Weekly Nikon news flash #776

I was traveling in the last few days – this is why the Weekly Nikon News Flash is coming on Monday instead of the regular Sunday.


Nikon current trade-in offers at WEX Photo (UK): your trade-in discount will equal the valuation of your used camera plus the trade-in bonus of your new camera.


→ Also: save up to £900 on selected Nikkor lenses when bought with selected Nikon cameras.


Gura Gear introduced new Forest Green & Slate Grey colors for the Kiboko 30L+ camera bag.


PictureCorrect Spring eBook sale: The Photography Tutorial eBook is 78% off until April 30.


Photo news roundup for the week of April 7, 2024.

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The latest releases from Topaz, Skylum, and ON1


The latest photo editing releases from Topaz, Skylum, and ON1:

New: Topaz Photo AI v3.0.0, Luminar Neo 1.19.0, ON1 Photo RAW 2024.3

Via PhotoRumors

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More upcoming third-party Chinese lenses for Nikon Z-mount: Viltrox 16mm f/1.8, Yongnuo 33mm f/1.4, 7Artisans 27mm f/2.8, Meike 33mm f/1.4

In addition to the new Thypoch lenses for Z-mount, here is a quick update on other upcoming third-party Z lenses:

Viltrox AF 16mm f/1.8 full-frame autofocus lens for Nikon Z-mount: expected in late April.

Yongnuo AF 33mm f/1.4 APS-C autofocus lens for Nikon Z-mount: expected on April 18.

Meike AF 33mm f/1.4 APS-C autofocus lens for Z/X/E mount: coming soon (minimum shooting distance: 0.4m, 55mm filter size).


7Artisans AF 27mm f/2.8 autofocus APS-C lens: the E-mount version is expected in late April, the Z-mount will come later.

Here is an incomplete list of recently launched/upcoming Chinese autofocus lenses:

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Thypoch to announce new lenses for Nikon Z-mount



Thypoch already makes several manual focus lenses for Leica M-mount and the company is expected/rumored to announce new lenses also for Nikon Z-mount. Thypoch currently has the 28mm f/1.4 and 35mm f/1.4 M lenses and they will soon announce a new 50mm f/2 – these are probably going to be also the first lenses for Z-mount.

Thypoch lenses are sold at Adorama and B&H Photo.

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RED is showcasing the all-new V-RAPTOR [X] and V-RAPTOR XL [X] cameras at the 2024 NAB show



At the 2024 NAB show that started today, RED is showcasing the all-new V-RAPTOR [X] and V-RAPTOR XL [X] cameras. Both models were recently launched and are the industry’s first large-format cinema cameras featuring a global shutter –  additional information is available here.

The new marketing message is also clear – Nikon, MRMC, and RED will be kept as separate brands:

Update – a few pictures from the Nikon booth:

Additional information on the new V-RAPTOR [X] and V-RAPTOR XL [X] cameras:

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Officially released: Voigtlander NOKTON 75mm f/1.5 Aspherical full-frame mirrorless lens for Nikon Z-mount


Today Cosina officially released the new Voigtlander NOKTON 75mm f/1.5 Aspherical full-frame mirrorless lens for Nikon Z-mount. Shipping will start in May 2024. The lens was formally announced in February:

New Voigtlander NOKTON 75mm f/1.5 Aspherical lens for Nikon Z-mount announced

Pre-orders should open soon at Adorama, Amazon, and B&H Photo.

There are now a total of 10 Voigtlander mirrorless lenses for Nikon Z-mount:

  1. NOKTON 75mm f/1.5: Amazon | B&H
  2. SUPER WIDE-HELIAR 15mm f/4.5: Adorama | B&H | Amazon
  3. NOKTON 50mm f/1: Adorama | B&HAmazon
  4. APO-LANTHAR 65mm f/2: Adorama | Amazon | B&H
  5. NOKTON D 23mm f/1.2: Adorama | Amazon | B&H | WEX
  6. NOKTON D 35mm f/1.2: Amazon | eBay | WEX
  7. APO-LANTHAR 50mm f/2: Adorama | Amazon | B&H | WEX
  8. APO-LANTHAR 35mm f/2: Adorama | Amazon | B&H | eBay
  9. NOKTON 40mm f/1.2: B&H | WEX
  10. MACRO APO-ULTRON D 35mm f/2: Adorama | B&H | WEX

Additional information on the new Voigtlander NOKTON 75mm f/1.5 (sample photos can be found here):

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Nikon completes acquisition of RED, appoints a new CEO


Nikon completed the acquisition of US cinema camera manufacturer RED. As a final step of the acquisition process, RED’s President Jarred Land and RED’s founder James Jannard became advisors. Keiji Oishi from Nikon’s Imaging Business Unit, assumed the role of the new CEO of RED, and Tommy Rios, Executive Vice President of RED, moved into the role of Co-CEO.

Full press text:

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Nikon D6 firmware update version 1.60 released


Today Nikon released firmware update version 1.60 for the D6 DSLR camera – here is the list of changes:

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