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Both have excellent 60 FPS handheld. The Z9 has up to 8 K and the Z6III has up to 6 K. I typically take always the maximum resolution which allows further stabilization in post and also to digitally zoom in post on a 4 K timeline generating a more smooth looking footage. Both cameras would work great with 600 mm with the Z9 allowing an higher effective 2.1 times crop which maximizes the "effective reach" of the lens. However, in low light the Z6 III at the dual ISO gain point gives in my opinion better low light footage. So I guess the main question is what is more important for you higher resolution or better low light performance. The second important difference is that the Z9 has the much better battery and the second CF-Express card slot - the Z6 III is weaker on battery and has only one CF-Express card slot for high quality video. So for longer shoots the Z9 simply lasts longer. On the other hand the Z6 III has the smaller footprint and excellent price to value. It is also more complementary to the D850 you already have (I assume you will continue using it). So maybe the following - as supplementary camera I would go for the Z6 III - if you intend to trade in the D850 I would go for the Z8/Z9 option.

Thank you - yes it's a wonderful place ! Dream Lake was I think one of your recommendations ....

Thank you for your nice words ....

Thank you ...

Thank you - it's not always that epic here when the sun rises - we can have pretty grey days - however, once in a while it is simply amazing. All my very best wishes to Arizona !! Cheers Michael

Thank you ! Every situation is unique which makes photography such a great experience.

Thank you for your very nice words and comment - always a pleasure ... Cheers Michael

Yes thank you so much .... Cheers Michael

Thank you ! Yes they are on their way !! Let me know when they travel back in the spring !! Cheers Michael

Okay! I Will be ready!

@@artesorobaserria Looking forward !!

Wow - where are you located ?? Amazing birds - they are still coming from the north !!

Hi, thank you for your question. The AF is highly customizable for the Nikon Z6 III. In this comments section I can give you only a few short comments. If you want more information please send me an email and we can hook up a Zoom meeting. General comments (1) Use Back Button Focus only - dot not use the half pressed shutter solution. (2) Define a couple of Buttons like FN1, FN2, Disp for a specific focus mode - say AFON+3D, etc. (3) Predefine a custom focus area I typically use half the area of the finder display with a custom control C1/C2 area AF (4) Let the camera do the work and once it realizes the bird hand the AF over to one of your pre-assigned function buttons. This works for me in case I want the camera to concentrate on an area. 4) If the background has a strong 3D component assign a focus area and a recall on two buttons. This way you can reset the focus in case the camera rushes through the subject without recognizing it. The above should solve your problems. Are you still using the old 80-400 ? Cheers Michael

@DynNat hi Michael, really appreciate the feedback. No, iv recently upgraded to the 180-600 5.6-6.3 and getting fantastic results. Iv just found some difficulty with birds in flight, however I am using half press shutter to focus so perhaps that is apart of the issue. I'll have to try it with back button focus only

@@dormzML Great the Z180-600 is great for birds in flight and I really enjoy using it. The point is by pressing the shutter half the camera gets a new trigger to search for a new focus. If you are lucky it is the one you were aiming for. If not it aquires focus on a new subject. The important aspect is to hand over focus to a better focus mode. There are a few more things you can do in complicated situations but writing this down on the comments section is a bit time consuming since you have so many options. So in case you have further questions simply drop me an email and we will see if direct communication might be better. Cheers Michael

@@DynNat do you have instagram?

@@DynNat thanks Michael

Which f-mount lens are you using ? I personally have little problems with my f-mounts. How busy is busy ? Check out the road runner video - go to min 2.43 - I was photographing the bird in the middle of the bushes. Cheers Michael

@DynNat I'm using the 80-400mm f4-5.6 and I probably shouldn't but to get extra reach in using a 1.4x tc. I think maybe the tc is the problem?

@@DynNat it's only really the bird in flight iv had issues with. Maybe I need to lose the tc and just more practice

@@dormzML OK I had the 80-400 only briefly when I still had the Z50. I did not like that lens at all - I find it relatively soft and it is clearly not good with a Tc. I think the problem starts with the lens. If you get a new one - the 180-600 is clearly a good choice with and without Tc. However, the prime lenses generally do very well. The 200-500 is heavy and front heavy.

