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Nikon Z6

Nikon Z6

Full-frame mirrorless interchangeable-lens camera · Nikon Z · released 2018-08-23
Lowest now
$644
Steep discount 32% of MSRP
MSRP at launch
$2,000
Aug 2018
Inventory
43
across 1 source

Well above the 90-day low

How we compute this

Today's price sits well above the recent low. Today's price runs 36% above the 90-day low of $474 (seen May 16, 2026). 32% of the $2,000 MSRP. Prices are down 4.5% over the last 30 days.

Lowest now
$644
MSRP
$2,000
% of MSRP
32%
90-day low
$474
All-time low
$474 (May 16, 2026)
30-day trend
-4.5%
Observed across 1 source · 51 days of history in last 90 · Methodology
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Specs

Brand
Nikon
Family
Nikon Z
Category
body
Body type
Full-frame mirrorless interchangeable-lens camera
Mount
Nikon Z
Sensor
Full Frame
Megapixels
24.5 MP
Lens type
Sensor family
Nikon FX 24.5MP BSI CMOS
Autofocus
Hybrid
AF system
Nikon Hybrid AF (Z)
IBIS
5-axis 5-stop
Weather sealed
Yes
Max video
4K30
Max native ISO
ISO 51,200
Weight
675 g
Dimensions
134 × 101 × 68 mm
Body material
magnesium alloy
Released
2018-08-23
Status
current

Computational features

Focus Bracket
Up to 300 frames (focus shift)
HDR
Multi-Exposure

Original Z6 has focus shift, HDR, and multiple exposure; no pre-release capture.

Autofocus & action

Birds-in-flight keeper rate

#15 on Mirrorless Comparison's AF ranking
86%
AF score (sharp keepers), 95% counting slightly soft
86%
Drive score at 5.5 fps (4/5 sharp)
5.5 fps: 86% (4/5) 12 fps: 82% (9/12)

Birds-in-flight keeper rates come from Mirrorless Comparison. They shoot thousands of frames per body in the field and count how many come back sharp, which is the most useful hands-on autofocus test for wildlife we've found. Go read the full birds-in-flight rankings and their per-camera field notes.

See the full birds-in-flight test at Mirrorless Comparison →
AF system
Hybrid (phase + contrast)
Focus points
273 hybrid
Subject detection
Human eye/face
Burst (mechanical)
12 fps
Buffer
~35 RAW (12-bit lossless)
Pre-burst capture
No
Card slots
1 (Single XQD/CFexpress)
Sensor readout
BSI

Original 2018 Z6; single XQD slot and eye-detection AF added via firmware update.

Latest pricing by source

Each row is a direct observation from the seller. How this works.
Source Condition Price Listings Observed Link
mpb
well used
→ fair
$644 1 Observed 20h ago view listing
mpb
excellent
→ excellent
$699 30 Observed 20h ago view listing
mpb
good
→ good
$704 11 Observed 20h ago view listing
mpb
like new
→ mint
$804 1 Observed 3d ago view listing

Price history

One point per day per (source, grade) pair, connected with lines. Hue marks the source; lightness within a hue marks the condition (darker = better grade). The dashed line is launch MSRP.

See Methods notes #1.1, #1.2, #1.3.

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Methods

How we compute each section

References on each chart link down here. More notes will land as new sections grow.

1. Price history

#1.1 · Grade buckets
Each seller publishes their own raw condition labels (e.g. "Excellent+", "Like new minus", "Bargain"). Those are normalized to a small bucket set: mint, excellent, good, fair, poor, and unknown. The "Latest pricing by source" table above shows both the raw label and the normalized bucket so you can audit any individual mapping.
#1.2 · Missing days
A point is only drawn on a day when a snapshot existed for that (source, grade) pair. Lines connect across gaps so a series with sparse sampling still reads as a single trend, but absence of a point does not mean a stockout: it means we didn't see a listing at that grade that day.
#1.3 · Color encoding
Hue carries the source: terracotta = mpb, sage = keh, cobalt = B&H, honey = ebay. Lightness within a hue carries the condition: darker means a better grade (mint and excellent are darkest; poor is lightest). The dashed ink line is launch MSRP, included as a reference even though it isn't a price observation.