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The EU common charger directive will basically kill the Nikon DSLR in 2025 ***UPDATED***

By [NR] admin | Published: November 8, 2023

Correction – the EU common charger directive will not impact Nikon DSLR cameras in 2025: Correction: the EU common charger directive will not impact Nikon DSLR cameras in 2025

Posted in Nikon D6, Nikon D7500, Nikon D780, Nikon D850| Tagged | 133 Comments

What’s new on Kickstarter?

By [NR] admin | Published: November 7, 2023

Slow news day. Checkout the latest Kickstarter/Indiegogo updates: I’m Back Film: revolutionize your 35mm analog photo camera with a Digital Film Cartridge ($463,572 raised from $27,995 goal by 739 backers with 25 days left). EVO-series one circular filter: combine threads and magnets – thread it in or snap it ($33,392 raised from $5,112 goal by […]

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Nikon NIKKOR Z 135mm f/1.8 S Plena lens now in stock

By [NR] admin | Published: November 6, 2023

Nikon NIKKOR Z 135mm f/1.8 S Plena lens is now in stock at: US: Amazon | B&H DE: Erhardt | Koch UK: WEX | Jessops| Park CA: Camera Canada Plena vs. Art (Nikkor Z 135mm f/1.8 S Plena vs. Sigma 135mm f/1.8 DG HSM Art) The making of Plena: interview with Nikon UX Planning and Engineering Divisions […]

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Weekly Nikon news flash #753

By [NR] admin | Published: November 5, 2023

→ Here are the new Nikon Z8/Z9 classes by Steve Simons: Nikon Z8/Z9 Tokyo, Japan 1-day/night masterclass: November 12, 2023 Nikon Z8/Z9 mastery online bootcamp class: November 17, 2023 Nikon Z8/Z9 New York City 1-day/night masterclass: November 24, 2023 → The previously reported new ON1 Photo RAW 2024 is now officially released and available for purchase […]

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Best memory cards for Nikon Z8 (real benchmark test results)

By [NR] admin | Published: November 4, 2023

Alik Griffin published detailed test results on various CFexpress type B and UHS-II memory cards used with the Nikon Z8 cameras. Here is the list of recommended memory cards for the Z8 (all numbers are MB/s): Recommended Memory Cards USB Write USB Read Z9/Z8 Lexar 128/256/512GB Diamond 1617 1700 697 Lexar Gold 1TB/2TB 1642 1695 […]

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Nikon Z8 underwater review

By [NR] admin | Published: November 4, 2023

A summarized underwater review of the Nikon Z8, tested in Australia by Nicolas Remy (Instagram: @nicolaslenaremy) from The Underwater Club (see the detailed review here, check also his Z9 underwater review here). Introduction Considering how popular the Nikon D850 has been with underwater photographers, the Nikon Z8 was a much-anticipated camera in our community. When […]

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Nikon NIKKOR Z 800 f/6.3 VR S lens review by Dariusz Breś

By [NR] admin | Published: November 3, 2023

Nikon NIKKOR Z 800 f/6.3 VR S lens review by long-time [NR] contributor Dariusz Breś (Instagram, Facebook, Flickr, previous posts, original post):

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