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I have seen rumours of a Z8 and Z9 which look impressive and more what I would want, add-on battery grips really don't do it for me, they make the camera bigger and more comfortable to use but, with a few exceptions, they look like an after thought. The MB-N11 certainly looks like an after thought, it actually sticks out on the left (from behind).
I'm far from sure that Nikon know where they are going with the Z6/Z7, the Z8/Z9 looks like a finished design but the Z6/Z7 looks as though it was designed by a committee. The latest versions do appear to have been produce in response to user/potential user feedback which is good. I would still like to see a FTZ II adaptor, without the tripod socket but with a focus motor for AF lenses. A version without the focus motor would be good too, I really don't see the point of the tripod socket where there is a grip on the camera.
The other design feature that I don't like is the command dial sitting on the top plate, it looks dated; it is dated they did it that way on the F90. The command and sub-command dials on the D3. D4, D5 and D6 are slanted for ergonomic reasons but those on the Z series, so far, aren't. I don't understand why, if so much research went into the alignment of the dials for the DSLRs, it has been ditched for mirrorless.