→ LIM’s quick-release camera tripod dovetail plate for Nikon P1000 camera available on Amazon and eBay.
→ The Yongnuo YN200 Speedlite flash is now officially launched.
→ The CIPA report for June is out: worse than previous years (again).
→ The Nikon Coolpix S1000pj camera with a built-in projector was announced 10 years ago.
Nikkei published another interview with Nikon’s CEO Mr. Toshikazu Umatate last week. Here is a translation from one of the questions (the other three questions were not about cameras):
Andy Rawlins posted this screenshot (from the 2019 Hungarian F1 Grand Prix) at the Nikon Z6 Z7 Facebook group – the camera appears to be a mirrorless Nikon with attached battery grip. Ther are two possibilities here:
Tamron issued an update on their lens compatibility with the Nikon Z6/Z7 mirrorless cameras – firmware updates for three additional lenses are coming soon:
Ricci Talks published his first Nikkor Z 85mm f/1.8 S hands-on video where he briefly compares the lens with the 85mm DSLR equivalent:
I could not find any other reports on the latest Nikon Z lens. If you missed it, here is the official Nikon USA first impressions video:
In the past few months I have been reporting rumors about a new Nikon Z APS-C based mirrorless camera potentially without an EVF (see this and this post).
Sure enough, there is a new design patent filed in Japan for what appears to be a new Nikon Z APS-C mirrorless camera without an EVF (the EVF will probably be optional):
Nikon Z APS-C based mirrorless camera mockup based on design patent:
Nikon Z mirrorless APS-C camera mockup
