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Nikkor Z 600mm F6.3 VR S Lens: Ideal for Wildlife and Sports

October 17, 2023
Recent Videos The Nikkor Z 600mm F6.3 VR S lens presents an interesting proposition for wildlife and sports photographers. It’s light enough to handhold for hours on end without killing your back and arms, and it’s small enough for anyone looking for long glass for a trip where they also don’t want to pack a tripod or monopod. We recently got our hands on a pre-production…
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Nikon Z8: High-End Full-Frame Mirrorless Camera

October 17, 2023
94% Overall score Jump to conclusion Product photos by Richard Butler The Nikon Z8 is a mid-sized high-end full-frame mirrorless camera built around the same sensor and processor as the range-topping Z9 sports camera. The Z8 offers the majority of the same features but…
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Nikon Z 135mm f/1.8 S 'Plena' Lens: Premium Portrait Prime

October 13, 2023
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Introduction Nikon has touted the Nikkor Z 135mm f/1.8 S ‘Plena’ lens as its premium mid-telephoto portrait prime for Nikon’s Z-series cameras. Nikon says the lens was designed to capture fine detail hair and skin tones, reduce vignetting and produce circular bokeh with minimal cat’s eye. Night photography and other scenarios with limited…
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Fujifilm GFX 100 II: A Medium Format Video Powerhouse

October 13, 2023
The Fujifilm GFX 100 II leans into video more than any previous medium format camera, with capabilities including full-width 4K capture for a series of lens formats, 8K capture from a cropped region, ProRes 422 capture to SSD and the inclusion of waveforms and vectorscopes.
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Nikon Zf Retro-Styled Full-Frame Mirrorless Camera Unveiled

October 13, 2023
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 … 11 Introduction The Nikon Zf is the retro-styled, full-frame mirrorless camera the company has been working towards for some time. Following on from the rather ungainly Df, a DSLR, and the social-media-focused APS-C Zfc, Nikon has finally delivered a large sensor Z-mount camera with classic styling. It’s not all backward-looking, though: the Zf uses…
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Nikon Z9 Cameras Upgrades: Bird & Plane Recognition Modes

October 13, 2023
Photo: Barney Britton Nikon has added dedicated bird and airplane subject recognition modes to its range-topping Z9 high speed full-frame mirrorless camera. It’s also said the separate bird detection mode, along with other capabilities, will be added to the Z8 via…
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Leica announces Sofort 2, an instant camera with on-demand printing and built-in storage

October 13, 2023
Lecia’s update to the Sofort adds new buttons, internal memory, micro SD card support and Bluetooth for connecting to Leica’s smartphone app. Photo: Leica Leica has announced the Sofort 2, the company’s second instant camera. The Sofort 2 is a 4.9 MP compact camera/printer hybrid that captures images digitally and lets users decide what to save, what to send to a smartphone…
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