Drop any questions you have here. I'll be doing specific videos comparing the autofocus, as well as a video dedicated to low light focus / high iso in the next week or so.

The Z6 ii just seems to be tremendous value for money and ticks most of the boxes. Great comparison and real life examples!!

Not sure why people are trashing and hating Nikon ... they are damn good cameras and constantly improving.

I think your point about the firmware is really interesting given the huge improvements from 1.0-3.0 on the original Z. Great review; I have already ordered my Z7II but really appreciated the balanced review - at the end of the day depending on what you need the camera for Sony, Canon, Nikon you're gonna get a great camera in 2021

I appreciate that Taylor is one of the only people on KZfaq that understand and appreciate the intangibles when it comes to image output.

Wait a sec....did I just hear a 'creator' on youtube talk positively about nikon and not bitch them for irrelevant things? Amazing video by the way. Getting my Z6 II booked tomorrow!

I've been having the worst angst about picking my new camera body/ lens system and stressing about all the small details, that opening was a refreshing slap in the face! thank you. haha

I do videos on wedding.Sold my canon 6d mark ii and ordered the z6ii with 35mm 1.8. So happy that you made this video,now waiting for my z6ii 😊

Thanks for the open minded review. No hate, just love for both systems. And both deserve it. :)

I like you reviews, very straight forward and from a general users's perspective, that matters to most of us.

Thank you for this video. I have been searching for someone to follow when it comes to photography channels. And picked you. Seems the more reasonable without boring you to death with facts and numbers and also fun to watch.

Thank you for being so objective and balanced and for reviewing these cameras not based on spec sheets but on actual real world use. I think you might be the first I've found for these two cameras, which is great as I'm seriously considering upgrading to one or the other of these.

ZII update just got real. Amazing AF.

Great vid Taylor as usual. Loving the content more and more every day and the founders pack is a beast! So glad I invested. Can’t wait for my Z6II to arrive. I’m going crazy waiting. Lol.

I’ve been hanging in there for Nikon to rework their autofocus. I am very impressed and can’t wait to get the Nikon z II!

I just ordered the z6ii and it is supposed to come in this weekend. I am super excited and seeing this video has made me even more excited and ready for both my first full frame and first mirrorless system. Thanks for the great video as always!

Great review. I've been filming on the Z6 for a while now and I love the system amd the image quality that I get.

Hey Mr. Jackson. I really appreciated how you included your opinion on how the lenses render your feelings. I do believe the camera industry is striving tor lens technical perfection to the detriment Of images that make the viewer feel something. Thank you for the work you put into this review and for sharing your experiences.

Thanks for your thoughts on both systems Taylor, great offerings from both Nikon and Canon in my opinion. Use case and working experience with a camera are more meaningful to me than a spec sheet ever will be.

Thanks for the review. I own 2 Z6s and I'm very happy with them for both video and stills. I'm contemplating trading one to try the new Z6II. One thing that didn't make sense to me in your comparison here. I share your opinion that the articulating screen on the Z6s inspires more confidence from the point of view of sturdiness. I often self-record, but I've never used a flippy screen or external monitor. I've even walked with the Z6 and it's not hard to keep myself centred. As you say, if you want total control, get something like a Ninja V ... or something cheap like a non-recording monitor. So I'm not sure why you'd need to keep a very expensive camera just for the flippy screen ... unless there's some other reason you need the Canon R6. In regards to the complaints about the Z focussing (you mention Ortiz), most often the complaints come from misuse of the system or an apparent inability to step in and reset the focus point. I can't compare, because I don't own a Sony or Canon systems (Fuji was my intro to mirrorless) but, for my use, I've never had any real complaint with the Z system. Certainly, firmware 3.0 brought minor improvement, but I guess eye/face recognition and tracking is not that critical to my work. Having said that, I have used it for portrait sessions and it works well. I have experienced a bit of focus hunting in extreme backlit conditions -- nothing I haven't experienced with other cameras. In those cases, I revert to experience accumulated during 3 decades I put in before autofocus existed.

I have the Z6 and I loved its portability and the superb Z mount lenses. I’m going to get the Z7 II next. I’m still going to keep my Z6 for videos and maybe modify it for Astro. But, I’ll wait for reviews of the Z7 II’s autofocus performance for wildlife shooting. I am confident with Nikon Z for landscape photography. Let’s see how it performs for wildlife.

