Nikon announces the Z6III

[Canon Rumors]

Partially stacked sensor seems like an odd term for this, but then again, I’m not Nikon Marketting. I’d love to see this layout as it claims there are circuits ABOVE the photodiodes, something that doesn’t seem to make a lot of sense for efficiency. So I’m really curious about how this performs and not to

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[koenkooi]

Nikon marketing says 'partially' stacking the sensor is a lot cheaper than 'fully' stacking it.

But don't let that distract from the fact that it's 24MP, which is, according to newly registered accounts here, completely unsuited for photography!

 

[neuroanatomist]

But don't let that distract from the fact that it's 24MP, which is, according to newly registered accounts here, is completely unsuited for photography!

Canon Nikon is Doomed!

 

[Navism]

Then R6 mkiii has more chance to get R3 sensor now!

 

[DhlcadR6]

Then R6 mkiii has more chance to get R3 sensor now!

Or just use R5 sensor and retune. R5ii gets stacked

 

[DhlcadR6]

Nikon was lacking a solid midfielder, especially a machine with top tier AF system. I would recommend old Nikon F folks upgrade to this or Z8. Just like Canon EF folks upgrade to R6/R6ii or R5/R5ii(soon™)

There's little reasons to get Sony E mount system nowadays.

 

[nhandumuc]

Why, why does Z6iii have only 24MPx? The internet has declared that number unusable for anything in 2024. How DOOMED Nikon is!

 

[Navism]

Or just use R5 sensor and retune. R5ii gets stacked

R6 mkiii needs to match competitor for the market. Or they can put R5 sensor to R8 and still sell 1499.99usd.

 

[Richard CN]

Nikon marketing says 'partially' stacking the sensor is a lot cheaper than 'fully' stacking it.

But don't let that distract from the fact that it's 24MP, which is, according to newly registered accounts here, completely unsuited for photography!

it's such a weird term. Dual-Sided Stacked Sensor™ would have been my guess. but then again, I'm not Nikon.

and clearly 24MP is so low resolution that even casual photographers would spurn it.

 

[Sean C]

\'Circuits above the photodiodes\' - The diodes are \'small\' area-wise. Speculation: circuits beside the photodiodes that are under the microlenses.

 

[Richard CN]

Nikon was lacking a solid midfielder, especially a machine with top tier AF system. I would recommend old Nikon F folks upgrade to this or Z8. Just like Canon EF folks upgrade to R6/R6ii or R5/R5ii(soon™)

There's little reasons to get Sony E mount system nowadays.

Yeah I see this camera as a shot across the bow of Sony.

Sony Camera division is phoning up the fab today....

 

[Richard CN]

\'Circuits above the photodiodes\' - The diodes are \'small\' area-wise. Speculation: circuits beside the photodiodes that are under the microlenses.

that's lower efficiency though.

that's why i want to see a whitepaper or something on it.

 

[P-visie]

Then R6 mkiii has more chance to get R3 sensor now!

You might be right. According to Nikon (on Petapixel): “Nikon says the “mid-range” market — think Canon EOS R6 Mark II, Sony a7 IV, and the Fujifilm X-T5 — is booming and comprises nearly 60% of all revenue in the interchangeable lens camera space and an even greater percentage of cameras on a per-unit basis.”
If 60% of revenue is a correct number, this may be the reason why the R6 Mk II was released quite soon after the R6 and it might be a reason to put a stacked 24MP sensor in the successor of the R6 Mk II.

 

[dougsv]

I am curious of what is really going on there regarding the \"semi-stacked sensor\". One thing I noticed is that in Nikon\'s official texts there is no mention of BSI (at least not that I could find), so I am now wondering if this is something similar that Canon has been doing with the R5 and R6ii sensors to get them quite fast.

This Z6iii sensor is still twice as fast as the R6ii\'s though, as it allows a similar RS but while using 14 bit readout (vs 12 bit on the R6ii), so it\'s quite impressive. It makes me more optimistic about an R6iii with R3\'s sensor.

 

[John Wilde]

Nikon was lacking a solid midfielder, especially a machine with top tier AF system. I would recommend old Nikon F folks upgrade to this or Z8. Just like Canon EF folks upgrade to R6/R6ii or R5/R5ii(soon™)

There's little reasons to get Sony E mount system nowadays.

Nikon is lacking at the low end. Their 2019 Z50 hasn't been updated.

 

[frankchn]

Nothing to do with the Z6III, but I've recently noticed that both Canon and Nikon USA's press releases both have "Melville, NY" as their respective locations. Turns out their USA HQs are less than a mile away from each other.

 

[Richard CN]

I am curious of what is really going on there regarding the \"semi-stacked sensor\". One thing I noticed is that in Nikon\'s official texts there is no mention of BSI (at least not that I could find), so I am now wondering if this is something similar that Canon has been doing with the R5 and R6ii sensors to get them quite fast.

This Z6iii sensor is still twice as fast as the R6ii\'s though, as it allows a similar RS but while using 14 bit readout (vs 12 bit on the R6ii), so it\'s quite impressive. It makes me more optimistic about an R6iii with R3\'s sensor.

no, nothing similar according to the press release.

dpreview talks a little about it, seems they built up on top of the sensor around the outside.

I don't see the benefit it's not closer to the pixels, and it's still a 1/60th refresh rate in 14 bit mode. so it's not as if it's Z 9 speeds which was 1/270th.

I guess there is cost associated with a stacked sensor - but it's a 2500 camera body.

 

[Richard CN]

Nothing to do with the Z6III, but I've recently noticed that both Canon and Nikon USA's press releases both have "Melville, NY" as their respective locations. Turns out their USA HQs are less than a mile away from each other.

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sniper distances. things got real between those two. there is a history

 

[Daniel Lindblom]

I hope that the top display will return to the R6 Mark III. I'm used to it from 20 years of DSLR use.

 

[Del Paso]

Nikon was lacking a solid midfielder, especially a machine with top tier AF system. I would recommend old Nikon F folks upgrade to this or Z8. Just like Canon EF folks upgrade to R6/R6ii or R5/R5ii(soon™)

There's little reasons to get Sony E mount system nowadays.

There has never been a reason to get a soni.