Nikon Z7 II Review - Another great camera from Nikon! 

Finally, weather is cold enough so canon R6 doesn't overheat

I owned the RIV before switching to the Z7II. The Z7II blows the EVF away of the RIV. It is not all about numbers. The color, contrast, etc is all better on the nikon. Many people have stated this about the nikons EVF.

When switching from Fujifilm, I’ve tried a few high-res FF cameras for a longer period end of last year. I shoot fashion and (make-up) portraits. The A7RIV, the S1R and the SL2 are all great cameras with excellent results, but when I tried the Z7 I was really impressed. The IQ is stellar at lower ISOs and in terms of tonality, color and fine details is actually close to my Hassy. Next to that the Z7 handles great with a perfect sized grip. The EVF might not have the highest pixel count and refresh rate but in terms of color and contrast it easily outperforms the A7RIV. It’s a large and beautiful natural viewfinder. The LCD is visibly much better than the Sony. I’m now eagerly awaiting my backordered Z7II along with some glass, which is another reason to seriously consider the Z-platform. The primes are stellar as are the f2.8 zooms, but even the f4 zooms are great quality at very reasonable prices. Nikon was slow at the game, but have created step-by-step an incredibly solid platform. Kudos to Nikon.

I want Jordan to shoot an episode on film!

Would it not make more sense to film this with the Z6 II?

Like the Z6 II review - you missed the importance of the photo/video button. It makes hybrid work so much easier. It isn't on the latest Sony and Canon cameras. I really think it needs mentioning.

Fantastic review as usual! I am eagerly await the high resolution shoot-out, I appreciate how much work such a video requires! Thanks DPeview.

I've used DP Review and watched your videos for a long long time. Thanks for the contribution and good luck on 300k.

These guys shouldn’t be allowed to see the spec sheet before reviewing these cameras. The Nikon cameras have superior optics in front of the EVF, which makes a bigger difference than pixel count. They also miss the fact that the refresh rate on Sony EVFs drop significantly when the shutter is half pressed, while this doesn’t happen on the Nikon’s.

Dope Stalker reference man, I was immediately thinking that but still surprised to hear you say it

Shoot a whole episode with noct 58 that'd be fun

I recently upgraded from a D7200 to a Z7ii and am definitely enjoying my woodland photography shots much more with the resolution, colours, and dynamic range. It's also encouraged me to get back into video after an 8 year hiatus and I've been having a lot of fun shooting and cutting together family home videos.. My question is did you guys notice any practical differences if the Z6ii was any better at grabbing and keeping focus in really low light compared to the Z7ii when using eye-detect AF? Great video guys!

Thanks dpreview for these in depth videos

I've been waiting for this review.... Thank you

Can see why that place is one of your favourite haunts, some absolutely gorgeous shots in this video. 👍

Looking forward to seeing the comparison video. You guys always have perfect timing 😁

I appreciate all your details gentlemen. Fine review with lots of great points of the features ofg the new Nikon Z7II, in a fairly brief review. As always, bravo! 👏 📸 🙏

Canmore is my favourite too..amazing review guys...your channel is my Netflix...

Damn! Wanna see that D7000 review again! You got a sub.

subbed for the tarkovsky shoutout, you are a true hero of the revolution chris stalker and solaris in particular are 2 of my favorite movies ever

Gonna give a heads up to all watching this video. This is not a joke especially if you shoot weddings or studio work. This camera has the D850 sensor and it has the best colors of any modern nikon with OCF. please do not comment you shoot Raw all pros know what I’m talking about. Easier editing on the skin tones with mixed lighting. D850 one of the best in the market and now this camera will do the same! Love the colors here. I think may even rival Canons best.

PLZ review Nikon Z 50mm f1.2 S

The evf acctually looks better than the competition, I don't acctually know why. Maybe because it seems bigger, I really don't know

Can’t believe you guys don’t already have more subscribers. Hands down the best reviewers on RU-vid.

My z7ii is coming tomorrow and I can’t wait to get my hands on it!

Your videos are just getting better all the time! Thank you again for showing off the Nikon Z7II. With the Z9 now coming, what a wait for the D850 replacement. Could it be the second wonder camera announced by Nikon?

As others have written here. Viewfinder experience is not just digital resolution but OPTICS and refresh as well. Please consider this in your group test...

Glorious scenes on this shoot!

Great review. The consummate photography and videography reviewers on the internet today.

Hey, Thx for the awesome video! Really like your reviews and your style of doing it! What's about the autofocus compared to the Z6ii? Is it as fast as the Z6ii? Or are they at the same level now? Regards Stefan

Good review. Great to know Pros and Cons clear & unbiased 👍

Great detailed review! How effective is modifying the AF Tune option for how tenaciously it tracks a subject (stickiness during obstructions, etc. I guess?)? On the Z7i this is under the first batch of AF settings, but I haven't played with it. It's set to 3/5 by default for slow to fast, so there seem to be some room for flexibility.

