Monthly Archives: November 2013

The latest Nikon patents

Nikon filed a patent in Japan for 70-300mm f/4-5.6 lens designed for a camera with 1″ sensor (Nikon 1)/ The FX equivalent of this lens will be 190-810mm. The lens design consists of 20 elements in 13 groups including 6 ED elements. Another patent describes a new type of adapter what will add image stabilization (VR) […]

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Nikon Black Friday deals

Nikon will have some new instant rebates for Black Friday that will include many high-end lenses (the current rebate program offers mainly low-end lenses). The savings will be similar to the rebates offered back in September. You still will have to buy a DSLR body in order to qualify. There is a very good chance the […]

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Sigma will release firmware update to fix AF issues with the Nikon D5300

Sigma reported AF issues when using their lenses with the Nikon D5300 camera. A new firmware update to address those problems will be released tomorrow. If your Sigma lens is not compatible with the USB dock, you will have to contact your nearest Sigma service center in order to get the update.

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Nikon D3300 coming soon as well?

A anonymous tipster sent me this picture of what appears to be a new Nikon D3300 DSLR camera. I have no other information and I cannot tell if the picture is real. I do not expect the D3300 to be announced this year. For comparison, here is a the D3200:

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Weekly Nikon news flash #238

→ Good deal: refurbished Nikon AF-S 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6G IF-ED VR lens for $349. → Few sample images taken with the new Tamron SP 150-600mm F/5-6.3 Di VC USD lens (Canon version) can be found here. → If you are using a Nikon D4 with any of the SanDisk 32GB Extreme Pro CF 160MB/s memory cards and a Sony XQD […]

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Nikon quietly announced two new rain covers *UPDATED*

Few weeks ago Nikon quietly announced two new lens rain covers. No other details are available except those product listings at Adorama: Medium size for 200mm, 300mm and 200-400mm f/4 lenses (price: $124.95) Large size for 400mm, 500mm, 600mm and 800mm lenses (price: $129.95) Update: here are some pictures of the new Nikon rain covers: […]

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Nikon Q&A: low inventory, high profit margins, cost cutting, fewer models

Extremely low DSLR inventory,  shift to new products that will have higher profit margins (that probably explains the Df price), cost cutting, achieve profitability by reducing the number of models – this is how Nikon describes the current situation and their plans for the rest of the current financial year ending March 31, 2014:

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Nikon NEF Codec 1.20.0 released

Nikon NEF Codec 1.20.0 is now released with support for the latest Nikon cameras:

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