X-tra is a new battery solution for Nikon cameras that has already raised over $100k on Kickstarter. The battery is compatible with Nikon z6, z6 II, z7, z7 II, Z50, D500, D600, D610, D750, D780, D7000, D7100, D7200, D7500, D800, D800E, D810, D810A, D850, P520, P530, and V1 cameras:
Additional information (see also the Kickstarter listing):
It seems that there is still confusion online about the news that Nikon is cutting 10% of their workforce. The original report came in early November and has been repeated and republished since on multiple websites, including Bloomberg, Nikkei, and several others – it’s basically the same story that is being circulated online for almost a month now.
Four days ago there was another Nikkei article (already reported here) discussing some of the problems Nikon is facing – here is the recap:
All Nikon School online classes are free again from November 23rd – December 31st. The free classes were first introduced at the beginning of the COVID pandemic and now they are back for the holidays:
As a part of their Deal Zone, B&H has the Tamron 70-210mm f/4 Di VC USD lens for Nikon F-mount on sale for $379 – that is $420 off from the original $799 price tag (update: the same deal is available also at Amazon):
This deal is valid only for today, November 23.
The first Black Friday deals are already here
→ ON1 announced four new professional plugins.
→ DxO released Nik Collection version 3.3.
→ The Nikon Z 14-24mm f/2.8 S lens is now in stock at WEX and Camera Canada.
The new Techart TZM-01 lens adapter that lets you autofocus Leica M-mount lenses on Nikon Z mirrorless cameras is now available for purchase at Amazon and eBay. This is the second M to Z AF option after the Megadap MTZ11 adapter (available at the PROS).
Additional information on the Techart TZM-01:
