Introduction

Your new Nikon Z6 has to be one of the top photographic bargains on the market today. Although priced at an affordable $2,000 for the body alone, the Z6 has all the killer features found in its upscale mirrorless sibling, the Z7, at less than 60 percent of its price. And the trade-offs go both ways: while the Z6’s 24 megapixels don’t match the 46 megapixel resolution of the mirrorless flagship Z7, your camera can capture sports and action sequences at 12 frames per second, rather than the 9 fps available with its high-end counterpart. If you’ve been delaying your jump to the mirrorless world waiting for Nikon to introduce a worthy offering, your wait is over. For most of us on a budget, the Z6 is the dream mirrorless camera we’ve ...

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