A Review of the Nikon Z 7II Mirrorless Camera for Landscape Photography

With a 45.7-megapixel sensor and a lot of dynamic range, the Nikon Z 7II mirrorless camera looks like a strong candidate for a lot of landscape photographers. How does it hold up in practice? This great video review features an experienced landscape photographer discussing his thoughts months after switching from a medium format setup. 

Coming to you from Thomas Heaton, this awesome video review takes a look at the Nikon Z 7II mirrorless camera for landscape photography. The Z 7II comes with a nice range of features, including:

  • 45.7-megapixel BSI CMOS sensor
  • No optical low-pass filter for higher levels of detail
  • 5-axis in-body Vibration Reduction
  • Low native ISO of 64
  • 4K video at up to 60 fps with external 10-bit N-Log and HLG
  • 493 phase-detection autofocus points
  • Eye-Detect AF for both people and animals
  • Dual memory card slots (one CFexpress Type B and one SD UHS-II slot)
  • 3.6-million-dot OLED electronic viewfinder
  • 3.2-inch, 2.1-million-dot tilting touchscreen
  • 10 fps continuous burst rate
  • Long exposure times of up to 15 minutes 
  • Magnesium alloy body with dust- and weather-resistance for working in inclement conditions

While not perfect, the Z 7II certainly produces high-quality images and ticks a lot of boxes for landscape work. Check out the video above for Heaton's full thoughts on the camera. 

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Alex Cooke is a Cleveland-based portrait, events, and landscape photographer. He holds an M.S. in Applied Mathematics and a doctorate in Music Composition. He is also an avid equestrian.

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This is an extremely flawed comparison.

First he’s comparing the pricing to much better performing cameras. I mean, the other cameras are literally flagships and this is not.

Second, he’s talking about this being a replacement for his GFX but then later on admits he largely uses Manual Focus, because he can’t trust the AF in the Nikon. At this point you’ve thrown the baby out with the bath water and more or less told people to stick with the GFX, even though it was unintentionally done.