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PARTING SHOT

Rumour has it...

We’ve had an anonymous tip that Mike Harris’s latest Parting Shot is about camera rumours; are they good, bad or a bit of both?
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The Nikon Z 6III is finally here. And I don’t think it’s hyperbole to call it the most anticipated Nikon camera ever. Over the past couple of years, it feels like I’ve seen more Z 6III rumour posts than I have reruns of Only Fools and Horses. Nikon forums and threads have been brimming with lively (sometimes heated) debates as to what’s next for the Big N’s most popular Z-series camera. But when Nikon finally released the imaging world’s worst best-kept secret, one thing was made abundantly clear. For the longest time, we knew bugger all…

He said, she said

The Z 6III rumour mill has persisted ever since the release of the Z 6II, back at the tail end of 2020. And in that time, we’ve had all sorts of so-called leaks: integrated RED tech, images that are grainier than the surgeon’s photo of the Loch Ness monster and more supposed release dates than Nikon firmware updates!

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