Nikon Z5II

18 Apr 2026 · Awards News

TIPA's 2026 winners list is worth scanning not as gospel but as a reliable industry compass — these awards reflect what working journalists across 30+ countries actually used and rated. The lens picks are the real signal here: Sigma's 35mm f/1.2 Art II and Sony's 50-150mm f/2 GM landing top spots suggests the fast-prime and fast-zoom renaissance isn't slowing down. File the camera winners as confirmation rather than revelation — most of these bodies were already on your radar.

28 Apr 2026 · Industry News

Nikon Hong Kong just made grey market purchasing significantly more expensive, and not in a subtle way. From May 2026, any parallel import camera or lens brought in for repair gets slugged with a non-refundable admin fee before they even look at the actual fault. HK$3,000 for DX, HK$5,000 for FX. That's on top of parts and labour. The calculus on buying grey to save money just got a lot harder. The real story here isn't Hong Kong. It's whether this is a pilot before Nikon rolls it out in Europe or North America. If you've got grey market Nikon gear in your kit right now, check your repair options before something breaks on a job.

7 May 2026 · Launch Rumour

The Z9 II sliding to 2027 is the only genuinely surprising line in this update, and the RED integration angle explains why Nikon would take that commercial risk on a delay. If you're shooting high-end commercial or broadcast and were holding budget for a Z9 successor, that's a real planning problem right now. For everyone else, the actionable news is closer: a cheaper wide-angle companion to the 24-105mm suggests Nikon is finally building a practical kit around the Z5II at a price point that doesn't require a second mortgage. The 120-300mm f/2.8 in the second half of 2026 is the sports and wildlife story worth watching. None of this is confirmed, and Nikon Rumors is the source, not Nikon, so plan around it loosely.

29 June 2026 · Mobile News

A Korean fashion photographer has released THE Tether, a wireless tethering app for Nikon cameras on iPad and iPhone. Runs over 5GHz Wi-Fi or direct camera Wi-Fi, streams JPGs for on-set review while keeping a full RAW workflow intact via memory card matching later. Supports a wide range of Z-series bodies plus the D780, with star rating, selective RAW export, external SSD support, and a fullscreen client review mode.

1 July 2026 · Camera Comparison

Chelsea Northrup walks through two Nikon wildlife kit combinations at the $2,500 and $4,000 marks: the Z5ii with the 28-400mm f/4-8 VR, and the Z6iii with the 180-600mm f/5.6-6.3 VR. Note the video is sponsored by Squarespace.

18 Aug 2026 · Firmware News

Nikon Z5II gets firmware v1.20 with a handful of practical additions: aperture is no longer locked when shooting video in shutter-priority mode, Wi-Fi Always ON is now available in AP mode, and there's a new automatic monitor display switch in the setup menu. Cloud Picture Controls have been renamed Imaging Recipes across menus. The Coolpix P1000 gets v1.9, a single-fix update resolving a rare camera freeze when zooming during burst shooting.