Nikon Z9 Review || The VIDEO Camera of the Year is a NIKON!?
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- Опубликовано: 2 авг 2024
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I have never had the chance to review a Nikon before, so for my first time this quiet the camera to test. The Nikon z9 is a stellar camera with all the specs. With 8K raw and pores raw this camera has all the video features you could need. But what about the rest of the Nikon line up?
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00:00 Introduction
01:32 Video Specs
04:05 Camera Design
05:59 Highlights
08:55 Should you buy the camera?
11:29 Join the CFA
12:52 Final Thoughts
I always used Nikon for videos since the D7000 days through D850. BEAUTIFUL footage. Eventually switched to BMPCC4Ks and now to Komodo. I did think about the Nikon Z9. Always loved the Nikon colors. And the cameras are super solid. Never understood why some people thought they were a joke.
I think Nikon is partly to blame for that stigma. No one remembers that Nikon was the first to put video in a DSLR because they never followed through and video took a backseat. I'm glad that they're finally addressing it. I remember assisting a buddy of mine on a wedding shoot and I set up my D750 on sticks as a third camera. He was shocked at the clarity of the video... And I was puzzled because as a long time Nikon shooter this was obvious to me.
You can absolutely get amazing video from older and cheaper DSLR's, but people hate because Nikon's live view and video autofocus was horrible. It's improved some, the D6 is probably the second best DSLR, only the D780 has an autofocus advantage in LiveView/Video with it's on sensor PDAF. I have sold news footage to all of the major stations in Los Angeles and San Diego, taken on everything from a D4s to my D6's and they love it. I've had editors compliment my footage and they never asked or knew I took with a Nikon. If you're a professional videographer you should absolutely know or learn how to manual focus, so I don't see why all the hate. People have made some cool short films and I'm sure we've all seen some Nikon taken video and not even realized. I do however understand why some people gave Nikon a hard time, Nikon did take a long time to fully understand video and the market. The Z6 and Z6II and now the Z9 are being used everyday by creators and even Hollywood. I see Z9's everywhere I go, and I've only seen one R3 in the wild. I personally would never buy the Z9, but I absolutely love the R3 and I would switch if it wasn't bad timing financially. So for now I use my Nikon D6 and D500 and I'm in love. The D6 is actually not bad for silent shooting and video, but it definitely helps if you can manually focus if the need arises. I think if were talking video AF, Canon defintely holds an advantage in their "Dual-Pixel AF!" The automatic focus pulls are very natural and look great. However Nikon is in my opinion outdoing Canon now with glass, they have some innovative and great lenses. I know Canon has the 28-70mm f/2 and what not, but Nikon has been innovating and beating Canon with better lenses for less money. The Nikon 800pf (f/6.3 vs f/5.6) is $6500, while the ever so slightly brighter and larger Canon 800mm is $19,500? The Nikon is lighter and sharper, since it was designed from the ground up, if you will. Canon took a crappy shortcut and glued extenders and mount adapters to existing lenses. These existing lenses were already considered by some to be a downgrade optically compared to the Version II Canon IS L super-tele's!
One workaround to the lack of swivel screen (outside of an external monitor) is to connect to your phone via SnapBridge and you can see yourself, wirelessly, in your phone.
Awesome video…I am aZ9 shooter and do mostly photography. Your points are legit as far as eco system for videography. There are rumors of a Z8 and Z6III for 2023 that should address some of the issues of eco system. I will be signing up for your classes because I want to improve in the video realm.
Nikon's next gen cameras will rollout soon, also it should definitely be noted that Nikon developed all of their Z lenses with video being a very central focus to its performance, this is why none of their Z lenses have focus breathing and use very silent motors
Right, it's a very big part of the mount size and design!
As a life long Nikon shooter. I appreciate your balanced review. I also agree with your ecosystem comments for now. However the Z6-Z7 series cameras have the ability to do 10bit with a Ninja recorder and factory upgrade from Nikon. Sadly it does cost $200 though. Keep up the good work. Stay tuned for what Nikon has coming. I am sure 10 bit will be installed.
