Monthly Archives: April 2011

Nikkor AF-S 50mm f/1.8G website now removed from Nikon Imaging

The Nikkor AF-S 50mm f/1.8G entry just got removed from Nikon Imaging website. I guess this was a mistake and the lens will not be announced today. Here is a quick MTF and lens design comparison between all 50mm Nikkor lenses:

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Confusion: new AF-S Nikkor 50mm f/1.8G lens

Approximately 4 hours ago, a new lens appeared on Nikon Imaging website: Nikkor AF-S 50mm f/1.8G. I am still not sure if this is a mistake or this lens is really officially announced. No major website has reported this news yet and there is no official press release from Nikon. The lens is not listed on other Nikon websites. […]

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Nikon D5100 digitutor now online

The Nikon D5100 digitutor is now online:  

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Guest post: Aerial photography with a telescoping monopod by Mike Hagen

The next guest post is by Mike Hagen (www.outthereimages.com/blog) who contributes this chapter from a recent book he helped write with Cyrill Harnischmacher called The Wild Side of Photography, Unconventional and Creative Techniques for the Courageous Photographer (www.rockynook.com/books/147.html). Mike is the author of The Nikon Creative Lighting System and Nikon Capture NX 2 After the Shoot. […]

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Nikon ME-1 microphone now available for pre-order

B&H listed the new Nikon ME-1 microphone as availabel for pre-order today which usually means shipment should start in the next 1-2 weeks:

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New Nikon D7000 firmware v1.02? *updated*

  Update: this is probably a false alarm – the 1.002 version on the D7000 is for the built in lens corrections database: I received two different tips that a new Nikon D7000 firmware v1.02 will be released soon. Some of the included improvements should be a fix for AF backfocus, corrected aperture calculation with zoom lenses in LiveView mode and […]

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Weekly Nikon news flash #105

New vertical battery grip for Nikon D3100: Another interesting Nikon lens on eBay – Repro Nikkor 85mm F1 lens for 1:1 Macro: Lensbaby announces a new SLR lens – The Composer Pro: New Nikon camera cases at Nikon Direct (Japan): Nikon Russia opened a new service center in Moscow:

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