What I love about Taylor's videos is that he doesn't rag on any system, gives honest opinions as to what *his needs are , I'm looking forward to hopefully getting the Z6ii soon

I have a Nikon D5300 and yes is beginner and old at this point but I have been wanting to step up to something that I can use for years to come again and I tried out the NIkon Z6 and loved the way it worked and handled. The Nikon Z6II is for sure my next camera. Thank for all the tips and tricks and realísima and began to follow because you are fellow Nikon User as well!

Ty for a nice review. Been considering both. Just picked up my z6II, 24-70/4 and 50/1.8 😁

Amazing review. Finally I found a normal and serious channel!

Great review! Probably the best comparison and real world discussion with the Z6 ii, I have seen. Particularly like the way you considered the image quality and the kind of personality the camera gives to the image. To me it's important to know the camera inspires creativity more than just the big ticket numbers. Thanks top video.

Great video. You make a clear standpoint why you prefer the one model over the other, without bashing like other reviewers do. I like this.

Sounds like the Z6 II is the camera for most everyone.

So the Nikon is a good workhorse. I totally dig that.

Thanks. T.J. You are my new guy, chief.

I like this video a lot. It made me chose the Nikon Z6 II to be my new photography- and film production camera. Thank you for this video.

Excellent review.. Reviewed like a gentleman..

One of few KZfaqr that recommend Nikon. Good to know there are pros out there preferred the Z system

Great stuff. Very straightforward & no non-sense content. No bias but honest inclination. Subscribed...👍

Thank you for your honest review. Going for Nikon z 7II as i already have z6 which works perfectly for me 😀

I love your humor and honest assessment here. Need more like this on KZfaq!

Thank you so so much Taylor.. I was so worry and I was making the wrong choice but you gave me such peace of mind.. I love Nikon and I just got the z6ii and you confirmed everything I needed to know.. I being following you for a while now and I cant thank you enough for changing my photography . You are funny and so fun to watch. I wish someday you will come to Oklahoma. Thank you from the bottom of my heart.

I‘m a very happy owner of a Z6I. The Z6II looks like the logical next step, but I will stick with the Z6I at the moment as there is simply no reason to upgrade yet.

Great Video just got my z6ii & I couldn't be happier with it.

Just the video I needed. Hopefully have my z6 ii arriving next week. After years of using my D750 it'a a perfect time to upgrade as I'm doing more video work now days. And watching this glad I've made the choice I have especially as I all ready have nikon lenses.

Thank you Taylor for this review.

Great review. Alot of real-world considerations rather than technical specs makes this information very helpful.

thank you for the review ❤️

I’m so excited to get my z 6II hopefully it’s here soon 😁. Thanks for sharing your thoughts. Moving to mirrorless for the first time do you have any good recommendations for the set up on the new z6 or another video for it?

Good to hear so many positives on the Nikon Z system especially the ergonomics!

Thank you for honest review about these new camera. I was looking to buy Z6 or EOS R. Since Z6 has IBIS and I purchased Z6 last week and cannot wait to get my hands dirty on it.

Hey Taylor, thanks for all your great videos! How does the Z6ii compare to the D810 or D850 with regards to low light performance? Sparklers for example? I dont mind if its not as good as the Canon, as I have all my Nikon glass, but i dont want it to be worse than then D810 or D850.

This is a very good perspective on these two cameras. Both are great - just depends on your use case. A big thumbs up.

Thx! Very honest review, lot of things to think about.

Thanks for explaining what you like about each and why you decided on one over the other.

As always, great stuff. U the man!

also if you take the z 6 ii the c1,c2 & c3 custom modes ARE available for video preferences, enabling different frame rates, etc, and for you to retain and switch settings quickly, ALSO ISO, WB and colour profile, ie b&w, sepia, etc. are saved to these settings making this a much quicker switch for both workflows.

Z lenses are the win for me. Stellar quality for f/1.8 lenses and affordable; a big step up from the usual playbook of inexpensive but mediocre f/1.8 lenses for the plebes. And if you don't mind inexpensive with a trade off in quality, there are still the cheap, non-S 28, 40, and 50 micro coming. Once the new 24-105 f/4 S comes out, it'll be time to get a Z6ii.

Awesome review! I understood both cameras are excellent with different strong points in your use-cases. I am NIKON fan, so your final thoughts make me happy. Thanks again from Japan!

