Nikon Z5IIC

Nikon Z5IIC Official: $1,399.95 Flat-Top Full-Frame, No Viewfinder, Mid-October

Official product photo of the Nikon Z5IIC mirrorless camera in black
Official product photo of the Nikon Z5IIC in black, with the NIKKOR Z 24-50mm f/4-6.3. Image: Nikon

Nikon has made the compact Z5 official. The Z5IIC is a flat-top, full-frame Z body at $1,399.95 body-only, or $1,699.95 with the NIKKOR Z 24-50mm f/4-6.3. You can pre-order at B&H Photo Video. Nikon USA says it ships in mid-October 2026. Retailers will also offer soft bundles with the 26mm f/2.8 pancake and the 40mm f/2.

The “C” is the point. Nikon says it stands for casual, and the camera omits a viewfinder so the top stays flat. Against the Z5II (134 × 100.5 × 72 mm, about 700 g with battery), this body is 134 × 80.5 × 72 mm and 620 g with battery and card (538 g body only). Same 24.5MP BSI sensor and EXPEED 7. Shorter by the hump.

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Nikon Z5IIC Leak Update: Nikon.de Launch Offer, Japan Event Listing, Sept. 24

Leaked Z5IIC Launch Offer graphic via Nikon Rumors, not an official product photo
Screenshot of a “Z5IIC Launch Offer” graphic Nikon Rumors says appeared on Nikon’s websites. Not an official product photo of the camera. Via Nikon Rumors.

The name is now on Nikon’s own sites, not just in a rumor post. Nikon Rumors says Z5IIC listings started appearing on Nikon web pages, and posted screenshots of a Nikon Germany launch offer plus a Nikon Imaging Japan event filter that treats Z5IIC as a camera you can tick, next to the Z5II.

That is a step on from Friday’s “next week” item. NR has also tightened the spec list: no viewfinder (the bump hedge is gone), IBIS, a new AF subject class called Fish, black or silver-top editions, and a date — September 24.

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Nikon Z5 IIC Rumor: Compact a7C Rival, 24MP, Aimed at Next Week

Official product photo of the current Nikon Z5II, not the rumored Z5IIC
Official product photo of the current Nikon Z5II — not the rumored Z5IIC. Nikon has not shown a Z5IIC. Image: Nikon

Nikon Rumors says Nikon will announce a Z5IIC next week — a compact full-frame body aimed at Sony’s a7C series. The name is NR’s spelling; it reads as a compact Z5II, not a confirmed product code. Nikon has not posted a camera, a price, or a photo of this body.

The list NR is willing to print is short: full-frame 24 MP, “new video features” with no codecs or frame rates attached, and a viewfinder line that is still two stories — no finder, or a built-in finder with no viewfinder bump. NR has not picked one.

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