Specs of the Nikon Z5II coming on April 2

The new Nikon Z5II will be announced on April 2/3 and those are the rumored specs

  • No upper display
  • The size and weight are almost the same as the current Z5.
  • 14fps RAW, 30fps JPEG
  • Dual SD card slots
  • Pixel Shift
  • Selfie Mode
  • Internal N-RAW 12-bit video
  • No crop 4K 30fps, DX crop 4K 60fps 10bit
  • Upgraded AF from Nikon Z8 (including bird AF)
  • The EVF and LCD are also inherited from the Nikon Zf.
  • Basically the Zf’s internals in a Z6III designed body.
  • It has almost all the features of the Zf, but also adds some new features and capabilities.

Via Asobinet via NR via Nikoneye

New Zhongyi Optics 55mm f/2.8 1-5x macro will be announced on March 28

Here are the specs:

Mount: Nikon F, Canon EF, Pentax PK, Sony E, Nikon Z, Canon RF, Panasonic L, Fuji X, Fuji GFX, Hasselblad XCD
Lens size: φ67mm*87mm (Nikon F) 1x φ67mm*162mm (Nikon F) 5x
Filter size: φ58mm
Working distance (distance from object to first lens): 65mm (magnification 5x) -150mm (magnification 1x)
Weight (including tripod ring): 690g (F mount) – 750g (GFX mount).
Lens structure: 13 lenses in 8 groups, 2nd and 5th lenses ED. 8 aperture blades
With aurora On sale at 8 a.m. on March 28, 2025
Daily retail price: 2,880 yuan; New week discount: 2,680 yuan.

via Weibo

Canon is the best-selling brand among Chinese bird photographers

China is probably the most important market for camera manufacturers. And when it comes to Chinese bird photographers, this was the camera market share in 2024:

  1. Canon: 1st place with 56.5%
  2. Nikon: 2nd place with 29.25%
  3. Sony: 3rd place with 18.22%
  4. Others: 3.45%

And here the top 10 best selling camera:

  1. Canon EOS R5 (11.75%)
  2. Sony α1 (10.23%)
  3. Nikon Z9 (9.12%)
  4. Canon EOS R3 (7.78%)
  5. Nikon Z8 (6.06%)
  6. Canon EOS R7 (5.79%)
  7. Canon EOS-1DX Mark III (5.16%)
  8. Canon EOS-1DX Mark II (4.05%)
  9. Nikon D850 (3.17%)
  10. Sony α9II (2.96%)

via Weibo

Size comparison: new Fujifilm GFX100RF vs 50R vs X100VI vs Leica Q3 vs Sony RX1rII

GFX100RF preorders at BHphoto, Amazon, Adorama, FotoErhardt, Fotokoch, WexUK.

Fujifilm’s one big goal when designing the new GFX100RF was to make it as compact as possible. So let’s check how the new camera compares with other models:

GFX100RF vs GFX 50R (the smallest interchangeable medium format camera to date):

GFX100RF vs Leica Q3

 

GFX100RF vs Sony RX1rII

GFX100RF vs FujiFilm X100VI

 

I think they achieved their goal. Of course at cost of the IBIS and a very slow lens. But for some this might not be a problem!

 

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via CameraSize