Upgraded to Z6III now the Z7II feels slow, what to do!?
I upgraded my Z6II to a Z6III last week and omg it's been a much better experience difference than I expected. The focus is on point, the screen is better (though I do miss just popping it out) and so on, you guys know all the things.
So now the problem is the Z7II. It's definitely my secondary camera, but last night while shooting an event, I had the 6III for candids and stage, and the 7II was working the step-and-repeat. My assistant was struggling to get a focus lock and had to keep re-shooting to get the 7II to work right. And then normally for portraits and events I have the 7II by my side with a secondary lens.
The missed focus is the same reason I upgraded basically because it happens in studio too.
My question for the group is if the 7II should be upgraded to a 6III also or an 8 or hold out for the potentially-never-going-to-happen 7III?
I do like having the 45 megapixels sometimes for large format printing and magazine work. I had a photo in a museum recently that was shot on 7II and needed to be cropped a lot, and it blew up to 5x4 feet with no issue. Museum-grade print. Beautiful.
The 8 seems bulky and I shoot with vertical grips but like that I can break them down for travel. The 8 looks and feels like ass with the grip.
So I'm curious folks thoughts on truly needing 45MP vs. having the better technology and so on.
I shoot editorial, events, portraits, studio, and commercial. So I don't need speed typically, I need accuracy and longevity. The better video features could open up new work.
Edit: A few of you made me realize I could do dual Z6III most of the time and rent the Z8 if I really need 45MP for shoots oriented toward large scale printing. I frequently step the Z7II down to medium.