Switching from Nikon Z7 to Z8 is a lot of fun. There is only one major disadvantage: 675g compared to 910g is a big difference. Everything else is a game change 😉
One of the new features for Nikon is Pixel Shift first introduced in Nikon Zf and then in firmware update to Nikon Z8. It brings 180 Megapixel instead of 45 Megapixel by shooting 32 images. As this requires the object not to move at all this is feasible for large prints of wide angle landscape pictures without moving clouds. This is my test set-up:
- Nikon Z8
- Nikon Z 24-70mm f2.8
- Nikon Z 14-30mm f4
- Tripod Dörr A4 Alu
- SIRUI KX-Series Aluminium Tripod Head
- ARCA-SWISS Classic Leica R / SL / Hasselblad: fits perfect on Nikon Z8
But the results were really disappointing. Yes, the final pixel shift image as .NEFX file has amazing 16,512 x 11,008 size but the higher resolution on my test scene did not show any improvement in detail resolution nor sharpness. I did test shots with 32 pixel shift images:
| Lens | mm | f |
| Nikon Z 24-70mm f2.8 | 24 | 30 | 2.8 | 4.0 | 8 |
| Nikon Z 14-30mm f4 | 14 | 16 | 20 | 24 | 30 | 4.0 | 8 |
Can you spot a difference?
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