Nikon Z8 is the best-selling camera in all five major stores in Japan


The Nikon Z8 is the best-selling camera in all five major stores in Japan: Phileweb published an article “Nikon’s new product Z8 is doing great. First appearance in all 5 camera specialty stores.” Here is the mirrorless camera best-selling ranking for May:

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Deal of the day: SanDisk 64GB Extreme PRO CFexpress Type B memory card now only $60



The SanDisk 64GB Extreme PRO CFexpress Type B memory card is currently on sale for $60:

A few other SanDisk CFexpress cards are also on sale.

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Unofficial Nikon Z8 recall Q&A


Here are some Q&A related to the Nikon Z8 cameras service advisory/recall – please note that the answers are not coming directly from Nikon:

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Reminder: Nikon to announce one more camera this year (2023) – a mirrorless full-frame retro Nikon Zf?


Just a reminder: I have been reporting for a while that Nikon is rumored to announce one more camera this year (2023) – possibly a new mirrorless full-frame retro Nikon Zf model (not confirmed). If true, this will be the real Nikon Df replacement and it is expected in the August/September timeframe.

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What and how many serial numbers are affected by the Nikon Z8 cameras service advisory/recall?


Last week Nikon issued a Z8 service advisory/recall describing an issue where the lens cannot be locked to the camera. A reader sent me this email regarding what and how many serial numbers could be affected:

“Had some time on my hands, and did a little anorak-ing on the Z8 recall serials until I got bored typing in numbers! I think it might be a single assembly line that had the problem. The serials aren’t sequential, most European models 6000973 to 6005225 show as affected – but there are random both higher and lower that aren’t – and vice versa.”

@nankadaione in Japan also examined the impacted serial numbers and determined that 6630 units were affected by the recall (2002516~2009146):

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Fotodiox announced a new Pro Fusion super-thin Sony E lens to Nikon Z camera smart autofocus adapter


Fotodiox announced a new Pro Fusion super-thin Sony E lens to Nikon Z camera smart autofocus adapter with fully automated functions. Here are the details:

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Weekly Nikon news flash #734


Nikon Z8 vs Nikon Z9: what to know.


Skylum released a new Luminar Neo all-in-one photography bundle – additional information is available here.


Picture Correct sale: How to Photograph Fireworks eBook (55% off until July 4th).


This SHARGE storage solution device raised over $372,870 by 3,281 backers on Kickstarter.


Flickr study reveals the most popular cameras around the world.

   
Nikon Japan announced that they resuming orders for the:


→ New Cheecar 14mm f/2.8 version II lens for Nikon Z mount.


Nikon announced new ARCREST II lens filters in Japan (46mm, 52mm, 62mm, 67mm, 72mm, 77mm, 82mm, and 95mm). Additional information is available here.

→ The latest Nikon-related YouTube videos:

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