But careful, you need to compare the equivalents eg. 50 f/1.8 S versus the Sony 55 f/1.8.

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this? Cannot elak for mirrorless, cause the phase detect sensor.

Z6 can just peek viewfinder to check photo exposure under sun light , I think still ok la the preview but to judge if over or under I rely on histogram more though (even back in the days using D800).

IMO the Type-C and Micro USB isn't a deal breaker to be honest but instead it would be the lack of IBIS for me. Anyways, I'm using Z6 and never used the Type-C for transfer/charging yet, But I guess if you're traveling it would be useful to charge it using a PD power bank.

ShaShinKi price not exactly the most competitive, can consider Times Square level 6 or YL or kldslr, see which offers best price.

Using Z6 same as what I do with D800 😆 except it’s even easier with Eye AF. My main subject is my daughter.

Mine came with 32 GB Sony G, bought additional 120 GB Sony G but it’s pretty overkill for Z6 since file size small versus D800’s 36 MP. But I shoot 4K videos so... not too bad.

D800 still can sell second hand, better do it quick. Trade in sure jialat the price.

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I think the last time I shoot about 1.2k on 120GB. But included some videos so if purely photos probably more. Bundle is with 24-70 f/4 only, the 2.8 is standalone.

Nice size for being a kit lens, but so far I’m using it more for video 😅 quality is alright, well exceeded my expectation la. But still being f/4 means low light will be an issue eventually. But for travel, I guess it’s perfect.

Quite a bummer for mirrorless especially since the sensor is exposed to dust during lens change.

What I usually do is before a long shoot, I would just shoot long exposure then move my camera around. Any black dots = dust. But so far so good for my Z6 haven't got the obvious dust sticking on it.

Both lens costs a lot compared to the traditional nifty fifty price... and both are new breed of 50mm f/1.8 which even puts some of the pricier 1.4 lens to shame LOL.

Naisu 👍🏻 This lens is sharp edge to edge wide open with CA well corrected. I never liked 50mm cause Nikon offerings were shitty until this 50S came by. Much sharper than my other 2 primes (35 1.4G and 85 1.4G), but 1.8 a bit lacking in terms of bokeh.

85 1.4G has bokeh and acceptable sharpness but the CA is 🤦🏻‍♂️

I bought RM10.2k for kit + ftz in January... I guess Nikon Msia is aggressively pricing it to battle with A7III.

I would probably stick to what you have at the moment if you're considering the Z50. I mean, its still crop sensor, plus whatever you can do what you want now with current set up right? Unless of course you need the 4K30 video capability then it is different discussion.

But D500 and Z50 is in different tiers though

Uhh if you based on that, you got a point. But the Z50 is more like a D7000-ish tier.

I happen to be in your shoe previously, and I decided on Nikon Z6. Mainly cause the A7III doesn't feel nice to hold, but the A7R4 is a different story now.

Transition from D800 to Z6 was pretty seamless. And all my lens works fine on the Z6 (1635 f/4, 50 1.8G, 35 1.4G, 85 1.4G, 70200 VR2)

I got the Z6 with kit lens f/4 which is very sharp and compact, later on I also replaced the 50 1.8G to the 1.8S, two totally different quality lens. The 50 1.8S is my sharpest prime which puts even my 85 1.4G to shame by miles.

Improvements which I can think off at the moment,

1. IBIS
2. Access to Z-mount which has superior optics vs. the f-mount (50 1.8S is crazy sharp, I never liked 50mm cause the Nikons are crap, my 1.8G buy already never even use much but now the most common lens on my Z6 is the 50mm)
3. Smaller body, lighter!
4. 4K30p video
5. Eye-AF (yay, no need adjust the points manually most of the time, but I do miss the 3D Tracking from D800).
6. XQD is blazing fast when transferring to PC vs. the CF cards I have which are rated 90 MB/s only.
7. WYSWYG live view, well most of the it works la (of course OVF is better, but I'm somewhat used to the lag, so I usually pre click before the snapshot nowadays).
8. Well... another pros I think is the SnapBridge implementation, I shoot RAW but the app is smart enough to convert to jpeg before transfer to my phone. Fuji doesn't do this, need to manually convert on camera to jpeg then only transfer through the app.
9. Tilt screen and touch screen! Well sadly it doesn't have 180 view for selfie like the Z50

All in all I'm happy with Z6, sufficient for me now as I don't do much paid rigs already, though this year am going for Super GT... lets see how well the AF handles panning shots.

I definitely missed the 3D Tracking from D800, generally mirrorless AF is more accurate and doesn't need to fine tune the glass due to the face it has contrast + phase detect.

Oh, but the Sony's AF system is ahead of Nikon to be frank. Nikon's main advantage would be the Z-mount, it has the biggest diameter and shortest flange distance which eventually allows Nikon engineers to develop better lens easier. Sony's E-mount has small opening and not exactly the closest flange, so eventually they will hit some limit optically.

Not the best position I tend to agree, but at least it has one you can use with selfie handheld (not mounted on tripod).

I guess it can't flip to the top cause of the viewfinder and not sure why they do it like Canon's flip screen to the side.

What filters are you looking to use with? I tried the Kase magnetic mount for ND (15 stops and 16 stops), its convenient!