Aussie Ash

There is nothing on their web site about it either.The full specs don't seem to be finalised yet,it looks like an entry level camera for them so logically the sensor is already used in their existing line up.Their Mavo MkII full frame body start around US $6,000 they are aiming at getting this to market at around US $3000 .

Your other option is wait and see if Viltrox make their Nexus focus in a Nikon version or if Tilta do one.That would give auto focus to your manual lenses ,so far the focus speeds on the Sony version look pretty decent.The AF-S 85mm f1.8 has a good reputation and I have got some decent footage out of the Cheap Samyang 85mm T1.5 the manual Nikkor 105mm f2.5 is easy to find.

ARRI has the secret life essence -there is strong parallels with this scene from Dr. Strangelove !

open gate & internal SSD but only manual focus

some very pertinent comments in this previous thread .

April 8th is workforce reduction announcement and April 14 th is new product press release day

from Riedel group homepage https://www.riedel.net/en/news/news-detail/thomas-riedel-acquires-arri#:~:text=Under the new ownership of,and remain headquartered in Munich.

Their share price is up by 170 % compared to a nasty low in March so I think your theory is right ! Put on a show for the shareholders and speculators !!! They have lost market share as well

looks promising ,still being beta tested.Note in the comments "photojoegraphy" claims it works on his Z8 And Z6III.

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If you do decide to go with Nikon the FTZII adaptor works very well with F mount AF-S lenses and the resulting auto focus speed is very close to z mount.AF-S lenses are easy to get second hand and far cheaper than the new lenses in Z mount .My AF-S 35mm f1.8 was only Aus $200 second hand and to purchase new in Z mount is around Aus $1000.

This guy in France Shikijo Petroski claims to have modified the Viltrox adaptor to work on a Nikon ZR.He has a lot of videos on Vimeo.

Hi Mercer are you intending to purchase auto focus lenses as part of the equation ?

Zine homepage has had a major update Big news for the ZR community. When we launched on TestFlight on March 30th, ZineControl was already a powerful tool. Then on March 31st, Nikon officially released the ZR SoftwareDeveloperKit — and everything changed. Most of the known beta issues are now resolved, and the app has taken a serious leap forward. But that's not all. We shared the project with the team at Accsoon, and they loved it. Accsoon is now officially collaborating with ZineControl. That means full SeeMo integration — convert your ZR's HDMI output to USB-C and get ultra low latency monitoring directly inside the app. No compromise. No workarounds. What's new in this update: Touch Focus — Pull focus directly from the app screen. Tap where you want to focus, done. Accsoon SeeMo integration — Real-time HDMI monitoring via USB-C with near-zero latency. Switch between wired and wireless without dropping the signal. Slow Motion quick access buttons — One tap to set your ZR into slow motion mode. One tap to go back. Fully automatic. Aperture control — Full iris control now available directly from the UI.

Did you watch the 90 second demo ? still early days and beta testing bug squashing.A guy in Melbourne has installed it & will be doing a review soon ,I don't own a ZR.The developer says he hopes to put this on the App store when fully functional and stable.Nikon should be putting more effort into these sorts of developments !!! more at reddit

don't draw attention to the camera !

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https://www.zinecontrol.app/

Tilta Nucleus auto focus is scheduled to ship April 27th Viltrox nexusfocus seems to be getting quite good reviews

"without drawing to much attention"-having the camera hanging on the neck strap about 1.1m above ground and therefore looking down at the fold out screen most of the public don't even know they are being filmed.It is also quite easy to do steady pans and tilts like this.