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New L plates/brackets for Nikon Z8 from RRS, 3 Legged Thing, and Kirk Photo

By [NR] admin | Published: July 27, 2023

New: Really Right Stuff (RRS) modular L plate for Nikon Z8. New: 3 Legged Thing ZOOEY L-bracket for Nikon Z8. New: Kirk Photo KES L-bracket for Nikon Z8. Also: the SmallRig L bracket for Z8 is now shipping from B&H, Amazon, AliExpress, and SmallRig.

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You can now get up to $1,000 off Zeiss Milvus lenses for Nikon F-mount

By [NR] admin | Published: July 27, 2023

Zeiss has not announced any new photography lenses in over 4 years now, but they are still trying to generate some sales by offering up to $1,000 off on Zeiss Milvus lenses for Nikon F-mount (see previous Milvus coverage):

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Check your Nikon Z8 camera for separated/broken strap lugs

By [NR] admin | Published: July 26, 2023

Check your Nikon Z8 camera for separated/broken strap lugs –  this is an email I received from a reader: “The only info I can give you is that Nikon informs the distributers to test the bodies. Aka yank the lugs with a strap connected. Kinda barbaric I guess. The distributers weren’t happy about any of […]

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The new Nikon Nikkor Z 180-600mm f/5.6-6.3 VR lens should start shipping next week

By [NR] admin | Published: July 26, 2023

The new Nikkor Z 180-600mm f/5.6-6.3 VR lens should start shipping from B&H in the first week of August according to this Dpreview forum post. Check the lens pricing and availability at: US: B&H | Adorama | Amazon | Paul’s | Service EU: Erhardt | Calumet |Koch UK: WEX | Park CA: Camera Canada Previous coverage of the Nikkor Z 180-600mm f/5.6-6.3 VR lens can be found here:

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Nikon Zfc firmware update version 1.41 released

By [NR] admin | Published: July 26, 2023

Nikon released firmware update version 1.41 for the Nikon Zfc camera. Here are the changes from “C” version 1.40 to 1.41: Fixed an issue that occurred in rare cases where autofocus would fail when [AF-area mode] was set to [Pinpoint AF] or when shooting dark or low-contrast subjects.

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Tamron announces the development of a new 35-150mm f/2-2.8 Di III VXD (Model A058) for Nikon Z-mount – the world’s first mirrorless zoom lens with a maximum aperture of f/2

By [NR] admin | Published: July 24, 2023

Tamron announced the development of a new 35-150mm f/2-2.8 Di III VXD (model A058) full-frame mirrorless lens for Nikon Z mount – the world’s first mirrorless zoom lens with a maximum aperture of f/2 (previously rumored here). The lens is expected to be released this fall. The price of the Z-mount version was not announced. […]

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Getting close to the next Nikon announcement (full-frame mirrorless retro-design camera)

By [NR] admin | Published: July 24, 2023

I already reported that Nikon will announce a new full-frame mirrorless camera in the August-September timeframe with most likely a new retro design (Nikon Zf?). The still unanswered question is: what sensor will be inside the new camera? Here are the obvious options: 24MP sensor from the Z6II: I think it will be strange for […]

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