Nikon Z System News and Commentary
2021 News/Views
Because the news articles are starting to get buried deep in archives, I’ve promoted them into separate yearly folders now. If you’re looking for the current year’s news, just click on News/Views in the menus at the top of the page (i.e. don’t use the pull down menu).
Here are the stories that appeared on this site in 2021:
- I’m Back
- I'm Such a Tease...
- Which to Buy? Z5 or Z50?
- How Does the Z9 Live View Work?
- "Electronic" Shutter
- When Will We See Sigma and Tamron Lenses?
- Want to Master Nikon Z Focusing?
- Why is the Z9 Going to Sell Out?
- The Z System Holiday Buying Primer
- Ask Again Later...
- Nikon Late November Savings
- The Sniping Begins...
- Firmware, Software, Info Updates Continue
- May You Live in Interesting Times
- Still More Questions Asked and Answered
- The Possibilities Ahead
- Nikon Z-Mount Lens Sale
- Presentation Reminder
- Winners and Losers
- A Simple DX Thought
- The New World of Nikon Software
- The Unanswered Z9 Questions
- The Z9 is Announced
- New Z System Lens Road Map Revealed
- The Last Gasp of Brand Loyalties
- FX Lens Recap
- Teaser Three
- Firmware Updates for the Z6 II and Z7 II
- More Random Questions Answered
- The Lack of a DX Road Map
- Teaser Two with a Slice of DX
- Some Random Z Questions Answered
- What Do I Want in a Z50 II?
- And the Turbulence Begins...
- Fasten Your Seatbelts. Turbulence Ahead.
- The Strange Case of the EN-EL25
- 14-200mm is not Enough
- When Will the Dam Break?
- Catching up With Sony
- Is the Zfc "Fun"? Is it Selling?
- Z Tidbits in Nikon's 2021 Report
- Nikon Update Status
- Comments from Site Readers
- Full Frame Z Users Biggest Complaint
- How to Make Nikon Users Happier (fall 2021 edition)
- Thom's Been Busy as a Zee
- The Professional's Dilemma
- So What Do I Really Think of the Z System?
- A Z9 Does Appear to be at the Olympics
- Thom's Z Olympics Explainer
- Another Legacy Lens Gets its Moment
- Followup on Upcoming Z Products
- Zfc Release Schedule
- The Latest on Upcoming Z Bodies
- Another Zfc Comment
- A Quick Setup Tip
- New Firmware Updates
- What Are the Next Nikon Z Cameras?
- One Last Take on the Zfc Launch
- Zfc Lens Irony
- Here Comes Another Round of Guessing
- Did Nikon Just Provide a Z9 Focusing Clue?
- EH-7P no Longer Comes with Z7 Models?
- I’m Confused
- Nikon Launches a New DX Z Camera
- Zfc Questions and Answers
- Rebuzz, Rebuzz
- The Pastel Panda
- The Fujifilm/Nikon Duel is On
- What Are We Still Waiting For?
- Three Small Firmware Updates
- Nikon's Dilemma
- Two New Lens Patents
- The Z50 is Last?
- Retro to the Future
- What's With Development Announcement of Compact Lenses?
- Missed it by That Much...
- New Nikon Macro Lenses
- Flagship Bodies? 30 Lenses by End of Year?
- What To Expect
- No, Nikon is Not Sleeping
- The Latest Discounts
- Mythbusting
- The Firmware Update Details
- Where is the Z System Heading?
- Nikon Preannounces Firmware Updates
- The Spring Z Sale
- So What Would a Z8 Be Like?
- Lens Firmware Updates: 20mm and 85mm f/1.8
- What the Z9 Needs to Satisfy
- Why I Don't Put Much Credence in BCN Market Share Numbers
- The Z6 II and Z7 II Complete Guide is Here
- About that Asterisk
- Another Thought on the Z9
- Cat is Out of the Bag — Z9 Development Announcement
- Who Will Make Nikon's Next Sensor?
- Upon Reflection
- Nikon Opens Up (a bit)
- All Z News Fit to Print
- Nikon Quiet at CP+
- No CP+ Launches?
- Z6 II and Z7 II Firmware Update
- Some Nikon "Answers"
- The Mythical Z30
- Record Quarterly Sales for Mirrorless Cameras
- Paranoia Followup
- For Those With Sony Paranoia
- What Does II Say About III?
- What Lens? Poll Results
- What Lenses Do You Really Want?
- The "What Lens" Question
- What Card Should You Get?
- The Random Firmware Gods
- Z Stock Update
- Did Nikon Make a Mistake?
- The Sadder Case of the MB-N11
- 2021: Likely Z Gear Versus Wanted Z Gear