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Nikon Sweeps Eisa Awards with Five Wins

Nikon is proud to announce its success at the EISA Awards 2025-2026, receiving five accolades across a wide range of product categories.

This includes:

Nikon’s brand-new, full-frame mirrorless camera, the Z5II, impressed judges with its 24MP CMOS sensor, high-speed performance, and advanced autofocus (with the ability to recognise nine subject types). With 4K 60p recording, dual card slots, and a fully articulated touchscreen, the Z5II was commended as a “versatile tool for entering the full-frame mirrorless world.”

In its category, the Z50II was praised as a “compact” and “lightweight” camera that “captures vibrant, detailed, low-noise images.” Powered by the EXPEED 7 processor from the “top-of-the-range Z9,” it impressed judges with advanced 3D-tracking autofocus and fast shooting up to 30fps with Pre-Release Capture – offering both speed and creative flexibility.

Meanwhile, the NIKKOR Z 28-135mm f/4 PZ, Nikon’s first dedicated video lens, stood out for its powerful and broad zoom range and minimal focus breathing, with judges calling the lens a “versatile choice for both videographers and hybrid shooters.”

The winner of the wide lens award, the NIKKOR Z 35mm f/1.2 S, was hailed as “exceptional”, with judges describing its optical design as “first-class, with minimal compromises.” Boasting “excellent sharpness” and “beautiful background drawing (bokeh)”, the lens is praised as an “investment that will last a long time for those who appreciate optical perfection.”

Finally, the NIKKOR Z 50mm f/1.4 lens was recognised as an outstanding value option, ideal for portrait and street photographers, offering sharp rendering, attractive bokeh, and impressive low-light capabilities in a compact, lightweight, and weather-resistant form.

The five highly coveted awards continue to show Nikon’s pioneering design and engineering excellence, delivering exciting and innovative equipment which enables photographers and videographers to push the boundaries of what is possible in their work.

EISA comments for the Nikon Z5II “Best Buy Camera” award 2025-2026

, Nikon Sweeps Eisa Awards with Five Wins

The Nikon Z5II is aimed at ambitious photographers who value image quality, simple operation and an attractive price-performance ratio. Its 24MP CMOS sensor delivers clear, detailed images with a wide dynamic range. It offers a continuous shooting speed of up to 14 frames per second in raw, or 30fps in JPEG. Other highlights include the autofocus, which recognises nine different types of subject, and the effective image stabilisation. Video recording is possible in 4K 60p with a DX crop, while in 4K 30p the entire sensor width is utilised. The bright electronic viewfinder, fully articulated touchscreen and two UHS-II card slots make the camera a versatile tool for entering the full-frame mirrorless world.

EISA comments for the Nikon Z50II “APS-C CAMERA” award 2025-2026

, Nikon Sweeps Eisa Awards with Five Wins

The Nikon Z50II captures vibrant, detailed, low-noise images thanks to its 20.9MP APS-C sensor and fast EXPEED 7 processor (as used in the top-of-the-range Z9). Its advanced 3D-tracking recognises people, pets, cars, bikes, and trains. It shoots up to 30fps and includes Pre-Release Capture. For video, it supports 4K 60p recording, N-log, and a Product Review mode. Compared to its predecessor, the grip is improved, and the LCD is now articulated. With the new Picture Control Button, you can choose from 31 built-in colour presets to enhance photo and video. The camera is relatively compact and lightweight, and offers easy sharing of photos and videos via Nikon Imaging Cloud.

EISA comments for the NIKKOR Z 28-135mm f/4 PZ “Photo/Video Lens” award 2025-2026

, Nikon Sweeps Eisa Awards with Five Wins

The NIKKOR Z 28-135mm f/4 if Nikon’s first dedicated video lens. Its video-focused design is evident in features such as a power zoom enhanced by the inclusion of a zoom lever, internal zoom and focus mechanisms, geared rings for both zoom and focus, and a control ring that can also function as a stepless aperture dial. The lens offers a broad zoom range with a constant f/4 aperture, is parfocal, and shows minimal focus breathing. Combined with its strong optical performance, this lens is a versatile choice for both videographers and hybrid shooters.

EISA comments for the Nikon NIKKOR Z 35mm f/1.2 S “Wide Angle Lens” award 2025-2026

, Nikon Sweeps Eisa Awards with Five Wins

The Nikon NIKKOR Z 35mm f/1.2 S is an exceptional lens. It has not only an unusually large maximum aperture, but the optical design is also first-class, with minimal compromises. The result is excellent sharpness across the entire image area, even at f/1.2. Another exceptional quality is the beautiful background drawing (bokeh) that makes the lens highly desirable for wedding and portrait photographers who want to isolate the main subject from the background. The lens is also well-suited to video, with fast, silent autofocus and no visible focus breathing. This makes it an investment that will last a long time for those who appreciate optical perfection.

EISA comments for the Nikon NIKKOR Z 50mm f/1.4 “Best Buy Lens” award 2025-2026

, Nikon Sweeps Eisa Awards with Five Wins

The Nikon NIKKOR Z 50mm f/1.4 lens is a standard lens for full-frame Nikon Z cameras that’s ideal for portraits, landscapes, street photography, snapshots and close-ups. Thanks to its large aperture, this compact and lightweight lens isolates subjects with attractive bokeh. It also performs well in low light and freezing fast motion.

The image quality is very good for both photography and video. It is very sharp and provides high resolution, with minimal distortion or chromatic aberration, while vignetting is well controlled. But most importantly, this weather-resistant lens offers excellent value for money, and because of this it was chosen as our best buy.

Every year, the EISA Awards celebrate those new products that combine the most advanced technology and desirable features with class-leading performance. The EISA Awards extend from the most affordable, high-value products to the most aspirational expressions of modern consumer electronics. Award categories change from year to year, reflecting the evolution of product design and connectivity, but every EISA Award winner remains the very best in its class.

Please visit the EISA website for more information: https://www.eisa.eu/

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