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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 Both download links are no longer valid (they now default to the Nikon Download center).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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Major Nikon Zf firmware update version 2.00 released (birds AF, Imaging Cloud, and much more)

By [NR] admin | Published: April 7, 2025

Nikon officially released the previously reported significant firmware update version 2.00 for the Zf camera ($1,997). Here is the long list of changes:

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Nikon Nikkor Z 28-135mm f/4 PZ zoom lens now shipping

By [NR] admin | Published: April 7, 2025

The Nikon Nikkor Z 28-135mm f/4 PZ zoom lens is now shipping in the US: Check lens availability at: US: B&H Photo UK: WEX Photo DE: Foto Erhardt CA: Camera Canada

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Just announced: AstrHori 6.5mm f/2 fisheye 192° super wide angle lens for Nikon Z-mount ($129)

By [NR] admin | Published: April 7, 2025

The previously reported AstrHori 6.5mm f/2 fisheye 192° super wide angle lens for Nikon Z-mount is now officially announced and available for pre-order for $129: US: B&H Photo International: Pergear | AstrHori Additional informtion can be found here:

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