Weekly Nikon news flash #643

I will be traveling in the next few days and will have limited Internet access. Blog posts and social media coverage could be delayed.



There is a new third-party battery equivalent of the Nikon EN-EL25.



Stunning images captured from space by an astronaut using the Nikon D5 and Noct 58mm f/1.2 lens.



→ Check out also the Nikon gear at the ISS.



→ Nikon’s stock got upgraded to buy at Zacks: “The perfect mix of value and rising earnings estimates?”



Opinion (translated): the success of the Nikon Z fc camera suggests a mirrorless replacement of the Nikon Df is imminent (based on the Nikon Z5).



→ A reader sent me a picture of this rare Heinz Kilfitt Munich Sport Fern Kilar 5.6/600 lens attached to a Nikon film SLR camera. The picture was taken in the early 70’s in France at the Circuit Paul Ricard motorsport race track.



→ Nikon announced two new binoculars: Monarch M5 and Monarch M7.

Nikon School UK now offers live remote shooting workshops from home.