Nikon releases silver Zf-GR1 grip for Japan-only Zf owners
Nikon’s silver Zf-GR1 finally gives silver Zf owners a factory-matched grip, turning a rare accessory into part of the camera’s retro appeal.
The Nikon Zf has always sold more than specs. With its chrome-era styling and body-first nostalgia, the camera invites owners to build a kit that looks as deliberate as the images it makes, and Nikon’s new silver Zf-GR1 grip leans straight into that impulse.
Nikon Imaging Japan has scheduled the silver grip for release on June 19, with preorders opening June 10 at 10:00 a.m. The Japanese retail format is open price, and current direct pricing puts the accessory at 18,700 yen, or about $117. The black version of the Zf-GR1 launched on October 27, 2023, but the silver model brings something many Zf owners have been waiting for: a factory accessory that visually matches the silver-edition Zf body Nikon introduced in September 2025.
That matching finish matters because the Zf-GR1 has become a cult object far beyond Japan. Nikon’s domestic accessory has been difficult to obtain in the United States and elsewhere, and that scarcity has pushed some buyers into inflated resale listings. One Australian photographer, Jeremy Gray, reportedly went through 10 stores in Japan before finding one. For Zf owners, that kind of effort is not just about comfort in the hand. It is about completing the system.
Nikon has designed the grip to preserve the Zf’s identity rather than fight it. The company says the grip uses the same artificial leather as the camera body and is constructed from lightweight, strong aluminum. It keeps the battery and memory card compartment accessible, adds a 1/4-inch tripod screw hole, and includes an Arca-Swiss compatible base. Nikon USA also lists the grip at about 5.8 x 2.2 x 2.8 inches and roughly 4.3 ounces, a size that adds substance without turning the Zf into a bulkier camera.
That balance explains the emotional pull. The Zf already tapped into a very specific kind of photographer psychology, the desire to own a camera that feels like an object as much as a tool. Nikon announced the Z f on September 20, 2023, with a full-frame sensor and the same EXPEED 7 image-processing engine as the flagship Z 9, but the appeal was never only technical. The later silver body confirmed that Nikon sees the Zf as a design-led product, and the new silver grip completes that story with a matching part that should make the camera feel more finished in hand and on a shelf.
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