More new Nikon trademarks: “PLENA” and “NX READY”


In addition to the new logo I reported about a few weeks ago, Nikon has a few other new recently filed trademarks:

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RIP Dpreview


You probably already saw the sad news that Dpreview is shutting down. I have to say that I am not surprised. Amazon would not keep an entity alive if they do not contribute to the bottom line. I was actually expecting this to happen much earlier when the camera industry started to go south.

With all that, I would like to remind you that our own [NR] forum is still alive and kicking. To keep spammers out, the forum is by invitation only (contact me if you want to create an account).

I you have any questions regarding Nikon and other gear, you can also join the following Facebook groups:

Nikon Facebook groups

Lenses Facebook groups

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Yongnuo YN 35mm f/2 Z DF DSM lens for Nikon Z-mount now available


The previously reported Yongnuo YN 35mm f/2 Z DF DSM lens for Nikon Z-mount is now officially released and already listed for sale at eBay and AliExpress.

The new Yongnuo YN 35mm f/2 Z DF DSM lens is a full-frame autofocus lens for Nikon Z-mount cameras. Here are the details (presentation slides now available in English):

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Weekly Nikon news flash #720


→ New memory cards announced:


→ The Benro Theta self-leveling intelligent modular tripod already raised over $1.2M on Kickstarter from more than 2300 backers with another 32 days to go.


→ KEH March promotions:


→ New updates to Adobe Lightroom Classic.


→ All ACDsee digital asset management and photo editing software packages are currently on sale. The sale will end on March 22nd. Free trials are available.


→ Nikon I catalog from 1948 (source: Nikon).

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A dream for the future Nikon Z camera: a dynamic white-balance sensor that measures color temperature independently in the different parts of the image



Stoph Sauter (Instagram | Tumblr | Tumblr 2) shares his idea and hope for a dynamic white-balance sensor that measures color temperature independently (dynamic white-balance in one shot – for multiple sections of the images, just like AF):

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Iconic Victoria BC with the TTArtisan 11mm f/2.8 manual fisheye lens for Nikon Z-mount


Iconic Victoria BC with the TTArtisan 11mm f/2.8 manual fisheye lens for Nikon Z-mount (Adorama | Amazon | B&H) by ​James Cooper:

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Nikon NIKKOR Z 85mm f/1.2 S lens sample RAW files

A reader sent me a few RAW photos taken with the new Nikon NIKKOR Z 85mm f/1.2 S lens – you can download them here (taken with Z9 high-efficiency RAW and Z6II 14-bit lossless compression RAW). More 85mm f/1.2 sample photos can be found here, here, and here.

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