Nikon Z8
What’s the story?
This is a natural successor to the D850 and an exciting upgrade for Nikon fans. It’s the tenth Z-mount camera, and the seventh with a full-frame sensor, featuring all the power of the flagship Z9 in a smaller, cheaper body. It’s at least 400g and £1000 less than its big sibling, but still sizeable if you travel a lot.
The Z8 is almost hard to recommend for one genre as it excels for all. You get a stacked 45.7MP sensor and RAW file capture at up to 20fps, which increases to 120fps at 11MP resolution. Nikon has removed the mechanical shutter entirely, making it utterly silent and discreet in all situations. Videographers can record 8K at 30fps for over an hour, which is enough for commercial productions. For slo-mo 120fps footage, that drops to 4K.
The weather-sealed magnesium alloy body is well built to withstand years of heavy use, while the button layout will feel familiar to traditional Nikon users. There’s an LCD panel up top for checking settings at a glance, and a four-way joystick to select autofocus.
Is it any good?
If you’re a pro or a serious hobbyist, the Z8 combines everything you’d want from a full-frame hybrid camera.
