Monthly Archives: September 2019

Is the DSLR camera dead?

Some self-proclaimed experts have been talking about the death of the DSLR camera for a while. Maybe this video can put things in perspective:

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Five additional Nikon D6 teaser videos expected

On the Nikon D6 official page there are placeholders for five additional teaser videos. Hopefully, they will reveal some of the D6 new features, because the first video was about the D5. The biggest mystery so far is the larger Nikon D6 pentaprism (Wi-Fi? GPS? Flash? Hybrid viewfinder? EVF? Nothing?): If you have any Nikon D6 […]

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The new normal: Nikon has not announced a “real” camera in more than 12 months

With the exception of three Coolpix point and shoot camera, Nikon has not announced a “real” camera in the past 12 months (the D6 was not a real announcement, we all knew that camera is coming, we have no specs or release date). The last officially announced Nikon cameras were the D3500 on August 30th, […]

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Nikon now has a total of 7 registered but not yet announced cameras

Nikon has registered a new camera with the Chinese MIIT (Ministry of Industry and Information Technology) under the code name N1722. The Nikon N1722 and N1912 models have the same 5.8GHz Wi-Fi unit as the Nikon Z6/Z7. There are now a total of 7 registered but not yet announced cameras:

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“Nikon Z6 Essential Movie Kit” launched in Europe

  A new “Nikon Z6 Essential Movie Kit” was launched in Europe today. Pre-orders are now open at Park Camera UK and Calumet Germany (WEX Photo should have it soon too). The kit includes:

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New macro extension tubes and bellows for Nikon Z

There are several new macro extension tubes and bellows for Nikon Z-mount mirrorless cameras:

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New Nikon design patent for the grip of the Nikon Z APS-C mirrorless camera

There are several new Nikon design patents describing the grip of the Nikon Z APS-C based mirrorless camera:

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