Nikon activities at the 2025 Bild Expo

By [NR] admin | Published: June 13, 2025


Nikon USA officially released its schedule of events for the 2025 Bild Expo that will take place in NYC next week (free registration):

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New WANDRD PRVKE V4 camera bag is now live on Kickstarter

By [NR] admin | Published: June 13, 2025

WANDRD initially started on Kickstarter, and for their latest WANDRD PRVKE V4 camera bag, they decided to go back to Kickstarter – they have already raised over $215,000 in the first few hours with an initial goal of $25k:

PRVKE V4 + All-New PRVKE EDC Backpacks by WANDRD The bag trusted by 250,000+ just got better. Travel, work, photography, EDC—this is the PRVKE V4. Because 4.9 stars wasn’t good enough.

WANDRD bags are sold at Amazon, B&H Photo, and the official online store.

   



Here are a few other photo projects on Kickstarter:

Via PhotoRumors

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72 hours left: Luminar Neo up to 75% off sale

By [NR] admin | Published: June 13, 2025


The Luminar Neo summer sale, where you can get up to 75% off, will end in 72 hours. Here’s the offer breakdown:

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Rumors: Nikon is currently testing N-Log2

By [NR] admin | Published: June 12, 2025


Some new Nikon rumors from China:

  • Nikon is currently testing N-Log2 (leveraging the expertise of RED)
  • All Nikon cameras capable of recording with N-Log will update to N-Log2 at almost the same time
  • Nikon Z8 will get Imaging Cloud support, but Z9 won’t – at least for now (maybe later)

The information comes from a source that has been correct in the past.

Nikon has done a fantastic job with firmware updates in the last few years. Here’s a quick recap of how the Nikon Z9 features and capabilities have grown over the years:

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Nikon Z8 firmware update version 3.0 is rumored to be officially released next week

By [NR] admin | Published: June 12, 2025


The new Nikon Z8 firmware update version 3.0 is rumored to be officially released next week on June 18 or 19.

The time frame between announcement and release is a little bit short, so we should see if the rumors are true.

Additional information is available here:

Major Nikon Z8 firmware update version 3.00 announced: world’s first combined pixel shift with focus shift or AE bracketing workflow

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New: Rollei 85mm f/1.8 AF full-frame lens for Nikon Z-mount

By [NR] admin | Published: June 12, 2025




The German brand Rollei announced a new 85mm f/1.8 autofocus full-frame lens for Nikon Z-mount.

For now, the new lens is only available for pre-order in Germany (at Foto Erhardt). In the US, Rollei products are sold at B&H Photo.

Additional information can be found here – the lens seems to be a rebadged 7artisans 85mm f/1.8 lens made by DJ Optical:

Rollei 85mm f/1.8 AF full-frame autofocus lens for Nikon Z and Sony E cameras

FYI: almost all Chinese lenses are designed and produced by DJ Optical, as I have mentioned several times in the past. The different Chinese brands exist mainly for marketing and distribution purposes. DJ Optical is a huge state-owned enterprise in China with a very strong optical technology design department and appropriate production facilities. I believe that DJ Optical also does significant work for the Chinese military. I will not be surprised if in 10 years, DJ Optical becomes the lens designer/manufacturer for all/many Japanese brands.

The Rollei brand, on the other hand, has been bought and sold multiple times over the years – see the details on Wikipedia.

The new Rollei 35AF film camera is now available for pre-order

Rollei 85mm f/1.8 lens technical specifications:

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Reminder: Nikon & RED at the Bild Expo in NYC next week (free registration, sensor cleaning, schedule of speakers)

By [NR] admin | Published: June 11, 2025





Nikon & RED will participate in the upcoming 2025 Bild Expo by B&H Photo – the free registration is still open.

The 2025 Bild Expo will take place in NYC from June 17-18.

Nikon will offer sensor cleaning on a first-come, first-served basis (no appointment is necessary).

Here is Nikon’s official schedule of speakers, the list of all participating companies, and additional information on the 2025 Bild Expo:

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