Upcoming Nikon classes, bootcamps, and photo adventures by Steve Simon and Creative Photo Academy


Steve Simon’s Nikon Z8/Z9 Mastery Online Bootcamp: Friday, January 26, 2024.


Steve Simon’s Nikon Z8/Z9 New York City 1-Day/Night Masterclass: January 27, 2024.


Steve Simon’s Nikon Zf Mastery Online Bootcamp: February 2, 2024.

Next are the latest classes from the Creative Photo Academy (link is NSFW):

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Weekly Nikon news flash #762


 
iShoot metal lens collar tripod mount ring for the Nikkor Z 180-600mm f/5.6-6.3 VR lens.


DxO software offers new savings when purchasing more than one of their products (scroll down to the bottom of this page to see all available combos).


→ The new Maven Wave 2 color-coded filters raised over $310k on Kickstarter.


The Matt Granger Nikon guides are 20% off this week with code holidayguides.


New Godox V1 Pro flash coming soon.

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The Yongnuo YN50mm f/1.8Z DA DSM lens for Nikon Z-mount will be officially announced on January 18th with a price tag under $100


The new Yongnuo YN50mm f/1.8Z DA DSM lens for Nikon Z-mount will be officially announced on January 18th – here are the details:

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Nikon Z8 books


The first Nikon Z8 books are already listed on Amazon:


 

  

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Meike 25mm f/0.95 manual focus lens for Nikon Z-mount review



Meike 25mm f/0.95 APS-C manual focus lens for Nikon Z-mount review by John Hall (additional information on the lens can be found here and here):

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A tale of two bodies – the next day: living without a D

A tale of two bodies – The next day: Living without a D by Thanos Deligiannis:

“Having to travel for business and staying over for the weekend, it’s hard to justify taking more than one camera, so I took the Z.”

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NikonRumors Instagram account is back online, Meta: “We’re sorry we got this wrong”


The original NikonRumors Instagram account I had for over 15 years is now back online after it was deleted by Meta without any warning or explanation in August last year. This is the email I got today:


Meta must have realized their mistake becuase when I requested a review last year, I was automatically denied and the account was “permanently disabled”:


You can also follow NikonRumors on Facebook and Twitter.

The blog RSS feed is https://nikonrumors.com/feed/.

You can get email notifications on FeedRabbit for free (use the NikonRumors RSS feed: https://nikonrumors.com/feed/).

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Nikon at the 2024 CES show


Nikon does have a booth at the 2024 CES show that will take place next week in Las Vegas (January 9-12). I do not expect any major photography products to be revealed – we may see a new lens (Nikkor Z 35mm f/1.2 S or Nikkor Z 28-400mm f/3.5-6.3) or in the best case a camera development announcement, but I highly doubt that. This dedicated CES site talks only about a new digital imaging microscope:


See all shows Nikon will be exhibiting in 2024:

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