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Ataglance

£1,799 body only

● ISO 100 to 51,200

(expandable to 204,800)

● 12fps

● 273-point AF

● 3.2in LCD

● Single card slot (XQD)

● 4K video (up to 30fps)

Testbench IN THE FIELD

W

e live in an age

of promiscuity,

but I am having

none of it. I’m

talking about camera-system

swapping, of course, as the

remorseless rise of keenly priced

mirrorless models persuades more

and more photographers to trade

in their DSLRs, or sees existing

mirrorless shooters switching to

a new brand entirely. As a travel,

documentary and portrait/wedding

photographer when I am not

deputy-editing AP, I’ve been a

heavy Nikon user for well over a

decade now, and feel an emotional

bond with its cameras and lenses

that I don’t get with other makers’

gear. I am the fi rst to admit that this

sentiment is entirely subjective and

unscientifi c, and probably comes

I can

Geoff Harris spends some quality

time with AP’s Product of the Year,

the full-frame mirrorless Nikon Z 6,

during two trips to Japan

Z for

miles