Welcome to the Robert G Allen Nikon Z Mirrorless and Capture One Photography Blog

Here, you will find posts about my Nikon photography and Capture One adventures, photographer interviews, Nikon hardware and software reviews, curated videos,and general commentary

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Today, Robert G Allen Photography takes delivery of the Nikon Z50II and the NIKKOR Z DX 18-140mm f/3.5-6.3 VR lens with Sample Photos

Today, I received the latest Nikon camera release, The Z50II along with the DX lens 18-140mm f/3.5-6.3.

I had a chance to use this combination shortly after delivery as I provide event photography coverage for a major local holiday event.

Since I no longer use any Adobe products (due to the AI mess they have created resulting in fake photos everywhere), and Capture One has yet to support the Z50II, I had to use Adobe’s DNG converter (cough, cough…) to convert the NEF files into DNG files in order to use Capture One to process the photos.

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Today, Nikon announces the Z50II camera with sample photos from Nikon, 30 photos per second, Pre-Release Capture and multi-subject detection autofocus with 3D-tracking

Today, Nikon announces the Z50II, a huge upgrade over the original Z50 camera. The headlines here are the upgrades to the auto focus system, now having the Expeed 7 processor, the same one in the Nikon Z9, Z8 and Z6III cameras. And many more upgrades over the Z50.

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Robert G Allen Photography takes delivery of the Nikon Nikkor Z 800mm f/6.3 VR S lens along with a few test shots

I just received this beauty of a lens and I’m eager to give it a try. I did manage to take it out for a few test shots along with my Nikon Z7II just to make sure everything was in order.

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Meet the Nikon Photographer Who Just Shot One of the Largest National Geographic Photography Assignments

Meet Thomas Peschak, Nikon Europe Ambassador, who just shot one of the largest Nat Geo photography assignments given to a single photographer. The article, “Amazon: Mysterious, Majestic, Mortal” appears in the current issue of National Geographic magazine. He used the Nikon Z9 camera and an assortment of Z lenses.

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Today, Nikon Introduces the Nikkor Z 50mm f/1.4 Lens, their Latest f/1.4 Series Lens

Today, Nikon Inc. announced the NIKKOR Z 50mm f/1.4, a lightweight prime lens with a wide and bright f/1.4 aperture. This affordable lens is compact enough to take anywhere, while offering a versatile and classic focal length that’s ideal for portraits, landscapes, street snaps, travel, still life and more.

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Nikon Adds Four New Ambassadors Bringing the Total to 36 USA Ambassadors

Today, Nikon Inc. announced the four newest members of the prestigious Nikon Ambassador program, the preeminent group of influential visual artists and leaders in modern photography and videography. These four professionals are at the top of their fields, bringing a fresh creative energy to both their clients and community, while setting trends and invigorating the imaging industry.

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Capture One: How to View Only the Cropped Version of Your Photos in Capture One grid view when Browsing your Photos

How to see only the cropped part of photos in the Capture One browser. In Capture One, with default settings, you see the whole un-cropped photo when using the Browser to view your images in a folder. The part of the image outside of the cropped area is a little dimmer than the part of the image included in the cropped photo.

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Super Blue Moon with the Nikon Z7II and The Nikon NIKKOR Z 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 VR S Lens

It was a clear morning in Boise Idaho, perfect weather to observe the recent blue moon.

Normally, I would use the Nikon COOLPIX P950 camera but at the last minute, chose to use one of my full frame Nikon's instead.

Originally, I was going to use the NIKKOR Z 180-600mm f/5.6-6.3 VR lens but to keep the weight as low as possible, I store that lens without the tripod collar. I learned without the collar, there is no tripod mount on the lens body and since the moon would be setting soon, I didn’t have the time to mount the collar in time.

So, I ended up using the Nikkor Z 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 VR S lens instead. I mounted the lens to the Z7II along with the Z TELECONVERTER TC-1.4x on my new Manfrotto Be Free Advance tripod along with up scaling with Topaz Photo AI created the resulting image.

Overall, I’m pleased with the results. Stay tune for reviews of all the mentioned equipment.

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Viral Olympic Surfing Photo Captured by a Nikon Z9

While shooting surfing for the 2024 Olympics in the Tahitian surfing venue of Teahupo'o in French Polynesia, Nikon photographer Jerome Brouillet captured this surreal photo of Brazil's Gabriel Medina celebrating after getting a large wave at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.

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Nikon Moves into their New Headquarters near a McDonald’s

TOKYO - Nikon Corporation (Nikon) is pleased to announce its relocation of headquarters to Nishioi, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo, from Konan, Minato-ku, Tokyo, and will begin its operation on July 29, 2024. Nikon will contribute to the realization of a prosperous and sustainable society in a location where it has had a base for over 100 years and produced various products and services.

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