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Nikon unveils the highly anticipated Z8 camera!

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p.1 #1 · p.1 #1 · Nikon unveils the highly anticipated Z8 camera!

Nikon has just unveiled the Z8, a premium mid-sized full-frame mirrorless camera that inherits the remarkable sensor and processor from the flagship Z9 sports camera. Despite its compact form factor, the Z8 provides a vast array of features akin to its larger counterpart.

Key Features:

• 45.7MP Stacked CMOS sensor
• Up to 20fps with Raw, 30fps full-sized JPEG
• Pre-burst capture in JPEG modes (up to 120fps for 11MP crops)
• Subject recognition AF and 3D Tracking
• Synchro VR combining in-body and in-lens stabilization, rated at up to 6EV
• 8K/60p video in N-Raw, 4.1K in ProRes Raw
• 8K/30p or up to 4K/60p from 8K
• Choice of ProRes 422 HQ, H265, H.264
• N-Log or HLG capture
• 3.68M dot EVF with dedicated low-lag sensor feed
• 2.1M dot screen on two-way hinge
• One CFexpress Type B, One UHS II SD slot
• Dual USB-C ports

The Nikon Z8 will be available from late May with a recommended price of $3999.

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May 10, 2023 at 09:05 AM

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p.1 #2 · p.1 #2 · Nikon unveils the highly anticipated Z8 camera!

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May 10, 2023 at 09:13 AM

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p.1 #3 · p.1 #3 · Nikon unveils the highly anticipated Z8 camera!

I assume when you add the battery grip it will be the same size as the Z9.

May 10, 2023 at 09:40 AM

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p.1 #4 · p.1 #4 · Nikon unveils the highly anticipated Z8 camera!

Desmolicious wrote:
I assume when you add the battery grip it will be the same size as the Z9.

It's actually considerably bigger than the Z9 with the grip on. Most people who want this camera won't even consider the battery grip and will just take batteries instead.

May 10, 2023 at 09:41 AM

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p.1 #5 · p.1 #5 · Nikon unveils the highly anticipated Z8 camera!

I only buy Nikons with round eyepieces. This one is it.

May 10, 2023 at 09:53 AM

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p.1 #6 · p.1 #6 · Nikon unveils the highly anticipated Z8 camera!

I’ll have one of these in a year or two when they come up used for $3k.

Serious though, looks like everything I could ask for and the price is spot on.

May 10, 2023 at 10:04 AM

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p.1 #7 · p.1 #7 · Nikon unveils the highly anticipated Z8 camera!

Very nice camera!

May 10, 2023 at 10:10 AM

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p.1 #8 · p.1 #8 · Nikon unveils the highly anticipated Z8 camera!

Nice camera. Now i hope they can focus on the 35 1.2 and giving pre-release for RAW (i hope to have it on my Z9 before the next basketball season starts!).

May 10, 2023 at 10:13 AM

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p.1 #9 · p.1 #9 · Nikon unveils the highly anticipated Z8 camera!

Congrats to those that have been waiting !

I'm waiting to see what the Z6III looks like but this might be contender for me in a year or two.

May 10, 2023 at 10:13 AM

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p.1 #10 · p.1 #10 · Nikon unveils the highly anticipated Z8 camera!

Would've been nice if Z9 had one CFE slot and one SD like this one. It would've saved me a lot of irritation (and expense...)

May 10, 2023 at 10:22 AM

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p.1 #11 · p.1 #11 · Nikon unveils the highly anticipated Z8 camera!

IlyaSnopchenko wrote:
Would've been nice if Z9 had one CFE slot and one SD like this one. It would've saved me a lot of irritation (and expense...)

I just bought a 2nd Delkin Black CFE, so I don't want to talk about this right now

May 10, 2023 at 10:23 AM

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p.1 #12 · p.1 #12 · Nikon unveils the highly anticipated Z8 camera!

Why? I love having to CF express.
I always prefer to have two of the same either if in back-up or sequential.

May 10, 2023 at 10:26 AM

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Fpessolano wrote:
Why? I love having to CF express.
I always prefer to have two of the same either if in back-up or sequential.

If you're shooting redundant on a high performance stacked camera, having SD as the backup option sucks. I'd much rather have matching CFE, but I get that it's a space and money thing to a degree. Sounds silly, but MANY shooters coming from worse cameras will be very happy it has SD.

I'm not one of them, but oh well.

May 10, 2023 at 10:31 AM

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p.1 #14 · p.1 #14 · Nikon unveils the highly anticipated Z8 camera!

IlyaSnopchenko wrote:
Would've been nice if Z9 had one CFE slot and one SD like this one. It would've saved me a lot of irritation (and expense...)

You generally won't see that in flagship camera bodies (especially the larger ones with built in grip) because camera performance and other features are crippled by such a slow slot like a SD UHSII. That also prevents you from using the second slot as a backup assuming you also want to get the full potential out of the camera and/or access all of it's features.

May 10, 2023 at 10:39 AM

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p.1 #15 · p.1 #15 · Nikon unveils the highly anticipated Z8 camera!

Well, i bought the z9 for a reason and that is burst mostly, ruggedness another so i love two CF ... but yes it is not cheap to match them.

May 10, 2023 at 10:45 AM

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p.1 #16 · p.1 #16 · Nikon unveils the highly anticipated Z8 camera!

Base ISO now 200 for NRAW? I hope the Z9 gets that pronto.

May 10, 2023 at 11:00 AM

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p.1 #17 · p.1 #17 · Nikon unveils the highly anticipated Z8 camera!

Hopefulyl with pre-release for RAW as well and/or 30FPS raw

May 10, 2023 at 11:06 AM

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p.1 #18 · p.1 #18 · Nikon unveils the highly anticipated Z8 camera!

Fpessolano wrote:
Why? I love having to CF express.
I always prefer to have two of the same either if in back-up or sequential.

'cause I have quite a few SD cards from using other cameras, and a slot for these in the laptop. With the new cards, I need a new external reader (not to mention that I had to buy two expensive cards at once to stick in the camera, for redundancy).

Still don't have the card reader - can't be bothered to spend the time looking for it on the flea market ATM - so I can't even update the firmware as it has to be written to the card, and just connecting the camera with a USB cable doesn't count as mass storage. Go figure, Nikon was always better than Canon in this regard before, and now it's the same.

May 10, 2023 at 11:14 AM

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p.1 #19 · p.1 #19 · Nikon unveils the highly anticipated Z8 camera!

Considering the price for a z9, a reader is truly peanuts though.

May 10, 2023 at 11:22 AM

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Fpessolano wrote:
Considering the price for a z9, a reader is truly peanuts though.

USB has worked fine for me so far on the Z9. I prefer to leave my cards in the camera as much as possible to keep wear and tear low on both the card and slot.

May 10, 2023 at 11:27 AM

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