NIkon Z8 - 61mp camera

[mjcmt]

z8 and z30 coming soon

https://www.digitalcameraworld.com/news/camera-rumors/2

 

[rick_reno]

That's a lot of megapixels.

 

[Clix Pix]

Sniff....! So, isn't that nice, that Nikon is.just now supposedly, via rumors, snagging what Sony has already had available for quite a while now, over a year and a half...... And, yes, it IS a lot of megapixels and even now with the A7R IV that I have had since November of 2019 I am still needing to be mindful of the best way to take advantage of them. There are definitely pros and cons to this much in the way of available megapixels.

 

[acnomad]

Fro posts some pretty convincing stuff on April 1 every year.

 

[Palouse]

Besides, us Nikon folk know that megapixels are not where it is at! We are way beyond that.

 

[peabrain]

The main focus on my future wish list is better low light and better iso handling.

 

[FredAzinger]

60MP is perfect.
I was really hoping the D850 would be 56MP.
So a 60MP Z8 would finally hit the mark.

Why 56MP? (or 60MP)
That matches the pixel density of the D500.
Allowing you to crop a "D500 DX Frame" of 24MP out of anywhere on the FX frame.

I hope this isn't an April Fools joke - The Z8 seems perfectly inline with what I want......

 

[acnomad]

I hope this isn't an April Fools joke - The Z8 seems perfectly inline with what I want......

As I mentioned above, Fro is pretty convincing on the First of April every year. If you watch the video, he concedes that it is all in jest near the end.

 

[Palouse]

As I mentioned above, Fro is pretty convincing on the First of April every year. If you watch the video, he concedes that it is all in jest near the end.

Besides, his is the only site to mention this. . . .

 

[Clix Pix]

Actually I saw something somewhere else, a written text analysis of what the various camera manufacturers were bringing out or planning to bring out next......this included Canon, Fuji, Nikon, Sony, etc. Some of this may actually be true, even if that Frojo guy were doing a send-up April Fool's Day video.... Can't remember now where I saw that article, but if I find it again I'll provide the link.

 

[MNglass]

Actually I saw something somewhere else, a written text analysis of what the various camera manufacturers were bringing out or planning to bring out next......this included Canon, Fuji, Nikon, Sony, etc. Some of this may actually be true, even if that Frojo guy were doing a send-up April Fool's Day video.... Can't remember now where I saw that article, but if I find it again I'll provide the link.

The Sony A7R IV is 60MP. I believe the crop mode ends up being about 26MP - slightly more than the D500.

 

[mjcmt]

Actually I saw something somewhere else, a written text analysis of what the various camera manufacturers were bringing out or planning to bring out next......this included Canon, Fuji, Nikon, Sony, etc. Some of this may actually be true, even if that Frojo guy were doing a send-up April Fool's Day video.... Can't remember now where I saw that article, but if I find it again I'll provide the link.

I've also read that Nikon is coming out w/ a z8 (mirrorless 850 replacement) as well as the z9 pro camera later this year.

 

[Palouse]

I've also read that Nikon is coming out w/ a z8 (mirrorless 850 replacement) as well as the z9 pro camera later this year.

The Z9 was announced by Nikon; the Z8 was in a link provided by the OP of this thread

 

[Clix Pix]

The Sony A7R IV is 60MP. I believe the crop mode ends up being about 26MP - slightly more than the D500.

Actually, the A7R IV is 61 MP (not sure how/why they came up with that odd number!). I know because I have one. I dearly love the thing -- fantastic camera. And, yes, the crop mode is about 26 MP, but I haven't ever bothered with using that, as I bought a full-frame camera for a reason. If I wanted a crop mode camera (APS-C) I'd buy one of those....

So Nikon is presumably purchasing Sony's 61 MP sensor to use in one of their own cameras...... The ability to crop significantly if need be is nice, but one does have to be mindful of the ISO.

 

[MNglass]

Actually, the A7R IV is 61 MP (not sure how/why they came up with that odd number!). I know because I have one. I dearly love the thing -- fantastic camera. And, yes, the crop mode is about 26 MP, but I haven't ever bothered with using that, as I bought a full-frame camera for a reason. If I wanted a crop mode camera (APS-C) I'd buy one of those....

So Nikon is presumably purchasing Sony's 61 MP sensor to use in one of their own cameras...... The ability to crop significantly if need be is nice, but one does have to be mindful of the ISO.

I don't believe the Nikon development announcement mentions resolution - just that it will shoot 8K video. I assume it will be similar to (if not the same as) the Sony 61MP sensor but all the online verbiage (vidiage?) is just speculation.

If priced along the same lines as the Sony, I would buy a Z8 with a 61MP sensor in a heartbeat. Photonstophotos has the PDR of the A7R IV at least on a par with the Z7 and that's good enough for me.

 

[Clix Pix]

Although of course my A7R IV does shoot video (no idea of exactly what sort) I have never bothered with that, and have no plans for doing anything with it in the future. I'm a stills photographer, not a videographer. I think the pricing has come down a little on the A7R IV since I bought mine in 2019. The pricing on Sony's newest flagship, the A1, is significantly higher, though -- ouch!

 

[FredAzinger]

The Sony A7R IV is 60MP. I believe the crop mode ends up being about 26MP - slightly more than the D500

Agree - I originally targeted 56MP to be a closer match to the 24MP DX Frame.
I'm sure 60MP must be better then 56 for some reason, probably video-related is my guess.