Can We Expect a New Retro-Looking Camera from Nikon in August?

After multiple fully modern-looking camera releases, Nikon might be going back to a retro design for a new model.

Before its newest and extremely popular series of DSLRs and now mirrorless cameras, Nikon had a long history of creating analog hardware for the photography world.

Later, as analog largely died, Nikon continued to occasionally dabble in vintage-style designs for its digital mirrorless cameras. A recent example of this is the very affordable Zfc, a Z-mount mirrorless camera that combines a 20.9MP CMOS sensor with an overtly retro exterior.

Now rumors are circulating that another retro-looking Nikon camera called the Zf might be in the works for an early-August announcement.

According to the site Nikon Rumors, these hints pointed to the camera being announced by August 2^nd or at least in the first week of August. So far that hasn’t happened, but who knows about next week.

While Nikon Rumors names no concrete source for the rumors of a Zf announcement in this month, it does provide a surprisingly robust list of details about what to expect from the supposedly upcoming camera.

These include the following claimed characteristics:

• A 45MP sensor similar to that of the Z7II
• An improved AF from that of Nikon’s Z7II
• A price tag in the $2,000-$2,500 range
• One camera bundle with Nikkor Z 400mm f/2 SE lens included
• Body-only price of $1,999
• Very similar design to that of Nikon Zfc
• Single SD memory card slot
• Small LCD display along the top of the camera for aperture reading

Fully articulating rear LCD screen

Anyone interested in Nikon Z-format mirrorless quality with a wonderfully retro case covering it can of course always go out and buy themselves a Zfc model, but the idea of that same look holding a much larger 45MP sensor and new features is interesting.

Alternatively, buyers have the option of Nikon’s Z7II or the brand’s premium Z8 model, though both are thoroughly modern-looking machines.

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