The latest US Nikon Z9 pre-orders/shipment update


Several readers in the US just received their Nikon Z9 cameras from Adorama. The currently shipped orders were placed on the day of the announcement (October 28). Almost 5 months since the Z9 is available to purchase, Nikon is still fulfilling orders placed on the first day:

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Weekly Nikon news flash #668



→ The new Pegear CFExpress Type B memory card is now available also on Amazon.(see all Pergear CFExpress memory cards).


Kristi Odom’s Nikon wildlife photography gear.


→ Nikon Z9 + Topaz Sharpen AI report can be found here. The Topaz Labs Sharpen AI sale is ending soon.


Profoto released a new firmware update for their Nikon-specific products.

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Free online event: Nikon Z9 Focus Tour (Thursday, March 24)


The Creative Photo Academy is offering a free online event “Nikon Z9 Focus Tour” on Thursday, March 24 at 5:30 pm (Pacific time):

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Nikon is North Korea’s favorite camera in 2021


Nikon is the most used camera in North Korea in 2021 according to this article published on a media outlet specializing in North Korean topics: Nikon is the most used camera by the State News Agency KCNA. Although the article is paywalled, here are two tweets published by NK NEWS:

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Released: DxO PureRAW 2, Luminar Neo 1.0.2, ON1 Resize AI, Sharpen AI 4.0.2

DxO PureRAW 2


DxO released PureRAW 2 – the new version allows users to pre-process images without leaving Lightroom, offers significant speed improvements, added Fujifilm X-Trans/40 new cameras support, 5800 new modules, improved OS integration, and more.

Skylum Luminar Neo 1.0.2


Skylum (located in Ukraine) released Luminar Neo 1.0.2 – some of the new improvements are: copy and paste edits functionality, Image 3D Transform, PNG format support, increased Frame Per Second rate while using the drag slider on any of the effects, and more (try coupon code NIKONRUMORS for a discount).

ON1 Resize AI


ON1 announced a new Resize AI product – a new photo enlargement software that uses AI to create sharper images (coming in April).

Topaz Labs Sharpen AI 4.0.2


Topaz Labs released Sharpen AI version 4.0.2 with native Apple M1 support, a new sharpening model, and performance improvements. Sharpen AI is now $20 off (use coupon code RUMORS15 for an extra 15% off).

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Nikon D780 firmware update version 1.03 released


Nikon continues to release firmware updates for older cameras – today we have a new firmware version 1.03 for the Nikon D780 DSLR camera (out of stock at most retailers: Adorama, Amazon, and B&H). Here are the changes:

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Random Nikon rumors from around the Web (Nikon Z70, Z4, Z5II, Z6III, Z7III)


As you can see from the title, the Internet is full of rumors for every possible/imaginable Nikon camera. Most of the specs are probably made up, the sources, as usual, are clickbait websites that have never ever reported anything reliable in the past. Here is a recap:

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