Monthly Archives: April 2013

Weekly Nikon news flash #208

The Nikkor 800mm f/5.6 is delayed in the US. The new shipping date is now listed as April 30th, 2013. The new Tamron 90mm f/2.8 SP Di MACRO 1:1 VC USD lens for Nikon F mount is now in stock. Schneider-Kreuznach launched new 35mm T2.1, 50mm T2.1 and 75mm T2.1 Xenon full frame primes cinema lenses with Nikon F-mount. More details and specifications available here. Nikon […]

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Nikon savings and rebates for April

The Nikon instant lens rebates are now gone. Those the available Nikon instant savings and rebates for the month of April in the US: Most of the Nikon DSLR bundle savings are still active. Some of the lenses were removed from the promotion. Amazon has a slightly different offers. Nikon D7100 kit $100 instant saving + 2% in rewards is still ongoing. […]

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Guest post: light painting

Today’s guest post on light painting is by Sean Needham: Light art isn’t new, it’s been a part of photography ever since the first light dropped on a light sensitive material. Light painting isn’t new either, and I can’t claim that I “invented” the idea, but this is just my perspective of it. Most of […]

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First underwater housings for Nikon D7100 camera are out

Ikelite were first to announce their underwater housing for the Nikon D7100 DSLR camera. The main features and specifications are:

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Nikon patents for illuminated F-mount, duplicated electronic mount contacts and hybrid viewfinder

Nikon filed patent application 2013-57757 that will make changing camera lenses in the dark easier by illuminating the mount/lens. The implemented LED light source in the camera will transmit light to the mount and lens via an optical path located above the optical elements.

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Google will not support Capture NX

When Goole acquired Nik Software, they did not purchase the Capture NX software and have no intentions of supporting it. This information was provided to a reader who contacted the Nik software division of Google. Capture NX ($135) was initially developed by Nik Software after Nikon invested in the company back in 2006. It remains to be seen […]

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Adobe Lightroom 4.4 and Camera Raw 7.4 released with support for D7100, P330, Coolpix A and more

Adobe released Lightroom 4.4, Camera Raw 7.4 and DNG Converter 7.4 with support and improvements for several Nikon cameras and F-mount lenses. Download links: Lightroom 4.4: Windows | Mac DNG Converter 7.4: Windows | Mac New camera support for: Nikon 1 J3 Nikon 1 S1 Nikon D7100 Nikon Coolpix A Nikon Coolpix P330

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