The current Nikon rebates in Europe are ending in 3 days


   

After the initial extension, the current Nikon winter rebates in Europe (sofortrabatt) are ending in 3 days on Monday, January 27, 2025. You can still save up to €1,000 on selected Nikon cameras, lenses, and binoculars and up to a €200 discount on selected other products:

The current Nikon US rebates can be found here:

New Nikon rebates launched in the US: lowest prices ever on select items, MASSIVE price drops on DSLR and mirrorless telephoto lenses

Full list of discounted Nikkor Z lenses by Nikon USA for January

Nikon Europe winter rebates extended

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Topaz Labs Photo AI is on sale ($30 off)


Topaz Labs Photo AI is on sale for $169 (reg. $199).

The details on the latest released version 3.4.4 can be found here:

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Free online Nikon Z wildlife photography class tomorrow (January 23rd)


The Creative Photo Academy will hold a free online Nikon Z wildlife photography class tomorrow:

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The latest Nikon market share in Japan according to BCN: Nikon is moving up


The latest 2025 BCN Awards for the Japanese market are out (BCN collects sales data from approximately 2/3 of all Japanese retail stores). Here is the latest Nikon ranking:

Digital cameras SLR

  1. Canon 69.4%
  2. Nikon 20.9% (was 17.1% before)
  3. Ricoh 9.7%

Digital mirrorless single-lens cameras

  1. Sony 35.8%
  2. Canon 26%
  3. Nikon 14.5% (not in the top 3 before)

Here is the market share from previous years – Nikon is #3 for the first time in the mirrorless camera category and has gained over 3% in the DSLR category (click for larger view):


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Weekly Nikon news flash #816


→ Cosina discontinued the following Voigtlander silver lenses for Nikon F-mount (black versions will continue to be sold):


The latest data from BCN Retail: December camera sales were up 123.7% (+ list of best-selling models).


TTArtisan to annoiunce a new 23mm f/1.8 AF APS-C lens for Nikon Z-mount.


Venus Optics is developing a new Laowa 15-35mm zoom probe lens that will be released in Q2/2025. The details can be found here.


Photo news roundup week of January 12, 2025.


→ The Nikon Z50II is the best-selling camera for December at Map Camera.

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How to change the lens of the Nikon Z9 camera in space



How to change the lens of the Nikon Z9 camera in space by NASA astronaut Don Pettit:

NASA astronaut Don Pettit photography from the ISS (mainly with the Nikon Z9 camera)

Nikon gear at the ISS

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The black version of the Nikon Zfc camera is now available in the US


The black version of the Nikon Zfc camera is now available in the US:

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