When the Sony Alpha 1 was announced, I remember being really impressed but not surprised. Sony had been the brand to beat and had been continuously pushing the envelope. What Sony did was impressive, but not shocking. The Nikon Z9 has shocked me.
Nikon, the company that had been in third place behind Sony and Canon in the full-frame mirrorless market (and it wasn’t a close third place), has not…
SlashNext, which uses AI to combat phishing, raises $26M
October 28, 2021
Phishing, a type of social engineering where an attacker sends a message designed to trick a victim into revealing sensitive information or installing malware or ransomware, is on the rise. According to recent research from Proofpoint, 75% of organizations around the world…
Canon’s Experimental PowerShot PX Gets International Release
October 28, 2021
Canon’s experimental PowerShot PICK that was originally launched as a crowdfunding campaign in Japan appears to be getting an international rollout. Renamed the PowerShot PX, the camera is at the very least coming to Europe.
The pitch for the PowerShot PX is relatively…
Nikon has announced a new version of its FTZ F-mount to Z-mount adapter. The FTZ II offers the same functionality as the original FTZ, but in a smaller form factor, and minus the built-in tripod mount. This should aid handling with some lenses, and, Nikon claims, makes it easier to use with the Z9’s integrated vertical grip.
The new FTZ II dispenses with the inbuilt tripod screw mount of…
Nikon announces Nikkor Z 100-400mm F4.5-5.6 VR S telephoto zoom
October 28, 2021
Nikon has officially announced the Nikkor Z 100-400mm F4.5-5.6 VR S – a telephoto zoom lens designed for the company’s Z-mount mirrorless cameras. Though this lens has been on Nikon’s Z lens roadmap for some time, we didn’t known any specifics beyond its…
Nikon updates Z roadmap with 400mm F2.8 TC VR, 26mm FX, 24mm DX and 12-28mm DX lenses
October 28, 2021
Nikon has just updated its Z-mount lens roadmap, which has seen the addition of several new lenses, including 400mm, 600mm and 800mm telephoto prime lenses in the premium ‘S’ line.
While full details on all the new roadmapped lenses are still forthcoming, Nikon…
Nikon has just announced the Nikkor Z 24-120mm F4 S, a native Z-mount counterpart to the company’s popular AF-S F-mount lens. This lens replaces the 24-105mm F4 on Nikon’s roadmap, and we’re pleasantly surprised to see that the final product has just that bit of extra reach on the telephoto end.
The Z 24-120mm F4 S is designed to be a high quality kit lens option for Z-mount…
Sports and action: Our first sample images from the new Nikon Z9
October 28, 2021
We spent some time recently shooting with pre-production samples of the Nikon Z9. In a busy couple of days we took the cameras along to a rugby match, an athletics track, a velodrome and a tennis practice. Click through for our full gallery of sample images, from…
After quite a prolonged build-up, Nikon has finally launched the Z9, its flagship full-frame, Stacked CMOS mirrorless camera. It’s one of the most powerful cameras on the market, capable of up to 30 fps shooting in JPEG or 20 with Raw capture, and able to record 8K/30…
While Android 12 for Samsung devices look more likely with each passing week, the Korean firm is rolling on with its consistent monthly security patches. For November 2021, a select few Samsung Galaxy smartphones are already seeing the latest updates. Here’s the full, continuously updated list.
Samsung November 2021 security update — what’s new
Sticking with the excellent track record of…
