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  1. Danno_RIP

    Nikon Announced Z-Mount 50mm 1.2 S lens and 14~24 f2.8

    Well Nikon announced their first 1.2 lens for the Z mount and announced the final piece of the pro trinity...
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    Z5 Camera Trade In $100 Bonus

    Nikon is offering another trade in bonus. It is not as big as the Z6 and Z7 was but it is $100. https://www.nikonusa.com/en/nikon-products/trade-in.page
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    Firmware Update for Z6, Z7 and Z50

    Nikon announced firmware updates for all the Z cameras. The Z6 and 7 update seems to be a smaller update. The Z50 is a big update including animal eye detect. Here is the link https://downloadcenter.nikonimglib.com/en/index.html
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    Nikon Announced the Z5

    Nikon announced the Z5 today. It looks very interesting. https://www.nikonusa.com/en/nikon-products/product/mirrorless-cameras/z-5.html Here is a review by Matt Irwin. I like his approach. It is clear that he is a fan of Nikon Mirrorless, but he approaches things pretty fairly...
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    Z5 is Confirmed for Next Week so Says NR

    Nikon Rumors just posted that the Z5 Should be announced next week. https://nikonrumors.com/2020/07/16/for-now-only-the-nikon-z5-camera-and-nikkor-z-24-50mm-f-4-6-3-lens-are-confirmed-for-next-week.aspx/
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    Rumored Z6s and Z7s

    Well Nikon Rumors has announced the latest rumor that there will be a Nikon Z6s and Z7s Breaking: new Nikon Z6s and Nikon Z7s mirrorless cameras expected later this year Read more...
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    Amazing Landscape Post Process Demo of Luminar 4 by Mark Denney

    I just watched this video put together by Mark Denny. He is primarily a landscape photographer. He demonstrated some pretty surprising time saving tools that reside in the AI portion of the program and some others that are just very user friendly like selective area split toning. I was very...
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    B&H Sale - LITRA LitraTorch 2.0 Photo and Video Light

    just found these lights 1/2 off from B&H. $49 https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1491915-REG/litra_lt2202drone_non_magnetic_slow_and_fast_strobes.html/qa
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    Steve Perry Video on Z Focus Modes

    Steve put together a good vido discussing the Z focus modes. it is good. https://youtu.be/usZ5BxHaXVk
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    Ricci Talks Compares the Z24-70 f4 S lens to the New 24-200 mm S lens

    This is a pretty good review comparing these two lenses with some surprising results. I like Ricci's reviews. They are no frills comparisons for image quality. If you are thinking about getting the 24-200 it is worth a bit of time. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m7AkjAP1IMM
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    Tamron Plans to Make Z lenses

    I just saw this on Nikon Rumors. This could be very interesting. https://nikonrumors.com/2020/06/15/rumors-tamron-to-make-mirrorless-lenses-for-nikon-z-mount.aspx/?fbclid=IwAR30aw9tGG1o023QXqsaZgdLBAAH3vegoCiBOxVe0y0Mn4-XQjcSt22smfk
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    Post Your Nikkor 14-30 f4 S lens Photos Here

    Well I bit the bullet on the 14-30 f4 S today. I had time to take a few shots in the midday sun, which are not the greatest conditions, but I do like the lens. I do see it and the 24-70 jockeying for use on the Z6. It is so much lighter than the 14-24 f2.8 F mount that I was shocked. I look...
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    Extension Tubes For My Z6

    I found some Meike Extension Tubes for cheap so I picked them up simply to experiment with. I do not do a lot of Macro but I do like to do some. I took some very quick shots in poor lite just to see it they would focus. No tripod or added light. Focus peaking and AFS pin point work fine...
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    How to Buy an Apple iMac for Photography

    This morning I was perusing Photography Life's website and I came across an interesting article. Now I am a PC guy, but my Son has been trying to get me to go to a Mac the last few years so when I came across this article on buying an iMac I had to check it out. This could be old news to...
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    Z6 and Z7 Firmware 3.0 Test & Recommendations

    I know there have been a few posts of videos by Will and his Monochrome Memoir channel. Well he just posted this video on the Z6 and Z7 firmware update. It is a good video and he added a couple setup recommendations on the FN.Buttons. https://youtu.be/SxXvNBZLLYU
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    Firmware 3.0 for Z6 and Z7 now available

    Well a new firmware upgrade for the Z6 and Z7. Big changes in AF... https://www.nikonusa.com/en/nikon-products/mirrorless-cameras/firmware-three-point-zero.page
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    Nikon Interview by DP Review

    This is a pretty good interview with Nikon on their plans for mirrorless primarily. But they do discuss the D6 and D780 a bit. It is a pretty good interview. https://www.dpreview.com/interviews/6739481235/ces-2020-interview-nikon-we-are-at-a-transitional-stage
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    Easy System To Master the Exposure Triangle - Photography Life

    Received an email from photography life about this new YouTube video on the exposure triangle and how to use actually use manual settings to get the right exposure. It is pretty good for the beginner. The only thing that I saw missing was the rule of thumb for Shutter Speed being 1.5 times the...
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    D780 is in Stock and Shipping...

    Looks like everything is ready if you want to upgrade. It seems like Nikon was more prepared for this release... maybe. https://nikonrumors.com/2020/01/23/nikon-d780-now-shipping-currently-in-stock.aspx/
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    Interesting Share Numbers for Canon, Nikon and Sony Year End

    Just saw this on Nikon Rumors. Looks like Nikon closed the year with a number two in share and the Z50 was #1 in sales at one in one of test markets in Japan. Kind of interesting... https://nikonrumors.com/2020/01/15/a-few-new-bcnranking-digital-camera-stats.aspx/
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