Does Any Competitor Beat the Nikon Z5 II Right Now?

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• 00:00 - Intro• 09:40 - Why no Canon V1 or R50V launch video?• 13:45 - Canon's PowerShot V1 is $900 and coming next month (petapixel.com/2025/03/26/the-canon-powershot-v…)• 16:19 - The Canon EOS R50V is a compact cinema-focused camera (petapixel.com/2025/03/26/the-canon-eos-r50-v-o…)• 19:54 - The RF 20mm f/1.4 L is Canon's widest-ever f/1.4 prime (petapixel.com/2025/03/26/new-canon-rf-20mm-f-1…)• 23:48 - Sony's announcement is a very expensive add-on for the Venice (petapixel.com/2025/03/26/sonys-teased-compact-…)• 26:03 - The Nodus Obscura watch has an analog exposure gauge in the bezel (petapixel.com/2025/03/28/this-watch-can-tell-y…)• 29:50 - The GR III successor will definitely come... at some point (petapixel.com/2025/03/27/ricoh-says-a-gr-iii-s…)• 32:48 - Apple should have actually sold this computer (petapixel.com/2025/03/26/apple-launches-lumon-…)• 35:22 - Would you take the Z5 II or ANY equivalent from each competitor?• 1:03:10 - What have you been up to? (Looking at some B&W film shots Chris took)• 1:10:04 - Never read the comments• 1:14:50 - Tech support