Better than new Z 9!
My trusty Z 9 is back from Nikon Service and it has that brand-new, Corinthian leather smell. Of course, if you’re old like me you remember that commercial and the fact there is no such thing as Corinthian leather but it tells the story. I took advantage of the Nikon NPS Platinum service for my Z 9’s annual servicing and as part of that, the “leather” grips were replaced. They were worn for sure after nearly five years of heavy use, they even replaced the memory door! No, it doesn’t smell like leather but it feels like brand new. Why is it better than new? I sent it in two days before Nikon dropped firmware 5.10 (which they installed for me), a free update making the Z 9 a better camera with more features than five years ago. The “better than new” BTW is all free, we don’t pay for those firmware updates which is pretty darn cool! I realize celebrating simple servicing is silly, I’m just so happy to have my friend back. I expressed it when I opened that box and said, “ah, that Corinthian leather smell!”