I had some fool on a FB group yesterday tell me that nobody cares about photography anymore, it's all about video, and he doesn't understand why anyone who takes pictures bothers with any of these modern cameras, they should be using 10yr old DSLR because they're good enough. All improvements are now only video based. Of course he's a moron, but sadly he isn't alone, that is how that "tiny" market see it, and they are coming in their droves.
As i said small but influential.
If anything like that was involved it would probably have been leaked after all these years imho. The non use of XQD in Sony consumer products is puzzling, and I may have gone some way to discouraging others in adopting the format if Sony themselves are unwilling to embrace it.I'm only guessing that Sony has twisted Nikon's arm over the XQD thing. It's the only explanation I can think of TBH, perhaps part of a long term sensor deal going back a few years when Nikon first started using Sony sensors and, against the odds, put XQD cards into their high-end cameras since the D4. The apparent contradiction of Sony not using XQD yet forcing Nikon to, maybe makes sense when it all shakes out to the bottom line long term. XQD needs wide acceptance from a strong brand to catch on - if it does with Nikon, Sony wins; if it doesn't, Sony could pick up lost Nikon sales. Maybe
There are benefits from using XQD which some Sony cameras could have used, such as quickly clearing the buffer, which some of the cameras suffer from, but after the change from Memory Stick to SD, they have so far decided not to go to XQD, and if CFExpress takes hold I can't see them ever using that. 
Looks like I was right about being able to fit two cards in the body.
If they keep this body, or something very similar as Sony have done then that seems to rule out dual cards in their mirrorless in the future. 
I like it in the comments when a chap says it is a rare thing to happen surrounded by other comments of some people having had problems with cards failing.Only one cards slot? Make sure you have a spare car to get you to that unrepeatable job.
https://visualsciencelab.blogspot.com/2018/08/its-already-started-nikon-zs-wont-ship.html
One thing which Thom Hogan mentioned, which I hadn't read anywhere, was that the new lenses can have configurable buttons and rings, and some may have extra rings defaulting to exposure control, That and the focus could be changed to do other things such as aperture or exposure compensation control. That sounds interesting.
I've gone over this already tbh, but the main things I expected on top of what they've done is two card slots (an essential feature for me nowadays), better frame rate and better buffer. Also, I'm surprised at how poor the battery life is alleged to be. I know it's their first attempt, BUT as I've already said imo new tech releases should be at least as good as the current competition for a given price point. We're already saying well lets wait to see what the mark ii or Z9 offers aren't we, as in we think that they will be more fo a match for the competition. My argument would be rather than releasing a sub par body and then 'get it right' next time, why not wait, not rush something out and delivery something properly impressive?
This is my thinking too... Nikon should have gone all out instead of playing it safe...... its a big own goal, one which they may regret further down the line.
Maybe, but I hadn't seen it mentioned anywhere in regard to these Nikon's.
If they stick with the same body, which they may not do, but if they do the Nikon chap said there was no space for a second card. Unless this really affects sales then I would think they would stick with the same sized camera body for any subsequent iterations of the Z6 and Z7. If they follow the Sony model even more closely then that would only be minor changes to the same body, so lots of money saved on designing that aspect in the future as you are refining rather than starting from scratch.
than the a7's, and the second slot is considered to be important, then that may necessitate a new slightly larger body. And that would probably be about 18 months away before the next Olympics. For some that could be too long to wait for a Nikon mirrorless with a 2nd card slot. Depends on how important it is to some people, and whether they are willing to stick with Nikon and wait on the off chance they may deliver this feature that they want or not. 
They seem to have made a feature decision from the start that they would only put one card in. It is the only explanation if you are starting with a blank canvas.
The buffer does seem very poor compared to the opposition, this is where the XQD helps because I saw a hands on test that mentioned the small buffer (I think it was Fro) and said just lifting off the shutter button pretty much clears the buffer because of the speed of the card. Not ideal by any stretch, but you can see why they went XQD.
It’s actually mind boggling if you think seriously about it,some of these people must lhave their heads in the clouds.. kindergarten thinking
Maybe, but I hadn't seen it mentioned anywhere in regard to these Nikon's.
If they stick with the same body, which they may not do, but if they do the Nikon chap said there was no space for a second card. Unless this really affects sales then I would think they would stick with the same sized camera body for any subsequent iterations of the Z6 and Z7. If they follow the Sony model even more closely then that would only be minor changes to the same body, so lots of money saved on designing that aspect in the future as you are refining rather than starting from scratch.
Now if they decide to try and take on the a9, which is maybe considered to be more professional
And ,that sort of arrogance could be their downfall
Maybe that has something to do with the size of the lens mount.
I may agree if it wasn't for the a9. That is something they will have to take on sooner or later.
I think it may have more to do with going with XQD rather than SD. SD cards are 32.0×24.0×2.1 mm and XQD are 38.5 mm × 29.8 mm × 3.8 mm, and when you are talking about smaller cameras, mm count, and that doesn't take into account how much space the electronics around the slots take up.
Please no!!! I can't take any more
I didn't say you had to go and watch.
