and if they were serious about video blogs they would have the Panasonic GH5 or others which do what the want far better than the Sony, Nikon, Canon or any full frame....and save $2000. But Panasonic is not blowing up sales records because very few DSLR or mirrorless photographers are intending to be actual video selfie stars.
They all seem to think the lack of SD and flippy screen is more important than the Z mount......which real photographers think is, or should, a very big deal.
There is another dynamic going on....a difference in product approach by both buyers and manufacturers. For many newcomers from the iPhone generation, electronics is disposable and it is natural to upgrade every model release simply because it is new. As a Sony user how long they have used a single body. Of all my friends using Sony, fairly new beginners, are on their 3rd 7ax camera in 4 years!! They also brag about features my OLD D800 lacks.....but why do that constantly ask me how to take a shot or how I got an image....or why my phone is 4 years old and why I still use a D7000 when newer models came out. This compulsion to upgrade long before they learn how to use what they have is very real and driving sales market. If an a74 was released tomorrow their new a7III would be put on the shelf and never used again. It is brilliant on Sony's part to churn the market bringing new models out every 14 months and getting 75% of their customers to upgrade. How many advanced amateurs or pros using Nikon's upgrade every 14 months? Sure there are some but many fewer. For those who don't a camera is not an iPhone that has 100,000,000 people buying the next model for the sole reason it is new.
Do any of these iPhone addicted buyers actually gain anything at all from the new features? I look at the images my friends who spend a lot on upgrades, produce and I see no improvement, the composition is still blah, the poses are still unflattering, the sports shots still don't tell a story, the street shooting still do not reveal anything to the viewer of why the photo was taken. When asked what use to their shots are the upgraded cameras and they list features but my question is how does that impact "this photo you are showing me....it could have been done on my phone?" What is the story, why as a viewer should I care about the person in the shot, why is the exposure weird and harsh shadows on the face? "Why is this image of the striker kicking the ball not telling me what happened" Timing and anticipation are everything sports shots.
Camera bodies have become the hobby itself, in itself for many people as demonstrated by the 1000 to 1 ratio in expenses incurred by upgrading $6000 in camera in 4 years but still have no reflectors, snoots, modifiers, flash/strobes, a poor selection of lenses, no grip, good bag,no tripod or monopod, no long glass, no fast glass.
It is time to start putting the videoblogger celebrities in proper perspective....don't show us feature lists, show the compelling image that blows us away. They are going to ignore you. It is funny, guys, and girl, who are panning the Z camera the most never show us how their images are so much better or show any images yet the few who have used it and presented their results seem to be really taken with it.. Also, if they are releasing 2-3 edited videos a day, are they REALLY pros that claim to be? One of them that trashed the Z the most never shows images because he is a piss poor photographer with no visual art talent. Talent is a factor, my GF shoots with Samsung phone and almost never uses my cameras or her V3 Nikon mirrorless and gets really good stories and compelling photos. A girl I know from here moved to Nevada from Russia a few years ago and only shoots with her phone but blows me away with her seascapes, mountain and wildlife image, stunning perfectly composes to give meaning, drama, and beauty.
A long post but a topic that should be discussed. Personally, I am intrigued by the options the Z mount gives. Lighter, smaller faster lenses with more edge sharpness wide open is possible with that wide throat and short flange distance. That combination offers lens designers a wider latitude in better lenses with fewer elements, smaller and lighter. The 85 1.2 due next year could be a really important often used lens that belongs in my bag. The 24-70 f/4 S lens is getting rave comments from users and it is so small.....