Digimedia Tech is suing Nikon for patent infringement. The involved patents are:
The impacted cameras are the Nikon Coolpix A1000 and Nikon Coolpix P900:
“Coronadaheim” COVID19 photo-project from Vorarlberg, Austria with the Nikon Z6 & 24-70mm f/4 lens is by Oliver Lerch (Website | Instagram):
It’s somehow funny for me to have my project shown here on NikonRumors because I had the initial idea after I saw the street photography project by Brian Homer from Birmingham just here at Nikonrumors. So I thought about creating a documentation about people here in Vorarlberg, the most western part of Austria. I am a professional photographer doing mostly sports and press photography and I was currently jobless because of the restrictions of the Austrian government regarding the corona-virus.
The Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 500mm f/5.6E PF ED VR lens is now in stock at Focus Camera (an authorized US dealer):
Update: the lens is now sold out.
The lens was announced back in August 2018 and this is the first time I am seeing it in stock. In the UK the lens is in stock at Park Cameras:
Topaz Labs released a new update to Gigapixel AI (you can still enlarge your images up to 600% without losing detail and preserving image quality). This update includes a model improvement for better results, a new single-image preview view, new zoom options, and the new “man-made” mode to better enhance the details in cityscapes, typography, and other images with clear outlines and sharp edges. To promote the new update, Topaz Labs is launching a special sale:
You can use coupon code RUMORS15 for an additional 15% off.
The above offers are valid from June 25 through July 7:
The current Nikon US rebates are set to expire this weekend (June 28): Adorama | B&H Photo.
The Nikon UK summer savings are ending on July 19: WEX Photo | Park Cameras | Amazon UK.
The Nikon Z rebates in Germany are expiring on July 17: Calumet.
The 30% off DxO NIK Collection 3 and 40% off DxO NIK Collection 3 + DxO PhotoLab 3 Elite offers are ending next week (June 30).
Check out also the B&H Mega Deal Zone that is expiring today.
NIKONRUMORS coupon codes:
Capture One recently introduced a new Nikon dedicated version. Nikon UK is offering a free Capture One course for Nikon users on June 26th. Here is an overview of the course content:
Not the actual Nikon Z5 but I expect the new camera to have a very similar design
First, I have to correct my previous Nikon Z5 post – I reported that the Z5 will not have a top electronic viewfinder. The translation I got was actually wrong – the Nikon Z5 will not have an electronic display on the top panel and will indeed have an electronic viewfinder on the top panel (similar to the Nikon Z50 design). Here are the latest Nikon Z5 rumored specifications collected from several different sources (that means some of the details could be wrong):
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