Weekly Nikon news flash #521
→ New MindShift BackLight Elite 45L backpack from Think Tank Photo announced.
→ Get ready for a $20 per month Adobe Photography plan.
→ Topaz Labs extended their AI bundle sale for a few more hours this weekend.
→ “Nikon Z7 & Z6 Fast Start” class at CreativeLive (was initially available for free).
→ Sigma 60-600mm f/4.5-6.3 DG OS HSM Sports lens now in stock.
→ New Nissin MG80 Pro flash for Nikon announced.
→ Nikon TV: discover the Nikon Z6 Filmmakers Kit.
→ Unboxing: Nikkor Z 14-30mm f/4 S lens.
→ Walking I.S. mini-shootout: Nikon Z7 vs Panasonic GH5 vs Sony A7 III.
→ DPReview TV: Panasonic S1R vs. Nikon Z7 vs. Sony a7R III – if you don’t have time to watch the full video, her is a recap from SonyAddict:
Handling
- Nikon Z7
- Panasonic S1R
- Sony a7RIII
Displays
- Panasonic S1R highest resolution EVF
- Nikon Z7 great OLED on the back
- Sony a7RIII lowest magnification
Batteries and Media
- Sony a7RIII great battery but should have two UHS-II slots
- Panasonic S1R huge battery but only ok photo performance
- Nikon Z7 single card slot and worst battery life of the batch
Lenses
- Sony a7RIII G Master line and a lot of selection with great adapters
- Nikon Z7 Good adapter and lots of lenses coming but it’s a new mount
- Panasonic S1R hasn’t been around long enough and Leica L-Mount lenses are crazy expensive
Autofocus
- Sony a7RIII best of the bunch for AF by far
- Panasonic S1R slightly better hit rate than the Nikon but CDAF only
- Nikon Z7 bad AF implementation
Video
- Panasonic S1R best IBIS and a great XLR adapter with 4k 60p
- Nikon Z7 best video AF but bad preamp for audio 10-bit external
- Sony a7RIII stuck in 8-bit
Image Quality
- Sony a7RIII great dynamic range across the ISO range, but the multishot mode isn’t great
- Panasonic S1R best high-resolution mode with the lowest dynamic range at base ISO and most noise at high ISO
- Nikon Z7 good image quality, but there is banding if you push the shadows
