Nikon Z8 + Nikkor Z 35mm f/1.8 S

The Nikon Z8 offers high autofocus performance in a compact body. Thanks to the full-frame sensor, the system camera also offers very good performance in low light.

The 45.7 megapixel full-frame sensor of the Nikon Z8

Sharpness down to the last detail: with its 45.7 Mp CMOS full-format sensor, the Nikon Z8 offers a detail resolution that is an asset for a wide range of applications. As with the Nikon Z9, the Z8 comes with a stacked sensor and native ISO range of 64 - 25,600, and the Nikon offers up to 14-bit when shooting RAW.

Rounding out the sensor: the Expeed 7 processor

Thanks to the Nikon Expeed 7 processor, the camera is a true hybrid, as it enables 8.3k video quality - and at 60fps! The processor also ensures fast autofocus performance and accurate white balance tuning to ensure a very natural skin tone for portrait photographers, for example.
The sensor has no mechanical shutter, is supported by a 5-axis IBIS that provides image stabilization up to 6 stops and a shutter speed of up to 1/32 000 second.

This is protected by a sensor shield, as the sensor of the Nikon Z9 has already been protected.

Autofocus with Deep Learning AI

Like the Nikon Z9, the Z8 offers excellent autofocus performance, with a wide range of autofocus modes based on scene recognition. Subject detection includes people (torsos, heads, faces and eyes), animals (dogs, cats and birds), vehicles (cars, motorcycles, bicycles, trains and certain aircraft).

Photographers with a pointed field of use will especially benefit from Nikon's new technology: the camera continues to learn as it goes along, improving its algorithm as it goes along, for example, in recognizing people. Without sacrificing its performance in other areas.
With 493 AF points, Nikon provides the best conditions for outstanding autofocus performance.

Continuous shooting speed

Sports photographers in particular are now left with the question: how fast is the camera? The Nikon Z8 offers 20 frames per second. If this seems too little, you should definitely check out the Nikon Z8's pre-release capture: By pressing the shutter button, the Z8 can already save the subject up to one second before the camera is actually released and even up to four seconds after the shutter button is released. So the perfect moment is definitely there!

Video quality of the Nikon Z8

This photo / video hybrid offers 4K at 120fps in addition to the repeatedly mentioned 8K at 60fps. With a 12-bit N-Raw + Apple Pro Res. H-265/HEVC is an 8-bit + 10-bit quality.

Display + viewfinder of the Z8

The new display concept already known from the Z9 is also used in the Nikon Z8 and enables the orientation in 4-axis. This means that the display can also be rotated into portrait mode and a 90° angle. This surely brings back memories of the waist-level finder cameras for one or the other photographer!? New perspectives with nostalgic feelings?

The viewfinder of the Z8 is very bright with a brightness of 3000 cd/m² and with a frame rate of 120 fps there is no blackout. Furthermore, the 1.27 inch OLED viewfinder with 3.69 million pixels inspires. (Quad VGA)

The weatherproof body of the Nikon Z8

Nikon equips its Z8 with a body built for extremes, protecting the inner workings of this camera, which thus still performs in the most adverse conditions. Like the Nikon D850, the Z8 comes with a magnesium body. Many old Nikon hands will remember this quality and appreciate the D850 so much, among other reasons. Even the first Nikon Z models could convince with their quality.

Haptics + Ergonomics

Here, too, the Nikon Z8 is a true Nikon classic.
In terms of size, it ranks between the Z6 II / Z7 II and the Nikon Z9. With a size 30% smaller than the Z9 + a weight of 910g, it is not a compromise, but a perfect tool for photographers who miss the handiness of their DSLR.

Features for the dark

Of course, the Nikon Z8 also offers some features that will not only please astrophotographers, because the buttons are illuminated in the dark, just like on the Z9. The display can be switched to a warm color mode, reducing the brightness and switching the menu to the color red. In dark situations, the focus can also be switched to Starlight View in which the light points can be focused at up to -9 EV.

Memory cards + slots

The camera offers a CFexpress Type B slot with XQD compatibility and an SD card slot with UHS-II support.

Power supply

The Nikon Z8 is equipped with a USB port that can be used to power the camera with a powerbank or other external power source. Nikon has relied on the proven Nikon En-EL15C batteries for the development of the Z8.

