The November edition of NPhoto magazine, that will be released at the end of the month, has a headline called “Erster Test: Nikon D8000” on the front cover, which translates to “First Test: Nikon D8000“. I believe that this is a typo – I don’t think Nikon will release the D7000 replacement this month. The pictured camera also […]
Two Romanian stores (fotohobbyshop and f64) have listed the AF Fisheye-Nikkor 16mm f/2.8D lens as “end of life“. The lens is still listed as current on Nikon USA website. Romanian stores have been accurately publishing information on soon-to-be-discontinued products in the past (Nikon D3x and D3s).
Several news media outlets reported last month on the boycott of Japanese products in China caused by the recent Japanese government’s purchase of some of the Diaoyu islands which are claimed also by China. It seems that the issue is serious enough that Nikon mentioned it in their latest Q&A session for the Q2 financial results […]
Adobe Lightroom 4.3 and Camera Raw 7.3 release candidates now support Nikon D600. Is the Nikon D3200 too small for your hands? Get this grip base extension (available also for the D5100). Switronix released new Power Cable XP-DSLR-EL15 for Nikon cameras (price: $135.95). Nikon France has a new cashback program. Check also this offer for a portable hard […]
Enlight Photo released ioShutter for Nikon cameras. ioShutter contains two parts: an iPhone/iPad app and a special cable that connects your iPhone to the camera in order to control the shutter: A simple-to-use and versatile shutter release appcessory for SLRs, ioShutter connects a photographer’s iPhone, iPod touch or iPad direct to their SLR. The ioShutter app then offers extensive […]
Joe Fitz was able to hack the Nikon WU-1a wireless mobile adapter and make it work with the Nikon D800 camera. The Nikon WU-1a was designed to work only with the D3200. Recently, Nikon released also the WU-1b that is compatible with the D600 and Nikon 1 V2. More details on the Joe’s project can be found in this […]
The website ifixit.com published their detailed instructions and pictures on how to teardown a Nikon D600 camera. Here is their conclusion:
Nikon is currently working on new firmware updates for the D600 and D800 cameras. The D600 update will contain a fix for the Live View aperture bug (currently you cannot change the aperture in Live View during video). The D800 update will fix the focus priority bug (with AF-ON in Live View changing the aperture causes the screen to […]
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