Nikon ambassador Joe McNally releases new photography book titled The Real Deal, Field Notes from the Life of a Working Photographer. The 348 page hardcover book (that I have pre-ordered from Rocky Nook) serves as a capstone of Joe’s career. Once I receive and have read the book ,expect a review shortly after.
The cover of Joe McNally’s new book The Real Deal
With the Nikon Z9 going on 5 years old, it’s time to start to speculate what the Nikon Z9II specifications might be. With an estimated release date sometime in late 2025 or early 2026, it appears that now is a good time to start documenting what changes and improvements are needed with the Nikon Z9 II
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.
Today, Nikon issued an update to their NX Studio desktop software from version 1.7.0 to 1.7.1. Here is what has changed:
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.
Today, I just received this beauty of a lens and I’m eager to give it a try. Stay tuned for a few test shots NOW WITH 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.
PetaPixel was invited to come take a look at Nikon’s new Global Headquarters and Innovation Center and was the first North American publication to see the updated working environment and relocated Nikon Museum.
Smarter Every Day visits the astronauts while in orbit in the ISS showing them using Nikon Z9 and Nikkor and Tamron lenses
Charmi Pena, one of the ten photographers added to the Nikon Ambassador program back in May of 2018, appears to be out of the program
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Welcome to Robert G Allen Photography. I'm a professional multi-disciplinary commercial freelance photographer based in the Pacific Northwest and a Nikon DSLR Enthusiast.
While my career has primarily been as an event photographer, this website represents other areas of photography for which I have professional competency and enjoyment. The resulting front page gallery and single subject galleries are the result of a combination of client assignments and personal areas of interest.
