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Nikon has fully revealed a new ultra-wide angle zoom lens for APS-C (DX-format) Nikon Z mirrorless cameras. The Nikkor Z 12-28mm f/3.5-5.6 PZ VR lens is the widest DX-format lens in Nikon's Z system, and the company's first power-zoom (PZ) lens since the Nikon 1 Series PD lenses.
The Z 12-28mm f/3.5-5.6 lens was first...
The Nikon Z 100-400mm F4.5-5.6 VR S Nikkor lens is unique among Nikon's Z mirrorless system. It's Nikon's first 100-400mm lens period, including the company's DSLR lens lineup. It's also the only telephoto zoom lens in Nikon's lineup that...
The Nikon Z 100-400mm F4.5-5.6 VR S is a much-anticipated telephoto zoom lens for the mirrorless Nikon Z system. It's not just anticipated by customers. We've been very keen to try it out. While winter is a challenging time to put a telephoto lens through...
After appearing at CES in January, Nikon has fully unveiled two new lenses for its mirrorless Z system, the Nikon Z 85mm F1.2 S portrait prime and the compact Z 26mm F2.8 pancake lens.
Looking first at the Z 85mm F1.2 S, an exciting lens for portrait photographers. It's an extremely fast 85mm lens and Nikon's...
Nikon has announced a new firmware update for its Z50 mirrorless camera. The new firmware, version 2.40, delivers improved eye-detection autofocus performance within Auto-Area AF, adds eye-detection AF for video recording, and improves the refresh rate for the focus points displayed in live view during subject-tracking...
There's still time to enter the 2022-2023 Nikon Photo Contest. The competition, which has been running since 1969, is open for entries until February 12.
The Nikon Photo Contest is open to amateur and professional photographers alike and includes categories for still photos and short films. The photo competition's...
The annual BCN Awards have been published in Japan, showcasing the most popular camera brands among Japanese retailers in 2022. While not a perfect representation of the global camera market, the BCN Ranking data comes from about 40% of all Japanese retailers, so it's a large sample size that offers interesting insights...
Techart has launched the second-generation version of its M to Z Autofocus Adapter, the Techart TZM-02. The thin, compact adapter promises improved design and performance compared to its predecessor and promises autofocus performance compatible with video.
Regarding the design, the TZM-02 features a bulge-less design,...
At CES, Nikon announced the development of a pair of new full-frame prime lenses for its mirrorless Z system. The Z 26mm F2.8 is a compact, pancake prime lens. The Z 85mm F1.2 S, on the other hand, is an extremely fast portrait prime lens that promises better bokeh and light-gathering capabilities than Nikon's impressive...
Deciding on the best camera of the year is always a difficult decision, as we take into consideration a wide range of factors in what constitutes the "best" camera. Image quality performance is a key criterion, if not the most important one, but other factors such as AF performance, video features, handling and design...
Following yesterday's awards for the Best Camera for Beginners and Best Camera for Enthusiasts, today we're looking at professional-oriented camera models. Typically, we put all "pro" cameras together in a single category, but 2022 was packed to the gills with so many pro cameras across different sensor sizes, we opted...
Lensrentals has published their annual roundup of the top rented photo and video products of 2022. Compared to last year's breakdown, there are some interesting changes and emerging trends.
However, what hasn't changed is Canon and Sony's dominance. The two Japanese giants in the camera industry held the top two...
Nikon has announced a new special edition Nikkor Z lens, the Nikkor Z 40mm F2 (SE). The new lens incorporates a design inspired by Nikon's iconic heritage manual Nikkor lenses. The design is much like the one featured in the Nikkor Z 28mm F2.8 (SE) lens that launched alongside the retro-styled...
Earlier this year, Nikon released the Nikkor Z 400mm F2.8 TC VR S fast telephoto prime lens for its mirrorless Z system. Today, Nikon has unveiled its sibling, the Z 600mm F4 TC VR S. Much like the 400mm F2.8 lens, the new 600mm supertelephoto prime lens incorporates the latest in Nikon's optical technology and includes...
Nikon has announced firmware version 3.0 for the Nikon Z9, the company's flagship mirrorless camera. The major firmware update is available now as a free download and delivers many key new features and improvements for the Z9.
For video users, the major updates are high-res zoom and timecode synchronization with...
Since the Nikon Z system launched with the Z6 and Z7 cameras alongside three Z lenses, Nikon has steadily increased its lineup of lenses. While we've reviewed most of them, a few had slipped through the cracks, including three F1.8 prime lenses, the Nikon Z 20mm F1.8 S, Nikon Z 35mm F1.8 S and Nikon Z 85mm F1.8 S.
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Alongside major updates to its photo editing software, Adobe also announced a new partnership between its Content Authenticity Initiative (CAI), Leica and Nikon.
Before diving into the specifics of the new agreement, let's briefly discuss the Content Authenticity Initiative. Three years ago at Adobe MAX, CAI was...
Nikon has announced a new affordable zoom lens, the Nikkor Z 17-28mm F2.8. The wide-angle zoom joins the Z 28-75mm F2.8 as a new budget-friendly F2.8 zoom.
With a suggested retail price of $1,199.95, the Z 17-28mm F2.8 is about $1,300 cheaper than Nikon's excellent Z 14-24mm F2.8 S lens, albeit with a slightly...
Nikon has announced a limited-time "Nikon Z lens trade-up event" to provide photographers an additional $100-200 in trade-in value toward select Nikkor Z lenses.
Nikon has done many trade-in promotions for its F mount lenses, but this is the company's first Z lens trade-up event. Starting today, customers can trade in...
Tamron has announced the development of its first lens for the Nikon Z system, the 70-300mm F4.5-6.3 Di III RXD (Model A047). It's among the first autofocus lenses for Z cameras that aren't made by Nikon, joining a handful of prime lenses made by TTArtisans, Viltrox and Yongnuo.
Among telephoto zoom lenses that reach...