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May 2023 CIPA numbers

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

CIPA (Camera & Imaging Products Association in Japan) published their latest camera production data (orange: 2023, black: 2022, blue: 2021):

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Here are some of the July 4th sales going on today

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

Here are some of the July 4th sales going on today: Adorama B&H Photo 7artisans (use code RUMORS for an extra 5% off) Skylum Luniar KEH Funleader Early Amazon Prime Day deals LifePixel infrared camera conversions: $65 off all conversion services with coupon code Convert65 $90 off all converted cameras with coupon code July90 $100 off all workshops with coupon code TRAINING100

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Sirui to announce their first autofocus anamorphic lenses for Nikon Z-mount

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

Sirui is teasing their first set of new autofocus anamorphic lenses for Nikon Z-mount (Google translation): “Today, I can finally announce to you that the first autofocus lens kit is about to be born! The first batch will launch three types of bayonets: Z, X, and E.” Sirui already has several popular anamorphic manual focus […]

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Weekly Nikon news flash #735

By [NR] admin | Published: July 2, 2023

→ The Nikkor Z 85mm f/1.8 S lens is listed for $59,504.90 on Amazon. → Think Tank announced a new Backlight XP 26L Special Edition camera backpack. → New Megadap ETZ21 Pro autofocus adapter coming soon (Sony E to Nikon Z). → OWC now also sells CFexpress Type B memory cards (see test here). → […]

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Thunderstorm and a Kugelblitz?

By [NR] admin | Published: July 2, 2023

Thunderstorm and a Kugelblitz? By Christoph Malin (see also his previous guest posts here) On June 22nd, 2023, the heat was finally peaking after days of a heatwave around Innsbruck, Tyrol, Vorarlberg, Bavaria, and South Tyrol, evening thunderstorms were predicted. and a high amount of dust limited visibility. On my way back from filming fireflies […]

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Top 10 NikonRumors posts for June 2023

By [NR] admin | Published: July 1, 2023

        These are the top 10 most visited posts for June 2023:

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Nikkor Z 35mm f/1.2 S-line lens mentioned on Nikon France social media

By [NR] admin | Published: June 30, 2023

  I don’t know if this is a typo, but Nikon France posted on social media (Instagram and Facebook) several astrophotography photos taken with the upcoming Nikon Nikkor Z 35mm f/1.2 S-line lens. We already knew that the 35mm S lens is coming in 2023, but we did not know for sure that it will be […]

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