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
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.
A Behind-the-scenes look into the Nikon Equipment Loan and Maintenance Facilities For Nikon Professional Services NPS Members at the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics
A Behind-the-scenes look into the Nikon Equipment Loan and Maintenance Facilities For Nikon Professional Services NPS Members at the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics
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.
Nikon Releases Huge Firmware Update for the Nikon Z9 including a Summary of Changes Video!
The latest major FREE firmware update version 5.00 is now available for the Nikon Z 9!
Ricci Chera takes us through the latest features & advancements for the Z 9, including:
📷 Skin softening
📷 Portrait impression balance
📷 Rich tone portrait picture control
📷 Added reserve function to Auto Capture
📷 Added lower-speed [C15] option to High-Speed Frame Capture+
📷 Increased number of functions can be added to custom controls
Photographing US Youth Soccer’s National Championship Series Regional and Presidents Cup Regional Tournaments with the Nikon Z6, Z8, and Z9 Cameras
As in year’s past, Robert G Allen photography was lead photographer for the 2023 US Youth Soccer events in June in Boise Idaho. Shooting along with a US Youth Soccer staff photographer, we covered numerous games, bouncing from one soccer field to the next as we strived to provide as much coverage as possible among the 20 soccer fields riding on a golf cart between games over a four day period.
Nikon Today Updates Their Flagship Camera the Z9 with massive new firmware: version 4.0!
Today, Nikon announced new firmware for the Nikon Z9, firmware version 4.0! This is a massive update and even could be larger than the 3.0 update.
Nikon list the following changes and improvements:
Comparing The Specs of the New Nikon Mirrorless Z8 to the Nikon DSLR D850
OK, I was wrong! in my prior blog post, I said that there was a slight chance that the new Nikon camera launch on May 10th would be the successor to the Nikon D850, possibly a Nikon D880. I know, wishful thinking. OK, back to reality. As we all know now, Nikon announced the Z8, a slimmed down version of the Z9.