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D850 was excellent DSLR but I wanted a mirrorless. The Z7 was OK but the AF occasionally seemed to get confused. I decided since I had so much Nikon kit to wait for a Z8, which would be an equivalent to the D3/D700 pairing, so a Z9/Z8 pairing but this has not been delivered. I have lost patience. Rumour has it arriving in March or April 2023.
I have most F mount lenses but I have the 24-70 f4 and 14-30 f4 in S mount. If the Z8 arrives soon or before I release my Nikon stuff then I would get a 100-400mm S mount and the 85mm f1.2
The Fuji cameras mirror my full Nikon system but there is no bellows so I use my Nikon PB4 on the odd occasions I need this.
I am thinking that the Fuji 8-16mm is my one missing item.
The XT5 (40MP) is an XT3 (26MP) on steroids with excellent AF. The AF is probably a whisker behind the A1 but unless you do side by side shooting then it is speculation rather than fact. The bird eye detection AF works well and works on insects!
The IQ is excellent at ISO below 800, but depending on the light it works well up to 6400/8000 no issue and can go further with good noise reduction software - Topaz DeNoise AI is excellent.
In dull shade it starts to look grainy. (Similar to the D7000 tests we did Eric). This isnt the case with the XH2S (26MP) but since the XT5 and XH2 share the same 45MP sensor then I expect the same as XT5, for my XH2. I should really do a side by side test.
My Fuji 16-80 f4 lens is definitely wanting compared to the more expensive 15-55 f2.8, the 16-80 f4 just gets by on a 26MP camera but the 40MP XT5 and XH2 shows it to be inferior! The 80mm f2.8 macro, 90mm f2, 16-55mm f2.8, 50mm f2 do not suffer like this on the XT5 and XH2. So the 8-16 is now on my radar.
I personally prefer the dials of the XT5 but you do get used to the XH2/XH2S layout and some aspects are better.
So I am firmly in the Fuji camp these days.
Nikon questions you have to ask........
Zfc (DX) is a stunning D500 replacement, but why no Zf (FF) equivalent, to replace the Df?
Z7ii is a little better than Z7 but nothing to write home about. A Z8 is required, 4 years later we still wait but maybe Z9 held them up. The Z8 is a temptation but the desire wanes when you see the lack of urgency.
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