Monthly Archives: August 2014

Weekly Nikon news flash #277

→ The Lomography Petzval lens for Nikon mount (see review) is now in stock. → The new Metz Mecablitz 64 AF-1 flash for Nikon cameras is now in stock at B&H and Adorama. → Price check: grey market (imported, no US warranty) Nikon D610 DSLR cameras now sell for around $1,500 on eBay (some listings were […]

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Backpacking around the world

Pyongyang, North Korea: Arirang Mass Games

Walter Chang (website | Tumblr | Instagram | Twitter) shares his experience on backpacking around the world for over 2 years and documenting his travels with Nikon equipment (first with D700 and then with D800, click on images for larger view): Discovering what we call home I started traveling when I quit my job back in September […]

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How to tell if a Nikon D810 camera has the thermal issue fix?

Firmware update C1.01 A reader send me a confirmation that Nikon updated the C firmware on his D810 camera to 1.01 in order to fix the thermal issue (white dots) during long exposures: Black dot in the tripod socket Several readers purchased a Nikon D810 from the last B&H shipment (see this post) and confirmed the presence of a […]

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Nikon already sees “signs of recovery” in North America, Asia and China in their Q&A of financial results

Nikon published their Q&A for the Q1 financial results. For the Imaging Business, Nikon already sees “signs of recovery” in North America, Asia and China. The company’s strategy for the next few months will be cost cutting, generating sales by introducing new products (D750, SB-500) and concentrating on promotional activities:

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The latest B&H shipment of Nikon D810 cameras does not have the thermal issue (white dots)

After it has been out of stock for a while, B&H just received a new shipment of Nikon D810 DSLRs and they confirmed to me that all cameras in their warehouse already have the fix for the thermal issue (white dots) during long exposures. I am curious if those “new” cameras will have a different firmware […]

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Nikon will also announce a new SB-500 Speedlight flash

In addition to the D750 DSLR camera, Nikon will also announce a new SB-500 Speedlight flash. The SB-400 has already been listed as discontinued (previously reported here and here) and I think the new SB-500 will be its replacement. If you make a search on nikon.com for “SB-500”, you will see that at some point the flash was […]

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Nikon’s service advisory for thermal issue (white dots) during long exposures with the D810 camera

Nikon USA/Nikon EU/Nikon Japan issued a service advisory for thermal problem (white dots/bright spots) during long exposures with the D810 camera. Back in 2010 the D7000 had a similar issue and I am surprised that Nikon has another QA problem after the D600 spots. At least this time they offered a solution just few weeks after the camera […]

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The upcoming full frame DSLR camera will be called Nikon D750

I can now confirm the name of the upcoming full frame DSLR camera: Nikon D750 (see also the rumored specifications). I am also pretty confident (over 95% probability) that the new Nikon D750 camera will have a 24.3MP full frame sensor and will be released for Photokina. I am still not sure about the focusing system […]

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