Nikon, ASML and Carl Zeiss to settle all litigations, Nikon is getting paid €150 million




Nikon, ASML and Carl Zeiss signed an agreement to settle all litigations. The terms also include a €150 million payment to Nikon by ASML and Zeiss.

Flashback: Nikon was suing ASML and Carl Zeiss over patented semiconductor lithography technology, then ASML and Carl Zeiss were suing Nikon back, then ASML and Zeiss won and now Nikon is getting paid… I am sure there will be better explanations in the comments section.

Full press release:

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New Kenko Teleplus HD Pro 1.4x and 2x teleconverters for Nikon F-mount announced


Kenko announced new Teleplus HD Pro 1.4x and 2x teleconverters for Nikon F-mount (available also for Canon EF mounts). The US prices are $248 and $299. The new Teleplus HD Pro series replaces the previous Teleplus PRO300 series and have redesigned optics with multi-layer coatings. Kenko teleconverters are also sold at Adorama and Amazon.

Additional information:

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Nikkor Z lens technology (video)


Nikon published a new Nikkor Z lens technology video:

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Coming this week: $200 price drop on the Nikon D850 camera, new Nikon Z offer


In the next few days Nikon is expected to drop the price of the D850 by $200 in the US (price now: $3,296.95).

There will be also a new Nikon Z offer, but I am not sure about the details (I will post all the info once I get it, stay tuned).

The Nikon D850 is already £250 off in the UK:

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New: Meike 50mm f/1.7 lens for Nikon Z-mount


Meike has a new cheap (price: $110) 50mm f/1.7 full-frame manual focus lens for Nikon Z-mount (and Canon RF mount). Here are the details (more third party lenses for Nikon Z-mount can be found here):

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Weekly Nikon news flash #506


→ Adorama released a new Flashpoint XPLOR 600PRO HSS battery-powered monolight with a built-in R2 2.4GHz radio remote system (Bowens mount).


→ The new Sony Tough high-performance memory cards are now 10% off at AdoramaAmazon and B&H.




→ New Life+Guard protection skin for Nikon Z7/Z6 cameras.

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The Shutdown Stories Project: a photographic essay of 21 people affected by the longest government shutdown in U.S. history


The Shutdown Stories Project is a photographic essay of 21 people (21 of 800,000 workers) affected by the longest government shutdown in U.S. history. The photos were taken with Nikon D850 and 85mm f/1.8 lens.

How the Shutdown Stories Project Unfolded

The portraits you see in this post are from a larger photographic essay of 21 real people – 21 of 800,000 government employees – affected by the longest Government Shutdown in U.S. history. These photographs were created for The Shutdown Story Project.

We are both professional photographers in the Washington, DC area, and after attending a protest, we wanted to do something about the shutdown. Regardless of which side of the political aisle you sit on, it’s safe to say that federal workers have become unwilling pawns in the Shutdown.

Perhaps most dehumanizing is the way the media and certain politicians relegate these great individuals as a blind number, “800,000 federal workers.” Or worse. We only know them as our family members, friends, neighbors and members of our communities.

So we put out a call to affected federal workers in our areas to schedule a photoshoot on the afternoon of Wednesday, January 16 at the Creative Hands Studio in Washington, DC. All parties involved — including the two of us, the studio, and several other photographers and PAs — donated their time and resources to make this happen.

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