The new Nikon Z7 mirrorless camera and the Nikon D850 DSLR both have 45. 7MP backside-illuminated full-frame sensors, so one might reasonably assume that the two cameras have virtually identical image quality.
But it turns out the Z7 actually falls short in the area of dynamic range due to banding. DPReview has published its findings from […]. petapixel.com
Testing and real-world shooting show slight banding and striping patterns in Nikon Z7 images, undermining its otherwise excellent dynamic range. We demonstrate when you'll encounter the effect so you can assess its importance for your photography. dpreview.com »
2018-10-01 14:00
One of the major complaints about the first generation Nikon Z6 and Z7 was the lack of a proper battery grip—not just lack, Nikon didn’t even include the connections for one. But as it turns out, you can still get a proper vertical grip for both of these cameras including a shutter button. As Nikon […]
Let's open this article up with a truth bomb. Nikon dropped the ball in a big way in regard to their first Mirrorless cameras. Out of the big three (Canon, Nikon, and Sony), Nikon is sitting in third place, and they have a lot of ground to make up before they begin to get second-placed Canon in their sights.
Nikon has released a major firmware update (Version 3. 00) for the full-frame mirrorless Z6 and Z7, adding some focus tracking improvements, additional CFExpress support, and one major new feature: Face and Eye “Animal Detection” autofocus for dogs and cats.
Nikon Rumors is reporting that some much-anticipated firmware updates for the Nikon Z6 and Z7 full-frame mirrorless cameras will finally arrive this week. These include the ability to use CFExpress cards, as well as the paid upgrade that will allow users to shoot ProRes RAW video with an external recorder. It’s been almost a year […]
A video has been making the rounds this week that shows a “hack” for locking down the shutter mechanism while changing lenses on Nikon’s full-frame mirrorless Z6 and Z7 cameras. Basically, you remove the battery while the camera is on, causing an error, and change lenses after that. Do NOT do this. The video was […]
Nikon are slowly building up the lens collection for their Z series of cameras, but with so few on the market they need to make sure that each and every release hits it out of the ballpark, especially when there is a back catalog of lenses that can easily be adapted to the Z6 and the Z7.
Nikon announced back in January 2019 that Eye AF would be added to the Z6 and Z7 mirrorless cameras in an upcoming firmware update, and today that new firmware (version 2.0) was just launched. In addition to adding Eye-Detection AF for detecting and tracking subjects’ eyes, the cameras are also getting improved autofocus performance in […]