As a Nikon fan, I can’t recommend this Boxing Day camera deal highly enough – get the Z6 III at its lowest Australian price yet

Nikon’s Z6 III launched in 2024, and while there have been numerous newer competitors released since, it still firmly holds its place as the best mirrorless camera. However, its long list of upgrades over the Z6 II meant prospective buyers have been slugged with a retail price that’s a lot higher than its predecessor’s.

Thanks to this early Boxing Day discount, however, it’s now available for its lowest Australian price yet – AU$2,891.50 for the body alone.

If you’d prefer to get a kit with a lens to get you started, then even the single-lens kits are significantly cheaper – all on Amazon via the same listing. In fact, one of the kits is cheaper than the AU$4,499 RRP of the body.

So, if one of your new year resolutions is to learn photography or improve your skills, trust me when I say this is the camera for you. I already use the Nikon Z8, but if I had to rethink that choice, I’d have bought the Z6 III instead.

Kogan is listing the Z6 III body for a lower price – AU$2,730 – but it’s a marketplace listing from a third party, and I’m usually wary of those. The Amazon listing, however, is being shipped and sold from Amazon AU, although delivery will be post Christmas.

Admittedly, the 24.5MP sensor resolution on the Z6 III might put some people off – particularly landscape photographers looking for around the 40MP or 60MP resolution – but that’s overkill for most people. And even though I myself use a 45.7MP full-frame camera, I’ll be the first to admit that sensor resolution can be superfluous for the average user.

The Z6 III more than makes up for that in other ways, like speed. The partially stacked sensor is a first for Nikon and it’s 3.5x faster than the one on the Z6 II. Not only can it rattle off up to 120fps bursts when shooting in the DX APS-C crop mode, it delivers up to 60fps using the full sensor. And you won’t need to worry about buffer memory, as long as your chosen card can keep up. There is a CF-express slot.

It has the same autofocus speed and performance as the mighty (pro-level) Z8 and Z9 cameras, although the array of subjects is narrower, but that in no way impedes it from finding a subject and tracking it effectively.

The sensor is also better stabilised than the predecessor, with up to 8 stops of compensation for camera shake. And let’s not forget the video performance too – 6K footage at up to 60fps N-RAW internal recording – which makes the Z6 III a fabulous hybrid camera.

According to TechRadar’s Cameras channel editor, Timothy Coleman, the EVF on the Z6 III is the “best” he’s seen on “any Nikon camera”. I’m going to take his word for it as he’s been a long-time Nikon user – I switched to Nikon less than two years ago after being a Canon fan for 13 years.

All these upgrades are arguably worth the higher price, but with these huge Amazon discounts you can snag the Z6 III for cheaper than ever.