When Nikon first launched its full-frame mirrorless series, the Z7 was the top flagship. But now that Nikon’s full-frame lineup branches from the Z5 II to the Z9, the Nikon Z7 II sits more in the middle. As the Nikon Z7 II approaches its fifth birthday this fall, rumors have been swirling about a possible successor. But if there’s one thing I want to see come to Nikon’s mid-level Z series, it’s a feature only recently unveiled inside the Nikon Z5 II: an autofocus system that can focus as dark as -10 EV.
When mirrorless cameras first started to trickle onto the scene, DSLRs still reigned with the better autofocus, particularly in limited lighting. But mirrorless autofocus technology has gotten progressively better, giving the newer camera format the edge in performance. Still, -10 EV on the Nikon Z5 II is impressive because even the Z9 is only rated to -7 EV, or -9 EV with starlight view.
