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In case you missed it: Nikon dominates the 2024 Camera Grand Prix awards

By [NR] admin | Published: May 19, 2024

In case you missed it on PhotoRumors: Nikon dominates the 2024 Camera Grand Prix awards. Here are the 2024 Camera Grand Prix award winners:

Camera of the year: Sony α9 Ⅲ
Lens of the year: Nikon NIKKOR Z 135mm f/1.8 S Plena
Readers award camera: Sony α9 Ⅲ
Readers award lens: Nikon NIKKOR Z 135mm f/1.8 S Plena
Editors award R&D: Fujifilm INSTAX Pal
Editors award R&D: DJI Osmo Pocket 3
Editors award technology prize: Nikon Z8 Auto Capture Function
Editors choice lifetime achievement award: Lambda bags

Camera scores for top 5 models:

Sony α9 III: 307 points
Nikon Z8: 126 points
Nikon Zf: 49 points
Fujifilm X100VI: 38 points
Canon EOS R8: 37 points

Lens scores for top 5 models:

Nikon NIKKOR Z 135mm f/1.8 S Plena: 169 points
Sony FE 300mm f/2.8 GM OSS: 92 points
Canon RF 10-20mm f/4 L IS STM: 65 points
Sigma 500mm f/5.6 DG DN OS | Sports: 58 points
Panasonic LUMIX S 100mm f/2.8 MACRO: 53 points

Top 5 awards by brand:

Nikon: 3 awards
Sony: 2 awards
Canon: 2 awards
Fuji, Sigma, and Panasonic: 1 award each

More awards and best-selling listings:

Posted in Nikon Lenses, Nikon Z8 | Tagged Camera GP award, Camera Grand Prix awards, Nikon NIKKOR Z 135mm f/1.8 S Plena lens, Nikon Plena, Nikon Plena 135mm f/1.8 S lens with defocus control rumors | 31 Comments

Why the Nikon Zf is the perfect street photography camera

By [NR] admin | Published: May 18, 2024

“Why the Nikon Zf is the perfect street photography camera” by Piero Desopo (Instagram):

Posted in Nikon Zf | Tagged black Nikon Zf camera, Full frame Nikon Zf camera, Nikon Zf, [NR] Guest Posts | 51 Comments

Nikon Nikkor Z 180-600mm f/5.6-6.3 VR lens orders opened again on Amazon with 1-4 weeks wait time

By [NR] admin | Published: May 17, 2024

The Nikon Nikkor Z 180-600mm f/5.6-6.3 VR lens orders are opened again on Amazon with a 1-4 weeks wait time (shipped and sold by Amazon):

Posted in Nikon Lenses | Tagged Nikkor Z 180-600mm f/5.6-6.3 VR | 18 Comments

Nextorage NX-F2PRO added to the Nikon approved list of UHS-II SDXC memory cards: Z8, Z6II, Z7II, Z5, Zf, D850, D780

By [NR] admin | Published: May 16, 2024

The Nextorage NX-F2PRO line (Adorama | Amazon | B&H) was just added to the Nikon-approved list of UHS-II SDXC memory cards. See the latest/updated list of supported memory cards for the various Nikon camera models:

Posted in Other Nikon stuff | Tagged CFExpress, CFExpress memory card, Nextorage | 9 Comments

Nikon Camera Control Pro 2 version 2.37.1 released

By [NR] admin | Published: May 15, 2024

Nikon released Camera Control Pro 2 version 2.37.1 with a single fix:

Fixed an issue that the computer sometimes became low on memory while using Camera Control Pro 2.

Posted in Nikon Software | Tagged Nikon Camera Control Pro | 6 Comments

Thypoch Simera 35 f/1.4 and 28mm f/1.4 lenses for Nikon Z-mount officially announced

By [NR] admin | Published: May 14, 2024

The previously reported Thypoch Simera 35 f/1.4 and 28mm f/1.4 lenses for Nikon Z-mount are now officially announced and available for order at Adorama, B&H Photo and the Thypoch website. Thypoch lenses are also sold on Amazon.

Additional information:

Posted in Nikon Lenses | Tagged Chinese lenses for Nikon cameras, third party lenses for Nikon Z-mount, Thypoch, Thypoch 28mm f/1.4 for Nikon Z-mount, Thypoch 35mm f/1.4 for Nikon Z-mount, Thypoch lenses for Nikon Z-mount | 19 Comments

Nikon UK Professional Services Roadshow 2024 scheduled for June (to introduce the rumored Nikon Z6 III camera?)

By [NR] admin | Published: May 13, 2024

Nikon Professional Services UK has scheduled a roadshow for Jiune and they already sent out invitations – the first event is on May 29:

Could this be to show the rumored Nikon Z6 III camera?

Posted in Nikon Z6III | Tagged Nikon Z6 III, NPS | 81 Comments