It seems like if you don’t need 120 frames per second RAW specifically or the flicker reduction capabilities for LED lighting the Nikon Z6III is 1/3 the price and does everything else as good or better.
Yeah, if you look at it that way. A9m3 just not just that though. Once you see the need for that camera, you would pay for it. Autofocus is just perfect and I think it is worth the money if you aren't keen on 6K. Nikon Z6iii is a really good compromise for the price. That's what it is. Nikon is still playing catchup with other brands. I love Nikon and I think for the price, Nikon Z6iii is one of the best value for money camera in Nikon ecosystem next to Nikon Z8. I would totally go for Z8 over A9m3 or Z6iii if only Z8 had a vary-angle screen. At this point in life, it is more of what you are willing to lose buying a camera than what the camera brings to you. 1. With Z8, you get almost everything except the vary-angle screen (for people like me). 2. With Z6ii, not as much resolution, not as much AF performance, not as stacked. 3. With A9m3, not as much resolution, MONEY. Hahaha..
What is Nikon playing catchup with these days? Autofocus seems as good as anything Sony or Canon with the firmware 5 and 2 on Z9/8 and ZF and Z6iii are close to those firmwares. Any comparison a year old now is obsolete for AF with them. I read that all the time but I think people are still a few years behind where Nikon is actually at in 2024. I’ve watched the extensive comparisons by Steve Perry who owns the A1 and Z9 and he prefers the Z9 at this point, he calls the Autofocus on par now but Nikon has a big advantage with built in TC’s on the long lenses that nobody else has. Steve owns them both and just doesn’t come off as an influencer who’s sponsored like a Jared Polin who seems to always be trying to find a marketing point for Canon when he does a review. Another good one is wild Alaska who owns and uses all these high end cameras. These guys seem to all be using Nikon these days which is saying a lot about where Nikon’s at. They can afford any of them. I feel like AF is beating a dead horse in 2024 as they’re all getting high 90’s hit rates at this point. Nikon has quietly snuck up on them with well rounded camera’s like the Z8 that cost less and offer better buffer performance, better video, really good color and AF thats just as effective. The only advantage I can see in Sony Af isn’t a better hit rate, but an easier to use full area AF that just works on everything without changing any settings. So for the full auto crowd that I can see being appealing as you don’t need to learn any details and just leave it in that one mode. I looked all over the market and ended up with the Z8. It seemed to pull together everything where Sony had things I wanted but spread across different cameras, Nikon had it all in one and it costs less. Canon was dead to me with the weather sealing being ONLY in the super expensive L glass.
"I looked all over the market and ended up with the Z8. It seemed to pull together everything where Sony had things I wanted but spread across different cameras, Nikon had it all in one and it costs less." My sentiments exactly! But with that said, for people on budget, at the moment, Sony A6700 is the Sony's version Nikon Z8. I so wanted to buy Z8. But more than money, there is one more issue that is stopping me from considering Nikon system. WEIGHT! There are lens from Nikon - 600mm F6.3, 14-30mm F4 that are super awesome and light. But all the Nikon bodies are super heavy compared to Sony. So, for the time being I am going to stick with A6700 as my shoulders are weak but I do love and appreciate Nikons. Here is my latest video explaining this: ua-cam.com/video/X987lUW4zoA/v-deo.htmlsi=vyayBxJZ_gmRlGYb
@@AlissaAndJay I think the OM series is where it’s at if weight is the ultimate concern. An OM5 and 75-300 is a fierce little combo that is super small and light compared to any of the FF or APS-C options.
I tried MFT system and I am not happy with the photo quality. They all look digital to me. Although your suggestion sounds excellent, I will not go thr MFT way. Thanks for your reply.
Tested the A9 III extensively? For many hours during a trade show and in show rooms? 🤣 Wow, that's what I call a real life test of a camera with this much of a potential 🤔
It seems like if you don’t need 120 frames per second RAW specifically or the flicker reduction capabilities for LED lighting the Nikon Z6III is 1/3 the price and does everything else as good or better.
