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I picked up a Nikon Z series mirrorless and it is terrific. I have an adapter for all my lenses, which is working well. I have found no decrease in quality compared to older DSLRs, so I would not lump it in with point and shoots.

As an added bonus, when taking wildlife photography, the lack of a shutter click means that I can take photos silently without spooking birds and animals.

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I haven't shot a Z so I can't really speak to it. However, no autofocus motor for AF/AF-D lenses makes it less appealing to me. However, many consumer grade Nikon DSLRs also lack this feature. I think it really depends on what lenses you want to use and how you want to use them.

I think the Z series is fantastic. The native glass is all around great and mostly reasonably priced (as are the bodies). They have the best ergonomics for my hand of all the mirrorless I've tried.

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