Your reviews are always enjoyable, love you guys! I wish you focused more on the hybrid/video side. Mentioning and maybe testing out things like external video raw and resolution/ pixel binning against the little sister. Also we want to see more of that Jordan Drake's face 😜 Oh, before i forget, I wish Jordan to shoot 4 episodes on 16mm film!

Yes! First reviewer on youtube that also want a tilting screen in portrait mode on the Z cameras. So it’s not only me. 5:02

Question. I was amazed at the detail pulled into the raw files from the shadows in the two samples shown. Which program do you use? Do I need Lightroom/Photoshop, or could it be done to the same level of detail with Photoshop Elements 2022?

Great review! When you tilted the camera low to the ground and vertical orientation you mentioned that the screen was black. Could the screen be pulled out and still shoot vertically with the camera tilted? OR does the screen automatically go black when it's turned on it's side?

This channel deserves 1M+ subscribers

Happy New Year Chris and Jordan

Very nice as always. I'm going to buy one this year.

In a imperfect world you photographers and reviews continue to want the perfect camera. Humans complain too much and everything. I bet this camera is just what you need

Another awesome video you two....

If I could subscribe to your channel 10000 times I would. You review cameras that no other camera reviewers will.

Winter is the only time of the year you can use the R6 safely ♨️

Waiting for mine in Michigan. Moving up from the D750! Shoot mostly landscapes and wildlife.

Thank you. For the info. Thinking of getting 7ii or z8

Shooting a Nikon review using a Canon. But always good to see a great review.

Beautiful episode.

That’s good that you put the videos in the top of your webpages

Good to see Nikon catching up. They now have a very solid system for landscape photography.

Given that the 4K60p crop is smaller on the Z7II compared to the Z6II and that both can now shoot raw video I'm not so sure the Z6II is the default choice for video out of the two cameras now... Yes the files from the Z6II are sharper due to the sensor sampling but by how much? Nobody seems to have done a proper comparison yet on this aspect (at 4k 30p). Scrap that comment, the video comparison tool on the Z6II review actually shows the difference in sharpness between the Z6 and Z7, and the Z6 is definitely sharper by a noticeable margin.

Does its photo tracking work well with a subject in an uncluttered scene? (plane in the sky) Does the AF fall on its face again during raw video?

With fast burst shooting, it would be nice to have an option to write sequentialy on each card, one photo on sd1 one on sd2; then give the option to write to both as a backup when needed, just like raid1 and raid0 for storage.

Good ol Canmore! I spent my middle school and highschool there!

Any thoughts about the the color accuracy and exposure metering? I don't know if it was a bad copy but when I went from the D810 to the D850 I found it to be all over the place in terms of color and exposure. I think that if I have to fix images simply to put them in the approximate color and exposure range then the automatic functions become useless. the D850 was so bad that I had to return in. So now I'm considering what my next camera will be.

Thank you such helpful information!

One realy important feature that nobody talks about, are the medium raw images sharp? Unlike on the d850 where my medium and low raw files are terrible in sharpness :( did the fixed that on the z7 II ?

Thank you for this great review !!!!! I will be switching from my D7500 to this Z7 ii camera , and I´m really exited !!!!!

Just an amazing camera. It wasn't marketed for speed, but we know when the Z7 III comes out, they'll put that Expeed 7 in it. Game changer when Mark III is coming

I'm already subscribed, but I want a special with Jordan crying on the floor while Chris yells at home Nikon in Japanese.

Hi all, need help to decide between Z6 II and Z7 II for video and landscape. Read online that Z6 II 4k has a crop of 1.5x while Z7 II has a crop of 1.08x. However, the choice online seems to favour Z6 II for video work. This is something I am unable to understand why Z6 II is better for video. Please advise. Thanks.

Still rocking a D750? I still use a d5200 or a d300s. (Way past due to upgrade). Trying to decide between z6ii and z7ii. Thank you for posting!

Keep up the great work !!

I have the D850 and D810. I only shoot maternity portraits on location and studio with OCF. No video, but I am thinking about buying the Z7II Monday. Please let me know in your opinion should I upgrade to the Z7II regarding mirrorless. I am eager to see responses but to use a EVF I think would help me outdoors especially with HSS and OCF. Thanks in advance.

Excellent video. Thanks

Thank you for showing me one of the greatest movies ever made. I watched Stalker today.

