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Nikon Stops Including Charging Cable Due to Chip Shortage

The semiconductor shortage is hitting the camera market in unexpected ways. According to an official notice published to Nikon Japan, the company says that it doesn’t have the parts necessary to include the adapter that allows Z7 or Z7 II cameras to charge a battery in-camera. The company has announced that it will stop including the AC adapter EH-7P with new Nikon Z7 and Z7 II cameras starting…
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Hands-on with Nikon's NIKKOR Z 28mm F2.8 Special Edition

1 2 3 4 5 Hands-on with the Z Nikkor 28mm F2.8 Special Edition Nikon has just announced the NIKKOR Z 28mm F2.8 (SE) lens. The ‘SE’ in the name stands for Special Edition, as this is a re-styled version of the 28mm lens that’s already been announced, though not yet released, and has been on Nikon’s roadmap for a while now. This…
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The Best Mirrorless Lenses in 2021

Much of the imaging industry has transitioned from DSLRs over to mirrorless during the last few years. For most manufacturers, this shift in technology has resulted in the introduction of new lens mounts along with an ever-growing number of newly designed lenses. With so…
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Nikon’s Asia vs USA Z fc Marketing Reveals Divergent Philosophies

Like all major camera manufacturers, Nikon has different teams for different regions. As part of that, each gets its own budget to market new products, and comparing Nikon USA’s choices versus that of Nikon Asia presents two wildly different approaches to selling the retro-inspired Z fc. The Nikon Z fc is a camera that is inspired by the design of a classic Nikon film camera, the FM2. It was…
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Canon Unveils the RF 14-35mm f/4L IS USM Lens

Canon has announced the RF 14-35mm f/4L IS USM lens, a slower but lighter, more compact, and more affordable version of the f/2.8 iteration of the lens it launched in 2019. Similar to the 16-35mm f/2.8 and 16-35mm f/4 lenses that were available for Canon’s EF mount, the…
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Nikon Announces Three New Lenses For its Z-Mount System

Nikon is doing its best to keep its promise of a rapidly expanding Z-mount lens family and has announced three small FX and DX-format lenses: the Nikkor Z DC 16-50mm f/3.5-6.3 VR, Nikkor Z 28mm f/2.8 (SE), and Nikkor Z DX 18-140mm f/3.5-6.3 VR. With the launch of the new Z fc system today, Nikon has also unveiled two new DX lenses meant to pair with this system, along with a third lens that will…
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