Nikon Acquires RED and It's A Good Thing

Recently, Nikon acquired RED Digital Cinema and camera nerds went wild. Nikon being a company that has made some positive noise in the photography side of camera tech made a big push to get RED - a cinema monster in the industry. Some say it was part of getting RED its case regarding a patent dispute. I don’t know, but I do think it’s an interesting move and is going to be good thing for us as the consumer. . .eventually.

I sat down with the dude known as “Ohdoctah” to talk about this Nikon and RED stuff.

Nikon Z 30 Announced Focusing on Vloggers

Nikon quietly announced a new mirrorless camera aimed at the vloggers of the world. This new Z 30 is an APS-C mirrorless capable of 20MP images at 11 frames per second capture as well as video up to 4K (UHD) up to 30 frames per second. Adorama has the camera available for preorder*. Get the body and kit lens for $846.95. More on the new camera in the video below.

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Nikon Z9 Mirrorless Camera Announced

Nikon has announced it’s latest pro camera body in the form of a full-frame mirroless Z9. This company has been (unfairly) negatively mentioned quite a bit in the photography community regarding its history with the mirrorless line of cameras. I recently chatted with Seth Miranda on my show about these grumbles and gripes from the community. But anyway, the Z9 is looking to be a bold statement from Nikon.

Image: Adorama

Tech specs of note

The camera is a mirrorless body, but a “shutter-less” body as well. Well, a mechanical shutter, that is. There is an enclosure over the sensor, but this isn’t a mechanism used during capturing images. Does this mean an improvement in sensor readout and rolling shutter? In addition to 45 megapixels, you’ll get:

• 8K/30p capture and 4K-from-8K, with ProRes 422 HQ

• 8K/60p, 12-bit 8K N-Raw and 4K ProRes RAW (coming soon with a software update)

• Dual CFExpress type B card slots

• 30 frames per second capture

• 120 frames per second capture (at a 11 megapixels)

• Improved autofocus and tracking

• Tilting rear LCD. It’s interesting looking. . . .

Image: Adorama

All of these specs look great and pretty much expected for a flagship device. I appreciate the fact that the dual card slots are identical. Not just an “ultra fast” slot and a “fast” slot the way other manufacturers are doing it. The squad Chris and Jordan at DP Review did a great video checking out a pre-production Z9 out and about in Seattle. I’m putting there video below. Be sure you click like and subscribe on their channel. You can pre-order the Z9 for $5496 over on Adorama.* Again, this seems like everything you’d expect in a pro body, but with really competitive pricing.

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Nikon Announces Rebates and Deals on Cameras

As an Adorama affiliate, I’m notified of certain deals regarding photography gear quite regularly. Sometimes, the deals are not all that, but then there’s the deals like this one going on for the Nikon line of photography. At the time of this blog post, Nikon is offering up to $500 in rebates on select camera bodies and camera bundles. Here are a few of note below.

Lenses

Nikkor 70-300mm f/4.6- 5.6. Was $596, now $396.

NIKKOR 35mm f/1.4G AF-S BUNDLE. Was $1696. Now $1546.

NIKKOR 35mm f/1.8G AF-S Bundle was $196. Now $166

Cameras

D780 FX-Format DSLR with 24-120mm kit lens bundle was $2796. Now $2496.

Z50 Mirroless with 16-50mm f/3.5-6.3 kit lens bundle. Was $996. Now $896.

Those are just a few of the items I thought were worth mentioning. Go to Adorama via my affiliate link to see more of the deals. Thanks for checking it out and supporting my content.