@DynNat plan is to get the 180-600. I'd love the 600pf but a bit out of my price range and the versatility of the 180-600 will be nice as my only z lens for now

This is perfectly correct - it is the Sonoran Desert - but I was so impressed by the Saguaro cactus that I called it Saguaro Desert based on the most defining subject that I was photographing.

Thank you, Spencer !! Yes I was lucky that morning .... I have to say that this desert area has a very special touch to it - clearly worthwhile a longer trip !! Cheers Michael

Dear Rolf, it was a great idea from you to bring everybody together at this wonderful place. Thank you - cheers Michael

Yes partially for sure !! Thank you - Cheers Michael

Thank you..... so nice to have your support ...

Yes a funny bird and it looks truly amazing !! Cheers Michael

p.s. did you notice the blood around its beak ? (see min 4:12) Cheers Michael

Yes a crazy bird and quite a predator on the ground that likes to catch almost everything it is capable to reach....

Thank you for your compliments. Coming to your question: Dynamic range and image quality are a function of ISO. At low ISO the Z9/Z8 delivers an image with a higher dynamic range. However, at ISO 800 this is changing and the Z6 III delivers the image with higher DR and better S/N. I am often surprised by the good image quality at high ISO (above 25 000). The 24 MP is of course a limitation when you crop. However, the Z6 III teams up very nicely with zoom lenses. In particular the 180-600 with Tc. This allows you to frame the subject nicely and reduces the need for cropping. I often use the Z9 with a prime and the Z6 with a Zoom. Except when I want to travel light - I take the two bodies with two zooms (180-600 and 24 -120). My view is that the Z9 and Z6III complement each other very nicely. Cheers Michael

I absolutely cannot confirm this. Both the Z9 and the Z6 work very well with this lens. AF is fast and spot on eye tracking on birds works without problem. You can check out many different videos on the channel and the lens works from Muskoxes to Macro / Dragonflies and birds. Without Tc and with the 1.4 Tc the lens is sharp fast and spot on. With the 2 times Tc the AF gest more iffy and I would not recommend it if there are other options - this is more a backup rather than a solution. I bought the lens used/second hand and I am very happy. I love to pair it with the Z 180-600 since the 300 F/2.8 gives a look at wider angles that the zoom cannot match. Check this out ua-cam.com/video/iOjrjVYEiy0/v-deo.html Cheers Micahel

@@DynNat Many thanks. Very useful to know & thanks for your time to reply

Thank you for your very kind appreciation. I hope to provide similar content in the future. Cheers Michael

Yes you are correct - like in the caption before that shot it is still a great crested grebe. I did most likely copy and paste the upper caption and forgot to change the title on this one . Thank you for pointing this out ! Cheers Michael

All shots are handheld - no tripod used. Cheers Michael

@@DynNat Amazing pictures. I don't manage to make such good ones handheld, in similar situations, most of the pictures are blurry. Not with the same lens, but still. Do you use IBIS in normal or sport mode?

@@user-lt5go5dn4k I use normal mode which can lead sometimes to a little hop when I am panning - so I try to move super slow when doing this as normal gives the better image stabilization. I think the Z180-600 lens in combination with the Z9 / Z6 III (that one in particular) is amazing in terms of stabilization. I do not reach this level with any other lens except the Z MC 105 VR. The other thing I would recommend is to correct your stand (maybe). I stand sideways and push my elbow into my hip and avoid breathing. I put my feet in a 90° angle. Its similar to using a rifle. Third, give the lens a second to lock on target and wait another second before pushing the trigger if possible. Cheers Michael

For sure the parks of London have their surprises !!! Cheers Michael

Thank you for your appreciation ! Cheers Michael

Thank you ! I also think Z6 III really delivers at high ISO.

What a great city !! Cheers Michael

Thank you for your nice comment !!

