Weekly Nikon news flash #198

• 12 years ago
• Categories: Weekly Nikon News Flash

• You can buy those bright yellow Nikon lens/body caps on eBay.

• New lens from Lomography: MC Zenitar-N 2.8/16 fisheye for Nikon mount, here are  the specs:
  • Focal length: 16mm
  • Field of view: 180 degrees diagonal
  • Composition: eleven elements in seven groups
  • Available apertures: f/2.8, f/4, f/5.6, f/8, f/11, f/16, f/22
  • Focusing from 0.3m (1′) to infinity
  • Rubberized focus grip
  • Size: 2.5” x 2.4” (6.35cm x 6cm)
  • Weight: 0.6lb (0.25kg)
  • Price: US$ 199.00

• Interesting: 24-70mm f/2.8 lens teardown comparison.
• DxO Optics Pro v8.1.2 released with support for Nikon 1 V2.
• Nikon 1 V1 used with an old bulb flash (video):

• This video, showing the immune response in the lymph node of a mouse, is the winner of the second annual Small World in Motion Photomicrography Competition:

Second place is a time-lapse movie showing sperm from two different males competing within the female reproductive tract of the fruit fly: