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. As you can imagine, the Z8 and Z9 charts are identical:
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:
The SanDisk 64GB Extreme PRO CFexpress Type B memory card is currently on sale for $60:
A few other SanDisk CFexpress cards are also on sale.
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:
Just a reminder: I have been reporting for a while that Nikon is rumored to announce one more camera this year (2023) – possibly a new mirrorless full-frame retro Nikon Zf model (not confirmed). If true, this will be the real Nikon Df replacement and it is expected in the August/September timeframe.
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 bored typing in numbers! I think it might be a single assembly line that had the problem. The serials aren’t sequential, most European models 6000973 to 6005225 show as affected – but there are random both higher and lower that aren’t – and vice versa.”
@nankadaione in Japan also examined the impacted serial numbers and determined that 6630 units were affected by the recall (2002516~2009146):
Fotodiox announced a new Pro Fusion super-thin Sony E lens to Nikon Z camera smart autofocus adapter with fully automated functions. Here are the details:
