The SmallRig “Night Eagle” cage kit for Nikon Z8 cameras was announced last year and is now available at Amazon (see also the SmallRig Amazon store) and at B&H Photo. International readers can purchase the kit directly from the official SmallRig website.
The “Night Eagle” cage shows some hints from iconic Nikon designs (red stripe, gold ring):
Additional information:
MonsterAdapter officially announced the previously rumored LA-FE2: a new generation of Nikon F-mount lens to Sony E-mount camera electronic adapter with built-in focus and aperture motors. The new adapter replaces the previous LA-FE1 version and should soon be listed for pre-order at Amazon and B&H Photo. Additional information is available here.
Zyhongyi Optics (ZY Optics) announced a new Speedmaster 20mm f/0.95 ASPH APS-C lens for Nikon Z-mount. For now, the lens is available for sale only at Amazon Japan (check Amazon US). Additional information can be found here: Read More
Topaz Labs released the new Gigapixel version 7. Additional information on what’s new is available here.
Skylum released Luminar version 1.18.0 with new onboarding, improved performance and two new offers:
DxO released ViewPoint version 4.13 with numerous improvements and bug fixes for higher performance and stability.
This is not really news and has probably been the case for a while: all Nikon F-mount products are already out of production. This means that once the current inventory is depleted, the F-mount cameras and lenses will simply be discontinued and never produced again.
Maybe 20 years from now, we will get a commemorative F-mount digital camera. Or even better – maybe Nikon will bring back one of their classic film cameras (just like Pentax)?
Many of the old discontinued F-mount cameras and F-mount lenses can still be found on Amazon.
There is no way Nikon is still producing F-mount products. They cannot even fulfill the 180-600 pre-orders – the lens was announced 7 months ago! Of course, they will deny the rumor until they deplete their F-mount inventory. Reminds me of Olympus – "we will never sell the camera…
— Nikon Rumors (@nikonrumors) January 26, 2024
New Nikon USA rebates starting on Monday, European cashback extended
The Nikon NIKKOR Z 180-600mm f/5.6-6.3 VR lens is still out of stock everywhere, but is currently available on the grey market – the third-party seller Electronics Basket has the lens in stock on Amazon for $1,949 ($250 premium, no Nikon USA warranty). The feedback for the seller can be found here.
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.
