CIPA December numbers are out (with full year 2020 report)

By [NR] admin | Published: February 10, 2021


CIPA (Camera & Imaging Products Association in Japan) published their camera production data for November 2020 (orange: 2020, black: 2019, blue: 2018, click for larger view):

Read More »

Posted in Other Nikon stuff| Tagged | 146 Comments

The Delkin 2TB CFexpress memory card is $250 off today only

By [NR] admin | Published: February 9, 2021


The Delkin 2TB CFexpress memory card is $250 off today only at B&H Photo;


Previous coverage of this Delkin 2TB CFexpress memory card can be found here:

Delkin announced new CFexpress memory card (including a new 2TB version)

Posted in Deals| Tagged , , , | 38 Comments

Exclusive: discount codes for the new Pergear 10mm f/8 pancake lens for Nikon Z-mount

By [NR] admin | Published: February 8, 2021


I received some exclusive discount codes for the new Pergear 10mm f/8 pancake lens for Nikon Z-mount (more info available here):

Posted in Deals| Tagged , | 16 Comments

Weekly Nikon news flash #610

By [NR] admin | Published: February 7, 2021



→ Camera skins special offer: get 10% off all products with code specialday0201 at checkout.


→ ON1 Software released their new Professional Plugin Series for Capture One with four different plugins: ON1 Portrait AI 2021, ON1 Resize 2021, ON1 Effects 2021, and ON1 HDR 2021.

Read More »

Posted in Other Nikon stuff| 20 Comments

Nikon stock price is up almost 50% this year (2021)

By [NR] admin | Published: February 7, 2021

I am not a financial analyst, but usually (not aways) the stock price is a reflection of how well a company is doing. Nikon’s stock price went up almost 50% since January 1st and aprox. 10% up since Nikon announced their financial results on February 4th. It seems that investors see something positive going on inside Nikon Corporation.

Nikon YTD stock performance::


Nikon past month stock performance::

Read More »

Posted in Other Nikon stuff| Tagged , | 163 Comments

Best SD memory cards for the Nikon Z7 II mirrorless camera

By [NR] admin | Published: February 6, 2021


Camnostic tested several different SD memory cards on the Nikon Z7 II mirrorless camera – here are their findings (spoiler alert: the best SD memory cards on the Z7II are Delkin, Prograde Cobalt, Sony and SanDisk):

We had a Nikon Z7 II in the Camnostic office for a few days, so we opted to put it through its paces, and among those paces was a test of a stack of SD cards to see which ones appeared to perform best with it. The upshot: the faster Delkins, Prograde Cobalt, Sony and SanDisk cards performed at a level above all the others when thinking about how many stills pictures can be taken before things slow. From a bang-for-buck perspective, it was hard to beat the Delkin Power or the ProGrade Cobalt. Lexar factors closely, but has warranty issues in some cases due to trade sanctions

Below is a chart in blue of how many frames can be taken by the Z7 II (uncompressed RAW) in 30 seconds. Superimposed on that (in orange) is the cost per megabyte as measured at B&H in the fall, prior to holiday deals.

click for larger view

Read More »

Posted in Nikon Z7II| Tagged , | 47 Comments

What’s coming next from Nikon?

By [NR] admin | Published: February 5, 2021


What to expect next from Nikon:

Nikon Z mirrorless cameras

  • Nikon will announce a new APS-C mirrorless camera in the first half of 2021 (I assume it will be positioned below the current Z50 model – maybe a Z30?) – this model will most likely come without an EVF. I do not expect any other cameras to be introduced in the first 6 months.
  • NikonZ9 mirrorless camera with 8k video and 60MP sensor (to compete with the Sony a1). Some websites report a 45MP sensor for this model – I personally don’t think this makes any sense since the Z7II already has a 45MP sensor. The official announcement is expected in the second half of the year.

Nikkor Z lenses

Nikon F-mount

Posted in Nikon Lenses, Nikon Z30, Nikon Z9, Nikon Zfc| Tagged , , | 580 Comments