Monthly Archives: July 2012

Fake MB-D12 battery grips for the D800: are they worth it?

By [NR] admin | Published: July 19, 2012

Embedded is a video review on the fake battery grips for the Nikon D800 DSLR that can be purchased from Amazon – the Pixel version is $100 and the Meike copy costs around $70. For comparison, the original Nikon MB-D12 is priced at $400.

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Confirmed: Nikon has a fix for the D800/D800E left focusing issue

By [NR] admin | Published: July 17, 2012

Ming Thein reported on his blog that his D800E left focusing problem was fixed by NPS: “Just got my D800E back from NPS. Apparently, the cause of the focusing problem in all cases is some inaccurate calibration data entered during the alignment/ calibration process. I was told it’s basically a case of hooking the camera up […]

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Weekly Nikon news flash #171

By [NR] admin | Published: July 15, 2012

Nikon lens bracelet at Photojojo. Sigma APO Macro 180mm f/2.8 EX DG OS HSM lens pricing and availability announced: shipping starts on July 27 for a street price of $1,699. Nikon 1200-1700mm f/5.6-8P IF-ED lens: a look back at this massive lens. Check out the new Aculon T11 and Monarch 7 binoculars.

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Nikon has a permit for a still photography shooting in Miami

By [NR] admin | Published: July 15, 2012

The Miamidade.gov website lists Nikon as the permit holder of a still photography shooting currently in production in Miami. The photographer is Tom Bol who has worked for Nikon before. Could this be the marketing campaign for the upcoming Nikon D600 camera?

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Voigtländer 28mm f/2.8 Color Skopar SLII lens specs

By [NR] admin | Published: July 13, 2012

The Voigtländer 28mm f/2.8 Color Skopar SLII lens was announced few months ago with almost no additional info. Now the company decided to update their website with the detailed specs and the price of the new lens. The US price for the Nikon mount version is $599 (529 Euro):

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Nikon 800mm f/5.6 lens announced

By [NR] admin | Published: July 12, 2012

Nikon Japan has already listed the previosuly rumored Nikkor 800mm f/5.6 lens on their website. There is not much information except that the new lens will be on display during the The 141st Open Championship golf tournament (July 19-22, 2012) and Photokina (September 2012). Update: I got the official press release, Nikon basically announced the development […]

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Lexar announced support for XQD memory card

By [NR] admin | Published: July 11, 2012

Today Lexar announced that they will start producing XQD memory cards that are currently used only in the Nikon D4 DSLR camera. The first Lexar XQD cards are expected in Q3 of 2012. Currently only Sony sells XQD memory card and they recently announced a faster S version.

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