Thank you for this video!!! This is exactly what I needed. 😁😁👍

Watched the entire video and found your comment at the end to be spot on about the newer Canon and Sony's being almost too perfect and clinical. I came from a background of shooting with Nikon film cameras: the 8008s and N90 of the 1990's. As you know, there was no autofocus back then so a lot of times you might miss a bit, but some of the best shots were a little soft. Some of the most popular photos in our time are slightly soft, esp. ones shot on film cameras. Anyway, I recently upgraded from a Canon 5D MkII to a Canon EOS R and then to an EOS R5. It's amazing what these new cameras can do, including iPhones and Pixel's with their computational photography. But I do agree that sometimes things can be *too* perfect. The only counter point I'd make there is that Instagram rez's your images down so much that they have to be incredibly sharp for that to translate, so maybe it's made up for in the loss from your computer screen to IG or YouiTube.

Hi mate...You must be the most honest and balanced reviewer around here.Thanks a lot. Every camera system have some +ve and -ve aspects, if reviewer tells them without any bias, the viewers can pick a system which suits them.

With the Z cameras you can capture stills while recording video. They are JPEGs, basically frame grabs from the video, but it’s a way to avoid switching back and forth between video and stills.

I have done small comparison on my Z6 with Nikon 85 F1.8 s (Z Mount) and Sigma 105mm F1.4 with F to Z adapter and I found that images were very identical. Bokeh were very similar.

As I mainly want to use my camera for KZfaq-videos, I would go with the Canon R6, especially since I already own and love my Canon M50. I just can't live without my flippy-screen 😁

the reason I like Nikon is because I really prefer their color science over Canon slightly. and I agree I do think also Nikon glass tends to be a little bit more refined for artistic expression than Cannon glass. I actually am interested in the z62, especially for architectural photography and landscape photography. do you think it's the good choice? and if so, what lenses do you recommend I get

Great video, thanks. I‘m looking forward to my Z6ii.

What I’m missing is a flip out screen like the Fuji X-T3, GFX 50 S has it: also flipping in portrait mode. I do no vlogging and I am with you, those full articulating screens feel like breaking at any time.

Awesome review. Very useful to working photographers.

Great review! I enjoy the fact that you're not focusing strictly on specs and that you're going into more details about the parts you can't quantify as easily. I never hear anybody else talk about how one quirk or another about specific lines of lenses can become an artistic element in the image, but it would figure. The best example I can think of in my own experience was the Pentax 28mm f/3.5 screw mount lens that had a slightly raised front element and unique flare that just killed it in the winter sun!

The Z6 has the expandability of ProRes RAW 12-Bit 4:2:2, so it’s a clear winner if you are a videographer

To me, the sharp, light and reasonably priced 1.8 primes (along with the 24-120 F4) are reason enough to go with Nikon. I am sure in a generation, the AF will be on par with all the others...

I was struggling for over a year: should I buy the "Z" or "R" system. Ultimately what made me to decide was both the price point of the body and being able to shoot with my Canon lens and with almost everything else: and (surprise!) it's the "Z". You can make a Canon EF camera (or Sony Camera) out of Z6, but you can't make a Nikon Z or Sony camera out of Canon R because the flange distance is 2mm longer than in Sony and 4mm longer than of the "Z" mount. Canon 70-200 f/4 for travel on Z6, Z5, Z7, Z50? No problem, buy a Fringer adapter. I have a Canon 17mm TS lens: works awesomely on "Z". But if you happen to have Nikon glass, using it with "R" while preserving the autofocus feature is a challenge. An Sony glass won't work on "R". So ultimately... the Nikon "Z" system is a better Cannon for me, than the Canon "R" system. YMMW, of course. The current challenge for me: want to make a Kiev Automat to "Z" adapter. Some people already "printed" it out with a 3D printer, I want to use a Mamiya ZE - to - MFT adapter and let our hardware specialist modify it for Kiev-10 lens. The 20mm MIR-20 is pretty good (looked at sample pictures, probably beats Flektogon) and now I want it to see on the "Z".

That's about the best comparison video I've seen to date.

@15:58 Everything you said here is so underrated in everything the photo community talks about when it comes to cameras and lenses. The personality of the lens is everything when it comes to making an image and this new age thing of just judging sharpness - making every image plain, clean, and clinical - is so boring. I'm glad you touched on that.

Thank so much for this video! Regards from Brazil :)

I have a Z7 and mostly just do landscape stuff. If I were to buy the new ii versions I would probably go the 6ii. I don't really need fast autofocus in the Z7 so the improvements for me in the ii version are not important to me. Would love the 6ii for a bit of video and low light stuff.

