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NIKON Z 9

www.nikon.co.uk £5,299/$5,499

The Z 9 has arrived famously late to the pro mirrorless party. However, Nikon maintains that what some might see as tardiness enables this camera to really take advantage of the benefits that a mirrorless design is capable of.

And indeed, the wait has been worth it: the Z 9 features some truly ferocious specifications – some of which blow away those of both the Sony Alpha 1 and the Canon EOS R3. However, both of these rivals have a notable head start on the Z 9 – in the case of the A1, almost a full year.

We’ve been hands-on with the Z 9, and we’ve come away very impressed. However, we still need to put it through its paces in the field to see how it really fares against the A1 and the R3 – not to mention the Sony A9 II and fellow 8K powerhouse, the Canon EOS R5.

We can confidently say that the Z

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