Sure - I am completely reconfiguring my camera by assigning specific custom buttons and settings. I am currently on the road and will get back to you this evening. Cheers Michael

So my setting are U1,U2,U3 always on AF-C with 1/3200; 1/1000; 1/320; Back-Button focus only; The first two with wide-L and the last with wide-S (with animal detect). I am photographing always electronic shutter at 20 FPS (I press only short in case I want to have only 1-3 pictures). Metering: Center averaged - I manually compensate with the +- button; Raw only - CF Express ; SD card only used in case CF Express is full; Custom Settings: Disp -> AFOn single point AF without animal detection; FN1 -> 3D AFOn Animal detect; FN2 -> Full AFOn area Animal detect; Record button -> change shooting mode; ISO button -> change AF mode; Joystick Press - Focus Recall; FN on the lens Set Focus; I hope this helps. You do the changes by using the f menu f2 for the buttons. You set the U1-U3 under System -> safe user settings. Cheers Michael

@@DynNat Wow! I am going to have to do some studying up for sure, but I think I can handle it. Lol This does help; tremendously! Thank you so much for taking the time to get back with me.

@@briancarlisle2534 If you run into any issue please let me know. I am happy to help. Cheers Michael

@@DynNat Thanks so much

Thank you for your nice comment ! Cheers Michael

Yes my experience also with my most recent video (Nikon Z6 III in low light) is that the animal focus mode of the Z6 III is working very good. I have no complaints on general animals and birds in low light. My success rate with the Z6 III is slightly less than with the Z9 but it captures also long necked birds very well. The bird mode of the Z9 / Z8 also identifies dragonflies (very often) - see the video "The Dragonfly Challenge". The Z6 III animal mode does not recognize dragonflies. At high ISO's the video and photography mode of the Z6 III gives better results than the Z8/Z9. So if you do not need crop I think the Z6 III would be your camera. (but have a look here - Nikon Z6 III in low light - I was photographing about 40 min after sunset and I had in the end of the day a cloudy sunset) Cheers Michael

I thank you for your ongoing support ! Motivates to do new videos ! Cheers Michael

Hi, yes I was using the whole time the 1.4 Tc - this way I reach 840 mm at F/9. You see it works great and the AF speed is totally fine to take pictures of birds in flight. Also the narrow aperture still allows for a decent low light AF with the Z6 III. Cheers Michael

Yes ! Thank you !! Cheers Michael

Thank you so much for your appreciating and knowledgable comments !! Cheers Michael

Thank you .... for your never ending support ..... :)

Thank you for this very nice comment ! Cheers Michael

I love the 300 mm as well ! Especially for environmental shots (if you want check out the Musk Ox Video or the Nikon z6 III Bird Photography Video) it is my absolute favorite lens. I rather take the 180-600 Zoom with the 300 mm since the F/2.8 gives me the look that I am missing from the Zoom when I Zoom out. I love the Bokeh of the Zoom at 600 mm where it is really nice. So to me both lenses do very well together. If I would buy another S-line prime I would go for the 800 pf as I do not see an alternative to the 300 mm AF-S currently in the line up. However, maybe Nikon comes up with a light version of the 300 F/2.8 and then I would rather go for that. Let us wait and see - for now I will stay with the AF-S lens which works great on both the Z9 and the Z6 III. Cheers Michael

This is perfectly correct. In the german version it is a12 "Contour Filter" and then says then in the submenu focus peaking. Cheers Michael

I do not have the 200 micro f4 but I am using the "old" DSLR lenses AF-S G VR II 300 F/2.8 and the Sigma 500 F/4. In manual mode the contour filter works on the 300 F/2.8 so looks fine to me. However, I think the lens you are talking about is the Nikon 200mm f/4 ED-IF AF Micro-NIKKOR which was released in 1995 or so - correct ? So I would test this either in a shop or by having the proper return policy when online shopping. So to answer your question to the best of my knowledge it works with older DSLR lenses but I cannot say this for sure this particular model.

@@DynNat thank you! I Will check It and i Will comment you!