Thank you for your very nice review, Very helpful....

I have an Original Z6 and REALLY enjoy it's use, and will probably keep it still once I do upgrade to another body down the line. I do however really wish the 3rd party lens makers would get it together and finish developing for both RF and Z mounts, even just to encourage Canon and Nikon to release glass quicker!

Nice review btw Taylor as usual

I am not professional but want to jump into my first full frame, i love photography, i am really excited for Nikon Z6ii, need more specific video on z6ii

I have my R5 set to eye detect, and custom set the SET button to pull the focus to the centre of frame - perfect for when it grabs a face you don’t want the focus on

What a wonderful comparison. Based on actual real world use. Very perceptive. Thanks!

HI, do you think nikon will fix the autofocus in the future firmware upgrade?

Really great comparison. Would your recommendation change at all if you are already somewhat bought into one ecosystem? I’m leaning Nikon Z6 after seeing this but the closet of nice EF glass I have says otherwise.

Have you tried the new RF85 f2 ? It’s much smaller and still very sharp if you want to keep your setup small.

Thanks for a reasoned viewpoint!

Also preordered this camera for many of the reasons you listed. I originally purchased an R6 but the card slot 1 corrupted two memory cards while shooting within the first week so I took it back (yes I formatted the card in camera). I saved the images but not video files.

this is an amazing comparison. thank you 🙏🏼

Nice comparison Taylor. Looks like both cameras would do a fantastic job for you. I guess it all comes down to what kind of shooter you are; I mostly photograph & film wildlife so when I look to going fully into mirrorless from my DSLR system I want to invest in a system that will cover my needs. I have a Panasonic camera too for video & find they are so easy to switch from photo mode to video shooting simply by turning the Mode Dial from say AV to their Custom Manual Movie mode which saves my dialled in video settings already so you are good to go!

definitly one of the best videos i have watched. As i have a Z6 right now and was thinking about upgrading i wasnt sure if i should go over to canon for the R6 or switch to the Z6ii. Its pretty clear to me now that the z6ii will be my choice as i dont create contant or do much of video at all. Also i m not on the greatest budget and i already have lenses for the Z system. Thanks for this very helpful insight. Appreciate it!

2 sensors camera!! Now that's an interesting idea LOL

I really enjoy Canadian reviews! Great scenery too!

Great review, I’m trying to justify buying one! Already have the D850...

A really good, honest review!

Hi Taylor! Can you please go over your settings in the camera menu? 🙏 it would be SUPER helpful Thanks!!!

The foreshadowing about the quick switch to video and back to stills gave me insight that you chose the Z6. Video was the key breaking point especially when the flippy screen come into the equation.

Loved the balanced video. I'm interested to hear more about the "character" of Nikon files/lenses etc. I have found this too, but I can't articulate or visibly show this intangible character... it's more a feeling than an observable fact! I wonder if you could do a simple side by side of a Nikon +canon/sony file and see if you can visibly show what we all know and love about Nikon files!

Nice review as always 👍

great video and very helpful as I am thinking about full frame and not invested in any of the big 3 systems making the decision super tough

Awesome review. Thanks.

I was originally a Nikon shooter but when I got the D7000 I was so disappointed in the sharpness issues I had.. I didn't want it insane sharp but I was very frustrated it seemed to have issues. I think it may have just been a bad copy but that was disappointing. I wound up selling all my Nikon gear eventually and flipped to canon. I love the 1.2 50L such an amazing lens, and the RF 70-200 is just so nice. So for now I'm an R6 person but I was honestly just a bit bored with photography and I never was interested in the R it was too early in mirrorless for me to leave the 5D... so I would say I'm experimenting more from boredom then anything. Which sounds super lame but I like to play with new things and learn them. I find the autofocus system on the R6 tricky to get it set just right and I've accidentally somehow gotten it to another auto focus setting and even the round dial at the top hit to another mode.. and that never happened with the 5's. I shot on a film Nikon my dad bought in Vietnam. was my MOST favorite camera ever because I learned on it.

Great, unbiased review! As you said, both are great and it's a close call, yet 143 thumbs-down indicates some just vote for their brand regardless, sad...

Excellent comparison, well done.

Well done. I like your honesty .... I too, now have both, and it is hard to pick .... I feel that the dual processor of the Nikon Z6ii system has more room to grow through SW upgrades .... Canon will run into limits in terms of processing power.