Camera
Nikon Z8
The camera I carry in the bush.
- Sensor
- 45.7 MP full-frame stacked CMOS, 35.9 × 23.9 mm
- Processor
- EXPEED 7
- Image size
- 8256 × 5504 pixels
- Lens mount
- Nikon Z (F-mount lenses with an adapter)
- Stabilisation
- 5-axis in-body sensor shift
- Autofocus
- Hybrid phase and contrast detection, 493 points
- Focus range
- −7 to +19 EV (−9 EV with Starlight View)
- Subject detection
- 9 subject types, including animals and birds
- ISO
- 64–25,600, expandable to 32–102,400
- Shutter
- Electronic, 1/32,000 to 30 s (up to 900 s in manual)
- Flash sync
- Up to 1/250 s, Auto FP high-speed sync to 1/8,000 s
- Continuous shooting
- Up to 20 fps, with 15, 30, 60 and 120 fps High-Speed Frame Capture+ and Pre-Release Capture
- Photo files
- 14-bit NEF RAW, HEIF, JPEG
- Viewfinder
- 0.5 in OLED, approx. 3.69 million dots, 100% coverage, 0.8× magnification
- Screen
- 3.2 in touch screen, approx. 2.1 million dots, tilts in 4 directions
- Video
- 8K up to 30p, 4K up to 120p; 12-bit N-RAW and ProRes RAW HQ, ProRes 422 HQ, H.265, H.264
- Memory cards
- Dual slots: CFexpress Type B / XQD and SD UHS-II
- Connections
- USB-C, HDMI Type-A, mic and headphone jacks, 10-pin remote, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth
- Battery
- EN-EL15c (EN-EL15b and EN-EL15a also fit)
- Operating temperature
- −10 to 40 °C
- Size
- 144 × 118.5 × 83 mm
- Weight
- Approx. 910 g with battery and card (820 g body only)
Lens
NIKKOR Z 180–600mm f/5.6–6.3 VR
My long lens for wildlife.
- Mount
- Nikon Z, full frame (FX)
- Focal length
- 180–600 mm
- Aperture
- f/5.6–6.3, down to f/32–36
- Construction
- 25 elements in 17 groups, including 6 ED and 1 aspherical element; fluorine-coated front element
- Angle of view
- 13°40′ to 4°10′
- Vibration reduction
- Up to 5.5 stops, normal and sport modes
- Zoom
- Internal zoom, so the lens stays the same length
- Focusing
- Stepping motor
- Closest focus
- 1.3 m at 180 mm, 2.4 m at 600 mm
- Maximum magnification
- 0.25×
- Aperture blades
- 9, rounded
- Filter size
- 95 mm
- Teleconverters
- Works with Z TC-1.4x and Z TC-2.0x
- Controls
- Function button, focus limiter, VR mode switch
- Size
- 110 × 315.5 mm
- Weight
- Approx. 1,955 g (2,140 g with the tripod collar)
Specifications as published by Nikon.