Monthly Archives: October 2014

The Brikk 24k pure gold Nikon Df “Lux” camera can be yours for $41,395

By [NR] admin | Published: October 31, 2014

Brikk announced the price of the 24k pure gold Nikon Df “Lux” camera I mentioned last month: $41,395. Additional images and information:

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After the price reduction, the Nikon Coolpix A camera now comes a free optical viewfinder

By [NR] admin | Published: October 30, 2014

After last week’s Nikon Coolpix A price drop, the deal got even sweeter today – the DF-CP1 optical viewfinder ($396.95 value) is now included for free – see the listings at B&H. This is basically half price of what the camera and viewfinder costed two weeks ago. Grey market Coolpix A cameras are now down to $449 […]

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Nikon: “we are not ignoring the DX line”; new “exciting” lenses coming soon

By [NR] admin | Published: October 30, 2014

Dpreview published a new video interview with Steve Heiner from Nikon USA. The only interesting point from the entire interview is the statement that Nikon is not ignoring the DX line and we should expect more “exciting” lenses in the near future. The last comment from Steve Heiner  was “go and buy a FX format camera”. Here is […]

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DIY: “shaving” a Nikon teleconverter to work with old Nikkor lenses

By [NR] admin | Published: October 29, 2014

Ken DePue wrote a detailed step by step instructions on how to “shave” a Nikon teleconverter and make it work with a wider range of F-mount lenses: For those who shoot with Nikon, you may have noticed that their current lineup of teleconverters only work with certain lenses. This is due to the fact that the […]

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New price drop: Nikon D610 now costs $1,696.95

By [NR] admin | Published: October 27, 2014

The price of the Nikon D610 DSLR camera dropped by another $100 to $1,696.95 (original price was $1,996.95): B&H (free shipping, 2% in rewards and $83 worth of free accessories) Adorama (free expedited shipping, 4% in rewards) Amazon Follow the links on that page for up to $600 in instant savings when purchasing D610 + lens(es) combo […]

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Sony quietly announced new G Series XQD version 2 memory cards

By [NR] admin | Published: October 26, 2014

I have not seen any coverage online for the new G Series XQD version 2 memory cards (used in the Nikon D4/D4s DSLR cameras) that can deliver 400MB/s read, 350MB/s write speed and capacity up to 128GB. All cards also include a USB 3.0 reader ($38 value). The price range from $163.50 to $799.95: B&H Adorama Lexar’s […]

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Weekly Nikon news flash #286

By [NR] admin | Published: October 26, 2014

→ The Nikon D800/D800E cameras are already listed as discontinued at B&H and Nikon’s official website. → Deal of the day: refurbished Nikon D5200 with Adobe Lightroom 5 bundle for $429.99. → Nikon Europe clarifies the Nikon Europe Warranty and Nikon Worldwide Service Warranty. → The Topaz Labs Clarity 25% off deal with coupon code Octclarity ends in […]

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Another alternative solution: how to edit Nikon D810 NEF/RAW files with Capture NX2 (RAW2NEF software)

By [NR] admin | Published: October 25, 2014

A quick update on my previous post – here is another work-around on how to edit Nikon D810 files with Capture NX2: few weeks ago Miguel Bañón contacted me with his new release of the free RAW2NEF software (previously used to convert Leica M9 DNG files to NEF format). He has now added support for the Nikon D810 […]

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