Could the Z9II have this one feature to lure photographers back to Nikon in droves?

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What would be a killer feature that would knock it out of the park for Nikon’s next generation flagship camera and that would reduce the number of white lenses seen out and about among photographers? A feature that would be so sought after that Canon and Sony users would flock back to Nikon in droves? How about something that would force the photography world to look and ask them self’s: Why didn’t I think of that? What would such a feature be?

For years, photographers have been putting the camera to their faces and squinting one eye closed and the other eye open, causing fatigue and limiting the amount of time that one wants to spend at the camera viewfinder. What could improve or possibly eliminate entirely this uncomfortable experience? When using binoculars, people seldom complain about their viewing experience. Why? Because it’s far better and more comfortable to use both eyes when viewing the world than just one eye. Think about it, you are viewing twice the information when using both eyes and at the same time, alleviating much of the problem when using just one eye to view the world as mentioned earlier.

What would give this comfortable viewing experience with the Z9II that is felt when using binoculars? A Z9II with twin viewfinders!

Nikon Z9II plus binoculars = Twin viewfinders for the Z9II

I know this may sound crazy. But a Z9II equipped with the higher capacity battery plus an EXPEED 8 processor might be able to drive 2 electronic viewfinders for extended periods. Also, Nikon already has extensive experience with this technology with their lineup of binoculars, each one essentially using twin viewfinders, albeit optical viewfinders. Just like their camera optical viewfinders from the past, Nikon would just need to covert their binoculars optical viewfinders to electronic ones.

Now for implementation considerations. Would 2 separate Z9II models be offered, one with a single electronic viewfinder (EVF) and one with 2? Or, would the option of purchasing a twin EVF that would attach to the single EVF on the Z9II? What about weight considerations? Would the extra EVF add considerably to the weight of the Z9II? And the biggest question of them all, what would the price be for this separate option or if not a separate option, how would the price of the Z9II be affected?

Let me know in the comments below if you think this is even feasible and if so, how Nikon would implement such an option and what the price might be.

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