Monthly Archives: May 2014

Weekly Nikon news flash #264

→ Lexar SD memory cards sale. → Tell Nikon what you think about the V3 mirrorless camera. → Nikon Df won the Camera GP 2014 camera of the year and readers awards. The Nikkor 58mm f/1.4G won the lens of the year award. More info is available here. → New article from Nikon support: how to maintain the waterproof […]

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Landscape photography in the Mountain of Montserrat (and what I learned from it)

My name is David Balcells and I work as a Chemistry Researcher at the University of Oslo (Norway). Besides science, photography is my big passion. After reading a few inspirational books, like Chris Weston’s Nature Photography, I found the perfect school in my hometown’s backyard: the mountain of Montserrat (Catalunya, Spain). In this post I […]

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The Sigma 50mm f/1.4 DG HSM Art lens for Nikon mount is finally shipping

The new Sigma 50mm f/1.4 DG HSM Art lens for Nikon mount is finally shipping to existing Amazon and B&H pre-orders:

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Third party battery grip BG-2P for Nikon Df camera

Nikon does not offer an optional battery grip for the retro-styled Df camera. There are, however, several eBay listings for this third party battery grip BG-2P specially designed for the Nikon Df camera. Additional images:

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What exactly is the new Nikon sRAW file format?

The D4s was the first Nikon camera to support the new sRAW format (aka NEF RAW size S file format) and the rumored D800/D800E replacement is also expected to have it. In the latest [NR] blog’s discussions there were some confusion on what exactly sRAW is. Here are some interesting findings on the new Nikon sRAW format […]

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Rumors: Nikon D800/D800E replacement coming in June *UPDATED*

Nikon will announce a new full frame DSLR camera this summer (I call it D800s, but the name could be different). As previously reported, the new camera will be based on the D800E (without AA filter) and will contain few small updates (similar to the D4->D4s refresh). Here is an updated list of specifications:

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New firmware updates available for Nikon Coolpix S6800, S6600, S5300, P520 and P330 cameras

Today Nikon released firmware updates for five different Coolpix cameras that include various fixes:

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Deal of the day: refurbished Nikon 1 J1 and D3200 cameras

There are more Nikon 1 J1 cameras for sale on eBay. The first deal is for a two lens kit (10-30mm VR and 30-110mm VR lenses) and a free bag for $199.99. The kit comes with a 90 days Nikon USA warranty and free shipping. Different colors are available. The next deal is for refurbished […]

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