@@artesorobaserria Looking forward to hear if it works ! I am mildly optimistic that it will work in manual mode as the contour filter works with the AF sensors build onto the camera chip. However, you never know before you test it. Good luck !

Yes in the mirrorless Z system you can highlight in the EVF the focal plane in e.g. red color. So when you scan the focal plane across the subject you can see how far you are scanning. It requires a little bit of feeling in you fingertips and knowledge of you depth of field. What I like contrary to the build in stacking tool is that you see the whole time the subject live with the electronic shutter which gives you great control of your macro stack and allows much easier to stack living insects. So at 20 FPS you can finish a 20 picture stack in about 1 second. I like this a lot. This technique is easier with a lighter camera like the Z6 III compared to the Z9 since one hand focus pulls and with the other you hold the camera. I hope this answers you question. Cheers Michael

@@DynNat I understand! It seems like a very valuable tool for my type of macro photography. With my Nikon D 500 it is impossible for me to do something similar. Thanks again for your explanations! Have a great day!! Robert

@@artesorobaserria Yes indeed. The D500 is an incredible camera legend. However, in terms of tools, speed silence, and image stabilization the Z6 III, Z8, and Z9 offer additional benefits. In the old times it would be super difficult to handhold a macro stack (it is still not easy but possible in a reproducible fashion). Thank you again for you very nice comments and if you have further questions do not hesitate to ask. Cheers Michael

@@DynNat thank you very much!

Dear Tomke, isn't this wonderful. On one hand we can shoot wide open giving these shots a more art-like view and if we like we can stack and get the required 3D information ... Thank you for you really nice words and thoughts ... Cheers Michael

Thank you for your compliments ! Especially here in northern Germany the wind likes to blow ! This is why I like the continuous shooting with the electronic shutter @ 20 FPS / 14 bit and then scan the focus through the subject. The contour filter shows you the focus plane in the EVF so that you can judge how far you are scanning. This way you get the stack in a second ! Properly choosing the aperture of course. Second - like I write - go on the ground - the wind will affect you less. Third place your body towards the wind so that you shield your subject. Regarding the sensor - this is a matter of ISO ! Beyond ISO 800 the Z6 III sensor is fantastic (in noise and dynamic range). However, for maximum image quality you would shoot with the Z7/D850 at ISO 64 - under these circumstances the Z7 / D850 sensor would beat the Z6 III. I would put it the following. You shoot fast (birds wildlife macros) and action the Z6 III is great for video and photo. You shoot "only" photos of landscapes and nightscapes I would use a Z7, Z7 II, Z6 II D850 etc. Nikon is continuing to sell the Z7 II and I do not believe that there will be a stacked version of it. It simply serves a different purpose. This is my view (I have no connection to Nikon) - there will be a video and action line and a line for more still photography. Cheers Michael

You mean the CF-Express card ? I use an Angle Bird 512 GB card. Works great also for 6K and 8K raw and no buffer problems. Yes next video will be on night and landscapes at my favorite sea bird location ! I also want to show how well the footage works for wildlife - nightlife ....

p.s. I use the SD card slot only for overflow i.e. as a backup in case the CF-Express card is full so that I can keep on shooting. No raw video here and also it slows down everything !

Yes try Helicon Soft - this software is an order of magnitude better than lightroom. It is also able to use H265 etc. footage from video directly and also able to use uncompressed raw from Nikon by using the Adobe converter ! You get an DNG out which you can use for further processing ! Here is the link: www.heliconsoft.com/de/ There is a 30 day free trail Pro Version available - so you can simply try and see if this works better. Cheers Michael

Thank you for your never ending support !! Greatly appreciated !!🥰

Thank you for your charming comment. I have no clue who you are but I am sure meeting you next time again will be great !! Many greetings back !! Cheers Michael

Dear Gerd - thank you for your nice words and signing up for the channel. More content on the Z6 III will follow this weekend. The D4s is a legendary camera. However, I am sure you will appreciate the Z6 III. If you have any questions do not hesitate to ask. Cheers Michael