Nikon Rumors

The Nikon Z9 is rumored to be announced in November/December

By [NR] admin | Published: July 6, 2021

Just a quick update: I received information from one of my good sources that the Nikon Z9 is rumored/expected to be announced in November/December timeframe.

Here is what we know so far about the Z9:

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Nikon D6 firmware update version 1.31 released

By [NR] admin | Published: July 6, 2021

Nikon released firmware update version 1.31 for the D6 DSLR camera with the following changes:

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CIPA May numbers: keeps getting better

By [NR] admin | Published: July 5, 2021

CIPA (Camera & Imaging Products Association in Japan) published their camera production data for May 2021 (orange: 2021, black: 2020, blue: 2019, click for larger view):

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BCN Ranking on the Nikon Z fc, the latest camera share numbers from Japan and why Nikon is not included in their graphs

By [NR] admin | Published: July 5, 2021

BCN Ranking published an article on the new Nikon Z fc camera and provided the latest overall interchangeable-lens camera sales data from Japan (see graph above):

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Weekly Nikon news flash #631

By [NR] admin | Published: July 4, 2021

→ Happy Independence Day to all US readers! Here are some of the 4th of July sales (ending July 5th):

→ The Thousand and One Nights No.78 – the AI Nikkor 45mm f/2.8P lens.

→ Haida released a new rear lens ND filter kit for NIKKOR Z 14-24mm f/2.8 S lens – it includes 4 glass ND filters from 0.9 to 3.0.

→ Viltrox released firmware update version 1.2.1 for their 85mm f/1.8 Z mirrorless lens (get 10% off with code NIKONRUMORS).

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Nikon NX Studio Tutorials

By [NR] admin | Published: July 3, 2021

Nikon published five NX Studio Tutorials (NX Studio is a new free software for viewing and editing of still images and video):

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The Nikon Z fc camera is finally listed for pre-order at Amazon

By [NR] admin | Published: July 2, 2021

The Nikon Z fc camera is finally listed for pre-order at Amazon. Several readers have asked me if Amazon is still an authorized Nikon dealer since the new Z fc was not listed on the website for several days – in the latest list provided by Nikon, Amazon is still an authorized dealer.

More Z fc pre-order options can be found here.

Reminder: The Nikon Z fc camera and 28mm f/2.8 special edition kit will be in short supply.

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Nikon warns that the Z fc camera and 28mm f/2.8 special edition kit will be in short supply

By [NR] admin | Published: July 2, 2021

Nikon Japan issued a statement that the new Nikon Z fc camera and the Z fc 28mm f/2.8 special edition kit will be in short supply.

The Z fc camera is scheduled to start shipping later this month (July) but for pre-orders being placed now, the waiting time is expected to be longer (Google translation):

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