The Nikon Report - Episode #4

CHECK OUT SHOW NOTES: Developing: After 41 years Nikon ends domestic camera production, planning move to Thailand (written by Akihito Yonekura, Asahi Camera): http://bit.ly/3mE2xhP Z6 II Firmware Version 1.02 http://bit.ly/3ptVYjN Z7 II Firmware Version 1.01 http://bit.ly/37IWBzI Later in the week we saw Firmware updates version 3.20 for Nikon Z6 and Z7 cameras http://bit.ly/2KwPaTx The latest Nikon Z6/Z7 firmware update version 3.20 unlocked Blackmagic RAW support.  Your camera still has to go to Nikon for RAW update. £199 / $199 If you have done the update already then you just need to update the firmware. With the Z 7, RAW video output is possible only with full-HD videos recorded in the FX-based video format and 4K UHD videos recorded in the DX-based video format. With the Z 6, 4K UHD and full-HD RAW video output is possible with both FX- and DX-based movie formats.  http://bit.ly/3phv0vv http://bit.ly/3aNvHc7 Z 6 Firmware Version 3.20 http://bit.ly/3ha0H70 Z 7 Firmware Version 3.20 http://bit.ly/3nKAvCn Nikon Webcam Utility update for MAC. Nikon updated their article on macOS Big Sur Compatibility List. Where they published the list of Nikon software and their versions which support Big Sur MAC OS. https://bit.ly/2LSaqDo Nikon Z6 II & Z7II sensor measurements published at PhotonsToPhotos Z6 II http://bit.ly/3nIq02L Z7 II http://bit.ly/37HClP3 More DX-format lenses for Z-mount are on the way. Nikon expects the production of some DSLR cameras and F-mount lenses to be impacted by the fire at AKM Semiconductor in Japan. http://bit.ly/3aCp4Jo The French startup Curve One announced the first commercial curved CMOS sensor http://bit.ly/37JxOvA  &   http://bit.ly/3nMBKB9 Ilford to Release the Sprite 35-II, A Reusable 35mm Point-and-Shoot in January 2021 http://bit.ly/37FtT2A Cumulative Mirrorless shipped value is now 235% of DSLR shipped value. Which means that the DSLR market is shrinking and Mirrorless is growing. This shows the trend of shifting towards mirrorless equipment. http://www.cipa.jp/stats/dc_e.html  &   http://bit.ly/3mFuh5v Sunday read or reading list for Xmas. Shutterstock published their 2020 Year Review in photographs. http://shutr.bz/38sxPD1 National Geographic’s ‘The Year in Pictures’,  also available online via National Geographic Digital HUB http://on.natgeo.com/3rp8SRB http://on.natgeo.com/37IZiRQ http://bit.ly/3azPs6B New York Times published their Year in Pictures: A Year Like No Other http://nyti.ms/34DqpvM The Guardian published the Agency Photographer of the Year 2020 – shortlist http://bit.ly/34EwbNL How Astronauts Captured Iconic Space Photos - A History Of Cameras In Space by @Scott Manley YouTube Channel https://bit.ly/3riRbmO My Visits with Ansel Adams by Alan Adler at PetaPixel. Where he writes about his experience meeting the Legendary photographer. http://bit.ly/3mHLiMo Iconic Ansel Adams image sells for nearly $1M at Sotheby's auction, total sales of $6.4M http://bit.ly/3mG0CsP What is lens breathing? http://bit.ly/34ClafO How to Optimize Lightroom Classic for the Best Performance http://bit.ly/3h9WJLI