glenerrolrd
Workshop Member
About 50% of what I have been shooting has been my grandkids sports . Had real fun shooting my 8 year olds Little League season and had one of my most successful projects . Most here know I am a huge Leica Fan Boy and I really tried to make the Leica Sl2_S and the 90-280 SL zoom my working kit . Image quality was terrific as was high ISO performance .....but as always the AF tracking just wasn't t good enough . I made do with a 70-80 % hit ratio and just tried to shoot a lot . I NEED BETTER AF TRACKING to be happy .
Currently I have both a Nikon D5 and a D850 which I used extensively when I lived in Florida for sports (Polo,Surfing etc) . Nothing beats a D5 for AF tracking except maybe a D6 !
Switching to a Sony A1 would probable do it except that I would have to trade out $30K worth of long glass (200/300/400/600) . The Nikon AF to Z adapter works but results in compromised AF speed and tracking (AND THAT IS THE WHOLE POINT ) . So the newer Z7 2 isn t a logical choice either .
Since my primary requirement is to improve my hit ratio thru better AF tracking ....it seems I must go back to the D5/D850 or wait and hope the Z9 improves the use of Nikon AF telephotos .
ANY IDEAS ???
Currently I have both a Nikon D5 and a D850 which I used extensively when I lived in Florida for sports (Polo,Surfing etc) . Nothing beats a D5 for AF tracking except maybe a D6 !
Switching to a Sony A1 would probable do it except that I would have to trade out $30K worth of long glass (200/300/400/600) . The Nikon AF to Z adapter works but results in compromised AF speed and tracking (AND THAT IS THE WHOLE POINT ) . So the newer Z7 2 isn t a logical choice either .
Since my primary requirement is to improve my hit ratio thru better AF tracking ....it seems I must go back to the D5/D850 or wait and hope the Z9 improves the use of Nikon AF telephotos .
ANY IDEAS ???