Nikon Rumors

The new Lexar, ProGrade and SanDisk CFexpress memory cards are now all available for pre-order

By [NR] admin | Published: September 18, 2019

The new Lexar CFexpress memory cards that were announced at the 2019 NAB show are now available for pre-order at B&H Photo.

The new ProGrade Digital CFexpress memory cards (including their 1TB CFexpress memory card version) are now also available for pre-order at B&H Photo.

As previously reported, the new SanDisk CFexpress memory cards are now also available pre-order at Adorama and B&H Photo.

In Europe, CFexpress memory cards can be found at Amazon UK, Amazon France, Amazon Italy and Amazon Spain.

Price comparison – ProGrade is cheaper than Lexar and SanDsik:

Posted in Nikon D850, Nikon Z6, Nikon Z7| Tagged CFExpress memory card, Lexar CFexpress memory card, ProGrade Digital CF Express memory cards| 228 Comments

Nikon, Leica and Olympus will not take part in the next 2020 Photokina show

By [NR] admin | Published: September 17, 2019

Photokina sent out an email (in German language) indicating that Nikon, Leica and Olympus will not be part of the next 2020 Photokina show. Here is the English translation (udpated with original press text):

“Already with the last photokina, important new exhibitors could be won with this conceptual adjustment. The share of younger visitors has also increased consistently over the last two events. The attention for photokina remains great, as does the sense of anticipation for photokina 2020 of many visitors and exhibitors. “We look forward to strong demand and applications from both the new and the classic segments of companies like Canon, CEWE, GoPro, Sony, Panasonic, Kodak Alaris, Sigma, Tamron, Carl Zeiss, Hasselblad, Hahnemühle, Arri, Rode Mikrophones, DJI and Insta360”, says Christoph Werner, Vice President of Koelnmesse. These are contrasted by cancellations, including from Leica, Nikon and Olympus.“

~~The full German text of the email~~ (updated with the original English press release):

Posted in Other Nikon stuff| Tagged Nikon at Photokina, Photokina 2020| 174 Comments

Nikon Coolpix P1000 firmware update version 1.2 released

By [NR] admin | Published: September 17, 2019

Today Nikon released firmware update version 1.2 for the Nikon Coolpix P1000 camera with a single fix:

When the battery was charged using the charging AC adapter, the charge lamp would not stop flashing when charging was complete.

The Nikon P1000 is in stock at Adorama | B&H | Amazon | WEX | Park Camera

Posted in Nikon Point and Shoot| Tagged Firmware updates, Nikon Coolpix P1000| 10 Comments

This Chinese Brightin Star 55mm f/1.8 lens for Nikon Z-mount is $99

By [NR] admin | Published: September 16, 2019

This new Chinese-made Brightin Star 55mm f/1.8 multi-layer coating, manual focus, full-frame mirrorless lens for Nikon Z-mount is selling for $99 at Amazon US, Amazon UK, Amazon DE, Amazon FR, Amazon CA, Amazon JP and Amazon IT.

Additional information (technical specifications):

Posted in Nikon Lenses| Tagged Brightin Star 55mm f/1.8 lens for Nikon Z-mount, third party lenses for Nikon Z-mount| 37 Comments

Atomos ProRes RAW updates from the IBC 2019 show: “we’re not the only feature they (Nikon) are upgrading, they have some new autofocus on those cameras”

By [NR] admin | Published: September 16, 2019

Some Atomos ProRes RAW updates from the IBC 2019 show:

Adobe has officially announced that ProRes RAW will be supported natively in Premiere Pro.
Atomos dropped the price of the Shinobi 5.2″ 4K HDMI monitor by $100 to $299 (Adorama | B&H).
Atomos CEO Jeromy Young “leaked” that new AF changes are coming to Nikon Z cameras – in this video interview Atomos CEO confirmed how the upcoming firmware update from Nikon will include AF changes as well – watch at the 1:03 mark where he says “We’re not the only feature they’re upgrading, they have some new autofocus on those cameras” – he also mentioned it’s not a paid upgrade, you will just have to pay the cost for sending your camera in:

More videos with Atomos CEO Jeromy Young talking about 16-bit RAW, ProRes RAW and Shogun 7: