Testbench CAMERA TEST When Nikon made its first full-frame mirrorless models in 2018, the 24.5MP Z 6 and the 45.7MP Z 7, they matched or equalled anything else on the market. But when the Z 7II and Z 6II appeared in 2020, they dropped slightly behind the pace, particularly with regard to autofocus. In 2023, the retro-styled 24MP Zf appeared to take on the Z 6 line’s mantle, at least in part, with technologies borrowed from the flagship Z 9. Now, though, we have a true update, in the shape of the Z6III.
At first glance, it might be easy to think that not a huge amount has changed. Again we get a 24.5MP sensor in a very similar, if cosmetically refreshed, body design. But in fact, the Z6III comes…