u/hittheant

I've been looking at the Nikon z6iii but I'm just overwhelmed by the options in other brands - this will be my first digital camera (photos on this post are from my film camera).

• Budget: $3500 - $4000 for body + a good zoom lens 24 - 70 or 24-120(happy with f4)
• Country: USA
• Condition: Would prefer new but open to used
• Type of Camera: Mirrorless (ideally full frame for cropability and astrophotography)
• Intended use: Mainly photography
• If photography; what style: Mainly landscape, some street, portrait and astro (would like low light capabilities)
• If video what style: N/A
• What features do you absolutely need: Full frame, high dynamic range, not too noisy at high iso
• What features would be nice to have: good IBIS, fast readout / e-shutter (but don't care too much about this)
• Portability: Small bag - don't care too much about portability
• Cameras you're considering: Nikon z6iii, Sony a7iv, Nikon z8, Lumix S1R
• Cameras you already have: Nikon FM, FM2 - like them a lot! Just want to shoot digital

I think my use case is pretty specific - I want a high megapixel count and dynamic range for landscape shots and don't care too much about shutter speed etc. I would also love to hear recommendations for stacking images for resolution that brands offer (like pixel shift)! My main indecision is on which brand has the best (and ideally inexpensive) first party as well as third party lenses, before I get locked in.