After years of rumours, the Nikon Z8 has finally been announced by the Big N – and, as expected, it is a ‘baby Z9’ in terms of both specs and price, which incredibly is around a thousand pounds less than the flagship camera. Indeed, the company itself used those words in describing the Nikon Z8, saying, “In a nutshell, it is the baby Z9,” while also labelling it, “the true successor to the Nikon D850”.
Essentially, the Z8 is a Nikon Z9 in a regular body (it doesn’t have an integrated vertical grip or high-capacity battery). So, naturally, it packs all the same specs: a 45MP stacked sensor, 8K 60p and 4K 120p video, up to 120fps burst shooting, an exclusively electronic shutter, and intelligent AF built on deep learning.…