Yeah, if you look at it that way.
A9m3 just not just that though. Once you see the need for that camera, you would pay for it.
Autofocus is just perfect and I think it is worth the money if you aren't keen on 6K.
Nikon Z6iii is a really good compromise for the price. That's what it is. Nikon is still playing catchup with other brands. I love Nikon and I think for the price, Nikon Z6iii is one of the best value for money camera in Nikon ecosystem next to Nikon Z8. I would totally go for Z8 over A9m3 or Z6iii if only Z8 had a vary-angle screen.
At this point in life, it is more of what you are willing to lose buying a camera than what the camera brings to you.
1. With Z8, you get almost everything except the vary-angle screen (for people like me).
2. With Z6ii, not as much resolution, not as much AF performance, not as stacked.
3. With A9m3, not as much resolution, MONEY.
Hahaha..
What is Nikon playing catchup with these days? Autofocus seems as good as anything Sony or Canon with the firmware 5 and 2 on Z9/8 and ZF and Z6iii are close to those firmwares. Any comparison a year old now is obsolete for AF with them. I read that all the time but I think people are still a few years behind where Nikon is actually at in 2024. I’ve watched the extensive comparisons by Steve Perry who owns the A1 and Z9 and he prefers the Z9 at this point, he calls the Autofocus on par now but Nikon has a big advantage with built in TC’s on the long lenses that nobody else has. Steve owns them both and just doesn’t come off as an influencer who’s sponsored like a Jared Polin who seems to always be trying to find a marketing point for Canon when he does a review. Another good one is wild Alaska who owns and uses all these high end cameras. These guys seem to all be using Nikon these days which is saying a lot about where Nikon’s at. They can afford any of them. I feel like AF is beating a dead horse in 2024 as they’re all getting high 90’s hit rates at this point. Nikon has quietly snuck up on them with well rounded camera’s like the Z8 that cost less and offer better buffer performance, better video, really good color and AF thats just as effective. The only advantage I can see in Sony Af isn’t a better hit rate, but an easier to use full area AF that just works on everything without changing any settings. So for the full auto crowd that I can see being appealing as you don’t need to learn any details and just leave it in that one mode.
I looked all over the market and ended up with the Z8. It seemed to pull together everything where Sony had things I wanted but spread across different cameras, Nikon had it all in one and it costs less. Canon was dead to me with the weather sealing being ONLY in the super expensive L glass.
"I looked all over the market and ended up with the Z8. It seemed to pull together everything where Sony had things I wanted but spread across different cameras, Nikon had it all in one and it costs less."
My sentiments exactly!
But with that said, for people on budget, at the moment, Sony A6700 is the Sony's version Nikon Z8. I so wanted to buy Z8.
But more than money, there is one more issue that is stopping me from considering Nikon system.
WEIGHT!
There are lens from Nikon - 600mm F6.3, 14-30mm F4 that are super awesome and light. But all the Nikon bodies are super heavy compared to Sony.
So, for the time being I am going to stick with A6700 as my shoulders are weak but I do love and appreciate Nikons.
Here is my latest video explaining this:
ua-cam.com/video/X987lUW4zoA/v-deo.htmlsi=vyayBxJZ_gmRlGYb
@@AlissaAndJay I think the OM series is where it’s at if weight is the ultimate concern. An OM5 and 75-300 is a fierce little combo that is super small and light compared to any of the FF or APS-C options.
I tried MFT system and I am not happy with the photo quality. They all look digital to me. Although your suggestion sounds excellent, I will not go thr MFT way.
Thanks for your reply.
Tested the A9 III extensively? For many hours during a trade show and in show rooms? 🤣 Wow, that's what I call a real life test of a camera with this much of a potential 🤔
Lol.. I honestly don't have much use for this camera.. 😕