Nikon Z5II Review: Fantastic Camera at a Budget Price

Other bully extras see coagulated artillery beingness (rated to 330 shots, bully for a afloat time of shooting successful my testing), a joystick to power the autofocus constituent (something I sorely missed successful the Zf), dual SD paper slots, and upwind resistance. That is, successful short, a hellhole of a full-frame camera for nether $2,000.

Competition

Buying a camera isn't conscionable buying a camera, it's buying into a strategy of lenses, a peculiar benignant of colour science, and a imaginable upgrade path. All of these things unneurotic inactive marque the Nikon Z5 the champion woody retired there. The Nikon lens strategy is fantastic, with everything from monolithic wildlife lenses (the Nikkor Z 180-600mm being a standout) to the amazingly susceptible 40mm pancake. The representation prime from the Z5II is excellent. I find Nikon's JPEG sound simplification to beryllium a spot much, but the results are large erstwhile shooting RAW. There are evidently higher-resolution sensors, and that's portion of what makes this a compelling buy: Invest successful the Z5 now, walk much connected lenses, and if you truly consciousness you request much solution and speed, the Z8 oregon Z9 are available.

On the Canon side, there's the EOS R8, but it doesn't person in-body representation stabilization. Then there's the Panasonic S9, which is simply a good camera if you tin unrecorded without a viewfinder, but I find the Z5 II a amended bargain than both. Sony doesn't person an entry-level full-frame camera, unless you number the A7 III, which, contempt being wholly outdated compared to these others, is someway inactive for merchantability (not recommended).

There is, rather frankly, nary existent contention to the Z5II. If you're successful the marketplace for a good, full-frame mirrorless camera with astir each the features astir radical need, without paying for the ones you don't, this is the camera to get.