
Nikon and NASA have a long and rich history of working together: Nikon USA just announced that multiple physically unmodified Nikon Z9 cameras and Nikkor lenses went to space aboard the International Space Station:

Don’t miss these free events tomorrow: Nikon Z8 + Z9 setup guide (free): Feb 7, 2024, 6-8 pm Pacific time (in-person sold out, online available). Lunch with Jeff and Mark (free): Wednesday, Feb 7, noon Pacific Time at Paul’s Photo. Bring your lunch. All in-person participants will receive a free gift. Sorry, this event cannot […]

Steve Simon’s Nikon Z8/Z9 Mastery Online Bootcamp: Friday, January 26, 2024. Steve Simon’s Nikon Z8/Z9 New York City 1-Day/Night Masterclass: January 27, 2024. Steve Simon’s Nikon Zf Mastery Online Bootcamp: February 2, 2024.

There are some new price drops on the Nikon Z9 camera in Europe: UK Park Cameras: £400 off with voucher code NIKON-400 Jessops: £350 off WEX: still full price (£5,299) Germany Amazon: €500 off Calumet: €320 off Koch: €320 off The current Nikon USA rebates can be found here: New Nikon rebates in the US
Unique Photo, an authorized Nikon USA dealer, is selling Nikon Z9 cameras for $4,000 on eBay (regular price: $5,497). I was told that these are brand-new Z9 cameras with US warranty, not gray market imports (see all Z9 listings on eBay): Update: the price is now changed back to normal.

I received this Nikon Z9/Z8 firmware roadmap covering the firmware updates that should appear in the future – I am not sure how legitimate this information is, so treat it as a rumor (you are on NikonRumor after all):

New Nikon Z8/Z9 firmware updates are rumored to be released soon – most likely in December. One possible new feature that could be released is “pre-capture in RAW”. Pre-capture for JPG already exists in the Z9: “How Pre-Release Burst works. Once Pre-Release Burst is set, you can confirm everything is working by looking into your […]