Glad to see Nikon getting their legs under them, with the Z system.
They make amazing glass, and that's a really big deal.
They make amazing glass, and that's a really big deal.
I upgraded from a D800 to a Z8 and it blew my mind.
Agreed that it's nice to see them pushing forward with their camera lines. Thank god for conglomerate revenue to see them through rough patches.
Imho, the idiotic video recording limit really bit them in the ~2010s and let Cannon take a lot of their consumer/prosumer share. And is still a thing(?), maybe not on newest lines, albeit less impactful now that full-resolution makes tethered external storage a better solution. https://kagi.com/search?q=nikon+z+video+record+limit
It seemed like a missed opportunity from a technical perspective to provide a simpler warranty-voiding user toggle in software (i.e. set a bit somewhere). They'd still get to maintain the tax benefits of not "officially" being a video recorder, but it would have lessened the impact of ripping, editing, and recompiling firmware.
However, as a result of an expansion of the WTO ITA, those should be scrapped now. https://www.fujirumors.com/yes-eu-import-duty-reason-fujifil...
It'll probably take some time for the market to force camera manufacturers into stretching limits though.