Monthly Archives: June 2019

Techart officially unveils the world’s first Sony E to Nikon Z autofocus adapter with a thickness of 2mm

As I already reported, yesterday Techart officially announced the world’s first Sony E to Nikon Z autofocus adapter with a thickness of 2mm (available on eBay):

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Interesting: Nikon invests in the Canadian AI software company Wrnch

Nikon invested USD $7.5 million in the Canadian company Wrnch that is involved in the development and sale of computer vision and deep learning software: “Established in 2014, wrnch uses deep learning to develop and provide tools and software development kits (SDKs) that enable computers to see and understand human movement and activity. wrnch has […]

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Nikon’s July rebates (plus a new Sigma sale)

Most of the last month’s rebates were extended – see the details at Adorama and B&H Photo. Adorama has a promotion on two Sigma lenses: Sigma 35mm f/1.4 DG HSM ART lens: $250 or 28% off (includes dock) Sigma 18-35mm f/1.8 DC HSM ART lens: $270 or 34% off This Sigma sale will expire on […]

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Nikon Nikkor Z 14-30mm f/4 S lens tested at DxOMark

DxOMark published their test results for the Nikkor Z 14-30mm f/4 S mirrorless lens (Adorama | B&H | Amazon). Here is their conclusion:

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Techart Sony E – Nikon Z autofocus lens adapter TZE-01 is now shipping

The Shoten/Techart Sony E – Nikon Z TZE-01 autofocus lens adapter is now available for sale and is expected to start shipping in China this week (Techart adapters are also sold at Adorama, B&H and Amazon). Additional coverage:

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New firmware updates for the Nikkor Z 50mm f/1.8 S lens and KeyMission 170 camera

Nikon released firmware updates for the Nikkor Z 50mm f/1.8 S lens and KeyMission 170 camera:

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This camera bag raised over $283,000 in the first 24 hours on Kickstarter

The “DUO Daypack” camera bag raised over $278,000 on their first day at Kickstarter:

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Nikon CEO confirmed a new mirrorless camera equivalent to the D5 is coming

According to Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun, a newspaper specialized for Japanese manufacturing, Mr. Umadate, Nikon’s new CEO, said Nikon is going to launch a flagship mirrorless camera which is equivalent to the Nikon D5. He didn’t mention when they will launch the new model. Here is the translated quote:

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