All about the new Nikon mirrorless cameras
Nikon did now announce what we’ve been waiting for: A full-frame ultra-wide zoom for the Nikon Z6 / Z7 (or Z 6 / Z 7 as they call them).
And they seem to have done some amazing work:
Continue reading “Nikon announced the Z 14-30mm f/4 S ultra-wide-angle zoom lens”Did you wonder on how to open RAW-Files of the Nikon Z6 (and Z7)?
Current versions of Luminar, Lightroom, Photoshop do not yet support the Nikon Z6.
But now Adobe did announce the DNG Converter Beta 11.1 which does support the Nikon Z6 in a first version.
With that tool you are able to convert the NEF-File to a DNG-File which is then supported by Lightroom/Photoshop/Luminar. The DNG Files do support nearly all features you would have with the real RAW-Integration.
The BETA-Version is available on:
One of the big advantages of the Nikon Fullframe Mirrorless lineup (Z6 & Z7) is the in-body-stabilization (IBIS) which even stabilizes your old Nikon F-Mount lenses.
After getting my Z6 I did a quick comparison and I do want to show you an example.
The following image was taken with the Nikon Z6 + FTZ + Nikon 20mm f/1.8G at Zurich main station: (1/20sec; ISO 1600 f/1.8)
And then the same scenery with ISO 100 and f/2 (which did lead to 1 second exposure time:
On the display it did look really well. So lets zoom in:
Now guess which one is the 1/20th and which is the 1 second image?
The first one is the 1 second image. The second one looks a bit grainy if you look at the “AK23.4” on the white box. Guess this is due to the ISO 1600 I used.
If you have at the text on the black chest, you can read the letters “Streugut” (grit) quite well on the 1 second image. Isn’t that impressive?
For your notice: It was around 2° Celsius at the time of the image, so not the best weather for a stable hand. Still the Nikon Z6 did manage it very well 🙂
Interdiscount Switzerland today delivered the Nikon Z6 + FTZ + 24-70mm kit.
Included was a Sony 64 GB G XQD card. (440MB/s read and 400MB/S write speed). Really nice 😀
I will test the camera and soon release a short review.
Nikon Switzerland customer service confirmed some rumors:
Some retailers like Interdiscount are currently on the save site with the roll out date of the 23. November.
Compared to Switzerland the US seems to be ahead, for example Amazon.com with their estimation for the 16. November as release-date (see https://amzn.to/2Q43tzw)
Wow, the Nikon Z6 is now just 2567.06 Euro instead of 3049 Euros. Including 24-70mm & FTZ
Nearly 500 Euros off! https://amzn.to/2ONspaZ
Ricci Talks published a video on YouTube which shows how fast the Nikon Z7 Autofocus is in different situations (indoor, lowlight, birds and face tracking).
The major letdown of the new camera foe many of us, especially the professionals, is the missing second card slot of the Nikon Z6 and Z7.
Do you also miss the second card slot and think Nikon should add it in the next version?
If yes, please sign the online petition and share it!
Digitec added all Nikon Z options for pre-order:
https://www.digitec.ch/de/Search?_=1535050229883&filterProductTypes=30&tab=2&q=Nikon+z&so=5#listhead
All prices are below the Nikon suggested price.
Nikon Z7 should be available end of September, while the Z6 should be available end of November.