Nikon kit I'd actually buy

Graham Ashworth

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Nikon's been all over the news this week after their Small World in Motion contest winner got turfed out for using AI on the quiet. Proper mess, that. Got me thinking about the actual gear though, the stuff you hold in your hand and trust to just work, no funny business. Thirty years in engineering teaches you to rate a well-made tool when you see one, and these are the Nikon bits I'd point a mate towards without any hesitation. No AI shortcuts here, just glass and metal doing what they're built for.

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Nikon kit I'd actually buy — 10 items
Name	Product	Type	Price Range	My take
1Nikon Z8	Nikon Z8	Mirrorless camera	£3,500 - £4,000	Proper beast of a camera, this. Built like it'll outlast me, which at my age isn't saying much but still.
2Nikon Z6 III	Nikon Z6 III	Mirrorless camera	£2,400 - £2,700	Does nearly everything the flagship does for less brass. Sound choice if you're not made of money.
3Nikon Zf	Nikon Zf	Mirrorless camera	£1,900 - £2,200	Looks like something my dad would've owned. Proper dials, none of this menu-diving nonsense.
4Nikon D780	Nikon D780	DSLR camera	£1,800 - £2,000	Last of a dying breed and I'm not ashamed to still reach for a DSLR. Reliable as my old kettle.
5NIKKOR Z 24-70mm f/2.8 S	NIKKOR Z 24-70mm f/2.8 S	Standard zoom lens	£2,000 - £2,300	Sharp as you like and covers most of what you'd ever want. One lens, sorted for a day out.
6NIKKOR Z 50mm f/1.8 S	NIKKOR Z 50mm f/1.8 S	Prime lens	£500 - £600	Cheap as chips by Nikon standards and genuinely lovely. Start here if you're starting anywhere.
7NIKKOR Z 70-200mm f/2.8 VR S	NIKKOR Z 70-200mm f/2.8 VR S	Telephoto zoom lens	£2,500 - £2,800	Heavy on the shoulder but handy at the match for getting proper close to the action.
8Nikon Coolpix P1100	Nikon Coolpix P1100	Bridge camera	£1,000 - £1,100	Zoom on this thing is daft in a good way. Handy if you can't be doing with swapping lenses.
9Nikon Z30	Nikon Z30	Mirrorless camera	£600 - £700	Grandkids would get on with this fine. Light, simple, no faff.
10Nikon WM-1 Wireless Transmitter	Nikon WM-1 Wireless Transmitter	Camera accessory	£40 - £50	Not glamorous but does its job without fuss, a bit like most good engineering.