Nikon Z 9

With the Z9, Nikon has presented a brilliantly equipped professional model. The flagship impressively combines high resolution and speed, while the very bright viewfinder with greater dynamic range and no blackout phase, the lightning-fast shutter and the more manoeuvrable monitor are also impressive...

With the SL3, Leica has created a very good full-frame camera that impresses above all with its high resolution. The autofocus still lags behind the competition from Canon, Nikon and Sony; firmware updates could bring improvements here. The best competitor models are also ahead in terms of continuous shooting and some features...

With a price range from 890 to 8000 euros, there should be something to suit almost every budget. High-resolution medium and full-frame cameras offer top performance in terms of image quality. Robust, fast and excellently equipped cameras can also be found in the APS-C and MFT range...

With the Z 9, Nikon has presented a brilliantly equipped professional model. The flagship impressively combines high resolution and speed, and the very bright viewfinder with a wider dynamic range and no blackout phase, the lightning-fast shutter and the more manoeuvrable monitor are also impressive...

The Nikon Z9 benefits relatively little in RAW mode. At ISO 64 it gains slightly everywhere. At higher sensitivities, basically only the LR2 setting remains as the best compromise between detail and noise. LR3, on the other hand, costs too much drawing and the images with LR1 are too noisy.

Both the Canon EOS R3 and the Nikon Z 9 delivered very good, though not perfect, image tracking performance in our test. Nevertheless, their performance is astonishing, reducing the essential thinking work to the preparation of the shots. The Nikon Z 9 stuck to the subject slightly better than the Canon EOS R3 and found its way back into focus more quickly when it was lost...