Nikon MB-D12 battery grip ($449.95) for Nikon D800/D800E to start shipping on April 2nd according to Amazon Germany. Amazon best sellers list: Nikon D800 is at the #22 spot, the new Canon 5D Mark III is #83. The Nikon D800 is #1 in the camera and photo bestsellers. Nikon D800 orders “unprecedented”. Refurbished Nikon D5000 for $329.95. Nikon […]
Today is the one year anniversary of the earthquake and tsunami disaster in Japan. Check also this update from the Red Cross.
According to Nikon USA tech support the Nikkor PC-E 24mm f/3.5D ED lens cannot be used with shifting and tilting on the Nikon D800. This discussion has been going on for few days now in the NR comments section and on Twitter and Nikon USA has not updated their response online which makes me think that this […]
Amazon is now taking pre-orders for the first D800 books – “Mastering the Nikon D800” by Darrell Young (publisher: Rocky Nook): Mastering the Nikon D800 by Darrell Young provides a wealth of experience-based information and insights for owners of the new D800 camera. Darrell is determined to help the user navigate past the confusion that often […]
Nikon filed a patent (201048125) in Japan for a 135mm f/1.8 lens: Patent release date: March 8, 2012 Patent filing date: August 30, 2012 Focal length: 132.9mm Aperture: 1.8 Angle of view: 18.3° Lens design: 15 elements in 9 group, 2 ED elements Internal focusing (IF) Vibration reduction (VR) Update: here is the US patent 20120050872 application for the […]
The Nikon D4 camera is again open for pre-order on Amazon with a release date of March 20th, 2012. Amazon stopped taking pre-orders just few hours after the D4 announcement. They probably now know how many cameras they will get in the first shipment and started taking pre-orders again. Update: Nikon D800 and D800E pre-orders are also […]
In addition to the rumored 18-300mm f/3.5-5.6 (see patent) and 16-85mm f/4 (see patent) DX lenses, Nikon will also announce a new Nikkor AF-S 28mm f/1.8G full frame lens. The new lens will not have VR and it will be small in size (I guess compared to the 24mm and 35mm f/1.4 versions). I don’t […]
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