Monthly Archives: October 2013

Sigma 24-105mm f/4 DG OS HSM lens officially announced

By [NR] admin | Published: October 16, 2013

Update: the price of the lens is $899. The full frame Sigma 24-105mm f/4 DG OS HSM lens I covered few days ago is now officially announced. The price is not yet listed at B&H – expect more details in November. Here is the press release:

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Nikon D5300 at Chasseur d’Images magazine

By [NR] admin | Published: October 16, 2013

The French magazine Chasseur d’Images will cover the new Nikon D5300 camera in their upcoming issue:

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Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 58mm f/1.4G lens also to be announced tonight

By [NR] admin | Published: October 16, 2013

Update: here is the first picture of the lens. In addition to the D5300 (see updated specs), Nikon will also announce the AF-S Nikkor 58mm f/1.4G lens I mentioned yesterday. The new lens will have nano coating and excellent sharpness and micro contrast even wide open. Via Digicame-info

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This is the Nikon D5300 *UPDATED*

By [NR] admin | Published: October 16, 2013

It seems that in few hours Nikon will announce the D5300 DSLR camera. The above picture comes from Digicame-info which usually posts leaked images shortly before the official announcement. Here again are the rumored Nikon D5300 specifications: 24MP 39 AF points (9 cross points) EXPEED 4 Built-in Wi-Fi Built-in GPS Update – few more D5300 specs: Same sensor […]

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Another possibility for tomorrow’s announcement: new Nikkor 58mm f/1.4 lens

By [NR] admin | Published: October 15, 2013

Update: the posts referring the AF-S Nikkor 58mm f/1.4G lens were removed from Pixelistes website shortly after my post. The admin of the French forum Pixelistes mentioned few days ago that he held in his hands a new full frame Nikon lens that will be announced in the next few days. In another post later last week he […]

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Nikon sues Polaroid/Sakar for mirrorless camera design patent and trade dress infringement

By [NR] admin | Published: October 15, 2013

Do you remember the Android based Polaroid IM1836 interchangeable lens camera that looked very much like the Nikon 1 J1/J2 models? Even the 30-110mm lens looked identical to the Nikkor 1 30-110mm f/3.8-5.6. Nikon also thinks that Sakar/Polaroid ripped their Nikon 1 camera design and filed today a lawsuit in the U.S. for design patent and trade dress infringement. Here […]

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Nikon Camera Control Pro 2.15.0 released with D610 support

By [NR] admin | Published: October 15, 2013

Nikon released version 2.15.0 of Camera Control Pro ($134). The only modification is support for the D610 camera. The new version can be downloaded here.

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Sigma 24-105mm f/4 DG OS HSM lens leaked, already listed on Sigma’s website

By [NR] admin | Published: October 14, 2013

Update: the price of the lens is $899. The Sigma 24-105mm f/4 DG OS HSM is one of the rumored new DSLR lenses to be announced in 2014 and yesterday CanonRumors published the first picture of the new lens. The basic specs are: 82mm filter, weigh of 885 grams, lens design: 19 elements in 14 groups (for comparison the Nikon 24-120mm […]

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