IMO, if you will absolutely make use of 10-bit, it’s well worth the $200 upgrade…
That upgrade is definitely worth it. I think the price and footprint of the Z6 and Z7 cameras are more approachable for those looking to spend much less while still having the option for ProRes RAW. the main downside is the AF system is nowhere as good as the Z9.
@@SooksVI I definitely agree with you about the AF on the original Z6, heck you can see a difference with the Mark II of the Z6. I just really think that Nikon’s trickle down for the next bodies that are coming in 2023 will be the most significant in their history!
Your comment is not 100% clear. You get 10-bit with the Ninja V, but there's no additional cost.
The $200 fee allows 12-bit RAW from the camera to the Ninja V.
@@robertfeliciano5723 this is correct. 10bit works out of the box with the Ninja V, the $200 is for ProRes RAW.
This is so awesome. I just bought a Z9 last week. We traditionally shoot with Red but kept hearing whispers of this "super camera." The 8.3k/60fps looks astonishing. So does the HLG. Also, I bought an ef to z lens adapter so that I can use my EF lens. I do agree that not having a flip-out screen kinda sucks. Thank you for your vids!
I just wish it had SDI and TC.
Where can I find the HLG?
@@Holtenstein Me too! I'm surprise it doesn't need an SDI signal for external monitors. But I must admit, I like the simplicity of not dealing with SDI and all the other steps involved with bigger cinema rigs.
@@Holtenstein TC can be now achieved either the Atomos Blue Sync technology after the recent 3.0 FW update (which today was updated to 3.01)!
@12Y Films I am currently shooting on Red, RED Raven Dragon. Do you know how the Dynamic Range and overall latitude of the Z9 holds up comparatively?
Great video, thanks! You clearly know what you are talking about. A couple of points though; my old Z6 from 2018 has 10 bit n-log as well as prores raw to external recorder, so there is that. Also worth noting that the Z mount has the shortest registration and widest mount diameter of all 35mm mounts so can adapt pretty much any 35mm lens made.
WOW what a great unbiased review, I own the R3 as well and I wish it had some of the video specs the z9 or even the A1 has. But for a hybrid camera that has a light weight chasis, fast shooting for photos, 6k raw at 60 frames, c-log 3, and the RF mount like the R3, I couldn't change it either. Great video and thanks for giving us a great honest review and not trying to sell us this camera because because of you I bought the R3 so thanks man.
It’s great to see the challenges were answered in the z8 🙂 I shots with the z9 and it still blows me away. Now I want the z8 as my second body.
The Z9 fitted with Nikon's fantastic telephotos is a wildlife photographers dream. Switch from stills to video and back to cover two markets. In the field camera equipment needs to be extremely rugged to take the beating of dust, rain, snow, mud, slamming in the back of 4x4 vehicles and extreme cold and heat heavy weather. Good for industrial, agricultural, and combat photographers also. Weight and structure of camera good for heavy lenses like the 400mm f2.8 where you're moving the camera on a fluid head by holding and moving the camera not the tripod handle so you are putting heavy load on the lens mount. Good review.
The Z9 is pretty dang impressive. Super awesome to hear your experience with it!
I have been a Canon fanboy since 1983. However, I went all-in with the Nikon Z9 (the first Nikon I have ever used) not only primarily because of the Z9 but mainly for their Zs lenses because as I was at that stage where I did not want to use adapters all the time with my lovely collection of EF glass, I was going to make a major investment in mirrorless glass and therefore I could choose any system! While the RF glass is optically wonderful for stills, I do not like the focus breathing and the inconsistent placement of the control dial among their lenses which I also wanted stepless without having to pay Canon to convert it. So as a system, I chose Nikon Z glass and the Z9 made me finally delve deep Into my wallet and I cannot wait for a mini version (maybe Z8) of the Z9 so as to have two pro bodies! I have not left Canon I have just added to my kit, I am truly looking forward to seeing what the future R1 brings to the table! 👍🏾🙏🏾
It sure is looking bright for Nikon! They’ve absolutely killed it with this camera, and once they put that processor in the lower tier cameras they’re just going to explode.
Watch this space… 🔥
@@ghas4151 I totally agree! That body will definitely be my second ever Nikon body! My Z9 is a beast but I would like a second body without the grip for more discreet photographic occasions!😎
@@EugeneMaynard rumours that an announcement will be made at the end of this month, so hopefully you won’t be waiting too long!
