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Irix 15mm f/2.4 lens review (Nikon F mount)

This Irix 15mm f/2.4 lens for Nikon F mount review is by Bojan Stepančič (website: foto-info.si) and it was originally published here. The post contains also some comparisons with the Nikon 14-24mm f/2.8 lens. Additional information on the Irix 15mm f/2.4 lens can be found here. The lens is currently in stock at Amazon UK, Amazon DE and Amazon IT (still no US distributor).

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Nikon D500 review (who would have thought…)

This Nikon D500 review is by Romanian photographer and Nikon Ambassador Mircea Bezergheanu (Website | Facebook | Vimeo | YouTube). The original review was published here in Romanian (thanks for the translation Marius; click on images for larger view):

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Nikkor 200-500mm f/5.6E vs. Nikkor 300mm f/4E PF – a review and comparison

Marching Fawn

“Nikkor 200-500mm f/5.6E vs. Nikkor 300mm f/4E PF – a review and comparison” is a new article by Steve Perry (website | YouTube | Facebook | you can check also his previous NR posts here): It’s kind of funny how things work out. In the not-so-distant past, would-be wildlife photographers were faced with one of two rather unpleasant scenarios when it came […]

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Nikon D500 review, a wildlife photographer’s perspective

“Nikon D500 review, a wildlife photographer’s perspective” by Steve Perry (website | YouTube | Facebook, you can check also his previous [NR] posts here): OK, I’ll admit it. As a wildlife photographer, I had resigned myself to the idea that DX was dead. It was too bad, really. Although I do enjoy using a full frame camera, I longed for the […]

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Nikon D5 and D500 live concert photography

I will be traveling in the next few days and will have limited Internet access. In the meantime enjoy this guest post by Arash Taheri (arashtaheri.com) who is a professional music photographer and an ambassador for Nikon Norway: My name is Arash Taheri and I am a music photographer based in Oslo, Norway. For the most […]

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Nikon D5 review: The dark night rises

Nikon D5 review by Ross Harvey (Web, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram): “Powerful, insanely fast, supremely agile, hauntingly accurate and a master of the dark. The Batman of the camera world.” I could end the review there, but what fun would that be? INTRODUCTION As with my Nikon D750 Review, this Nikon D5 review is founded upon […]

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Nikon D7100 & Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8G II lens review

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    Nikon D7100 & Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8G II lens review by Shayne Warren (this is an old guest post that somehow slipped through the cracks and I forgot to publish it):

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Nikon 200-500mm f/5.6E zoom vs. the 500mm f/4E prime lens comparison

Andy Nguyen (website | flickr | facebook) compares the $1,396.95 Nikon 200-500mm f/5.6E zoom lens to the $10,296.95 Nikkor 500mm f/4E prime lens: I know from comments on various photography forums that there’s a lot of people wanting to know if the new Nikon 200-500mm f/5.6 can live up to the hype, and how it measures up to the […]

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Nikon AF-S Nikkor 200-500mm f/5.6E ED VR lens review

Nikon AF-S Nikkor 200-500mm f/5.6E ED VR lens review by Mohammed Ahmedullah: I am a writer-photographer based in India and contribute articles to local travel magazines and newspapers on wildlife. I recently bought a Nikon 200-500 F5.6 lens and used it for an assignment on bird photography. Below are my observations: Ergonomics: The 200-500 F5.6 […]

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Urban wildlife: my short stint with Nikon AF-S Nikkor 200-500mm f/5.6E ED VR lens (field report)

  Urban wildlife: my short stint with Nikon AF-S Nikkor 200-500mm f/5.6E ED VR lens by Manojodungat:

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