A Japanese photographer known to test Nikon cameras ahead of their announcement did shortly show a Nikon camera in his latest video (from minute 1:50). The reason why some do believe this is the new Nikon ZF is that it mounts the 40mm f/2.0 lens which is rumored to be available as a kit lens option on the new ZF. The rumored specs on Weibo and Asobinet are:
- Announcement in August
- Ship by end of 2023
- Color: Black
- 24.4 megapixel back-illuminated CMOS sensor
- 700g
- Size: 144×101mm
- Continuous shooting speed: ~30fps
- 4K 60p
- USB-C PD compatible
- ISO 100-64000
- EN-EL15 battery
- Z logo moved left
- Dual memory card slots
SD + Micro SD - Pixel shift shooting
- Improved AF compared to Z5/Z6II
- August-September announcement, launch by the end of 2023
- Body only price: $1,999
- One of the kit lenses is the Z 40mm F2 (SE)
- Design/layout is very similar to Z fc
- Equipped with a small LCD screen for aperture display on the top
- A third function for (still image/movie +) monochrome mode has been added to the sub-lever of the shutter speed dial
- Has a small grip/bump like Df
- Better build quality compared to Nikon Zfc
- vari-angle monitor
- Codename N2137
