

Landscape photographers will definitely appreciate having this. AF on the other Z bodies just doesn’t cut it. That crazy good eye-AF stickiness that the Z9 has.At a potentially higher resolution, we will need more than the 6-stops of VR that the Z9 can offer.Why was this ever not made available in the Z9, especially with it having a high megapixel count sensor? An affordable battery grip that blends in more seamlessly with the form factor of the Z8.The global electronic shutter of the Z9, hopefully with a better sensor readout, to improve the banding issues.For many of us, it might just be the D850 mirrorless camera we hoped to see in the Z7 II. It can’t be a compromise the Z8 has to be a lot better than both of these cameras. The Z8 has to clearly outclass, in almost all departments, the performance of the Z6 II and Z7 II without being some sort of middle-ground camera between them. Just as the D700 was a mini D3, the Z8 could be a mini Z9. You just might get a lot of that performance for much less in the Nikon Z8. Sports and wildlife photographers, photojournalists, filmmakers even.

As technically superior to the other Nikon mirrorless bodies as it is, the Z9 is aimed at serious professionals. And this could come at the risk of cannibalizing the Z9 sales. In some ways, the Nikon Z8 has to offer a lot more than what the Nikon Z9 does. It can’t just be a Z9 without the battery grip. What Would I Like To See In The Nikon Z8.If it turns out to be right, that means that Nikon still has another potential full-frame mirrorless model. Anyhow, it’s just something that I felt a few days ago. Since the expectation is that the Nikon Z8 might have a very high megapixel count, higher than any existing model from Nikon, I feel that it just might be named the Z9x. I expect it to be called the Nikon Z9x, similar to how the D3x was announced as a high-megapixel companion to the Nikon D3 in 2008. But I have a tiny inkling that this might not be the name. And logically, given that they’ve covered all other numbers between 5 and 9 in their other models, this makes sense. I know the name ‘Nikon Z8’ has been doing the rounds as the probable name for Nikon’s next big full-frame mirrorless release. We currently do not have any verified images or designs of what the Nikon Z8 looks like. Here’s a list of specs and features, as a long-term user of their cameras, that I hope Nikon doesn’t miss out on in the Nikon Z8. And Nikon needs to come up with something to counter the Sony a7r V. But while it’s an excellent flagship model, it probably is overkill for many photographers. The Nikon Z9, with its photo and video capabilities, was on backorder for a very long time once it began being sold. Given all the hype around the upcoming Nikon Z8 (if it will be called that), it’s bound to fly off the shelves once it goes on sale.
