Originally published on 20th January 2021

Konstantin and Becky bring to you the latest Nikon news and photography related announcements. 

Production: Foteini Tasiopoulou

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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. https://www.nikonusa.com/en/service-a…​

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

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 Support Contact Information in USA 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=eQtVz…

​ 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/ni…​

Nikon Z7 II camera review at CameraJabber 4.5 out of 5 https://camerajabber.com/reviews/niko…​

Nikon Z7 II camera review at DigitalCameraWorld 4.5 out of 5:
https://www.digitalcameraworld.com/re…​

Nikon Z7 II camera review at PhotographyBlog 4.5 out of 5: https://www.photographyblog.com/revie…​

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