Monthly Archives: March 2014

Best performing 24mm lenses for the Nikon D800 camera

DxOMark published their test results for the Samyang 24mm f/1.4 ED AS UMC (AE) lens. Here is an updated list of the best performing 24mm lenses for the Nikon D800 camera: Lens Price DxOMark Score Sharpness Carl Zeiss Distagon T 25mm f/2 ZF.2 $1,699 34 22 Nikon AF-S Nikkor 24mm f/1.4G ED $1,899 34 17 Samyang […]

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Rumors: Nikon D800s camera preliminary specifications

Here is the first set of rumored specifications for the Nikon D800s DSLR camera:

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The Nikon lens only rebates will expire this week and will not be extended

The current Nikon US instant lens only rebates are set to expire on March 29th and they will not be extended again (the lens only rebates are available for only two months to boost sales before the end of Nikon’s financial year). The regular Nikon DSLR body + lens rebates will also expire on March 29th. I […]

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Yes, the new Nikon NX-D software is made by Silkypix

A quick update on my last NX-D post: yes, the Nikon NX-D software is indeed made by Silkypix. Using a hex editor, a reader found “Ichikawa Soft Laboratory SILKYPIX” in one of the Capture NX-D files named CNXD.dll.

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Weekly Nikon news flash #256

→ Samsung announced a new mirrorless camera system with 1″ sensor (just like the Nikon 1). → New book: Nikon Df Experience. → DxO Optics Pro v9.1.4 released with Nikon D4s support.   → Nikon expects 20% growth in the DSLR camera segment in India. This year Nikon has 55% of the DSLR market share in that country.

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A short piece on the already officially discontinued Nikon D4 camera

Two years and three months after the official announcement, the Nikon D4 camera is now officially listed as discontinued on Nikon Japan website: Few D4 cameras are still available on Amazon. Here is a short piece on the Nikon D4 written by a reader (ww.facebook.com/VillagerJim):

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The unknown – traveling Central Asia by Alex Kühni

Alex Kühni shares his experience and photos from Central Asia:

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