Here are some rumors on what to expect from the recent Nikon acquisition of RED:
- Future Nikon sensors will be co-developed with RED and mass-produced for lower prices.
- Nikon will start making cinema lenses for Z mount with T stops – I assume the next RED camera will be with Z-mount.
- Nikon will slowly introduce new RED formats and video recording options to Nikon cameras.
- The Nikon Z6III camera announcement may have something to do with the RED acquisition.
- We should expect some kind of a Nikon/RED announcement at the 2024 NAB show next month (maybe the Z6III?).
- Nikon N-RAW will become RED RAW. Adobe just mentioned online that they will no longer make upgrades to Nikon N-RAW because it will be replaced (see the Ado\be developer’s pinned post – click for larger view):
Remember, those are just rumors. I do not have any sources on the RED side and not many people on the Nikon side currently know what changes are coming, so valid information is very hard to get right now. For anyone in the know, contact me anonymously here.
