Agreed. I didn't know the F6 lacks it.. and am surprised the NP-F battery connector change didn't carry over to the F8nPro. I can't see many users using the Zoom mic modules with an F8, even with the cable extender, and expect most would prefer an NP-F battery connector. I could see it being useful if the channels though that connector could be recorded to the stereo mix channel instead of an internal mix, effectively making the recorder capable of recording 10 inputs (like the Tascam's DR-680, who's digital input can be routed to the stereo channel, effectively making that recorder capable of recording 8 input channels)