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Weekly Nikon news flash #697

→ AlexOnRAW.com is currently offering some savings on their Capture One Hidden Feature eBook and Pro Color Grading Styles for Capture One  (you can get an additional 10% off with code RUMORS). → Capture One version 15.4.0 added wireless support for the Nikon Z9 and D6 cameras (Capture One 23 is coming soon). → New […]

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Review of the Nikon NIKKOR Z 800mm f/6.3 VR S lens

Review of the Nikon NIKKOR Z 800mm f/6.3 VR S lens by Nicolas Stettler (Facebook | Instagram | Flickr): Update: higher resolution images can be downloaded from this link. For wildlife photography, telephoto lenses with a focal length between 400mm and 600mm are the absolute standard in the vast majority of cases. Most animals are rather […]

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CIPA August numbers

CIPA (Camera & Imaging Products Association in Japan) published their latest camera production data (orange: 2022, black: 2021, blue: 2020):

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The Nikon Z9 and revisiting the ‘Wishlist from an Amateur’

The Nikon Z9 and revisiting the ‘Wishlist from an Amateur’ By Sankha Hota (Flickr | Instagram | Website) This article is in continuation of a published article in the Nikon Rumors two years ago, titled “Nikon D500 upgrade: a wishlist from an amateur”. There I wished for: a camera with the same ergonomics as the D500 with 12-14 fps and […]

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Nikon Z9 now in stock at B&H for the first time

The Nikon Z9 camera is now in stock at B&H for the first time since the announcement: Update: all sold out, but we now also know that B&H doesn’t have a waiting list anynmore. The Nikon Z9 should be available and in stock by the end of the year Z9 pre-orders (US): Europe Canada Adorama […]

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The next Nikkor Z 35mm S-line lens will be f/1.2 (plus new drawings of upcoming lenses)

I received a tip confirming that the next Nikkor Z 35mm S-line lens that was recently added to the roadmap will be f/1.2. You can also kind of guess that by the size and shape of the lens drawing that was recently uploaded to the Nikon USA website (see screenshot above). Here is a mockup […]

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DxO PhotoLab 6 and ViewPoint 4 announced with support for the Nikkor Z 28-75mm f/2.8 lens

Today DxO released new versions of PhotoLab 6 and ViewPoint 4. The DxO Optics Modules were also upgraded and now include support for the new Nikkor Z 28-75mm f/2.8 lens (DxO offers more than 77,000 camera and lens combinations). Additional information can be found here (the press release is available here). The latest updates from Topaz, Skylum, ON1, Capture One, […]

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