Chinese smartphone company Xiaomi wants to partner with Nikon, Canon or Hasselblad


The Chinese smartphone company Xiaomi posted a strange poll on the social media platform Weibo asking fans whether they should partner with Nikon, Canon or Hasselblad. The poll winner was Hasselblad, which is of course owned by DJI (also a Chinese company):

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Nikon D6: one stop improved high ISO


The Nikon D6 will be officially announced in the first half of February – it could be in the first week of February or around February 12. I am pretty sure the D6 will have a 20 MP sensor and no IBIS. One additional detail to the already reported (rumored) specifications – the D6 high ISO will be improved by one stop compared to the D5.

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Weekly Nikon news flash #559


→ The Nikon Z50 is now available also in a bundle with the FTZ adapter for an additional $50 at Adorama, Amazon, and B&H (go to “build bundle”). The regular price of the FTZ adapter is $250.


Nikon released new firmware updated version 1.4 for the Nikon WT-7A wireless transmitter that adds support for the new D780 camera.


→ The new Nikon P950 with the Nikon DF-M1 dot sight (Adorama | Amazon).


Adorama has a 4 days sale.

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New version of Topaz Labs DeNoise AI released, now $30 off


Today Topaz Labs released a new version of DeNoise AI with added batch processing and a new chroma noise reduction slider. The new version is now on sale for $59.99 (regular price: $79.99). You can get an additional 15% off with coupon code “BATCH15” (final price: $50.99). This offer is valid from Friday, January 24 through Friday, February 7.



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Nikkor Z 70-200mm f/2.8, Nikkor 120-300mm f/2.8E lenses, and Nikon P950 camera to start shipping in February


The Nikon D780 is already in stock. The Nikon P950 is expected to start shipping on February 6 according to the product listings at AdoramaB&H and Amazon. The Nikkor Z 70-200mm f/2.8 and 120-300mm f/2.8E FL ED SR VR lenses are supposed to ship in February according to the official press release. B&H lists the shipping date as “Beginning of February”:


Amazon is more conservative – the shipping date is listed as February 29:


Additional information on the Nikkor Z 70-200mm f/2.8 lens can be found here.

Additional information on the Nikkor 120-300mm f/2.8E FL ED SR VR lens can be found here.

Pre-order links:

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Nikon D780 now shipping, currently in stock



The new Nikon D780 is now shipping and is currently in stock in most retailers:

The first unboxing videos are already out:

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Compatibility of Tokina lenses with Nikon Z6, Z7 and Z50 cameras


Tokina issued an update to their lens compatibility with the Nikon Z6, Z7, and Z50 mirrorless cameras (see previous reports here). Tokina currently has a dozen lenses for Nikon F-mount. Here is the full press release:

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