2024 Nikon Small World Photo Awards winners announced

By [NR] admin | Published: October 22, 2024

First Place, 2024 Nikon Small World Photomicrography Competition Differentiated mouse brain tumor cells (actin, microtubules, and nuclei)


Nikon announced the winners of the 2024 Small World Photo Awards.

Additional information:

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New Nikon N2323 camera registered in Asia

By [NR] admin | Published: October 21, 2024

Nikon registered a new N2323 camera in Asia:


Based on the latest rumors, Nikon is expected to announce two more new cameras in the next few weeks/months:

What to expect next from Nikon?

 

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Weekly Nikon news flash #803

By [NR] admin | Published: October 20, 2024


→ New InstaPack anti-theft backpack for photographers listed for funding on Kickstarter. Other projects still available for late pledges:

→ 7Artisans to announce a new 10mm f/2.8 II full-frame fisheye lens for Nikon Z-mount.

→ Cheecar to announce a new 100mm f/2.8 full-frame 2x macro lens for Nikon Z-mount.


→ Financial Times – “Nikon seeks to diversify beyond cameras and chips amid geopolitical tensions”.


→ Nikon Corporation’s P/E is still on the mark following a 26% share price bounce.’

→ Here are some pictures from the “Vintage Nikon Pop Up Experience” (credit: Dan Sharpe).



→ New interview with Nikon at the 2024 Photo Show: “The Z6 III is more the little brother of the Z8 than a direct successor to the Z6 II”.


→ Free “Nikon Z Getting Started” class on Saturday, November 2, at 9 am PT (in-person & online).


→ Nikon will be exhibiting at Japan Bird Festival 2024 – Japan’s largest bird-themed event.

→ New Nikon Digitutor videos:

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Two new third-party lenses for Nikon Z-mount released

By [NR] admin | Published: October 20, 2024

The previously reported Meike AF 55mm f/1.8 Pro series autofocus full-frame lens for Nikon Z-mount is now officially announced and available for order. Additional information is available here:

Officially announced: Meike AF 55mm f/1.8 Pro series autofocus full-frame lens (E/Z/L)

TTArtisan released a new silver version of their AF 56mm f/1.8 lens for Nikon Z-mount built from 5052 aviation aluminum. Additional information can be found here:

TTArtisan released a new silver version of the AF 56mm f/1.8 lens (E/X/Z)

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The latest releases from Topaz, Luminar, DxO, ON1, and Adobe

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


→ Topaz Labs released several new updates:

  • Photo AI 3.3: includes new improvements like Super Focus and Recover Faces Gen 2.
  • Gigapixel 8: with new Redefine Model (Creative Upscaler), Recovery Model, and Gen2 Face Recovery.
  • New Gigapixel Cloud Service: a credit-based server processing option that allows you to offload processing tasks for faster and more efficient image enhancement.


→ DxO ViewPoint 5 released.


→ The Skylum Luminar “Big Fall Upgrade” is now available (additional information).


→ The beta version of Luminar Mobile is also now available.


→ Check out the new Luminar NEO Autumn Bundle.


→ DxO also released new Optics Modules for the latest cameras and lenses, including the new Nikon Nikkor Z 35mm f/1.4.


→ The latest Adobe releases from the 2024 MX conference.


→ The new ON1 Photo RAW 2025 will be announced on October 21st.


→ Photography tutorial eBook Autumn sale – here is the table of contents:

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Nikon Film and Photo Contest 2024-2025: call for entries

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


Nikon announced that it will be holding the 2024-2025 Nikon Film and Photo Contest.

The Nikon Photo Contest, which has been running for more than half a century, will be now renamed and held as the Nikon Film and Photo Contest. 

Here are the details:

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“Vintage Nikon Pop Up Experience” starts today in Yorkdale Mall (Canada)

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


I do not remember ever seeing anything like this in the past 16+ years I have been running this site. From October 17-24, Nikon will have a “Vintage Pop-Up Experience” in the Yorkdale Mall (Canada):

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For a limited time SmallRig is selling orange batteries for Nikon cameras (now 15% off)

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


After the colored camera cages, SmallRig is now selling orange batteries for Nikon cameras (see the full list here):

EN-EL15c USB-C rechargeable battery (available in blue & orange) – compatible with Z5, Z6, Z7, Z6II, Z7II, Z8, D7200, D7500, D500, D610, D750, D780, D810, D810A, D850:

EN-EL25 USB-C rechargeable battery (available in blue & orange) – compatible with Z50, Zfc, Z30:

Update – the colored SmallRig batteries for Nikon cameras are on sale until October 21 (15% off):


Also available: VB99 mini V-mount battery (black, green, orange):


The orange batteries will be available for sale only for the month of October.

New SmallRig USB-C fast charging batteries for Nikon cameras

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