Nikon Z6iii vs. Nikon Z8... An Obvious Choice

Today we are comparing the Nikon z6iii and the Nikon z8 for photography and vidograahy and finding out which is the best camera for most people in 2024.

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[RanftEvan]

Which one would you use? Thanks for watching!

[ericlarson]

I’m a serious amateur who has been shooting Nikon for decades. I totally agree with your conclusion. I recently traded away my D850 and the bulk of my F Mount lenses for a Z8. I already had a lot of experience with the Z6, Z7 and even a Z50. I love the mirrorless format and have over time put together a nice collection of Z-Mount glass.

My one complaint about the early Z cameras vs my D850 were the professional controls, layout and handling. I finally found that successor with a Z8.

If I eventually pick up a Z6 III as a backup to my Z8, my biggest challenge will be adjusting to the layout and function difference between the two cameras

[marcschillinger]

Even as someone who likes to start out with wedding photography the Z6III is a huge win. 24MP are enough for weddings and i like that its lighter than the Z8. If you consider that you need two bodies for weddings its very nice to save some money. On top the Z6III has everthing video wise you will ever need for social media marketing.

[markshirley]

Evan - I'm a content creator working in hospitality, being able to get a quick pan/slide over food and drink then slow it down in the timeline to smooth out any bumps, and then on top of that punch in for close up detail is almost an necessity for my work. So slow motion is very important for certain work

[williamblaker]

For bird and wildlife photography, it's useful to have the higher resolution of the Z8 (and the earlier D850) because it's pretty common that you can't get close enough to the subject to achieve tight framing, so aggressive cropping is sometimes needed to end up with the desired composition. With 45 megapixels resolution, you can crop quite a bit, and still end up with print resolution of the final image. When even that many pixels still isn't enough due to very tight cropping, the new A.I. upscaling does a pretty good job, though it's better to be using "real" pixels than it is to have A.I. creat additional pixels.

[mladenvisuals]

I'd be interested to see a video on grading N-Log . Your videos look clean and the lack of content for Nikon is a struggle.

[Kiywii]

I bought the Z8 at launch and have absolutely loved it.

Preordered the Z6iii as a second body and while I think it’s great, I felt it was too similar to the Z8 for me to justify holding onto.

I decided to cop the Zf and it’s been everything I wanted in a backup camera.

Having two very distinct cameras has saved me a lot of mental bandwidth when deciding on which camera I want to use any given day.

[chopaless]

If I were 5 years younger, I would have opted for the Z8, but I'm 71 and trying to lighten my load.

[BlackMagicFools]

I was into ”upgrading” from my Z6II to III, but then I saw the price here in Sweden, comparing to the added features and my usage… I’ll be keeping my Z6II, it does what I need.

The quirks on the Z6III makes me more interested in Z8… but I can’t justify those prices for what I do.

Thanks for the video

[rds]

I am a Nikon pro and have....Z8, Z9, Z6, D5 bodies. I shoot mostly action sports and need top performance in low light at high shutter speed and typically 6400 (or thereabouts) ISO.
That said, the Z6 (I am speaking about the first Z6) has as good or better a performance in low light as any available Nikon camera. The issue is focus speed. The Z8(and therefore Z9) have blistering focus, and outstanding crop ability, but just OK low light bad for sure, but nothing stellar.
The Z6 III is a poorer performer in low light than the original Z6, BUT has great focus speed.
Looks like the Z6 III may have a place in my arsenal yet !

[randygerber]

Love my Z8. Love the no blackout shooting of the stacked sensor. For me, the Z8 is the perfect camera.

[NikonDave]

They have different use cases in my kit so the answer is both. The manual focus assist is better on the Z6iii than even the Zf. The extra electronic shutter speed makes the Voightlander fast aperture lenses even better on sunny days. Cheers!

[joshkiddfilms]

When I have shot both side by side they really feel nearly identical. Which I think is impressive on Nikon's part. Loved the shots of Seaside and Rosemary.

[AMGOSUK]

Good job. The Z8’s stacked sensor also provides more flexibility than the Z6iii.
I shoot wildlife / big cats in Africa and so have both a pair of Z9 and Z8 from the first moment that I could secure them. We have been on one heck of a journey with firmware and the z6iii has benefited from this. I had to relearn my muscle memory in how I shoot action - luckily I can set up both my z9 and z8 exactly the same.
Buyers of the Z6iii who want to shoot action REALLY should study the manual on how the AF works, set up their camera for success and build the muscle memory - particularly when handing off from various AF modes (area to 3D being my most used) and when to dive into single point.

[beautifulcoloursentertainm]

Nikon has a winner in Z6iii, it's a well rounded camera across all board and brands, its so good that canon and sony are in trouble....in fact except you are into large mega pixels (eos R5 ii and a7 v) the Z6 iii out shines them all. Great job Nikon.

[RejeRush]

Great video. I agree that both are great. I use my Z8's for weddings and portraits and just picked up the z6iii for my wife (2nd photog) and as a backup for when I fly solo. Used the z6iii for a couple of shoots and it's right there with the z8 as far as performance in auto focus. Great second body for anyone who has the z8 or z9.

[shadowkisstv]

I was in a similar boat where I was waiting to upgrade my D850 to go mirrorless. I decided that for studio work, I was better off with the Z8 but if I could afford it, I would choose a Z6iii for my event shoots. I love my new Z8 and am still getting to know my camera.

[milworks]

I purchased the original z6 and have loved it. I had been looking to upgrade to a Z8 since it was introduced, I skipped the z6ii because I didn’t feel enough value for the upgrade. After seeing the z6iii specs I upgraded immediately. While I still love the z8 specs, for me the deltas between the two products did not justify the additional cost. I used the difference on additional glass.

[dnathomps]

After talking to a weeding photographer that shot with a Z8 and a D850 she said she wished she had gone with the Z6iii. My Z6iii camera in yesterday 😊

[ESSG-ur]

Thank you for the video. Based on what I learned from watching it I think the z8 is the right choice for me. Having held one with the 24-70f4 attached it is kind of the sweet spot between a full-size pro body like the z9 and a smaller footprint like the z6 series. Ergonomics are super important to me and the z8 was (at least for me with smaller hands) super comfortable.