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You seem to have slightly missed my point... I was alluding to the Z7 being already as advanced as DSLRs, the potential for development is only to be guessed at but I believe if technology of camera design continues as it is and concerted development of the Z line continues, which I am sure it will, then there are some amazing cameras to come. That was really my point. We aint' nowhere yet, on step one of a long staircase. I probably made my point badly! LOL
A D500 might replace my D300S? One day... Maybe, I'm not a great lover of DX... As Chris says, one can crop and I find using a DX a bit like peering through a keyhole after using FX cameras. As for the D3, although I fell out with it for night time photography it's a real winner for sports and motor racing. The D800 feels like it's rapid repeat is about once a fortnight!
The trend now is to use high speed video and take thousands of exposures over several minutes, selecting the best few and layering them with the best of the best. An interesting technique which uses software to determine the image quality. Comparing thousands of very similar images would be very tedious but also subjective and over time the visual comparison would wander this way and that. Perhaps the Zs will develop the electronic shutter sufficiently to allow such techniques to be used. Currently I understand the electronic shutter is basic. To take thousands of exposures in a couple of minutes will require the process to be perfected. Then the mechanical shutter would likely be redundant.
Apologies Robert, I thought you were suggesting that because it was the first version it would be better to wait for the next iteration as improvements would be made.
Whilst I agree that improvements will be made, given it's already 95?% up there with the best, the incremental changes next time are likely to be small. In fact, it's become quite commonplace for the improvements in subsequent camera iterations to be underwhelming. That being the case here, I would support buying a first version.
Of course, one has to be 'in the market' for a new camera to take that plunge in the first place.
Although I don't like the idea of taking video and letting software create the best image IT decides on, its arguably analogous to firing off shots like a machine gun and hoping we get a good one. If we are to be purists, we should be going back to the old principle of a taking a single shot 'at the decisive moment'.
At the end of the day, I guess we just have to do what best suits our way of working. After all it's primarily just ourselves we are trying to please with the results ....whilst enjoying the process.
Last edited on Sat Sep 7th, 2019 16:26 by Eric
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