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1bwana1 wrote:
SZo, it looks like we will have a very big announcement on March 25th. About a Month away, so I anticipate leaks starting soon.
I have my own ideas on what is comming.
I think it will be the Z8 getting announced, with deliver in limited quantities in the following 60 days. Possibly, also a Z6III/Z7III development announcement with a rough release date, and only enough specifications to provide some clarity as to the positioning of each of these camera lines. At this time I don't expect the Z6III/Z7III cameras to have stacked sensors.
I think that Nikon is looking for the Z8 to be its standard bodied all arounder camera. If you remember the "Z9 is another D3 moment" for Nikon statements? I think you will see the Z8 being launched as another "D850 moment". It doesn't make sense for this camera to be the high mpx competator to the A7RV. If that were the case why even carry on with the Z7III which should be the high mpx competator.
Given that view, here is what I expect is likely to happen. The Z8 will be the Nikon "all arounder" . It's form factor will be very much like if you just cut the battery grip bottom off the Z9. Button and control placement will match the Z9. But likely with even more configurability options. I do expect that it will be a stacked sensor. I think this is required of an all arounder these days. But it will have resolution closer to the mid 30 mpx. Therefore, it will compete more directly with the Sony A9 III that is also coming soon than it will the Z9/A1. The difference cannot be just form factor. It's other specs will most closely match the Z9.
Once the Z9, Z8, Z6III/Z7III, cameras are all launced and on the market, the catch up days are over. Nikon will have a comprehensive, competent, current technology, lineup of cameras on the market. That will be great for all of us.
Of course the question (does it even matter much?) of who makes the sensor for the Z9, and now possibly the Z8 stacked sensor remains. I know the convential thinking these days is that the Z9 sensor is made by Sony. Teardowns of the Z9 show Sony part numbers on the sensor, so this seems confirmed. But it occurs to me that there remains the possiblity of another, hybrid answer to this question. It is entirely posible that Sony does make the base wafer for the sensor. It would therefor show the Sony part number. But as it is a stacked sensor solution there are multiple other layers that contain memory, and processing stacked on the base layer. What if another vendor such as Tower is doing that work? It would not be the first time such things have been done. Tower has announced liscensing technologies to do just such things. That would account for all the conflicting things drifting around about this subject. What if everone is right? Interesting things to ponder about.
Most of the things I speculate about above will be confirmed or not in about a Month. Some maybe sooner through leaks. For sure there are those out there who already have had this camera in hand for some time now. One thing I am convinced you will hear about from the Nikon people, whether employees, Ambassadors, or supportive media, is that Nikon is about to have another D850 moment. It will be a theme......Show more →
I’m not a business guy, but wouldn’t using the Z9 sensor save Nikon money and therefore make it easier to produce an affordable stacked sensor prosumer camera?
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