Nikon Z 8

£3,999/$3,999 (body only) Is this the spiritual successor to the D850? Or is it a baby Z 9?

Specifications

Sensor: 45.7MP full-frame stacked CMOS
Image processor: Expeed 7
Autofocus: 493 phase-detect points, 493 contrast-detect points
Stabilisation: 5-axis, 5.5 stops (up to 6 stops with specific lenses)
Continuous shooting: 20fps RAW, 30fps hi-res JPEG, 120fps lores JPEG
Video: 8K up to 60p, 4K up to 120p • 8- or 10-bit H.265, 10-bit Apple ProRes 4:2:2 HQ, 12-bit in-camera ProRes RAW HQ
Viewfinder: Super-bright OLED, 3.69m dots, 100% coverage
LCD screen: 3-inch bi-directional tilting touchscreen, 1.04m dots"
Dimensions: 144 x 118 x 83mm
"Weight: 820g (body only)

Rumours of a Nikon Z 8 mirrorless camera, fitting somewhere between the Nikon Z 7 II and Nikon Z 9, have been doing the rounds for years but now it’s finally here. The manufacturer is touting the Nikon Z 8 both as the ‘true successor to the Nikon D850’ and a ‘baby Z 9’ and these are both fair descriptions. It looks and feels like the Z-series equivalent of the D850, with a similar form yet squeezes all the high-end specs of the flagship Z 9 into a smaller (and more affordable) body.