Z5 II | Full-Frame mirrorless Stills/Video Camera | USA Model, Black

Before we start, this is not an entry level full frame camera, although its price relative to its peers would make it appear so. I bought this to supplement my Sony A7RV, Fuji X100VI and OM Systems OM1 MkII. I was looking for more general purpose full frame camera that produced smaller files than my Sony and was easier to hold and handle than the Sony. The OM 1 MkII is my high speed camera for wildlife (MFT means that the lenses for longer reach are much smaller than full frame). I used this camera with the Nikon 24-70mm f/4S and 24-120mm f/4S lenses. Build quality is superb and feels well made and substantial. All controls are in the usual Nikon locations and were easy to use and find. The handling and ergonomics of Nikon cameras are way ahead of the Sony in my opinion. It is around the same size and weight as the Sony A7RV body. I did not go for the Z6III which is the obvious alternative here in the Nikon line since I did not need the partially stacked sensor of that camera and the top display is of little use to me in practice. The Z5II is slightly smaller and lighter than the Z6III Results were outstanding with OOC JPGs (I tend to shoot in RAW for difficult contrast subjects but this camera was very good in those circumstances) looking superb in color, dynamic range and noise (even in low light). The "bete noire" of my previous encounters with Nikon cameras (and the reason I went with Sony) was the auto focus. I found the Z6, Z6II, Z7 and Z7II to be difficult to use and that single problem ended up with me moving to and adopting Sony for most of my photography. This camera is night and day difference. It is still not as good as the A7RV but it so much better that is more than good enough for me. The ergonomics and handling of this camera more than made up for the slight deficiencies in auto focus when compared to the A7RV. The sensor of this camera is about twice as fast in read out than the Sony which with its huge resolution (61 MP v 24.5 MP for the Nikon) is very slow and makes its use as a video or fast tracking of moving animals a little problematic with its inability to resolve vertical back ground objects properly in fast pans (rolling shutter). The Z5II is much better but still introduces rolling shutter but is normally not noticeable in situations where the Sony would product very odd results. It has pre-capture (admittedly only in JPG) and uses 2 x SD UHC II cards. I always capture JPG and RAW pictures so I was able to keep them on separate cards. Full weather sealing is an advantage (although it does no have an official IP rating like the OM 1 MkII). It is also worth noting that top of the line Nikon S lenses tend to be cheaper than Sony GM lenses and are equally as good if not better in some cases. Summary: An amazing camera that sacrifices little when compared to the Z6III with a high quality build, superb ergonomics, excellent results and makes a great hybrid stills/video camera in a reasonably sized body and at a very reasonable price. I love this camera and it has got me back into Nikon.

Very happy with the camera. It is serving me well.

Best value in full frame mirrorless. Love this camera. No compromises unless you shoot pro video.

Does everything i can dream of - you can read about it's features everywhere. It's also extraordinarily comfortable in the hand, has a real feeling of quality while also being pretty light. Coming from a D750, I find it very easy to use with almost zero learning curve. The handling is great, even with my old 70-200 2.8 VR1 attached through the F2Z converter.

An amazing camera. Definitely buy!

This may be premature, since only owning this camera for a day. I was fortunate enough to obtain this camera for a church event, not fully knowing how to use the camera at all. I also own the Z5, which I thought would be very easy to do the switch over, but to my amazement, so many more functions and setups. The photos and video was simply amazing! I also own a Fujifilm X-T5. Using the Z5 and doing a direct comparison between them, I was very diappointed with the Z5 to the X-T5. X-T5 was much more sharper than the Z5. So when I did the same comparison with the Z5 II, Z5 II was a bit sharper than the X-T5. Huge difference between the Z5 & Z5 II! So far so good. I'll update this review as I become more familiar with the Z5 II.

Great full-frame camera. It incorporates the newest Sony processor for the Nikon and is very advanced for being an entry-level full-frame camera. I have 2 main issues with Nikon and this camera though. The 1st is that the lenses are more expensive than the other major brands of full-frame camers. The other issue for me is that doesn't have the normal port for an EXTERNAL intervalometer. Nikon has fixed this issue by adding a intervalometer activation button within their software that you can use to trigger the internal intervalometer in the camera with bluetooth. Thanks for the firmware upgrade Nikon.

Amazing camera!

Melhor custo benefício das Zs

El envío, velocidad de entrega y embalaje fueron excelentes, como esperar normalmente de Amazon Hablando de la cámara, es increíble lo que han hecho, emparejado con un lente de 50mm 1.8s nikkor, las fotos que toma son maravillosas, de excelente calidad, acompañada la cámara del nuevo procesador se puede notar como el autofocus y colores principalmente (considero que son los 2 puntos más fuerte y por lo que vale totalmente la pena), enfoca muy rápido, con mucha precisión, y detecta perfectamente lo que son personas, edificios, animales, en automático, solamente lo desactivo para hacer fotografía de arquitectura con otros lentes. En cuanto a los colores, me encanta que realmente en la corrección de color después de la foto es mínima si es que necesita, ya que representa lo que están viendo mis ojos la mayoría de todas las veces. Hay un gran cambio respecto a su modelo Z5 de hace algunos años, si vale la pena comprar esta versión, si eres un fotógrafo profesional, de eventos, y requieres que la cámara sea confiable para no perder disparos y sacarle el máximo provecho, vale totalmente la pena. Encantado con mi compra.

Its a one of the best hybrid cameras.

Excelente producto

Aprendí a tomar fotos en una Nikon D3100 con un NIKKOR 18-200 mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR II que amé y le di mucha batalla. Luego quise probar con Canon, asi que compré una 90D, no me gustó , luego con Fujifilm con una XT-4, buena pero meh... Finalmente regrese a Nikon y hasta el momento estoy muy feliz con la Z5II. Excelente calidad de imagen, excelente calidad de construcción, buena ergonomía, excelentes objetivos, e incluso la app de iOS es bastante destacable a comparación de las de otras marcas. El unico "pero"... Me parece que por el precio debe de incluir el cargador de batería externo. Sí, se puede cargar directo dentro de la cámara, pero personalmente prefiero que el trabajo electrónico y el calor generado por la carga lo asuma completamente un cargador externo y no mi propia cámara. Aún así, 5 estrellas.