Today Nikon released firmware update version 1.01 for the Nikkor Z 24-70mm f/4 S lens with a single fix:
"Aperture control has been made more reliable by setting aperture to a medium diameter (around f/8) when the camera is turned off, rather than close to the minimum diameter."
The Nikkor Z 24-70mm f/4 S lens is currently selling for $997 at Adorama, B&H and Amazon.
MaxMax recently announced that they are now offering Nikon D850 monochrome camera conversions (they call it D850M):
→ The coupon code "RUMORS15" will give you an additional 15% off on top of the already discounted Topaz Labs Sharpen AI software. This offer is ending today.
→ The Peak Design Travel Tripod, that raised over $12 million on Kickstarter, will start shipping next week from Adorama and B&H. Also: all Peak Design products are 20-40% off through 4/6 (except the Travel Tripod).
→ Godox introduced a new AD1200 Pro strobe head and pack (pre-orders are now open at B&H).
→ New Kirk BL-D780 L-Bracket for the Nikon D780 camera.
Corona Street Project by Brian Homer (website | Flickr | Instagram):
There are few upsides to the current health situation across the globe but I discovered one and it was literally right on my doorstep. As soon as it became obvious that due to our age my wife and I would have to start self-isolating an idea popped into my head.
Since 1979 and Handsworth Self Portrait which I did with Derek Bishton and John Reardon I’ve been doing other self-portrait projects and was fully intending on helping to build on the already good community spirit in our suburban road in Birmingham UK by doing self-portraits.
But the onset of the virus made that impossible so it was a short creative step to think of doing portraits of the people in the street at their doorways with me at a safe social distance in the street or on their drive or front garden. I hoped this would show a sense of people under the lock down.
Fortunately, as well as good relations in the street, a neighbour had set up a WhatsApp group for us and most of the street of 25 houses were on it. So that made it easy to set up the short photographic sessions with each family without knocking on their doors.
Early on and after a quick test on my own doorway I decided to use my 85mm Nikon 1.8 G lens on my Nikon Z6 as that gave a good safe distance while avoiding distracting diverging verticals on the homes. Years ago I had done a project trying to stitch together a street scene using a 28mm lens and fallen foul of perspective.
Picture credit: CataWiki
Slow news day. Check out this video on the Nikon lens scope converter:
Nikon no longer makes this product (you can still find some on eBay). Kenko has a similar solution that is available now for $180 at Adorama and B&H. Some third party options are available on Amazon.
Here are the Nikon rebates for April:
The full list of all discounted Nikon gear for April:
