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Is N-RAW = intoPIX TICO RAW? What settings are in-camera? What is available at launch in terms of ProRes RAW / bitrates / ProRes 422 flavours? I have a look into it here but more info welcome in this thread from quality sources. https://www.eoshd.com/raw-video/what-are-the-details-of-nikons-new-cinema-8k-4k-raw-codec-on-the-z9/

There are a couple of head-to-head comparison videos out there. I will link to one (or two) below. I think that pretty much any and every ND filter is going to have color / tint shifts. I have been using a three-stop Hoya MC (HMC) ND filter and it definitely results in a blue temp / magenta tint shift. I always have to adjust my white balance slightly amber and slightly green. That's a filter that costs amount $45 for a 77mm size, so it is what I would guess you would call "mid-tier" in terms of pricing. In doesn't seem to affect sharpness in any noticeable way. Haven't noticed any vignette with the filter and there isn't too much added flare, but there is some increased blue ghosting when the sun is in frame or just out of frame. I use it outdoors when shooting in LOG (which requires ISO 640) so that I can open the aperture from f/22(where diffraction would be heavy) to f/8 (the sharpest aperture for my lens). Three stops isn't all that heavy of an ND, so maybe others who have shot with heavier ND filters will provide better information for you. Slightly Off Topic: For cameras that DON'T have a built in IR filter (or have a very weak one) you will want to get an ND filter with IR filtering, too. I know that Tiffen makes some. I am not sure what the R6 IR filter situation is. It might be great (most likely it is). I based my choice of the Hoya MC based on Griffin Hammond's video directly below. Also, I just watched the slanted lens review of some of the more expensive variable ND filters (Polar Pro, Syrup, B+W, and Tiffen) and their conclusion was that the best variable ND was to... use a couple of non-variable ND filters stacked. In THEIR conclusion, cheap Amazon single-density ND filters looked better than the most expensive variable ND filters.

Delightful read back to the usual EOSHD standards we've been used to ;- )

Looks like they are using the same raw codec for both stills and video mode then? 6:1 and 12:1 compression modes 500Mbit in 1 bit per pixel 12:1 compression for DCI 4K 60p. Which could mean 4K/24p cinema at under 250Mbit!! 1000Mbit in the 6:1 mode (4K/60) 8K is up to 4000Mbit in the highest quality mode. Not sure which of these Intopix configs they have actually implemented on camera so if anyone finds some more info from Nikon or a good source do let me know

I guess they still have 8 weeks to get it officially announced and shipped, but that doesn't seem likely. https://www.dpreview.com/news/4760327634/panasonic-announces-development-of-lumix-dc-gh6

Continuous stills shooting duration: Full res High Efficiency RAW 20fps: 60 seconds. Full res JPEG 30fps: 7 seconds 11MP (no crop!) JPEG 120fps: 6 seconds Also 4k 120P video records audio!

Periods that were literally measured in days in the case of a few particularly damp Test matches that I covered. Would have had time to submit the images as watercolours.