Monthly Archives: July 2023

Nikon Z8 in stock in Canada, still significant wait time in major retailers

The Nikon Z8 camera is now in stock in Canada, Other major retailers still have significant wait times: CameraCanada: in stock Adorama: ships in 1-2 weeks B&H: waiting time is 2-3 weeks based on readers input Amazon: fastest delivery is August 22 if you order today Calumet: 1-3 months wait time Foto Koch: 1-3 months […]

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Nikon Z8 teardown and disassembly

Kolari Vision published their Nikon Z8 teardown and disassembly video:

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New Tamron 35-150mm f/2-2.8 lens for Nikon Z-mount coming next week?

How2fly now reports that a new Tamron 35-150mm f/2-2.8 lens for Nikon Z-mount will be announced next week. How2fly doesn’t have a good track record when it comes to Nikon gear – his last tweet about the 200-600 lens was later deleted when the lens was not announced. The Tamron 35-150mm f/2-2.8 lens already exists […]

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Several Nikon Z8 owners report separated/broken strap lugs

    Several Nikon Z8 owners reported separated/broken strap lugs on their new cameras – see this and this post on the Nikon Z8 Facebook group (see also this post): “So today I was out shooting an event with my Z8. I use peak Design anchors and strap. The anchor point on the camera broke. […]

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Weekly Nikon news flash #737

→ Best lenses for the Nikon Z8 mirrorless camera. → DxO released 369 new Optics Modules adding support for the Nikkor Z DX 12-28mm f/3.5-5.6 PZ VR lens (see the full list here). → Yahoo Japan: Nikon raised wages twice in nine months. → Nikkor Z 180-600mm f/5.6-6.3 VR lens review at Xitek. → On July 20th Skylum will […]

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Nikon Z9 underwater review in Australia

Nikon Z9 underwater review in Australia by Nicolas Remy (Instagram: @nicolaslenaremy) from The Underwater Club (see the full review here). Introduction As a long-term Nikon DSLR user, I was curious to see how the Nikon Z9 compared for underwater photography, in the low-light and low-visibility waters where I dive the most. I want to thank Nikon Australia and Nauticam for the […]

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Nikon Z8 infrared spectrum converted camera

Mark from Paul’s Photo is probably the first person to get his Nikon Z8 camera converted to infrared (IR) spectrum with Lifepixel. Here is some additional information:

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Viltrox 75mm f/1.2 lens for Nikon Z-mount additional coverage

The new Viltrox 75mm f/1.2 APS-C lens for Nikon Z-mount is now available for pre-order at: B&H Photo Pergear international ($10 off with code QH9WW0HS15R8) Pegear Japan Pegear Germany Viltrox 75mm f/1.2 AF Overview:

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