After years of rumours, the Nikon Z 8 has finally been announced by the Big N – and, as expected, it is a ‘baby Z 9’ in terms of both specs and price, which incredibly is a grand less than the flagship camera.
The company itself used those words when describing the Nikon Z 8, saying, “In a nutshell, it is the baby Z 9,” while also calling it “the true successor to the Nikon D850”. Essentially, the Z 8 is a Nikon Z 9 in a regular body (as in 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…