Announcement of the Nikon mirrorless system with Z mount

On August 23, 2018, the announcement of the new Nikon Z mirrorless system took place.

On this day, presented:

1. Camera Nikon Z6
2. Camera Nikon Z7
3. Lens Nikon Nikkor Z 35mm 1: 1.8 S
4. Lens Nikon Nikkor Z 50mm 1: 1.8 S
5. Lens Nikon Nikkor Z 24-70mm 1: 4 S
6. Nikon Nikkor Z 58mm 1: 0.95 S Noct lens design
7. Nikon FTZ adapter for working with lenses with a Nikon F mount on cameras with a Nikon Z mount
8. Nikon Nikkor Z Lens Development and Development Card
9. The new Nikkor S line of lenses
10. Nikon N AF-S Nikkor 500mm 1: 5.6E ED PF VR SLR Lens
11. Nikon XQD Memory Cards

Nikon z6

• Nikon FX full-frame camera
• "5-axis intra-camera stabilization", with a lens Nikon Nikkor Z 24-70mm 1: 4 S compensation is 5 steps
• dustproof and waterproof housing
• 24.5 Megapixels (6048 x 4024)
• backlight matrix
• electronic viewfinder with 3.690.000 points, 100% frame coverage and 0.8x magnification
• ISO 100-51.200 (expandable to 50 or 204.800 units)
• excerpt from 30 seconds to 1/8000, excerpt 1/200 s flash sync, Nikon FP high-speed sync supported
• processor expeed 6
• 273 focus points, sensitivity -2 EV, 90% coverage of the frame with vertical and horizontal focus points
• 12 frames per second (but only 9 fps for 14-bit RAW)
• 4K video 30p, 10-bit N-Log HDMI, Full HD 120p
• 3.2-inch touchscreen and swivel screen with 2.100.000 dots
• 12 or 14-bit color depth for RAW, the ability to use RAW without compression
• TIFF format support
• one slot for XQD memory cards
• weight 675 grams with battery
• Wi-Fi
• high peripheral compatibility for SLR cameras

Nikon z7

• Nikon FX full-frame camera
• "5-axis intra-camera stabilization", with a lens Nikon Nikkor Z 24-70mm 1: 4 S compensation is 5 steps
• dustproof and waterproof housing
• 45.7 Megapixels (8256 x 5504)
• backlight matrix
• electronic viewfinder with 3.690.000 points, 100% frame coverage and 0.8x magnification
• ISO 64-25600 (expandable to 32 or 102.400 units)
• excerpt from 30 seconds to 1/8000, excerpt 1/200 s flash sync, Nikon FP high-speed sync supported
• processor expeed 6
• 493 focus points, sensitivity -1 EV, 90% coverage of the frame with vertical and horizontal focus points
• 9 frames per second (but only 8 fps for 14-bit RAW)
• 4K video 30p, 10-bit N-Log HDMI, Full HD 120p
• 3.2-inch touchscreen and swivel screen with 2.100.000 dots
• 12 or 14-bit color depth for RAW, the ability to use RAW without compression
• TIFF format support
• one slot for XQD memory cards
• weight 675 grams with battery
• Wi-Fi
• high peripheral compatibility for SLR cameras

 

Nikkor S line of lenses

It is not known why exactly 'S'.

Nikon Nikkor Z 35mm 1: 1.8 S

• dust and moisture protection
• STM stepping motor
• multifocus system (preserving image quality at any focusing distance, combating changes in the viewing angle during focusing)
• electromagnetic aperture control
• internal focus
• 11 elements in 9 groups, including 2 low dispersion Nikon ED elements and 3 aspherical elements
• Nanocrystalline Coating Optics Nikon N (Nano Crystal Coat)
• MDF 25 cm, maximum magnification ratio 1: 5.26
• 9 rounded aperture blades
• filter diameter 62 mm
• weight 370 grams

Nikon Nikkor Z 50mm 1: 1.8 S

• dust and moisture protection
• STM stepping motor
• electromagnetic aperture control
• internal focus
• 12 elements in 9 groups, including 2 low dispersion Nikon ED elements and 2 aspherical elements
• Nanocrystalline Coating Optics Nikon N (Nano Crystal Coat)
• MDF 40 cm, maximum magnification ratio 1: 6.67
• 9 rounded aperture blades
• filter diameter 62 mm
• weight 415 grams

Nikon Nikkor Z 24-70mm 1: 4 S

• dust and moisture protection
• fluorine-coated front lens prevents contamination
• STM stepping motor
• electromagnetic aperture control
• internal focus
• 14 elements in 11 groups, including 1 Nikon ED low dispersion element, 3 aspherical elements and 1 ASED low dispersion element
• Nanocrystalline Coating Optics Nikon N (Nano Crystal Coat)
• MDF 30 cm, maximum magnification ratio 1: 3.33
• 7 rounded aperture blades
• filter diameter 72 mm
• weight 500 grams

Nikon FTZ Adapter

• Allows you to use all lenses with Nikon F mount on Nikon Z cameras
• Auto focus will only be with lenses that have their own focus motor (AF-I, AF-S, AF-P, but not AF)
• Support for the stabilizer built into the lens. The stabilizer built into the camera can be paired with a lens stabilizer
• Dust and moisture protection adapter
• tripod socket
• Weight is 135 grams
• Incompatibility with some lenses possible, no exact data

Nikon Nikkor Z 58mm 1: 0.95 S Noct announced

There are no lens parts yet.

 

Future plans

 

Nikon N AF-S Nikkor 500mm 1: 5.6E ED PF VR for SLR Cameras

Also introduced was a lens for digital full-frame SLR cameras.

• dust and moisture protection
• ultrasonic focusing motor SWM
• electromagnetic aperture control
• internal focusing, M / A, A / M modes
• 4-stop image stabilizer
• 19 elements in 11 groups, including 3 Nikon ED elements, 3 aspherical elements and 1 PF element (Phase Fresnel)
• Nanocrystalline Coating Optics Nikon N (Nano Crystal Coat)
• MDF 300 cm, maximum magnification ratio 1: 5.56
• 9 rounded aperture blades
• filter diameter 95 mm
• weight 1460 grams

All photos are taken from official Nikon sites. Details are being specified.

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Material prepared Arkady Shapoval.