Weekly Nikon news flash #767


→ The new Godox V1 Pro flash is now in stock at: Amazon | B&H Photo | Foto Koch | Wex Photo.


→ Hobolite announced a new Mini Crimson Creator Kit and LiteDock Crimson (Hobolite products are sold also on Amazon). Additional information is available here.


→ What’s new on Kickstarter:


Photo News Roundup – week of February 5, 2024.

    
→ Camera umbrellas available for sale at Amazon and B&H Photo.


The Compact Flash Associations released a list of CFA-certified Type-B memory cards that support VPG profiles (Video Performance Guarantee):

Company Name Card Type Capacity
Exascend Type-B 1TB
Exascend Type-B 512GB
Lexar Type-B 128GB
Lexar Type-B 256GB
Lexar Type-B 512GB
Nextorage Type-B 1330GB
Nextorage Type-B 165GB
Nextorage Type-B 330GB
Nextorage Type-B 660GB
Phison Type-B 400GB
Phison Type-B 800GB
SanDisk Type-B 256GB
Sony Type-B 1920GB
Sony Type-B 960GB

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Another Nikon NIKKOR Z 135mm f/1.8 S Plena lens review for astrophotography


Another Nikon NIKKOR Z 135mm f/1,8 S Plena lens review for astrophotography (see also this blog guest post) – this time by Göran Strand (website \ Instagram | Facebook | Twitter | YouTube):

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The latest from Topaz, Luminar and Capture One (adds NEFX support)


Topaz Labs released Photo AI version 2.3.0 and discussed their 2024 roadmap.


Luminar Neo version 1.18.2 released (additional information).


→ New: Luminar Neo Photo Manipulation Masterclass.


Capture One Pro version 16.3.5 now supports Nikon Zf and Nikon Z8 NEFX files (assemble Nikon Zf and Nikon Z8 pixel-shift images in Nikon NX and import the generated Nikon .nefx files into Capture One). Capture One Pro is currently $120 off (offer ends today):

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Lexar memory cards sale


Some Lexar memory cards are on sale at Amazon:

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Nikon’s third quarter financial results: “Revenue grew on strong sales in the Imaging Business”


Nikon released their latest financial results for the third quarter of the year ending on March 31, 2024:

  • Revenue : ¥197.7B (Up ¥30.0B YoY)
  • Operating profit : ¥ 20.8B (Down ¥ 5.4B YoY)
  • Profit attributable to owners of parent: ¥ 15.1B (Down ¥ 5.5B YoY)
  • Revenue grew on strong sales in the Imaging Products Business, increased sales volumes of semiconductor and FPD lithography systems, and consolidation of SLM in the Digital Manufacturing Business.
  • Operating profit is down due to one-time costs in the Healthcare Business and increased expenses resulting from the SLM acquisition, etc.

Here are the Q3 details for the Nikon Imaging Business (click for larger view):

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Nikon Z8 firmware update version 2.00 YouTube videos


Here is some YouTube coverage of the new Nikon Z8 firmware update version 2.00:

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Additional information on the new Nikon NX Tether version 2.0.0 software



In addition to the new Z8 firmware, Nikon also released a major update version 2.0.0 to the NX Tether software – here are the details:

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Major Nikon Z8 firmware update version 2.00 released


The previously rumored major Nikon Z8 firmware update version 2.00 is now officially released (Nikon also released new versions of Nikon NX Tether, NX Studio, and Camera Control Pro).

Reminder: the Nikon Z8 is now $200 off.

Here is the very long list of firmware update changes:

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