Nikon rebates for July 2023

By [NR] admin | Published: July 6, 2023


The latest Nikon rebates:

Here is the full list of the latest Nikon USA rebates for July 2023 (see also this page):

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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:

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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 lenses for Nikon Z-mount (Amazon | B&H):
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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).


→ Angelbird announced new CFexpress B SE 1TB and B SX 330GB memory cards.


→ ProGrade has announced a new 2TB option for its CFexpress 2.0 Type B Gold memory card line.


→ TTartisan released a new polymer nano-microfiber camera protective wrap.

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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 at the Gschnitz Valley, the horizon towards the Karwendel Mountains was lightning illuminated nearly every second. I quickly found a location with a field of view towards the Karwendel Mountain Range.

I set up both the Nikon Z 8 and Z 9 for 8.3K 60p NRAW N-Log with the Z 50mm f/1.2 S and Z 35mm f/1.8 S plus Z 70-200mm f/2.8 as an option. The Lightshow was intense. From a distance of about 85 km, I could see the thunderstorm moving over Southern Bavaria, backlit and illuminating the Nordkette Mountain Range:

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Top 10 NikonRumors posts for June 2023

By [NR] admin | Published: July 1, 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 a f/1.2:

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

Updated Nikon Nikkor Z mirrorless lens roadmap as of June 21, 2023: two more lenses expected this year

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