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→ Nikon announced two new golf laser rangefinders: Coolshot PROIII stabilized and Coolshot 50i GII.

→ The new Laowa tilt-shift lenses or Nikon Z-mount are now available for sale at B&H Photo (additional information is available here):

• Venus Optics Laowa 100mm f/2.8 Tilt-Shift 1x Macro
• Venus Optics Laowa 55mm f/2.8 Tilt-Shift 1x Macro

→ Venus Optics Laowa lens roadmap for 2025

• Four autofocus lenses
• Two tilt-shift lenses
• 15-35mm zoom probe lens:

→ New SG-Image 24mm f/6.3 full-frame pancake lens cap for Nikon Z-mount coming soon.

→ The Fundamental Camera Cheat Sheets are 75% off until January 31.

→ Photo news roundup week of January 19, 2025.

→ Nikon Z8 & Z9 deep dive courses with Lindsay Silverman.

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→ Cosina discontinued the following Voigtlander silver lenses for Nikon F-mount (black versions will continue to be sold):

• COLOR-SKOPAR 28mm f/2.8 Aspherical SLIIs silver
• ULTRON 40mm f/2 Aspherical SLIIs silver
• NOKTON 58mm f/1.4 SLIIs silver
• APO-SKOPAR 90mm f/2.8 SLIIs silver

→ The latest data from BCN Retail: December camera sales were up 123.7% (+ list of best-selling models).

→ TTArtisan to annoiunce a new 23mm f/1.8 AF APS-C lens for Nikon Z-mount.

→ Venus Optics is developing a new Laowa 15-35mm zoom probe lens that will be released in Q2/2025. The details can be found here.

→ Photo news roundup week of January 12, 2025.

→ The Nikon Z50II is the best-selling camera for December at Map Camera.

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