Upcoming Nikon photography classes


Upcoming Nikon photography classes with Steve Simon:



Peltier Photo also offers several Nikon online courses (use code nikonrumors for 20% off all courses, including the first month of membership).

  • Z Photographers: access all of our Nikon and photography courses with a monthly membership, including monthly “Office Hours” on Zoom and discounts on 1-on-1 meetings.
  • Nikon Zf tutorial: this Nikon Zf tutorial and setup guide will help you navigate this awesome mirrorless camera.
  • Nikon Z50II tutorial: this Nikon Z50II tutorial and setup guide will help you navigate this awesome mirrorless camera.
  • Nikon Z Photography Fundamentals: a comprehensive photography course aimed at beginners using the Nikon Z system. It contains seven hours of video and six different chapters with several modules in each chapter; you can see details in the link.
    What makes this different from books or members-only YouTube channels is that each chapter has a test to ensure comprehension of key materials and an assignment where the photographers will go out and create photos, fill out a worksheet, and submit it for feedback. It has that kind of interaction, like a real class.


Nikon lunch & learn (free):

  • Macro: Tuesday, March 25, 2025
  • Video: Thursday, April 10, 2025
  • Wildlife + Action: Wednesday, May 14, 2025
  • Travel: Wednesday, June 18, 2025
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Weekly Nikon news flash #825


→ FieldMade introduced a new feature where you can customize your indicator labels for Nikon lenses and cameras. They gave an example of a Z 50 T2.0 lens with an 82mm front filter.


SmallRig is currently running a Spring Sale on select Nikon camera cages (20-25% off).


→ New AstrHori 6.5mm f/2 lens for Nikon Z-mount coming soon.


Photo News Roundup Week of March 16, 2025.

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Sigma 300-600mm f/4 DG OS Sports lens for Sony E-mount tested on the Nikon Z9 camera



Dariusz Breś tested the new Sigma 300-600mm f/4 DG OS Sports lens for Sony E-mount on the Nikon Z9 (with the Megadap Pro adapter):

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Topaz Labs Gigapixel 8.3 released with a $15 discount



Today Topaz Labs released Gigapixel 8.3.0 with the all-new and most advanced image recovery model yet, Recover 2. It’s designed to restore detail in old and low-res photos, illustrations, and more. Topaz is offering a limited-time $15 discount on new purchases and upgrades from March 20 to April 9.

Additional information:

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Comparing the Nikon Nikkor Z 135mm f/1.8 S Plena lens with the new Viltrox AF 135mm f/1.8 LAB Z lens


Here is a quick specifications comparison of the Nikon Nikkor Z 135mm f/1.8 S Plena lens with the new Viltrox AF 135mm f/1.8 LAB lens (order the new Viltrox 135 Z lens at Viltrox  | Pergear | Amazon | B&H | Koch | Erhardt):

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Viltrox AF 135mm f/1.8 LAB lens for Nikon Z-mount available for pre-order


The new Viltrox AF 135mm f/1.8 LAB lens for Nikon Z-mount is available for pre-order:

Viltrox and Amazon have the lowest price of $854.05:

Additional information:

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The Nikon Nikkor Z 35mm f/1.2 lens is now in stock in the US and Canada


The Nikon Nikkor Z 35mm f/1.2 lens is now in stock in the US and Canada:

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