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The comparison set above shows performance at the higher ISOs of 3200 to 12,800. I shot at ISOs from 800 to 12,800, typical of what we use in nightscapes and deep-sky images.

To test noise in a real-world situation, I shot a dark nightscape scene with the three cameras, using a 24mm Sigma Art lens on the two Nikons, and a 24mm Canon lens on the Sony via a MetaBones adapter.

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High ISO Noise The three 24-megapixel cameras compared at three high ISO levels in a close-up of a dark-sky nightscape.

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NOTE: Tap or click on images to download and display them full screen for closer inspection. The Nikon D850 DSLR, with a sensor similar to the Z7, has been proven by others to be a good astrophotography camera, albeit with higher noise than the lesser megapixel Nikons such as the D750 and Z6. However, if the higher resolution of the Z7 is important for your daytime photography needs, then I’m sure it will work well at night. In astrophotography, I feel low noise is critical, with 24-megapixel cameras hitting a sweet spot of noise vs. I opted to test the Z6 over the more expensive Z7, as the 24-megapixel Z6 has 6-micron pixels resulting in lower noise (according to independent tests) than the 46 megapixel Z7 with its 4.4 micron pixels.

Anyone wanting a full-frame camera for astrophotography and happy to “go Nikon” will find the Z6 nearly perfect for their needs.

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Current owners of Nikon cropped-frame cameras wanting to upgrade to full-frame would do well to consider a Z6 over any current Nikon DSLR.

See my review of that camera in my blog from 2018.

When shooting deep-sky images through telescopes using long exposures, the Z6 did not exhibit any odd image artifacts such as edge vignetting or amplifier glows, unlike the Sony a7III.

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The Live View was bright and easy to enhance to even brighter levels using the Movie mode to aid in framing nightscapes.

The Z6’s ISO-invariant sensor proved excellent when dealing with the dark underexposed shadows typical of Milky Way nightscapes.

It offers as low a noise level as you’ll find in a 24-megapixel full-frame camera, though its noise was not significantly lower than the competitive Sony a7III, nor even the older Nikon D750.

In short - I found the Nikon Z6 superb for astrophotography. I should also point out that I do not participate in “affiliate links,” so I have no financial motivation to prompt you to buy gear from merchants.īut if you buy my ebook (at right), which features reams of sections on camera and time-lapse gear, I would be very pleased! However, I think my testing was sufficient to reveal the camera’s main traits of interest - as well as deficiencies it might have - for astrophotography.

With the Sigma 14mm lens and Nikon Z6 for testing. An arc of the auroral oval across the northern horizon on the night of January 10-11, 2019. I don’t own the camera and didn’t have many moonless nights during the loan period to capture a lot of “beauty” shots under the stars with the Z6. I should state at the outset that my conclusions are based on tests conducted over only three weeks in mid-winter 2019 while I had the camera on loan from Nikon Canada’s marketing company. In my testing I compared the Nikon Z6 (at right above) to two competitive cameras, the relatively new Sony a7III mirrorless (at left above) and 2015-vintage Nikon D750 DSLR.Īll three are “entry-level” full-frame cameras, with 24 megapixels and in a similar $2,000 price league, though the older D750 now often sells at a considerable discount. I did not test any of the auto-exposure, auto-focus, image stabilization, nor rapid-fire continuous mode features.įor full specs and details on the Z-series cameras see Nikon USA’s website. Here I review one of Nikon’s new mirrorless models, the Z6, tested solely with astrophotography in mind. I put the new Nikon Z6 mirrorless camera through its paces for astrophotography.įollowing Sony’s lead, in late 2018 both Nikon and Canon released their entries to the full-frame mirrorless camera market.