Monthly Archives: March 2011

Lee SW150 filter system for the Nikon 14-24 f/2.8 lens now shipping

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Lee Filters finally released the SW150 filter system for the Nikon 14-24mm f/2.8 lens. The product was announced back in November of 2009. The SW150 is available as a Starter Kit that contains a filter holder, adapter collar for the lens, a 0.6ND graduated filter and a neoprene lens cap. Lee filter offers also a separate system adapter [...]

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Weekly Nikon news flash #100

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This weekend is the 100th week anniversary of the weekly Nikon news flash – I will celebrate it with another giveaway next week. Here are the news for this week: Samyang 35mm f/1.4 AS UMC lens (also available in Nikon mount) gets a focusing scale, red ring and a new lens hood: Nikon Malaysia is celebrating its 10th anniversary this year [...]

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New Holga and Lensbaby add-ons for Nikon DSLR

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Holga is now selling lenses for DSLR. The Nikon version HL-N is a 60mm f/8 all plastic lens that costs $24.99 and weights 38g. Other Holga lenses and accessories are compatible with the HL-N (Lomography has a similar solution). The lens is also available on eBay.

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How to take a Nikon D7000 apart

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This 10 min video (in Thai language) shows you in details how to disassemble a Nikon D7000 camera. According to the narrator, only the top and back parts are magnesium alloy:

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Potential Nikon announcement: late March, early April

I still do not have an exact date, but it seems that Nikon will be announcing the D5100 somewhere in late March/early April. I was told also that there will be new Coolpix camera(s). This is highly unusual, since the compact camera line is refreshed in February and August. Those rumored Coolpix camera(s) could actually be the [...]

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