Three months of experience shooting with the Nikon Z8 camera as a pro weddings/events/landscape photographer by Zachary Lai (Website | Instagram | Facebook | YouTube), an official Nikon Creator supported by Nikon Singapore: Introduction The Nikon Z8 is Nikon’s latest offering in its lineup of professional and reliable mirrorless cameras. Being an official Nikon Creator, Nikon Singapore invited me (along with all their awesome Creators) to be one of the first to get my hands on the Nikon Z8 during its launch event at the Nikon Experience Hub at Funan Shopping Center. It’s since been approximately 3 months after its release, and the Nikon Z8 has been an integral part of wedding photography, corporate event photography and landscape photography toolkit. I’m happy to report my findings on this fantastic piece of hardware. Initial Impressions Weight and Handling I’ve used the Nikon Z6, Z7ii camera series for many years since its debut, so I’ll can’t help but make many comparisons to these bodies. The Z8 is noticeably larger and heavier, weighing at approximately 910g while the Z7ii clocks in at about 694g, both including battery. The difference can certainly be felt during those long wedding shoots, though I prefer how my hands wrap around the Z8’s more hefty frame. The Z7ii can feel a tad too small for my hands sometimes. The Nikon Z8 has 2 card slots, slot 1 is a CFexpress B/XQD slot while slot 2 fits your regular SD cards. I’m happy to use one slot for raw and...
Published By: Nikonrumors - Saturday, 16 September, 2023