Japan’s economic stimulus package will push manufacturers to shift production out of China



An interesting development coming from Japan – apparently, as part of the Japanese stimulus legislation in response to the coronavirus pandemic, the Japanese government is offering financial incentives to Japanese companies to move factories out of China, and back to Japan or other countries. I don’t know enough on that topic in order to form an opinion, but I will quote a few online publications:

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Check out the latest Alphagvrd skins for Nikon cameras and lenses




Check out the latest Alphagvrd skins Nikon cameras and lenses:

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COVID-19 cabin fever: using a Nikon camera as a webcam for streaming in home studio and online meetings for best quality


Roie Galitz (see his amazing/previous guest posts) created this how-to video on using the Nikon D850 (and D780, Z7, Z6, etc.) as a webcam for streaming in home studio and online meetings for best quality:

Here is the gear used/needed:

  

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Peak Design is donating 100% off its new Travel Tripod profits to coronavirus (COVID-19) and climate change


Peak Design is donating 100% off its new Travel Tripod profits to coronavirus relief and to fighting climate change:

  • The Peak Design Travel Tripod will launch on Apr. 7th (Adorama and B&H in the US)
  • Peak Design will donate all Tripod profits from our first 4 days of sales to coronavirus relief and climate change
  • Applies to every PD Travel Tripod sold, direct or retail.
  • On average, that’s $120 per carbon fiber tripod, $70 per aluminum tripod
  • Donation timeline: Tuesday Apr. 7th through Friday Apr. 10th

Funds recipients:

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Two new Nikkor Z 70-200mm f/2.8 S lens reviews


Here are two new Nikkor Z 70-200mm f/2.8 S lens reviews:

After the Nikkor Z 70-200mm f/2.8 S lens was delayed, there is still no shipping date listed at any of the major online retailers:

Adorama | B&H | Amazon | WEX | Park | Calumet | Camera Canada.

Previous Nikkor Z 70-200mm f/2.8 S lens reviews:

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Nikon released firmware update version 1.01 for the Nikkor Z 24-70mm f/4 S lens


Today Nikon released firmware update version 1.01 for the Nikkor Z 24-70mm f/4 S lens with a single fix:

“Aperture control has been made more reliable by setting aperture to a medium diameter (around f/8) when the camera is turned off, rather than close to the minimum diameter.”

The Nikkor Z 24-70mm f/4 S lens is currently selling for $997 at Adorama, B&H and Amazon.

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Nikon D850 monochrome camera conversions by MaxMax



MaxMax recently announced that they are now offering Nikon D850 monochrome camera conversions (they call it D850M):

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