Monthly Archives: September 2014

Nikon large sensor mirrorless camera is a possibility

Similar to the answer Nikon executives gave to AP in an interview last week, Toshiaki Akagi (Department Manager in Nikon’s 1 Designing Department) told dpreview that a new large sensor mirrorless cameras is a possibility in the future: “We know that there is a certain body of demand for larger sensors in mirrorless products. Although we […]

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Nikon D750, Nikkor 20mm f/1.8 and SB-500 Speedlight to start shipping this week

Update: Nikon D750 now in stock at Amazon. The Nikon D750 camera (see updated pre-order options) is scheduled to start shipping tomorrow (September 23). The new Nikkor 20mm f/1.8G ED lens and SB-500 Speedlight will both start shipping on September 25. The Nikon D750 manual is already available online (in French). Few additional D750 sample […]

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Weekly Nikon news flash #281

→ Refurbished Nikon Df cameras are now available from $2,295. Refurbished Nikon D610 cameras are now $1,579. → New QuickPro training DVDs: Nikon D810 Beyond The Basics & Training DVD Nikon D810. → New: AquaTech Elite 800 underwater housing for Nikon D800/D800E/D810 cameras. → Nikon Cinema blog: Lens selection focus technique for DSLR video. →  The […]

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The 2014 Photokina show is now over

The 2014 Photokina show is now over (pictures above: Nikon 750 attached to a multicopter at Photokina, credits: coptograph.com & jantotrappe.de). Here are few new lenses for Nikon cameras that were announced during the show and I have not covered on [NR]:

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Nikon 1 Nikkor 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 VR lens delayed, a new professional mirrorless camera “might happen one day”

Nikon Japan published another apology that the 1 Nikkor 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 lens is not yet available because of the large demand from customers (they issued a similar note for the V3 camera back in July). The lens was supposed to start shipping on June 26th, but I have not seen any lenses in the US yet (a batch […]

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Brikk is coming up with a “Lux” Nikon Df camera and 14-24mm f/2.8 lens in 24k gold

In November 2014, the couture manufacturer Brikk will release their new “Lux” Nikon Df camera and Nikkor 14-24 f/2.8 lens in 24k gold. Pricing and additional information are coming soon. Update: the prices of the camera+lens kit will start from around $30k. Here is another picture of the combo:

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Nikon Wireless Transmitter Utility, Camera Control Pro and Communication Unit UT-1 updates released

  Today Nikon released updates for the Wireless Transmitter Utility, Camera Control Pro ($139) and Communication Unit UT-1 ($374.95) with added support for the new D750 camera:

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