Extending the lens compatibility for this full-frame mirrorless camera, the Nikon Z6 II Mirrorless Camera with 24-70mm f/4 Lens and FTZ Adapter Kit from B&H bundles the Z6 II and standard zoom lens with the FTZ Mount Adapter to enable working with F-mount SLR lenses.
- 24.5MP FX-Format BSI CMOS Sensor
- Dual EXPEED 6 Image Processors
- UHD 4K30 Video; N-Log & 10-Bit HDMI Out
- 14 fps Cont. Shooting, ISO 100-51200
Nikon Z6 II Overview
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Nikon Z6 II Reviews
A Sure-fire Winner!
It's been a while since I've been this excited about a camera. I shoot travel, portraits, architecture, landscape, food, flowers, and street, and the Z 6ii does well with all of them. And it's always a pleasure doing business with B&H!
Must Have Camera for Professional Photographers
I have two Nikon Z6 II mirrorless camera bodies that I purchased through B&H. I bought the second one about 1 year after the first because I loved it so much and use the second camera with a different lens to save time. It's efficient, clean, and accurate (when using high quality, professional Nikkor lenses). If you are already invested in the Nikon ecosystem/glass, this is a must have camera body upgrade for the professional photographer. Just buy it already because you won't regret it!
Nikon has a long way to go
I have been waiting to see if Fuji would come out with a true wildlife lens or if an adapter would actually work to adapt good glass - but after some recent disappointment in Fuji's announcements and unsuccessful attempts with numerous adapters I decided it was time to make a change. I don't see a clear winner in the high-end full-frame market - but I have a great distaste for two of the competitors and a 35 year past history with Nikon SLRs and DSLRs - so I decided I'd get a Z9 after borrowing one and trying it out with an adapted 600 f/4. Soooo... I sold my Fuji gear and bought a few Nikon lenses while ordering a Z9. I quickly realized that my time to wait for the Z9 (and the 800 f/6.3 - and for them to release and deliver a 600 f/4) was going to be substantial so I decided to invest in a Z6II in the interim so I could at least continue to shoot. I bought an FTZ II and a 500 f/5.6 PF as well as a native Z 24-70 f/2.8 and borrowed a Z 100-400 to get going. What a HUGE disappointment. I had read some serious online tests calling out Nikon's autofocus - but many claimed it was improving. All I can say is I'd hate to see what it was before. My old D850 and D750 gave me 90%+ hit rates for birds in flight and basically never missed when taking pictures of people. My Fuji X-T3 came close and the X-T4 actually matched my old DSLRs without issue. This Z6 II isn't even in the ballpark. Try as I might with a variety of focus techniques it just can't handle anything but the simplest focus situations well. Some cases in point. I took the camera out this weekend with the 500 f/5.6 on it looking for birds. I got some great shots of a Pileated Woodpecker on a tree against a blue sky and then sat across a pond from a juvenile yellow-crowned nigh heron capturing a number of keepers. All is well - right? Well no. When the woodpecker took off I was in the recommended Wide L focus mode and it locked onto the bird until it lost the blue sky background and flew in front of some trees. You know... kind of what ALL birds do and you spend 90% of your time working with when you take pictures of them. Within 2 shots the camera had shifted to the trees in the background and I couldn't get focus back even though I could plainly see the (now blurry) woodpecker was being kept within the focus box in the EVF. I finally cranked the focus ring and started to get it back just as it flew out of site. ARRGGGHHHH!!! NEVER with my X-T4. When I got home I went to look at the shots of the night heron. I did indeed have some keepers because I thought to manually focus a few shots. And thank goodness I did. Note that when I manually focused I was at f/6.3 and the peaking lines were showing up from the tip of the beak to the back of the head. Plenty of depth of field for the distance I was at. When I looked at the autofocus shots the beak was sharp - but by the time you get to the eyes they are just fuzzy enough to be annoying. COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE! Again - something I would never have gotten from a less expensive (though much more fully featured) APS-C camera using a less expensive (though truly underrated) lens. Lest you think it is the lens - think again. I used the borrowed 100-400 in the back yard around my feeders to carry out some tests. I hadn't had time to look at the images until now and wow - major disappointment again. These are stationary birds for the most part and the hit rate doesn't even touch 70%. Many of the images are just barely out of crisp focus which is extra irritating. And guess what - people are no better when using the 24-70. I turn on