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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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Another Firmware Update for the Nikon D6 FX DSLR Camera

What is the newest version of firmware for the Nikon D6? The changes from version 1.5 to 1.51 are as follows:

- Taking pictures with [Enable] selected for [Flicker reduction] > [Flicker reduction setting] in the [PHOTO SHOOTING MENU] and aperture stopped down using either a camera control to which depth-of-field preview was assigned or the aperture stop-down button on a PC lens would in rare cases cause the camera to stop responding with “Err” displayed in the top control panel and viewfinder.

- Double-tapping the display to cancel playback zoom would result in the monitor failing to turn off automatically following the delay selected for Custom Setting c4 [Monitor off delay] > [Playback] in the [CUSTOM SETTING MENU].

- Sliding the vibration reduction mode switch on an AI AF VR Zoom-Nikkor 80-400mm f/4.5-5.6D ED lens from “ON” to “OFF” would disable autofocus on the camera to which the lens was attached.

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New Nikon D850 Firmware Released

What is the newest Nikon D850 firmware version? Not much to write home about but still, it’s encouraging to see a new firmware update on such an old camera, one I own and use on a regular basis. The changes are as follows:
• Fixed an issue that in rare circumstances resulted in the virtual horizon failing to function after the firmware was upgraded to version 1.20.

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Nikon’s NX Studio New Version Released

What is the latest version of Nikon NX Studio software? NX Studio software offers a full-fledged suite of intuitive tools for viewing, processing, and editing photos and videos. It combines the photo-and-video-viewing features of ViewNX-i with the photo-processing and retouch tools of Capture NX-D in a single, comprehensive workflow. Not only can it be used to process RAW pictures, but its editing tools—including tone curves and brightness and contrast adjustment—can also be applied to JPEG/TIFF images. It also offers a variety of features for such tasks as editing XMP/IPTC data, managing presets, and uploading pictures to the Web.

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Photographer Cory Richards and Nikon USA part ways with Nikon’s Ambassador program

Is Cory Richards still a Nikon Ambassador? Photographer Cory Richards and Nikon USA part ways with Nikon’s Ambassador program. I often visit the official Nikon Ambassador’s website (https://www.nikonusa.com/en/learn-and-explore/nikon-ambassadors) to check for any changes to its membership lineup and to gain some inspiration by visiting a few of the ambassador websites.

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Nikon’s NX Studio New Version Released

NX Studio software offers a full-fledged suite of intuitive tools for viewing, processing, and editing photos and videos. It combines the photo-and-video-viewing features of ViewNX-i with the photo-processing and retouch tools of Capture NX-D in a single, comprehensive workflow. Not only can it be used to process RAW pictures, but its editing tools—including tone curves and brightness and contrast adjustment—can also be applied to JPEG/TIFF images. It also offers a variety of features for such tasks as editing XMP/IPTC data, managing presets, and uploading pictures to the Web.

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For Immediate Release: Robert G Allen Photography Announces Renewed Acceptance into Nikon's Exclusive Professional Services Program.

Robert G Allen Photography has been notified by Nikon USA, Inc. that Robert Allen will continue to be a part of Nikon's NPS (Nikon Professional Services) program for 2022 at the Professional Level.

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