So what you are saying is that the Z7 metering doesn't handle backlight situations very well.
No
Definitely something going on, but it's not quite similar to what was shown at dpr. The direction of the banding doesn't seem to follow the sensor:
1. Was this normal shutter exposure or e-shutter?
2. How much battery charge when taking the shot?
3. Did you add lens distortion correction?
4. If yes, what's with the sizeable CA?
1. normal shutter
2. practically full, less than 20 shots from full charge
3. no, unless LR did it on its own but I doubt it considering it says "profile missing"
4. came with the package, LR didn't autocorrect it and neither did I
The direction of the banding doesn't seem to follow the sensorIt kind does, I leveled the shot. See attached.
I fail to see any significant banding which is distinguishable from a likely, natural, texture of the surface, especially at 100% enlargement, and after raising the shadows to a much lighter level than one would normally use in processing.
Banding is only a problem when it is obviously not the texture of the surface. To be certain it's banding, when the banding is slight, one needs to examine a completely smooth surface, such as the plastic rubbish bin in the foreground. Try underexposing a shot by 5 or 6 stops, which contains some genuinely smooth surfaces.
New glasses maybe
? There is definitely some banding in the dark areas and even a more faint one in the trash can. It's a smooth door, has no real texture. Now on what I posted it might be a little more difficult to see, I'll attach a smaller portion that's a little more obvious; look at the door.
I also attached how the initial shot looked like, no adjustment just resized.