Category Archives: Nikon Z8

Matt Granger updated his Nikon Mirrorless Expert Setup Guide for the Nikon Z8

Matt Granger updated his Nikon Mirrorless Expert Setup Guide for the new Nikon Z8 camera. He now also covers the latest Nikon Z9 firmware update version 4.0. Here are some of the areas covered – the course is 8 hours of 4k video that covers the entire Nikon Z system: How to customise your Z […]

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Nikon Z8 photographic dynamic range and other sensor measurements released at PhotonsToPhotos

Maximum PDR Low Light ISO Low Light EV Nikon D6 9.18 5772 10.85 Nikon D850 11.63 4115 10.36 Nikon Z 6II 11.28 5298 10.73 Nikon Z 7II 11.60 4157 10.38 Nikon Z 8 11.32 4224 10.40 Nikon Z 9 11.30 4144 10.37 PhotonsToPhotos released their latest photographic dynamic range and other sensor measurements for the Nikon Z8 camera. […]

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Nikon Z8 is the best-selling camera in all five major stores in Japan

The Nikon Z8 is the best-selling camera in all five major stores in Japan: Phileweb published an article “Nikon’s new product Z8 is doing great. First appearance in all 5 camera specialty stores.” Here is the mirrorless camera best-selling ranking for May:

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Unofficial Nikon Z8 recall Q&A

Here are some Q&A related to the Nikon Z8 cameras service advisory/recall – please note that the answers are not coming directly from Nikon:

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What and how many serial numbers are affected by the Nikon Z8 cameras service advisory/recall?

Last week Nikon issued a Z8 service advisory/recall describing an issue where the lens cannot be locked to the camera. A reader sent me this email regarding what and how many serial numbers could be affected: “Had some time on my hands, and did a little anorak-ing on the Z8 recall serials until I got […]

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Nikon Z8 service advisory/recall: lens cannot be locked to camera

Nikon issued a service advisory/recall for the Nikon Z8 camera. The described problem is that a lens cannot be mounted on the camera because the lens cannot be rotated to the locked position. Here are the details:

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Nikon removed mention of Auto Capture coming to the Z8 from YouTube video and press release

Nikon removed mention of the new Auto Capture feature coming to the Z8 from their YouTube video about the Z9 firmware update 4.0:

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