Nikon ViewNX-i vs. Adobe Camera Raw comparison (pros and cons)

By [NR] admin | Published: January 19, 2021

 
Dpreview did an in-depth Nikon ViewNX-i vs. Adobe Camera Raw comparison. Here are the pros and cons of each solution:

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Nikon executive: “for the time being, we will concentrate on mirrorless cameras”

By [NR] admin | Published: January 19, 2021


In a recent interview, Hirotaka Ikegami (Nikon Managing Executive Officer, head of Nikon Imaging Business) said that “for the time being, we will concentrate on mirrorless cameras.” Nikon already sees some recovery starting in China.  The interview does not offer any other interesting information worth reporting here – it’s just a reteriation of Nikon’s financial results form there past 12 month and discussion of he difficulties the photo industry experienced on 2020. Here are a few points from Digicame-info (Google translated):

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Nikon TC-1.4x and TC-2x Z teleconverters now in stock

By [NR] admin | Published: January 18, 2021


The new Nikon Z teleconverters are now in stock for the first time:

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BCN Ranking published 2020 Japanese camera market share report

By [NR] admin | Published: January 18, 2021


BCN Ranking released their 2020 Japanese camera market share report (not worldwide!). BCN Ranking collects real sales data only from approximately 40% of the Japanese retailers. The Nikon related numbers:

  • Nikon point and shoot camera share went down (no longer in the top three, was #1 last year)
  • Nikon DSLR camera share went up by more than 5% (still at #2 spot)
  • Nikon is still not in top 3 mirrorless cameras in Japan (I think this will change next year as Olympus fades away)

Here are the 2020 numbers for the different camera categories compared with the 2019 BCN ranking that can be found here:

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7artisans will announce four new mirrorless lenses for Nikon Z-mount

By [NR] admin | Published: January 18, 2021



7artisans will soon announce four new mirrorless lenses for Nikon Z-mount (one full frame and three APS-C lenses):

  • 7artisans 10mm f/2.8 fisheye full-frame for Nikon Z
  • 7artisans 7.5mm f/2.8 II fisheye APS-C for Nikon Z
  • 7artisans 55mm f/1.4 II APS-C for Nikon Z
  • 7artisans 60mm f/2.8 II APS-C for Nikon Z

The full details are available at PhotoRumors. 7artisans lenses for Nikon Z-mount are sold at:

Via PhotoRumors

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Weekly Nikon news flash #607

By [NR] admin | Published: January 17, 2021

→ Get 10% off all Oberwerth products with coupon code “Rumors21” (code cannot be combined with any other offer, the coupon code is valid only at oberwerth.com).

→ A reader send me a quick feedback on the new Viltrox 85mm f/1.8 Z full-frame autofocus lens for Nikon Z-mount (buy at: Amazon US, Amazon UK, Amazon CA):

“Got my Viltrox 85/1.8 for Nikon Z cameras. I tested it on my Nikon Z6 II and it works fine. Tested it agains my Tamron 85/1.8 VC with the FTZ adapter. The Tamron hunts but is fast. The Viltrox doesn’t hunt but is some times slower. The Tamron had sometimes hard to nail the focus but the Viltrox nailed it every time. The area of sharpness seemed to be narrower with the Viltrox at 1.8. Will continue to do test and see if I will sell the Tamron.”

 

→ New Nikon Z5 book in German:”Nikon Z5 – Das Handbuch zur Kamera” (see more Nikon Z5 books in German).

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The latest Nikon Nikkor Z mirrorless lens roadmap (October 2020 version)

By [NR] admin | Published: January 17, 2021

Nikon updated their Nikkor Z lens roadmap in October last year. Here is the latest version that includes the Nikkor Z 85mm (f/1.2?), 400mm, and 600mm S-line lenses:


The last version I posted on the blog was from September and that caused a confusion with some readers:

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