Monthly Archives: May 2015

Cambo Actus and Nikon D810 (part 2)

This is Laurent Thion’s second post on using the Nikon D810 with the new Cambo Actus (part 1 can be found here, see also his Cambo X2 Pro review): Macro, APO & EL – NIKKOR with Cambo Actus and Nikon D810 I use many Macro, APO and EL – NIKKOR lenses for a very specific reason (see the end of the article). […]

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Phottix: the Nikon D750 hot shoe has different dimensions than previous camera models

Phottix found out that the hot shoe on the Nikon D750 has different dimensions than previous camera models – being longer in the front (see comparison picture above). This is causing some issues with the Phottix Odin TTL trigger:

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Clever DIY rig for shooting aviation by Jim Winters from NikonMiami

Jim Winters from NikonMiami sent me few pictures of his clever invention that he calls TRIAXEZ: a shoulder mounted “triple axis” shooting system that also has built-in remote triggers and a 12V battery used as a counterweight and power source. The wheels  make the whole rig easy to transport. His first version had a lead diving weight and […]

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Weekly Nikon news flash #313

→ Updated Nikon support article: Modification of tilt and shift mechanism of PC-E lenses. → CIPA published their camera sales data for March, 2015. → The Nikon instant rebates were extended for the month of May. I do not see any changed from the previous month. → Tamron, Tokina and Sigma introduced new lens rebates in […]

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Top 10 NikonRumors posts for April 2015

         These are the top 10 most visited NikonRumors posts for April, 2015:

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NikonRumors is 7 years old today

NikonRumors is turning 7 today. I started this blog on May 1st, 2008 and have been posting almost daily ever since. Today the blog has 4,063 posts and 385,900 comments! Some of you have been with me since the beginning and I thank you for that. Here is a flashback how the blog looked back in […]

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Nikon 1 J5 camera shipping, currently in stock

→ Several different Nikon 1 J5 camera configurations are already in stock at Amazon, B&H, BuyDig, Cameta Camera and Jessops UK. → The Nikon 1 J5 user manual is now available online. → Nikon 1 J5 samples at different ISO can be found on flickr (image above: jpeg fine @ ISO 6,400). See also this flickr album and this post.

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