Street Spirit
Discover the beauty. Tell your story. The classic 35mm focal length supports your artistic expression with its versatility. Take a step back and capture the whole scene without sacrificing intimacy. Or move closer to the action and explore the fleeting emotions of a moment.

How far does your view reach?
The extra-large diameter of the Nikon Z bayonet allows NIKKOR Z lenses to capture more light at every angle of the frame. This, combined with the small flange focal distance (the distance between the bayonet mount and the image sensor), ensures only minimal light fall-off from the center of the image to the edges. The result is incredible detail - right to the corners of the image.

Every detail in view
With its outstanding resolution, this Lens faithfully reproduces every detail of your subject. Benefit from greater detail sharpness and higher color fidelity - right to the edges of the frame and even with the aperture open.

Sharper
Point light sources in the subject, such as street lamps at night, are imaged with superior precision because sagittal coma has been almost completely corrected. Point light sources are imaged as naturally round dots, even at the edges of the image.

Brighter
Two ED glass lenses and three aspherical lenses contribute to crisp, brilliant images with rich colors and clear contrast. Vignetting (the fall-off of light from the center of the image to the edges) is almost completely eliminated - for uniform brightness all the way to the corners of the image.

Clear
Even in backlit situations, Nikon's Nano Crystal Coating ensures brilliant, clear images, thanks to highly effective reduction of reflections, ghosting, and flare. Even when shooting with multiple light sources in the frame, this means significantly higher image quality.

Patience plus speed equals genius
You have the patience to wait for the perfect moment. Nikon's multi-group autofocus with multiple AF motors ensures this Lens will catch it when it comes. No matter how fast it comes.

A gripping level of depth
Velvety bokeh. Stunning sharpness. Both combined with the fine shadow and highlight drawing of your Nikon Z camera creates an incredibly spatial image effect. In photos and in film.

Fast, quiet, precise
Autofocus operates smoothly and virtually silently. This makes the Lens just as suitable for videography as it is for taking photos. Electromagnetic control of the aperture ensures consistently high precision of exposure, even with fast continuous shooting.

Always in focus
The rapid transfer of extensive data from the Lens to the camera enables the latter to correct distortion highly effectively while maintaining high sharpness right into the corners of the image. The optical design with "floating elements" (groups of lenses that move independently of one another) enable precise sharpness even at close range.

At home in any light
The lens supports the camera's built-in image stabilizer (VR), which enables you to use exposure times that are up to five light levels longer.² This means you can take sharp photos in fading daylight and record video without camera shake.

Everything under control
The wide, easy-to-grip adjustment ring enables fantastically precise yet intuitive handling. When shooting or filming with autofocus, you can use it to set ISO sensitivity or exposure compensation. When focusing manually, it is used to set the distance.

Focusing responds to how fast or slow you turn the ring. So you always have perfect control over focus, especially when filming close-ups.

A gripping sense of depth
Velvety bokeh. Stunning sharpness. Both combined with the fine shadow and highlight drawing of your Nikon Z camera creates an incredibly spatial image effect. In photos and in film.

First-class bokeh
The f/1.8 speed and the aperture with nine rounded blades support the fine, particularly natural-looking bokeh. Highlights are displayed as natural out-of-focus circles. Even slightly stopped down, you'll achieve beautiful results.

Artful at any distance
The Lens's multi-group focusing with multiple AF motors, each moving its own lens group, ensures that your subject is always razor-sharp - even at short distances. Highlights are rendered as delicate dots.

Filmstar
Take advantage of the lens' fantastically narrow depth of field to capture stunning full-frame video. With this Lens, you're closer to the fleeting gesture. Or to the eye full of emotion. And always with a background that puts your story in context.

Quiet on Set
The nearly silent stepper motor drive allows the stillest moments to reveal their true impact. The adjustment ring allows silent manual focus pulling with perfect precision. So nothing distracts from your most exciting scenes.

Breathless
Focus breathing has been virtually eliminated. This means that you use a constant angle of view regardless of the focus and have every freedom in shaping. Continuous, high-precision aperture control provides smooth, natural adjustment of exposure within a single setting.

Every Street. Any weather
Your Nikon Z camera and this compact fixed focal length are the perfect pair for street photography. All moving parts of the lens barrel are sealed to prevent dust and water droplets from entering. The fluorine coating prevents water, dust and dirt from adhering - without any impairment of the imaging performance.