Nikon Zr is coming

[eatstoomuchjam]

The only "Red tech" that anybody is likely to really care about is Redcode and/or the Red's sensors.  If Nikon release some sort of entry-level camera where the only Red tech is a color profile to have SOOC colors look like Red's image, I hope their people doing the presentation are going to be wearing fireproof suits because they will get flamed.

[ArashM]

52 minutes ago, eatstoomuchjam said:

The only "Red tech" that anybody is likely to really care about is Redcode and/or the Red's sensors.  If Nikon release some sort of entry-level camera where the only Red tech is a color profile to have SOOC colors look like Red's image, I hope their people doing the presentation are going to be wearing fireproof suits because they will get flamed.

100% agreed!

[D Verco]

Honestly Nikon really needs a better log profile. If they adopt Log3G10 or something that brings more dynamic range, that'll be a great thing. But you're right, if that's the only Red tech it's going to be very lacklustre. 

They might add things like traffic lights for exposure monitoring but that's not a huge thing. And it'd be wild if they still didn't have open gate. 

 

Nikon's been talking about the importance of video in interviews for years, they've lost customers who need an ecosystem that includes video bodies. And now they own Red. I think people are expecting a camera that can be used for video work in the fx3/ fx6 C50/ C80 category. So if all they bring is a low end model, people are going to be pissed. 

 

[ND64]

1 hour ago, D Verco said:

I think people are expecting a camera that can be used for video work in the fx3/ fx6 C50/ C80 category. So if all they bring is a low end model, people are going to be pissed. 

But they need to have a low end body after all. I'm pretty sure ZV-E1 sells more than FX3. 

[ND64]

PhotoRumors says its a new Lumix. And he's right. They guy was intentionally not good at blurring photos. So it wasn't ZR.

S7 with S1ii sensor maybe? Ironically SD/microSD configuration makes more sense for this camera.

[KnightsFan]

@ND64 That's a different camera than was posted by @D Verco, though? The lumix has what appears to be an EVF, while the one on the previous page has a flat top. Also the one on the previous page doesn't have the PL to L text on the top of the adapter, like in that top down shot in the other thread. Maybe I missed something. It seems like a bunch of different cameras.

[ND64]

21 minutes ago, KnightsFan said:

Also the one on the previous page doesn't have the PL to L text on the top of the adapter

Yea, the PL-L adapter should look like this

[Danyyyel]

4 hours ago, KnightsFan said:

@ND64 That's a different camera than was posted by @D Verco, though? The lumix has what appears to be an EVF, while the one on the previous page has a flat top. Also the one on the previous page doesn't have the PL to L text on the top of the adapter, like in that top down shot in the other thread. Maybe I missed something. It seems like a bunch of different cameras.

Nope, it is the same, as it was from the same leak. It has been discused a lot in the Canon C50 thread. At first they thought it was perhaps the C50, then it shifted to the Zr or perhaps DJI full frame camera. Because it was using a PL to L mount adapter. No Canon or Nikon would use a Lmount adapter. 

[Danyyyel]

7 hours ago, D Verco said:

Honestly Nikon really needs a better log profile. If they adopt Log3G10 or something that brings more dynamic range, that'll be a great thing. But you're right, if that's the only Red tech it's going to be very lacklustre. 

They might add things like traffic lights for exposure monitoring but that's not a huge thing. And it'd be wild if they still didn't have open gate. 

 

Nikon's been talking about the importance of video in interviews for years, they've lost customers who need an ecosystem that includes video bodies. And now they own Red. I think people are expecting a camera that can be used for video work in the fx3/ fx6 C50/ C80 category. So if all they bring is a low end model, people are going to be pissed. 

 

It has been rumored some months ago that Nikon is working on a new Log format. It seems the RED guy who is doing most of this, like the new view assist and the RED luts for Nikon LOG. My guess is that we will get at least a version of Redraw and their log format, as the name of the camera itself makes reference to RED in the R. 

[Danyyyel]

6 hours ago, ND64 said:

But they need to have a low end body after all. I'm pretty sure ZV-E1 sells more than FX3. 

Its not about selling more, it is about installing Nikon as a viable video/cinema brand to every potential buyers from the Nikon z30 to the Z9. The message will be, here you have a camera that for 3-4000 USD, uses the same tech as the V-Raptor, that was used in the 200 millions latest Superman and Tron Hollywood blockbusters. For this reason, they can't make a toy of a camera. They have to show a good to great camera, to showcase their new status and ambition.

With an FX3 style body and price range, it is perfect for the Nikon users who are not used to buy 7000 to 30 000 USD cameras. A 3 to 4 000 camera, is still within the means of many Nikon professionals, that can add it to expand their market to video, or even some RED users, that want a second body, or a director that uses rented Raptors for features, but could buy this for personal use and scouting etc. I expect them to come out with a future FX6 style camera as the next Komodo and mirror the Sony lineup, which has become very very successful. 

[Davide DB]

8 hours ago, ND64 said:

PhotoRumors says its a new Lumix. And he's right. They guy was intentionally not good at blurring photos. So it wasn't ZR.

S7 with S1ii sensor maybe? Ironically SD/microSD configuration makes more sense for this camera.

 

Occam Razor here.

 

My 2c.

That guy has an S1R and that video is about ND filters. he made a mess using different cameras and blurring by mistake his S1R too. 

[KnightsFan]

3 hours ago, Danyyyel said:

Nope, it is the same, as it was from the same leak.

I'm looking at the two pictures, and they look like different cameras, whether they are from the same video or not. Clearly they are different adapters due to the word "Viltrox" being in different places. Both could be PL-L adapters, but they aren't the same one.

[D Verco]

also on the photo I posted the viltrox logo is on the left, but on the product photos of the adapter the logo's on the top?

[ntblowz]

Nikon rumors have the image, that screen look quite big.

Not sure if this one have fan cause I didn't see any air vent

[ND64]

No, there is no air vent. As I said before its Nikon's ZV-E1, not FX3.

[D Verco]

Maybe. What's the z6iii overheating like?

[Davide DB]

So it was the camera in that German video but from that photos, it's not a cinema camera.

[Simon Young]

2 hours ago, D Verco said:

Maybe. What's the z6iii overheating like?

Zero overheating even in 6k 60p raw. But I live in Scandinavia so take that with a grain of salt. Sadly riddled by moiré though, other than that an amazing camera.

Extremely disappointed that Nikons first “cinema” camera seems to be catering to the “content creating” vlog crowd.

The only thing that could possibly save this is some sort of new ultra efficient red raw codec and a brilliant OLPF.

[Davide DB]

On 9/7/2025 at 12:45 AM, eatstoomuchjam said:

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

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.

If it has the RedCode, I don't see how it could not overheats without fan writing 1.4 Gb at MQ.

Is Nikon blending the laws of physic?

[Danyyyel]

46 minutes ago, Davide DB said:

If it has the RedCode, I don't see how it could not overheats without fan writing 1.4 Gb at MQ.

Is Nikon blending the laws of physic?

I don't know, but REDcode uses RED processors, I remember the guy from RED saying how the Nikon one, that is the Xpeed, was super efficient.