Monthly Archives: March 2013

Photographer waiting for the new pope with a Nikkor 1200-1700mm f/5.6-8P IF-ED lens

Updated: here is one pictures of the new pope taken by Dylan Martinez with the Nikkor 1200-1700mm lens. The Italian website La Stampa published two images of the photographer Dylan Martinez who is hoping to capture the new pope at Saint Peter’s Square with the monster Nikkor 1200-1700mm f/5.6-8P IF-ED lens. The lens has 18 elements in 13 groups, 9 diaphragm blades, the angle […]

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1 Nikkor 32mm f/1.2 lens listed on Nikon USA website, we should be very close to the release date

In January Nikon announced the development of the 1 Nikkor 32mm f/1.2 lens (equivalent to 86.4mm in 35mm format, Nano Crystal coating, see patent). The lens has not been officially released, but new press images are already listed on Nikon USA website, even though they are not yet included in the site search or linked anywhere on the main page. Expect […]

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Nikon ViewNX 2.7.4, NEF RAW Codec 1.18.0 released

Nikon released ViewNX 2.7.4 (US download link) with the following modifications:

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Nikon Coolpix A $200 price drop?

A reader just emailed me a link to BestBuy’s website that lists the new Nikon Coolpix A camera for $899.99 which is $200 less than the originally announced price of $1,096.95. Maybe with the Nikon D7100 kit instant savings, on March 14th Nikon will also drop the price of the Coolpix A as well?

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$100 discount on the Nikon D7100 kit now live at BestBuy

The $100 instant saving on the Nikon D7100 kit (with 18-105mm lens) I mentioned few days ago is already active on BestBuy’s website. The promotions should officially start on March 14th 2013.

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Nikon AF-S Nikkor 18-35mm f/3.5-4.5G ED lens now shipping *UPDATED*

Quick update: the Nikkor AF-S 18-35mm f/3.5-4.5G ED lens is now shipping and is currently in stock at B&H and Amazon US, Amazon UK and Amazon Germany. Sample images can be found on Nikon’s website. Update: some sample images taken with the lens are available on mobile01.com. Nikon Europe also uploaded more samples on flickr:

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Rumors: Nikon D7100 kit price drop on March 14th

The latest rumors suggest that Nikon USA will introduce a new $100 instant saving for the D7100 kit (with 18-105mm lens) starting on March 14th 2013, which is also the camera’s shipping date. Currently the D7100 kit is listed online for $1,596.95. The price of the D7100 body only will remain the same ($1,196.95). This […]

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