Nikon announces the Z6III

[Richard CN]

Wonderful! I was worried that I would feel regret, FOMO or GAS after getting the R6II and not at all! The Z6III looks fantastic though and I am glad that Nikon is recovering. I rather move from a Canikon dominated market to one dominated by Canikony than just Canony.

Canikon is the way the universe intended it. Canony is just simply wrong.

 

[DhlcadR6]

Canikon is the way the universe intended it. Canony is just simply wrong.

$ony Galactic ©orporation Empire does not approve this. $ony Fanboi DesTrollers will be deploy to suppress the Canikon rebels.

 

[neuroanatomist]

$ony Galactic ©orporation Empire does not approve this. $ony Fanboi DesTrollers will be deploy to suppress the Canikon rebels.

 

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[DhlcadR6]

Any better than what? a none stacked Cmos sensor? Like the one in the R6ii? It is fairly impressive having a scan rate of 9.4 ms....by comparison thats faster than the 14ms of the R6ii and even faster than the 9.7ms fully stacked fuji XH2S. In terms of dynamic range we will of course have to see but it is likely going to be very decent especially as it is spitting out 14bit raw files even in electronic shutter. The r6ii drops to 12bit in electronic and also has noise reduction baked into the files where as Nikon files do not. Thats one reason why it's not possible to simply compare cameras on Photonstophotos...they even have that caveat stated on their website. The bottom line is the canon R5ii and R1 will both be stacked and have better readout speeds that the Z6iii but they are competing in deferent section of the market. Where the Z6iii is sitting it is very strong offering compared to the competition.

Z6iii is decent spec, however R6ii can be 500usd cheaper in US; in Asia can be found in the sub-1900 usd equivalent... Which imho is a big deal.

Right now Z6iii is R6ii Ultra.

 

[blurryeyedbeast]

The most interesting part of this announcement isn't the sensor but that the camera starts to capture images on shutter half-press and starts saving with full press.

I would love to read feedback from professional BIF and sports photographers about whether or not that helps capture "the moment." Maybe it just helps the newbies that don't yet know how to factor in anticipation or those that are a bit older and slower with reflexes.

To use it in the context of Formula 1, you could potentially track the car into the corner with the half-press and if they slide off, then you press down knowing you got the entire moment.

Of course that only makes sense if the camera keeps taking new pictures and throwing out "old" on a long half-press.

But for BIF and other animals, this could be a game changer.

 

[koenkooi]

The most interesting part of this announcement isn't the sensor but that the camera starts to capture images on shutter half-press and starts saving with full press.
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Only with pre-capture enabled, right? Pre-capture is one of the areas where Canon can make obvious and needed improvements, the current implementation is an exercise in frustration

 

[blurryeyedbeast]

Only with pre-capture enabled, right? Pre-capture is one of the areas where Canon can make obvious and needed improvements, the current implementation is an exercise in frustration

Yes. Haven't used Canon's precapture so can't say.