where there’s smoke there’s fire

Here are some rumors on what to expect from the recent Nikon acquisition of RED:

• Future Nikon sensors will be co-developed with RED and mass-produced for lower prices.
• Nikon will start making cinema lenses for Z mount with T stops – I assume the next RED camera will be with Z-mount.
• Nikon will slowly introduce new RED formats and video recording options to Nikon cameras.
• The Nikon Z6III camera announcement may have something to do with the RED acquisition.
• We should expect some kind of a Nikon/RED announcement at the 2024 NAB show next month (maybe the Z6III?).
• Nikon N-RAW will become RED RAW. Adobe just mentioned online that they will no longer make upgrades to Nikon N-RAW because it will be replaced (see the Ado\be developer’s pinned post – click for larger view):

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