The Z9 is a dream come true for me. Rarely do you find a camera with practically zero drawbacks. It can do anything you need from it - a true hybrid camera.
Great job! I just got the z9 and its amazing!!! Thank you.
6:22 - I personally would rather have a tilt-only screen over a full swivel screen as I always have an external monitor with me anyways and I like the convenience of just tilting and maintaining the center of gravity. Although the best screen would be a full tilt + swivel as seen on the S1H / GH6 / A7RV.
One thing Nikon did right with Z mount is making it so adaptable. The main thing Nikon got so wrong all this time is the lack of video capability and the crap mount that you couldn't adapt to (or from) so F-mount was basically it's own microcosm while Sony/Canon were so open. It held Nikon back so badly. But, if you were a Sony user, there are E-mount to Z adapters that apparently work quite well and also EF to Z, which is certainly a plus. If you were wanting to migrate from an EF mount camera it could be a good transition as you are still able to use lenses from any manufacturer.
Wholeheartedly the leap between the Z6/7ii and the Z9 is too large though. As a Z6ii user the video is surprisingly good, I wrote it off being 8-bit but it's surprisingly usable and with the right grade looks amazing having Nikon's colour science. I didn't plan on using it much at all over my BMPCC4K but it gets used more often as I do photo+video and it's just so easy to have the one camera to do both. I would definitely love to have some ProRes or "lite" raw options in the middle ground. I would make the leap to the Z9 if it didn't have those few shortcomings like being heavy, but in a heartbeat I would go halfway for a smaller Z8 that had better video options and at least some of the Z9's awesome stuff like the AF
The bluetooth timecode with the Atomos Blue is a dope feature. I think Nikon's ecosystem will grow a lot in the next two years.
It’s inevitable.
Wow Brandon, the prospective that you took with this and the question that led into that perspective was brilliant. You did look at the camera from just a spec list, but from an eco system in which other video systems are based.
This is something very rarely done, but probably not done because the other systems have a videography background. Canon, Sony, Arri, Red, heck even Panasonic have this video oriented eco system. You are right Nikon must build going forward on this.
I do video and photography for The UFC, Redbull, Monster, Bellator MMA, Vans, and just recently PFL among a lot of other action sports (Surfing, Skateboarding, Snowboarding). I have 2 RED V Raptors along with pretty much every sub F4 RF lens on the market so I am covered for eveything, However, I also have a couple of A1's, R3's and R5, R5C and I got 2 x Nikon Z9's like 3 ish weeks early before the official release. Fast forward a year and I have fallen in love with the Z9, it is such an amazing camera and the footage is astonishing and I have no problem using it with my RED footage. I have been using it a lot for big wave surfing and I have the Z mount 600mm TC, 400mm, 800mm and possibly the best wideangle zoom ever made the Z 14 - 24 (not sure what magic they did with this lens, but, ow my...) The point here is I shoot some very challenging sports in equally challenging scenarios so I feel Ive kinda seen it all. The Z9 performs incredibly well, it really is crazy how good overall this thing is at this price point. Its a little heavy for my run and gun skateboard films but its still better on the arms than my RED rig and sometime I don't want to run around with a rig that's cost me over 100k. Anyone on the fence about this camera, just get one, even for the video only, you will not find a better camera even dedicated cinema camera in the price point that produces better footage, the 8k it produces is the best of any hybrid and the 8k 60fps when compared to my RED holds up insanely well, I mean REALLY well. Stick some good glass on anything though and you'll get great results. The A1, R3, R5(C) are all amazing cameras as well and it just makes you think what on earth will we have in 10 years time. Camera nerd out!
Thank you for your review!!
N-RAW is enough for a professional videographer to switch systems and upgrade their gear …. We even ditch premiere pro and Final Cut for davinci resolve just for the NRAW 🙌🏻
Great review! Glad that you didn't resort to bashing and making fun of Nikon and the Z9 to make your points as other people (with Afros who "know" photos lol) love to do. Hope to see more from Nikon on your channel. Thanks :)
As a Nikon user, I hope Nikon listened to you. With Mirrorless meaning replacement lenses, I’ve been looking trying to figure out what to switch to for my next purchase to focus more on video instead of photography.
Great info! Being almost a year later, how do you feel about the Z9, Z8 and the rest of the Nikon eco system today?
I know this is late, but maybe this will help someone. The balancing issue with the Ronin RS2/RS3 Pro is because the riser plate was used. The Z9 is already tall, so mounting on top of that plate throws off the center of gravity, making it impossible to balance. I ran into that issue. You need to use a cage with an Arca Swiss mount and mount the camera lower. it will now be balanced, although the motors still struggle at times with drastic movements.
as a z9 user myself all tho i dont shoot much video i love it so much in fact i ordered a second one i almost went with a r3 but so glad i didnt
yea i have seen some beautiful footage from the z9.
you can use snapbridge to check your framing.
Very good points, as as z6 ii user, i'm very upset not to have n-log and 10bit. Still waiting for a new model.
Wireless video tethering via snapbrodge to your smartphone (nearly a decade).
Nikon caters to photographers.
The Z8 is the lighter less expensive Z9 with everything but the battery grip. This after your video was released.
The Z6 and Z7 (i & ii) have 10bit to a Atomos Ninja.
As for lenses, the Z mount can adapt pretty much every lens of every manufacturer on the market even medium format, and cinema glass.
What you are saying is valid if you are looking backward, but the Z9 just opens up a lot of possibilities looking forward. The Nikons echo system relies on its lens line up which has already catched up. Plus, the Z9 is not even in the 6k price category, it is only 5.5k dollars or 500 bucks cheaper than a 24 sensor R3
I have made a lot of money with the Z6II. Nerds forget almost all of our content is consumed on a phone.
I love my Z9. I don't do video, yet, but it's nice knowing that I have a camera that can rock it. Stills is all I have done so far.
I use the camera in super 35 5.4k pro res raw. It’s great. And the z lenses are silent. Shooting 2 docs with it. Life is so much easier.
Hey man, what was the camera you used to film yourself walking around the city with the Z9, where you had the hat on. Was it the R3? Because that footage also looked great
Appreciate the video, disappointed to not see a side-by-side, can't seem to find a video comparison on youtube.
2 things for me are missing: false color and the ability to shoot in open gate mode, as the Panasonic S1H does. Especially with the Viltrox FF anamorphic lenses coming out soon.
I've been asking for open gate since it launched.
Clients have been asking for vertical crops alongside horizontal videos.
I would have bought 2 by now if it were added.
Only Blackmagic and Panasonic have dared to make that move. Panasonic had 2 separate divisions, ( the GH one was challenging the other) and Blackmagic don’t have big shareholders to satisfy, ( but their cameras are not as solid as, they would need to be …)
Almost reminds me of the design of the 1DxMark Bodies
great review. The Z9 is a total sleeper. I've been wanting to test the Nraw too. Also, the Z mount is the most universal mount on the market for adapting other lenses. If the Z9 only had SDI I would be sold.
You can adapt SDI…
@@russellwright9961 The point of SDI is that it doesn't have the lag that HDMI does. Better for wireless video transmission focus pulling. Adapting wouldn't help unfortunately
@@Holtenstein I’m using SDI now for live recording and no issues…I’m not counting out anything you’ve mentioned, but just giving my input on my experience…
@@russellwright9961 I know they work but I want cinema camera features like SDI and Timecode. HDMI usually has a .5 second delay. A Teradek transmission system costs about the same as the Z9. It's extremely important that the delay is as little as possible.
I wish Nikon would make this a box shaped cinema camera with these options. They don't have a cinema line to cannibalize like Panasonic, Canon, or Sony do. They could take the market by storm with that.
@@Holtenstein Steve I completely agree with you. All that you mentioned I think will happen and the Z9 is the indicator….have to face it though, Nikon is behind….but they’re coming!
Hi Brandon- Eco system has some of the best lenses created and more to follow. As far as the camera goes there is nothing better. You know it and I know it! I left Sony and Canon. No problem in doing so. It unfortunately just takes money to do so. Even your short clips on your terrific video look amazing.
