INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Meet the Nikon Z6 and Nikon Z7, Nikon's all-new full-frame mirrorless cameras
Nikon is calling the arrival of these two cameras its most important launch since 1959
No pressure then.With Sony eating into Nikon's market share with the likes of the Alpha A7R III and A7 III, as with its own user base
full-frame mirrorless camera, codenamed Project Q , for some time, with the aim of fusing the best features of mirrorless models with those
In a move reminiscent of Sony's joint launch of its first full-frame mirrorless cameras, the 36.3MP Alpha A7R and 24.2MP Alpha A7, Nikon
the cameras themselves, the big news is that Nikon has decided to drop its famous F-mount, used in both its film SLRs and DSLRs since 1959,
for the Z7 and Z6, and introduced an all-new mount called the Z-mount.By introducing a new mount with a much larger-diameter opening than
the F-mount (55mm compared to 44mm), Nikon has freed its optical designers to engineer lenses that make the most of the full-frame sensor,
which there will be three at launch: a Z 24-70mm f/4 S standard zoom, a Z 35mm f/1.8 S wide-angle prime and a Z 50mm f/1.8 S standard
side-by-side with your Nikon DSLR, as Nikon is also producing a new mount adapter
Called the FTZ Mount Adapter, this will be compatible with approximately 360 Nikon lenses and support auto-exposure, but if you want
auto-exposure and autofocus, this dips down to 93 lenses, though Nikon points out that this is pretty much the entire range of current Nikon
This camera features a 45.7MP full-frame back-illuminated sensor with a native ISO range from ISO64-25,600, while the extended sensitivity
range runs from an ISO equivalent of IS32-102,400
While the resolution is the same as that of the brilliant Nikon D850, Nikon stresses that this is a different sensor, as it has the Z7's
493 phase-detect focus points engineered into it
Couple with the new EXPEED 6 image processor, this enables the Z7 to shoot at a burst rate of 9fps.The 0.5-inch Quad VGA OLED electronic
viewfinder (EVF) sports an impressive resolution of 3.69 million dots, with a large 0.80x magnification and a display rate of 60p
says the Z7 will feature the same level of weather-sealing as the D850, while it's taken the brave decision to include just a single XQD
This certainly allows for better write speeds over SD cards, but Sony is (currently) the only manufacturer of this media, so Nikon is
clearly hoping that users will be able to leverage the performance of the new CFExpress-format cards once they become more widely available
from a range of manufacturers (these have the same exterior design as XQD cards, but offer improved performance and wider manufacturer
earlier-generation EN-EL15a batteries (as used by the D850 and other Nikon DSLRs) as well, while a MB-N10 battery grip for the Z7 is also in
Where the Z7 features a 45.7MP sensor, the Z6 sports a 24.5MP full-frame sensor with a native ISO range of 100-51,200 (with an extended ISO
This camera also gets a different AF system, with the Z6 sporting 273 phase-detect AF points, while the burst rate is an impressive
while the Z6 will follow a little later, and should be available in late November.The Nikon Z7 will have a body-only price of $3,399.95 /
that roughly converts to AU$4,760 and AU$5,450 for the Z7 body and kit respectively, and AU$2,720 and AU$3,500 for the Z6 body and the lens
We'll keep you apprised of Australian RRPs when we know more.
