→ The new 2025 5DayDeal Landscape Photography Bundle is now live.
→ The Nikon Z5 and Z50II are now almost the same price (the Z5 is now $400 off, refurbished Z5 is even cheaper).
→ New: NiSi Wizard W-73 camera bracket for mirrorless cameras.
→ Photo news roundup week of February 23, 2025.
→ DxO announced PureRAW 5 (additional informtion).
→ Photography Overlays by Clever Photographer.
→ 15% off Think Tank Photo Retrospective shoulder bag series.
The previously reported MonsterAdapter LA-FZ1 (F-Z AF adapter with AF support for old Nikkor F-mount AF lenses) is now officially announced (MonsterAdapters are sold at B&H Photo and Amazon):
As I mentioned earlier, Nikon started a new Spring Promotion in Europe (Sofortrabatt), where you can get up to €1,000 off on select cameras and lenses – see the full list here.
Update: there are also new Nikon savings/rebates in the UK (save up to £850).
The current Nikon USA winter rebates are set to expire in 3 days:
Several telephoto Z lenses currently have increased savings (the lowest prices so far):
Nikon Canada rebates: Camera Canada | Amazon Canada
Nikon EU rebates: Foto Koch | WEX Photo
New Spring Savings (Frühjahrsaktion) are also expected to start in Europe this weekend. Update – here it is:
At the 2025 CP+ show in Japan, Nikon demoed playing the block breaker video game controlled with the Z50II camera’s face recognition feature – watch this video starting at the 59-minute mark:
I was wondering yesterday how Nikon will demo the Imaging Cloud with the Zf camera at the CP+ show since the feature was never added to that model, but it has been rumored for a long time. Nikon had a new firmware version 2.9 installed on the demo Zf cameras:
A reader sent me the answer today (thanks):
In addition to NPS members, the new Nikon Nikkor Z 35mm f/1.2 lens is now also shipping to “regular” buyers in the US:
Check lens availability at:
As previously reported, the new Voigtlander Nokton 28mm f/1.5 Aspherical lens for Nikon Z-Mount is now available for pre-order:
Additional information on the new lens can be found here:
