If you've been waiting patiently for Nikon Z6 II stock to arrive before placing your order, good news – Nikon has confirmed that stocks of the new camera have arrived and that it is ready for despatch.
Nikon USA informed customers that the Nikon Z6 II will be shipping, and in the UK customers who placed orders with Amazon have also received confirmations that their cameras are ready for shipping.
This is great news for those who have already ordered their camera, but it's also a big deal for those potentially interested – especially it is one of the bodies on offer in the early Nikon Black Friday deals in the US, where the Nikon Z6 II and FTZ adapter are already reduced by $200.
• Hands on: Nikon Z6 II review
For those keeping score, the Nikon Z6 II is the successor to the original Nikon Z6 released in 2018. This second-generation update has most of the same core specs, but features some key upgrades thanks to a major hardware boost in the form of an additional processor – giving the mark II twice as much computational power.
This results in a number of performance improvements, notably in its continuous shooting speed. The Z6 II can shoot up to 14fps (up from 12fps), which it can maintain for 124 12-bit RAW files or 200 JPEGs.
Its ultra high-definition video capability also gets a significant bump, from 4K 30p on the original model to 4K 60p on this new version (though the video boost will come in February, via the camera's first scheduled firmware update). The Z6 II also benefits from dual memory card slots, one CFexpress and one UHS-II SD, and it can now be charged via USB-C – including 'hot charging' while shooting.
As of yet there's no update on when the Nikon Z7 II will start shipping, but stay tuned and we will let you know as soon as we get confirmation.
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