Nikon has announced four new accessories in Japan aimed mainly at wildlife and outdoor photographers. There’s a professional rain cover, photographer’s inner gloves, a woodpecker-themed bird strap and a retro-styled square lens hood. The announcement was made on 29 October, and pre-orders open in Japan on 5 November.
Rain Cover Professional NRC-03
The headline product is the Rain Cover Professional NRC-03, designed for Nikon’s high-end Z-series cameras and lenses. It’s made from a Japanese-made water-repellent material that’s also breathable. Nikon rates it at the 8,000mm waterproof class and 8,000g/m²/24hr moisture permeability class. That breathability should help reduce condensation building up inside the cover during long sessions in the hide.
The cover has a silicone eyecup ring and comes with a DK-33 rain cover eyecup and a storage case. It comes in two sizes: L, at about 980 x 973mm, and S, at about 800 x 860mm.
Photographer’s Inner Glove NPG004
The NPG004 is a thin, stretchy polyester glove designed to be worn on its own or under a thicker outer glove. It’s touchscreen compatible and has fingertip openings on the thumb and index finger for fine control of buttons and dials. It’s available in L and M sizes and weighs about 40-42g a pair.
Bird Strap (Great Spotted Woodpecker)
Nikon’s bird strap series continues with a black jacquard-woven design featuring the great spotted woodpecker. A wide version, at about 1,375 x 45mm, is intended for cameras. A slim version, at about 1,240 x 35mm, is intended for binoculars. Nikon says the camera strap can take a body and lens combination of up to about 5kg.
Square Hood HN-OG01
The HN-OG01 is an aluminium square hood with a silicone O-ring, weighing about 50g. It’s designed for the NIKKOR Z 40mm f/2 and NIKKOR Z 28mm f/2.8, and Nikon shows it on a silver Zf. Square hoods were a classic look on Nikon rangefinders and early SLR lenses. For Zf and Zfc owners who’ve bought into the heritage styling, this is likely to be the most tempting of the four.
Our take
None of these is a big product launch, but they’re practical additions for people who shoot outdoors in all weather, especially here in the UK. We’ll be asking Nikon UK whether any of them, particularly the NRC-03 and HN-OG01, will be sold here.
Price and availability
All four accessories are open price in Japan, with pre-orders opening on 5 November 2026. The NRC-03 rain cover and bird straps go on sale on 13 November, and the NPG004 gloves and HN-OG01 hood go on sale on 19 November. UK pricing and availability have not been announced.