face/eye detection and the yellow box stays locked onto the eye as I take shots. Surely this must work - right? Wrong. The focus is on the eyelashes most of the time and just misses the eye being tack sharp. I generally use my GFX 100s for portraits and money making photos - so this isn't huge for me, but what if this was your child's birthday party and it is all you have? So maybe I should use the focus adjustment? Not so sure on that. Versus DSLRs that have a separate sensor for focusing - the image sensor on a mirrorless camera is used for focusing as well as capturing the image. Essentially if the peaking lines you see when manually focusing yield a sharp image - the camera should do the same thing. But it doesn't. Then there is the menu system. Whereas I am now used to simple menus that make it easy to find anything you want - these menus border on haphazard. How do I get the camera to stop turning off every 30 seconds? Well I have looked all over and nothing seems to stop it. How about features you would expect on a $1,000 camera from other brands like the ability to have a level in the EVF or to be able to display the level, frame lines, and a histogram at the same time? Not there - or at least I can't find it despite my best attempts. Maybe there is some magical combo of menus and buttons that I need to use while I chant I wish I still had my XT, I wish I still had my XT. Like I said - I bought the Z9 because I used it and liked it. While it still had a couple of autofocus shortcomings compared to the Sony A1 - it was better than my X-T4. Even just firing off 100 or so shots I think I might have missed twice and had some less than stellar results that were still sort of usable another 7-8 times. But here is the thing - I always keep a second body handy. Used to be my old X-T3 (also sold). In the DSLR days before I switched it was my D750 playing backup first to my D810 then later to my D850. What I see with this Z6 II is a sign that if you want a Nikon that works you need to buy the Z9. And if you need a backup - well... buy another Z9. That is a pretty steep price to pay to have a backup body that you trust. I certainly hope all of this nonsense gets sorted out. My guess with autofocus is there isn't enough processing power to ever match the Z9 let alone Sony, Canon, and Fuji. That leaves me little hope that a firmware update will do anything to improve the situation. So what am I to do besides wait on my backorder to be filled? I need a camera to shoot with. I guess it means I go back to manual focus. At some point in the distant past I was able to do it with my FM2 when I started shooting birds in the 80s. Not sure if my eyes are up to it any more, but surely I can do better than this nonsense. Oh... and I won't even talk about the color issues (compared to my old DSLRs), occasional dead pixel in the shots, laggy EVF, noisy images at ISO 3200 and above, and relatively poor ergonomics including the lens release on the OUTSIDE of the lens rather than inside by the grip. That would just be adding insult to injury. If you missed it - I do NOT recommend buying this camera under any circumstances. I make money on my photography and I can't imagine doing so with this camera without having to workaround all of its numerous shortcomings. There are so many good choices on the market that opting for a camera like this just seems to say either brand loyalty is everything or I just didn't bother to try other options. I really love the Z9 and will probably drop this Z6 II heap on eBay once I can get a second Z9 body.
I Love the Electronic Viewfinder!
If you are on the fence about a mirrorless camera because of viewfinder worries, don't be. It is fast, bright, easy to see, and has a diopter for vision correction. The viewfinder is so amazingly bright in dark situations, you can use it like night vision. Composition is natural with this viewfinder when hand holding. The display panel is equally nice when using a tripod. The rest of the camera is the quality you expect from Nikon.
Easy transition from dslr
Great camera so far. Best low light and high iso performance I've seen in a while. Tracking seems to be pretty good . Love the evf. can set up the diopter so I can take my glasses off and do everything from the viewfinder. Beautiful!
Great camera
I have been getting used to the camera ahead of 2 weeks in Africa. very pleased to-date.
Great camera -useful lens
The camera produces great images. Built ruggedly and takes everything a pro can throw at it. The 5 axis IS is a welcome addition. While not having the opportunity (yet) to fully test the kens, initial impressions are that in a very lightweight body, the lens produces sharp and contrasty images with nice bokeh.
My new video camera
This is my first dive into mirrorless and I'm impressed. I got this camera mostly to do video work and it's a beast. Works great with my gimbal and the images and video are on point. LOVE IT!