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Not a good price. You can get a refurb Z50II for $630 on sale. I traded my D7500 for one.
Except you can get older used F mount lenses cheap vs. Z mount. So for those trying to snap on the cheap, this might be better. (Yes, I know you can get an adapter).
It's actually a bit hard to get - about once a month Nikon has a refurb sale, and only sometimes is the Z50II in stock. If it is it sells out quick, like in hours.
The reason I think the Z50II is better than the D7500 is that both are really meant for wildlife or sports, and while the Z50II is only 5.7 fps vs 8 fps for the D7500, the subject recognition and two generations newer AF means you'll get a lot more subjects in focus, or the eye will be in focus instead of the body.
Before people point out the Z50II can do 11 fps or whatever - if you use faster than 5.7 (Continuous High) you have to live with terrible viewfinder lag. Even on Continuous High, as soon as you start holding down the shutter, the viewfinder lags and you won't be able to see your subject. Despite that I find I can get better action shots with it. It also has pre-capture where it captures the second of action before you press the shutter, though it's JPEG only.
Except you can get older used F mount lenses cheap vs. Z mount. So for those trying to snap on the cheap, this might be better. (Yes, I know you can get an adapter).
True - and in that case get the $500 Nikon refurb deal for D7500 that crops up every month, and if shooting wildlife, the 70-300 AFP DX VR is amazing for around $300 refurbished.
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It's actually a bit hard to get - about once a month Nikon has a refurb sale, and only sometimes is the Z50II in stock. If it is it sells out quick, like in hours. The reason I think the Z50II is better than the D7500 is that both are really meant for wildlife or sports, and while the Z50II is only 5.7 fps vs 8 fps for the D7500, the subject recognition and two generations newer AF means you'll get a lot more subjects in focus, or the eye will be in focus instead of the body. Before people point out the Z50II can do 11 fps or whatever - if you use faster than 5.7 (Continuous High) you have to live with terrible viewfinder lag. Even on Continuous High, as soon as you start holding down the shutter, the viewfinder lags and you won't be able to see your subject. Despite that I find I can get better action shots with it. It also has pre-capture where it captures the second of action before you press the shutter, though it's JPEG only.
If you want to do true fast shooting you really have to move up to the Z6III (body is going to run you $2k new).
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The reason I think the Z50II is better than the D7500 is that both are really meant for wildlife or sports, and while the Z50II is only 5.7 fps vs 8 fps for the D7500, the subject recognition and two generations newer AF means you'll get a lot more subjects in focus, or the eye will be in focus instead of the body.
Before people point out the Z50II can do 11 fps or whatever - if you use faster than 5.7 (Continuous High) you have to live with terrible viewfinder lag. Even on Continuous High, as soon as you start holding down the shutter, the viewfinder lags and you won't be able to see your subject. Despite that I find I can get better action shots with it. It also has pre-capture where it captures the second of action before you press the shutter, though it's JPEG only.
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