Nikon Zr is coming

[Danyyyel]

On 8/27/2025 at 8:23 AM, Simon Young said:

That’s down to pure luck. No pro mist filter has ever helped reduced moiré on my moiré prone cameras.

I don't think so, if your image is lets say out of focus you are not going to get moire. OLPF filters are basically filters that blurs the image just a little bit so as to remove the risk of moire. 

[MrSMW]

3 hours ago, Danyyyel said:

OLPF filters are basically filters that blurs the image just a little bit so as to remove the risk of moire

Or as in my use case, there use was/is not so much to reduce moire (or the risk of), but rather to take away some of that digital look, but with the bonus of reducing, or as in my use case, eliminating it.

It could also be the type of cameras, lenses, apertures, baking in a LUT, ie, a combo of a whole load of different factors all adding up to the whole, but as stated, I just have not experienced moire in a couple of years now.

Next job, I'll now get a ton...but I doubt it.

[Danyyyel]

Latest rumor's

Brick-shaped, video-oriented design, without pentaprism and EVF – a combination of the current RED models design, the Sony FX3, and the Nikon Z30

Many features and tech from RED will be incorporated inside

Z6 III sensor (24MP)

Very large LCD screen

6K (intra-frame compression)

Image stabilization

1 SD and 1 microSD card slots

Announcement: September 10th

 

Second time I see that it has a SD and MicroSD card!!! The only reason, I would think that they would use a micro SD, is for a backup lower bitrate recording on a second card. This has been one of the gripe people have been having with Nikon. But even the SD card is puzzling for me. Is their SD cards fast enough for ALL-intra codec, and my guess it will implement REDraw. For a company that has used so much CFexpress card, I am a bit astonished. 

[ND64]

Nope, its not targeting FX3.

 

[Danyyyel]

The Nikon Z30 is the same form factor of a Fx3. It is more or less, a brick with a lens mount and a fully articulating screen. 

[ND64]

5 minutes ago, Danyyyel said:

The Nikon Z30 is the same form factor of a Fx3. It is more or less, a brick with a lens mount and a fully articulating screen. 

Yea, Z30 mentioned in the rumor since the first day it appeared was a sign of what was to come.

[Danyyyel]

This is why I think it is targeting the FX3 type market. That is a small form factor camera from RED!!! I mean Nikon, that will compete for the small form factor Video/Cine market for 3 to 4 thousands USD. My guess it will give you all the video/cine tools that are not necessarily present in Nikon Z cameras, at least for now. I can't see this camera, not coming out with Lut Support and false colors for example. 

I see Nikon marketing it as Mini red, with red color Science etc, to event/documentary/wedding filmmakers. Or to even Nikon shooters that might want one of their bodies with more video centric tools.

[ND64]

25 minutes ago, Danyyyel said:

I see Nikon marketing it as Mini red

And nobody believes that with a microSD card. But it's completely ok to be Z30 with full frame sensor.

[ntblowz]

36 minutes ago, ND64 said:

And nobody believes that with a microSD card. But it's completely ok to be Z30 with full frame sensor.

I think it could be directing vs ZV-E1 with with that microsd, if was seriously it need to be cfexpress card.

[eatstoomuchjam]

1 hour ago, Danyyyel said:

Many features and tech from RED will be incorporated inside

 

Other than the sensors and Redcode, it's hard to think of what interesting tech there is to add.

1 hour ago, Danyyyel said:

1 SD and 1 microSD card slots

 

Redcode to SD card?  🤣
Maybe in MQ, LQ, and ELQ modes (in modern Red terminology) and maybe in LQ at 3:2.
"HQ - High data rate - Up to ~ 280 MB/s (~30 minutes recording time)*
MQ - Medium data rate (default) - ~175 MB/s (~48 minutes recording time)*
LQ - Lowest data rate - ~110 MB/s (~1 hour and 17 minutes recording time)*

* Data rate assumes camera settings at 6K 17:9, 23.98 FPS. Recording time assumes a 512 GB CFast card. Your actual data rate will depend on complexity of the shooting scene and capture settings. Data rates subject to change with future updates."

(https://docs.red.com/955-0196_v1.6/Content/4_Menus/ProjSet/R3D_Quality.htm)

SD card benchmarks:
https://alikgriffin.com/ultimate-guide-memory-cards/
The very fastest one tested managed 268MB/s write speed and I'd be willing to bet that the person writing the article didn't write continuously for 10+ minutes.

MicroSD, on the other hand, just seems insane.  Proxies, maybe?  But why?  Who is asking for MicroSD in a full-sized camera?  A second SD card which can plug directly into most laptops would make a lot more sense.

[ND64]

20 minutes ago, eatstoomuchjam said:

MicroSD, on the other hand, just seems insane. 

Remember Nikon 1 system? That was also crippled by microSD. Its a Nikon tradition.