Has anyone else had issues with the Z9 in NLog when hooked up to external monitors? We’ve found that small HD, osee, and atamos all have bad contrast shifts and color shifts over the HDMI out. Only while in NLog and HGL. Not in SDR oddly enough!
It's a fantastic camera. I wish it was smaller though.
RUclips algorithm is kinda strange, been watching photography channels here and there for the past 5 years or so and I've NEVER heard of your channel dude , RUclips never popped your videos in my feed (up until now) considering you got a 100K plus subscribers
The only thing i need for what i do with foto and video is the camera and a 24-70 so the eco system does not matter to me
As is with a lot of photogs. There’s not many who actually use an entire arsenal of lenses. Also, some of the F mount lenses perform better on the Z mount, so I consider them to be a part of the eco system…
“Sometimes when you innovate, you make mistakes. It is best to admit them quickly and get on with improving your other innovations.” Steve Jobs
They went all in this time
It shoots 120 FPS. Amazing and it shoots 10 bit internal that is why someone would buy it. Also shoots pro res raw internal not sure why you said this camera is going to struggle. Also they are probably going to come out with a Z8 too that has 8bit internal. So all cannon ceras shoot 10bit internal ?
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I would say that Nikon lenses are better than other brands. Just my opinion. Plus i love the camera body and ergonomics!
GEEZ!! i think you need a longer HDMI cable lol!!
Can I use an atomos ninja v to record exterior?
Anyone know if there are any roadmap plans / ETA for N-RAW support in FCPX ?
This is a photography camera that can do video really good
I’m not sure I understand what you mean by ecosystem. Do Z9 buyers need to worry about purchasing a cheaper Z7iii? Like should I only buy an R3 if I also like the R6? I don’t understand the reasoning.
Did you test this with the latest firmware? Please elaborate
With the size of the Z mount, a number of lenses from canon or other manufacturers can be adapted
Z9 Force me to learn colorgrading. I am just advancing in photography but cause of the z9 video potential, I am now forced to learn new things because I feel like wasting the 10bit n-log if I dont use it
big fan of Brandon and the dude really knows his stuff but I don't think it's fair to say that the lower tier Nikon bodies are so limited in video that they don't warrant consideration especially from beginners. I suggest watching Dan Watson's review on the z6ii to see what it's capable of from a video perspective. Not to mention that if you're a true hybrid user or especially if you're photo first, the Nikon products have easily delivered the best image quality and value of the big 3 in my personal experiencing owning full kits of each system. It's true that AF is a step behind Canon and Sony (excluding Z9) but again one needs to be honest with themselves about their skill level because even the mid tier models from each brand will be way more than enough to get great results and allow you the time to figure out what exactly it is you need and don't need from a system.
Thanks for addressing my question. Love being part of the CreativeFam 💙 Learning so much!
Feel like the z9 is a top camera for journalists, sports and wildlife video/photographers. A1 or A7IV for cinema
From an old guy, my generation was only concerned with the image quality of the stills. For your generation, what is the interest level for stills, apart from hybrid shooters? Admittedly, I’m a life-long hobbyist because I’m clueless on the much demanded video interest.
Nikon needs to up its game big time to make it compelling, they need to come out with legendary lenses for people to convert. Their lenses are good but mostly it's equal to other high-end lenses from other brands. As for their body, they need to be better than Sony and Canon to make people switch.
You may not know them, but there are some who have switched. Have you shot with the new Z mount lenses? I thought I would never see the day where an F4 lens would be equivalent to a 1.8 or 1.4, but Nikon has done that with the new mount, the engineering behind the design is amazing…
Actually almost all of the full frame z cameras from Nikon have 10 bit video 10:51
I think only the z cameras that don’t have 10 bit are the z5 z50 z30 and Zfc
Correct!
Nikon has the best color management out of the big three Meaning Canon, Sony and of course Nikon. That's a compelling reason for me.
Im a Panasonic guy but I have all the respects for Nikon for making this camera!
Sucks i used nikon for ages but only have F mount lenses. Could never use cameras back then for video so I had camcorders for video. Now that nikon finally got into the video game it's a new mount. 😩
Fair review Brandon, As for who might wanna buy this camera. I think Nikon users for sure will definitely consider this camera as i am. I have skipped all the Z series waiting for something like this.
