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Wednesday, April 29, 2026

Nikon ZR Video Beast Launches, Third-Party Glass Undercuts Native Pricing, DJI Compact Announcement Incoming, Sony 100-400 GM II Leaks

Budget glass surge

Nikon's ZR gets its first proper review and third-party glass is eating native lens pricing for breakfast — two stories, one theme: the value calculus for working photographers just shifted again. Meanwhile DJI is teasing something small and May 7 is close enough that you'd be silly to pull the trigger on a compact drone before then. Quiet on the news side, loud on the gear side.

Third-party glass dismantling brand pricing across Z-mount and beyondVideo-first hardware no longer pretending to be stills camerasDJI product announcements drive hold-off decisions more than actual launches

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