Nikon is getting ready to sunset their Nikon Z6II and Z5 cameras

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Nikon Z6II with the Nikkor NIKKOR Z 24-70mm f/2.8 S lens.

With Nikon’s latest refresh of their USA website today, the Z6II and the Z5 cameras are now just footnotes, literally (see screenshots below). If you are thinking of purchasing any of these 2 cameras, you should do it soon since both have been demoted to a small hyperlink at the bottom of their successors listing at Nikon’s website as shown below in red boxes. With both having been released in 2020, I think the current asking price is still way over their market value given how old they are.

Like I have said before, the Z6II is my workhorse for all my corporate event assignments. Although I have tested the Z5II on some recent assignments (see my current Nikon gear listing), I have come to the conclusion that it’s not all that obvious if the Z5II has better auto focus then the Z6II when out in the field. Sure, the Z5II has the latest Expeed 7 processor and subject recognition options. However, when I’m using only center point and non-continuous AF (which I use 95% of the time during event assignments), there’s no clear winner between the Z6II and Z5II. For now, I’m sticking with the Z6II when on assignment.

I will continue to monitor and do another blog post when I see they have finally been archived and no longer part of their current Nikon Z lineup.

In the meantime, visit my Z6II Reseource Center to learn anything and everything about this still very capable camera.

Let me know in the comments below your thoughts about the retirement of these cameras (no sign-in required to leave a comment).