Monthly Archives: April 2025

Nikon Z9 firmware update 5.20 and NX Tether 2.3.0 released

By [NR] admin | Published: April 15, 2025

Nikon released firmware update version 5.20 for the Nikon Z9 and NX Tether versio 2.3.0:

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Nikon plans to add Bird Detect AF to the Z6III camera by the end of the year

By [NR] admin | Published: April 14, 2025

Nikon confirmed their plans to add Bird Detect autofocus to the Z6III camera by the end of the year on social media:

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Weekly Nikon news flash #829

By [NR] admin | Published: April 13, 2025

→ Nikon USA now has a new Cinema tab on their website. → Nikon Imaging Cloud maintenance scheduled For April 21st. →  New 7Artisans AF 40mm f/2.5 FF lens makes its debut at the NAB show. → 7Artisans is teasing a new 10mm wide-angle lens.

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Nikon Z5II camera hands-on at Nikon Plaza in Tokyo

By [NR] admin | Published: April 12, 2025

MJ sent me his Nikon Z5II camera hands-on report at Nikon Plaza in Tokyo:

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Two new full-frame lenses for Z-mount coming soon: Viltrox 35mm f/1.2 LAB and BrightinStar 12mm f/2.8

By [NR] admin | Published: April 11, 2025

Two new third-party full-frame lenses for Nikon Z-mount are coming soon: Viltrox 35mm f/1.2 LAB full-frame autofocus lens with a color LCD screen: The new Viltrox 35mm f/1.2 LAB lens is coming next week with a color LCD screen Brightin Star 12mm f/2.8 full-frame manual focus lens: New Brightin Star 12mm f/2.8 full-frame lens announced […]

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Nikon Japan: the new Z5II camera could be in short supply

By [NR] admin | Published: April 10, 2025

Nikon Japan updated its website, indicating that the new Z5II camera could be in short supply: “We are currently receiving many more orders for this product than we anticipated, so it may take some time for your order to be delivered. Thank you for your understanding.” The Nikon Z5II should start shipping in April 2025. Here […]

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It seems that Nikon no longer offers the NEF/NRW Codec download option on their website

By [NR] admin | Published: April 8, 2025

In October last year, Nikon released the latest versions of NRW Codec (v.1.9.0) and NEF Codec (v.1.31.4). Both download links are no longer valid (they now default to the Nikon Download center). Unless this is an error, it seems that Nikon will no longer provide future NEF/NRW Codec updates. If you search on Google, you […]

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