It’s been a bit of a trend for Nikon shooters to jump ship to Sony, Fuji and Panasonic in recent years. I even know a few myself. I am hearing rumours that Nikon might be about to finally wake up – to offer a broad range of filmmaking camera equipment (and lenses) for professionals. Nikon has pushed 4K video on the Z series quite a bit but never quite stepped into higher-end video features. The 10bit internal codec and LOG is still missing, as Nikon made the questionable decision of enabling these via HDMI only. We got ProRes RAW as Nikon gauged the interest in it but oddly enough no full frame 4K/60p (it is still a crop) or 4K/120p. So the Z6 II or Z7 II are just not quite as all-round capable for video as rival models from Sony, Canon, Fuji or Panasonic, although in some cases the competition will cost you at least $1000 more (I’m thinking EOS R5, A7S III, S1H, and going even higher the GFX 100S). Continue reading Has Nikon got a cinema camera range in development? at EOSHD.com - Filmmaking Gear and Camera Reviews....
Published By: EOSHD.com blog - Tuesday, 18 May, 2021