Although i wished that same video features on Z6, because im not a sport photographer. As for Nikon road map for video, i believe they are taking it too serious and will be introducing next year a Z camera that has a dedicated video centric features that probably exceeds the Z9. Expect it to be in the market around the Q3 2023, Plus they did a partnership with cinema centric big company for a collaboration in order to bring more options to their video lineup
Why do I need lower tier cameras aka an ecosystem if I have everything I need in one camera?
Some want it as a bcam but others can’t afford to just jump to a 6k camera.
@@bwashmedia Gotcha.
@@bwashmedia Z9 priced at $5,500. In US.
Thanks for the unbiased review! I am a hobbyist that does photos and video and I can say the lack of 4:2:2 10 bit in the other Z cameras is a head scratcher. If the rumored Z8 comes out with the right specs I will stay with Nikon... however Sony may be calling my name.
It will cost a few pennies, but 10-bit is capable in the other Z cameras you’re speaking of. But I’m almost sure moving forward it will be included in the body, and I just think overall Nikon is going to knock everything out of the park that coming in ‘23…
The Z6 III and Z8 are coming very soon and you bet they will be getting some of the goodness from their flagship.
I predict a big year for Nikon!
Im a Nikon hybrid shooter. Nikon desperately need to release a £2500 / £3000 camera that really competes in that market.
I've pretty much made my mind up that my next camera will be a Sony.
They just aren't moving fast enough. At 11% of market share and most of those probably being aged existing users, I really fear for Nikons future.
Nikon will be around for a long time.
@@livejames9374 hopefully, as long as their market share doesn't keep reducing.
The 8K footage coming out of Z9 is the sharpest out of any of its competitors...!
My Nikon Z6 can shoot 10 bit N-Log externally and pro-Res Raw 12 bit hence I disagree with your statement
Nikon needs z9 specs in a z6 body and price!
Aka Z8. :-)
Nikon can now do cinema camera.
Box shaped, 8.3raw, without photo functions. 😆
Non flipping screen as a pro photographer is essential to me. Any flippy would last just a journey at my working enviroment. Also one big point not mentined in this video is battey life. Z9´s one last so much over any other brand.
Z9 is the best for whom is not a beginner but dont have a legend Camerra,,,It is comparable to 10000-30000 dollar cameras...Its 12 bit eaw,huge battery life,it is the start of NIKON....
Switching systems is business decision. Corporate companies switch there insurance carriers all the time and we're talking millions. (A business decision)
If you're using the gear to earn a living you're not looking at the past. You're looking say going forward (future proofing). If going forward means you're making money well you pull the trigger
Now the Z9 has linear focus on their lenses and the upgrades just keep coming
Easy to refer to older Nikon bodies that have not been updated and say that the "ecosystem" is not there yet. The Z9 and Z Nikkor lenses are the Video ecosystem. Will always beat your Canon R3. BTW the Z6ii and Z7ii all support 10 bit output.
This camera destroys the Canon R3 at a lower price. Nikon absolutely crushed it here!
This video convinced me to purchase, but then hardware issues of lenses get stuck on the body has given me pause. Nikon is recalling the Z9. I'm sorry but that's terrifying for a regular consumer who doesn't shoot professionally. A solid $5500 isn't chump change.
That has been resolved now and all affected cameras have been taken off the shelf. Just make sure you buy from an authorised dealer.
When I see videographers complaining abt flipping screens, I almost puke. Every serious videographer uses a monitor. This camera was clearly not built for vlogging
You tubers are too deep into the rabbit hole.. what is your B-cam for the Z-9? And your backup? That is probably why this camera is not selling as much.
Not sure what you mean. The camera has been sold out and not available in stores until the last month or so.
@@clifflawson5205 You mean is selling as much as the other flagships? Not sure about that. Maybe. As much as youtubers like to push $10000 camera setups, M50 and ZV10 are te big sellers. So specs don't make it the camera of the year. Im my opinion. Is more like, is about time. We are talking NIkon here, leaders in the photo industry.
@@nyambe No, I am not comparing it to anything. I just mean that they are selling them as fast as they can ship them. So to your comment, they are selling "as much" as they can. That's all.