How about the Canon 1d4, the first Canon with video capabilities iirc?

really wish you said a little more about video on this. does it have just as bad of line skipping as the original z7? how does the 4k 24p 8bit internal compare to the original? how does the 4k 24p 10 bit and raw external compare to the original? so many questions left unanswered.

Hey Chris, I thought if u wrote raw to CFexpress n jpg backup to SD it would shoot as fast n have same buffer duration as not saving a jpg backup to SD. Can u explain why doing this as a fail safe for a sports shooter won’t work n I would ruin my buffer performance? Thank you for your helpful reviews, johnny

I wish it would occur to one of the camera manufacturers that is using dual card slots that they could use the faster card to clear the buffer and then back up the slower card from the faster card afterward so to minimize the time when the user cannot shoot again.

WAIT!!! I’m a happy Nikon D7000 user. I would love to see some episodes talking about the D7k. It would be a great homage to all those great DigitalrevTV Kai Wong videos with what became the painted pink D7000.

thanks for the raw files, I will be able to test the dynamics at 64 iso and the noise at 6400 iso with different software. I have a Z6 and I am very interested in the Z7 II

Hopefully y'all get to 300k and our vote would be the D7000. I loved my D7000 but not for video😂. Good luck.

Is it a good choice for beginners? especially for the product, landscape, and bird photography.

Is there a lab comparison for dynamic range between the Z7 II and other competing cameras? Every RU-vid channel that uses a Nikon camera always pushes that ISO 64 thing a lot. But is there really a noticeable difference between this and some other 45-ish megapixel camera at ISO 100?

Beautiful photos. I miss Canmore!

looking forward to next weeks show! and i think it might just be a good idea to do a camera givaway to ckrank up the subs substantialy... as always rrealy love waching your show'! cheers :)

While you mentioned cameras, my suggestion for Jordan is trying different vintage lenses with interesting characteristics, maybe even possible some antique or x-ray lenses. I remember one video where guy mounted large format lens with bellows onto Sony a7s or something, the large format look for video was quite unique.

Hi Chris and Jordan, i'd like to see next episodes filmed with the Nikon D 7000...😀🙃😉

Great video dude, But was Gloves do you use? Cheers G

Hey really love your content this is awesome . What is your preferred editing software you use for filmmaking, I'd love to have a conversation and maybe even collaborate on different methods in telling stories through film!

How is the banding? If you push the exposure by 5 or more stops will you get the lines? Or is the banding gone no matter what you do?

1:40 Great Stalker plug! Here here! And then of course: Andrei Rublev...

Can you review the new Viltrox 85mm f1.8 for the Z-mount?

Cool t shirt Jordan! Stillwater is just up the road from me

The last line helped push the decision as I am that old guy with the D750 needing to replace it lol

Would this be a good camera for family photography? I’m looking for the best camera to suite my family life, some outdoor photos, and newborn pictures, delivery photos, marriage.. etc.. thank you!!

Ok subscribed. Panasonic TZ1! I'm sure Jordan can still work his magic.

Beautiful location!

Great review, bought mine in December; finally upgraded from a D810. i only was able to take it out twice so far. This damn pandemic sucks. I currently use a SD card in it (lexar`s fastest) You can still get a good burst off without it slowing down so it's not too bad really for if you wanna "cheap out" in the 1st few months of switching to a Z II camera and not instantly have to buy a super expensive CF express card.

This made me subscribe to the channel. Hope we get that 300k subs.

Nikon D7000 is my first DSLR, it would be fun to see a video shot on it.

The lower native ISO sos very important.

Everyone should subscribe! Easily my 2 favorite reviewers on RU-vid.

Hello Chris and Jordan , Happy New year to the great DPReview team that I enjoy a lot following here on RU-vid !! I can't wait the next week video comparison of the top brand cameras ! yes !. i wish you guys reach up to 300 000 subscriptions. One Question : Why Chris still pronounce N"i"kon instead of Neekôn/ ? hèé ?? I hope lens (Sigma or Tamron etc...) will open soon on Nikon z mount, You guys can probably get more infos on this announcement !! ? thanks

Hy Jordon, I would like you to do the video using the FUJIFILM X-S10. Thanks man

Curiosity, why did you shoot this video with the Canon vs the Panasonic your normal use? Like the review... sounds like my Z6II was the right choice for what I want a camera for 😊

fingers crossed you can get the 300k subscribers. Camera I would suggest for shooting. Go with the first, the original, the Nikon D90. The first DSLR with video capabilities. Just watching Jordon crying would be worth the watch.

I would like to see a video on the Nikon d3000

4k 60p released?? is it for z7 II only or for z6 II as well?

One amazing thing , ISO performance on the Z7ii …. IS FANTASTIC!!!!!