The Nikon Report - Episode #6

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MAIN STORIES OF THE WEEK

Update on Nikon UK stock stuck at EU border & expect more Nikon product delays due to the recent COVID-19 state of STATE OF emergency in Japan http://bit.ly/2Kv6I2i

How was your experience with NPS services in your country? Let us know in the comments below. http://bit.ly/35TJVob

List of Qualifying Equipment can be found in the link in description. https://www.nikonpro.com/ProductList.aspx

Nikon Canada to reduce warranty on all produce (starting February 1st) http://bit.ly/2LO85d8

D-SLR and Nikon Speedlight Compatibility (added D6 and D780)  https://bit.ly/3qBRw2J

Nikon Limited Warranty and Product Registration & Nikon Sport Optics Warranty Information (we guess this is to do with the shift from international warranties to regional) https://bit.ly/2M1F0KZ & https://bit.ly/3o1tk88

Nikon released new Nikon Z6 II and Z7 II setting guides for still photography

This is a quick guide for settings for different types for photography like sports, landscapes, Portraiture and general tips and tricks on taking photos.

https://bit.ly/39RO9hg

Sigma’s CEO confirms the possibility of making mirrorless lenses for Nikon Z-mount http://bit.ly/39Msyai & http://bit.ly/38XNPi0

Venus Optics Laowa Argus 33mm f/0.95 mirrorless lens (APS-C) http://bit.ly/39H3m4I

Laowa 12-24mm f/5.6 ultra-wide-angle mirrorless zoom lens for Nikon Z-mount. http://bit.ly/3p3aRtc

MapCamera announced their top sellers in JAPAN for 2020, and the Z7II knocked Sony from second place:

English version (from India): http://bit.ly/38XOsrS

Japanese Article: http://bit.ly/3qBTsZ3

The end of an era: Olympus confirms it's completed the sale of its imaging business to JIP http://bit.ly/35VN9rB

Samsung released a video on their S21 smartphone where they spend 3 minutes talking about how they achieved the black color finish on their phone.  

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eQtVzO1Rs_w&ab_channel=Samsung

Capture One 21 version 14.0.2 released with support for the Nikon Z6 II and Z7 II cameras http://bit.ly/2KA8n6S

Fujifilm discontinues its Pro 400H color negative film in 35mm, 120 formats http://bit.ly/3o2k8QY

REVIEWS

Nikon Z7 II camera review at Amateur Photographer 4.5 stars out of 5:

http://bit.ly/3nYrK71

Nikon Z7 II BY EPHOTOZINE https://www.ephotozine.com/article/nikon-z7-ii-review-35163

Nikon Z7 II camera review at CameraJabber 4.5 out of 5 https://camerajabber.com/reviews/nikon-z7ii/

Nikon Z7 II camera review at DigitalCameraWorld 4.5 out of 5:

https://www.digitalcameraworld.com/reviews/nikon-z7-ii-review

Nikon Z7 II camera review at PhotographyBlog 4.5 out of 5: https://www.photographyblog.com/reviews/nikon_z7_ii_review

Shop Nikon Z 7II : https://bit.ly/shop_z7II

WEEKEND READ / WATCH

An Essay Only Nikon Shooters Will Appreciate by Christopher Malcolm at FStoppers  http://bit.ly/2Mb3TDS

The Path of the Little Samurai - The interview with Kazuto Yamaki, CEO, SIGMA Corporation  http://bit.ly/38XNPi0

NASA's HiRISE orbital camera captures enlightening close-up shots of Martian surface  http://bit.ly/3p5aHl6

VIDEOS:

Watch an Expert Woodworker Build a Traditional Large Format Camera  http://bit.ly/3qCPgrY

Behind the Film - Inside the ILFORD factory  https://bit.ly/39SjgcE