@@clifflawson5205 I hear you, but it just mean they are not producing at large enough scale. Probably because they know they are not going to sell as much as the Sony A7r5 or the or the R6II. How come those are available now and the Z9 is still not available after a year? Sorry for the rant, but I think reviewers go way to easy on Nikon. Many of the Z9 features should have been in the Z6ii and Z7II. We are entering 2023, all cameras are going to fantastic, of course
@@nyambe don’t you worry little G. The Z6 III and Z8 are coming. This Z9 shows what Nikon can do, so it’s just a matter of time.
Patience. An announcement is coming very soon!
I have the Z9 and the RS3 Pro, And I never an issue with balance. You need a new gimbal, Also the Z9 is not a vlogging camera!
Save is it - 100%
NRAW 8.3K over 50FPS = SEXY
Only the NLOG Dynamic suck
You’re a RED shooter with a 30k camera no Shiz Your not going ever go to Nikon… ❤️
The real reason this is such a difficult review for you is you spent $500 more for an inferior stills camera and $30k for a “heavier” video camera that essentially does the same thing…..😅🤣
Haha. You hit the nail on the head.
1. It's a $5.5K camera. Not a $6k camera. 2. Its superpower is TinyRaw, which beats Sony, Canon, Fuji hands down. 3. It can adapt lenses from other mounts. 4. Colours are accurate and vibrant, unlike tinted colours from Sony and Canon (red tint). 5. The ecosystem point is great, but what you're struggling with is a "MENTAL BARRIER" of adopting a 'Nikon' than any actual issue. [You like heavy, but this is too heavy now? Why would you choose lenses that won't balance? Do you try to balance 70 to 200 on the R3? Pros use a real Monitor all the time but suddenly you need a flip screen. So which of your cinema cameras have flip screen because it matches those very cinema cameras; you refer to that Idiot Sam newton's potato video as that's anything legitimate. Hence, I say it's your personal, limited mental block, which made this review emotionally hard for you. Anything that challenges your perception, makes life hard.
6. Z6, Z7, Z6II, Z7II > All have 12 bit RAW and 10bit 422 since 2018. In fact Nikon Z6 was the first ML camera to offer 12bit RAW externally.
calm your farm dude, he is giving his own opinion. No need to get so defensive over his comments, just makes you look stupid. Coming from a Z9 shooter.
This 100%. I couldn’t have said it better myself and exactly what I thought. This camera has caused a real stir in the Mirrorless camera market!
This is going to be a huge year for Nikon with the release of the Z6 III and Z8. They have the technology, it’s only a matter of time…
The screen is the only thing i dont like about this camera bur sony a1 screen is much worse
Nikon has never given a damn about video, and they are paying the price for it. Sony is eating everyones lunch.
That narrative has changed, if you can’t get that from this video, then please replay and pay attention!
@@russellwright9961 Narrative? 🤣
@@borlach321 😂You know what I mean…I hope 😂
I think Nikon is doing a good job of ensuring true hybrid shooters could be satisfied shooting Nikon, but most will look elsewhere due to the lack of system support -- Nikon will never be a serious player when it comes to video.
@@garfieldirwin I don’t know how anyone can still think Nikon is not and will not be a serious player with video, the Z9 is the indicator….not to many hobbyist are picking up a Z9…
You didn't b touch on the focusing.Nikon has a horrible focusing history for its cameras, including the Z- line.
The Z9 focus is worlds better than the other Z bodies. Best af I’ve ever used.
It's a work in progress.
What a pretty pointless review really! If something is extraordinarily good say so! It is obvious from many other reviews that the Z9 is quite simply stellar as filmmaking camera, to add a caveat that there is no eco system is pure nonsense, if you want a second B cam and are serious about using something professionally, simply buy another Z9! Besides 10 bit is available to other Nikon bodies, I wish these RUclipsrs would do their research before making ridiculous comments 😎 ps my Z6 footage blows away anything from my Sony, just my opinion of course, but there we have it - Opinions
💯. People just don’t wanna accept the fact that their investments weren’t as solid as they thought they were.
Nikon has hit it out of the park with this camera and offers features above other flagships.