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Nikon has announced their new retro inspired Zfc Mirrorless camera today. The model, heavily based on the APS-C sensor based Z50, brings Nikon FM era design cues and  a flip out screen to cash in on the small but relatively monopolized market of retro-inspired APSC cameras currently dominated by Fujifilm. The sensor - a 20.9mp DX (APS-C) unit, packs the capacity to shoot at ISO 100-51200 or at 2EV boost of (204,800), although the sensor features no IBIS, it does feature electronic stability and it does help out when shooting 4K (UHD) at 30 fps/1080p at 60fps.The sensor also comes with 209 Single point AF points while the shutter can shoot upto a max of 1/4000 and a maximum frame rate of 11 fps with AF. The main focus of the camera is its retro design, which as said earlier, harks back to the film era and is more "retro" unlike Nikon's previous D610 based Df DSLR many years back. The Zfc designed with "leather" furniture and a magnesium chassis does make the not ...

About a decade back, Nikon Announced the Nikon Df - a retro inspired DSLR which was kind of handicapped as many novelty features at the time were omitted in the pursuit of originality. The camera is now long gone and with the sun setting on the entire SLR ecosystem, Nikon is now set to announce another retro inspired camera with the new mirrorless Z mount. The upcoming camera - named the Nikon Zfc for now, is said to pack a retro design with Nikon FM era design cues and strangely a flip out screen and a video button. The top of the alleged camera contains a "manual" ISO dial  shutter speed and exposure compensation as well as a larger shutter button. The camera details such as the sensor details are not known at the moment, but rumors point it to being similar to the Nikon Z50 - APS-C sensor which is odd considering that the previous attempt featured a full frame sensor. This could either be a mistake or it could be in fact a shot directed towards the niche APS-C market carve...