The pre-order links for the Nikon Z50 (including kit lenses), 58mm f/0.95 Noct, and MB-N10 battery pack have been released. Here are the B&H links:
- Nikon Z50 body only: $860
- Nikon Z50 with 16-50mm: $1000
- Nikon Z50 with 16-50mm and 50-250mm: $1350
- Nikon Z 58mm f/0.95 S Noct: $8000
- Nikon MB-N10 Battery Pack (compatible with Z6 and Z7 only): $200
When the Nikon Z6 and Z7 mirrorless cameras were announced last year, pre-order sales made it difficult to buy either at first. I don’t think that’s likely to be true for the relatively mass-market Z50 or any of the other items on this list, except perhaps the 58mm f/0.95 Noct. That said, if you want to be first in line, now’s your chance.
Hello! When we also see a review of the Nikon Z 50 and the New DX lenses z 16-50 and z 50-250.
Have a nice day and Happy Holidays!
I ordered the Z 50 kit so I could take a good look at it. Having large hands I was concerned about it’s smaller size (l have the Z 6 and it’s terrific). The 50 came today and although the ergonomics were great, the deal breaker for me was the location of the SD card slot. It’s in the battery chamber and the slot is narrow, requiring the exposed metal contacts to rub against the edges. It’s awkward to insert and near impossible to extract. Even my wife’s small hands couldn’t pull it out. Even if a more agile user had less trouble inserting and removing the card I’d worry about the contacts getting damaged and photos being lost. Too bad, size wise makes for a great travel kit. The Z 6 does too, although the great S lenses aren’t as compact as we all had hoped. Can’t have everything. Looking forward to your Z 50 review. Thanks for all you folks do.
Happy Holidays,
Steve Sanders
Spencer, I’d really appreciate if you’d care more for wording!
There is no such thing as a “battery grip”, because this crappy plastic box is called a “Nikon MB-N10 battery pack” and although as overpriced as a battery grip it lacks of everything a grip comes with.
You got me on that one :)
I just changed the references in the article to say battery pack instead.
Thanks very much :) I was mislead by myself because I wished for a grip.
Sadly Nikon has started at the wrong end of the consumer side of the APS-C market, they have built a Nikon mirrorless D3500 ($500) and are selling at at near $900 with no lens, trying to compare this camera to Sony’s APS-C line means little to most buyers, Nikon has to be able to stand on its own as a dedicated camera, its competition is NOT Sony but the smartphone, no in body stabilization means it’s video option is crippled and as another comment implied – its just an expensive point & shoot.
Adding to the negatives, Nikon is using the Z mount (requiring new lenses for no functional purpose) and it small body size/weight suffers from the larger than needed kit lenses (collapsible to save carry space but in use are slow and to big when compared to Fuji APS-C). Again Nikon assumes an APS-C users can use FF primes but look at the size and weight of the FF Z mount primes, weighing as much as the Z50 body does.
I shoot APS-C and this new Z50 provides ZERO incentive or value to me to upgrade, besides how can anyone consider this D3500 like over priced, crippled camera system be equal in any sense to Nikons D7xxx line .. I was hoping for something more and I guess we’ll have to wait for next time.
Agreed. I would not give up my D7500 for this. I wouldn’t give up a D7200 for it either.
So let’s compare analytically between D3200 vs Z50
6fps vs 11 fps
HD video vs 4k video
11 focus points vs 209 fp
821K dot LCD vs 1040K
No articulating screen
No touch screen
Contrast detect AF vs phase/contrast AF
Slightly high pixel count but Z50 sensor is from D500 suggesting better night performance
Iso 26 k vs 52K
Shutter 1/2000 vs 1/4000
Plastic body (no weatherproofing) vs. magnesium alloy body (weatherproofing)
No microphone jack
No flash sync
Twin dial control
I like the D3500 which I bought for my daughter, but it really doesn’t match up to Z50.
The look of that 16-50mm lens just reminds me of an old point&shoot camera from 15 years ago. I can see how this would be an entry into the mirrorless line of Nikon’s, but as Spence said above we just have to wait and see when we have our hands on one.
The Sony a6100 has more megapixels, more focus points and a lot more lens choices. Nikon marketing is going to have a hard time convincing first time buyers to buy this over the Sony.
Based on the specs, I agree. The Sony a6100 is very comparable in features to the Nikon Z50 to my eye, but with a much larger line of lenses. That said, I’d like to wait and test them side by side. It’s hard to know details like EVF quality, focus tracking, lens quality, ergonomics, and other information about the Z50 without using one in person yet.
Reality is though that Sony actually does NOT have a lot of APS-C specific lenses for their bodies. They have not released a new one in quite some time. I genuinely considered an A6xxx series camera but their selection is seriously lacking. They seem to be floating by on the fact that their full frame mount works well on the APS-C bodies.
Hopefully Nikon will start cranking out some better lenses than the kit style they just released. I know that I am watching.