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NIKON ANNOUNCES MIRRORLESS Z 6 II AND Z 7 II
NIKON has officially announced the Nikon Z 6 and Z 7 II mirror- less full-frame cameras, which bring a number of largely iterative updates to last year’s Z6 and Z7.
As expected, there’s almost nothing to tell the new cameras apart from the first generation models, with the improvements largely focused under the hood.
This includes faster performance thanks to a second Expeed 6 processor in each camera, which Nikon says improves continuous shoot- ing capabilities. The 24.5-megapixel Z 6 II can fire away at 14 frames per second, while the 45.7-megapixel Z 7 II tops out at 10fps.
There are improvements to the cameras’ autofocus, with face and eye-detect autofocus (along with animal detect AF) now available in wide-area AF mode (it was limited to only full auto area AF before). Nikon says low-light AF has also seen a boost, down to -4.5EV.
Video specs have received a minor upgrade, with 4K video recording at 60fps and 10-bit N- Log (or HLG if you’re using an external recorder).
However, if you’re a Z 6 II owner, you’ll need to be patient as Nikon says it won’t be ready until a firmware update in February 2021. On the Z 7 II, there is a 1.08x crop when recording 4K 60.
Finally, there’s dual card slots, too, with both
FORMER CRICKETER STEVE WAUGH LAUNCHES NEW EXHIBITION
FORMER Australian cricket captain and passion- ate photographer Steve Waugh AO is showcas- ing more than 70 of his photographs in an ex- hibition at The Playbox in Paddington, Sydney.
The collection of images depicts scenes of cricket being played across India, from the streets of Mumbai and Jodhpur to the desert in Rajas-
cameras now featuring one XQD/CFexpress card slot and one UHS-II SD card slot, and there’s also the addition of contacts for a battery grip, which will be released alongside the cameras.
The MB-N11 grip features an additional control wheel and shutter button, and takes two batteries.
The Z6 II and Z7 II have the same sensors, EVF and vari-angle LCD, so if you were hanging out for improvements to these you may be a little disappointed. The new Z 6II and Z 7II will be available in November and December, respective- ly, with preorders of the Z 6 II receiving a bonus FTZ Adapter and EN-ELI5c Battery, and the Z 7II a SB 5000 Speedlight and EN-ELI5c Battery.
The Z6 II retails for around $3499 (body only) and the Z7 II $5499, about $1000 pre- mium over the Z7.
You can find out more about the new cameras at nikon.com.au
than and the Himalayan foothills. As a unify- ing factor across the images, Waugh has set out to capture what he believes to be the “spirit” of cricket and to present that as a visual story.
Created with the help of Canon Australia and acclaimed photographer Trent Parke, The Spirit of Cricket – India exhibition is on show until 11 January 2021.
Waugh has shared that he first picked up pho- tography tips from the sports photographers he met on international cricket tours, and started
photographing the locals in India dur- ing the trips he made there throughout his career, dating back to 1986.
However, it was only in 2020 that he really had the chance to spend more time getting to know locals on a personal level and dedicate himself to capturing the “spirit” of cricket in India.
A gold coin donation is the only entry free to the exhibition, and book- ings are not required but the gallery space does have a limited capacity of 10 people. ❂
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