Monthly Archives: June 2015

Next Nikon announcement: new Nikkor 500mm f/4E FL ED VR and 600mm f/4E FL ED VR lenses

Last year I reported that Nikon will be refreshing their high end tele-lenses by adding a fluorite element (FL). There have been also a numerous patents filed for Nikkor FL telephoto lenses. Nikon will officially announce two new FL lenses in the next 30-60 days: Nikkor AF-S 500mm f/4E FL ED VR Nikkor AF-S 600mm […]

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Deal of the day: Sigma 50mm f/1.4 DG HSM Art lens is now $100 off

The Sigma 50mm f/1.4 DG HSM Art lens for Nikon F mount is now $100 off at B&H, Amazon and Adorama. This is a limited time offer. Update: Adoama also offers a special lens package for the same price (includes filter kit (UV/CPL/ND2), 3 years drops & spills warranty, lens wrap, cleaning kit and Capleash: Another deal: Nikon […]

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Nikon 1 Nikkor 70-300mm f/4.5-6 VR CX lens with Phase Fresnel (PF) element patent

Nikon filed a patent for a 70-300mm f/4.5-6 VR CX lens with Phase Fresnel (PF) element for Nikon 1 mirrorless system:

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Another Nikon D810A review and high ISO comparison

Another Nikon D810A review by Adam Woodworth with few ISO comparisons between the D810A, D810 and D750. Adam’s conclusion:

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Spike in DSLR camera shipments in April

Last week Sony published an entire press release describing how successful their mirrorless offering is. There is no doubt that Sony has done a lot in a short period of time, but this is mainly because (I think) they remained unchallenged by the major players (Nikon and Canon). CIPA published their data for April and […]

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The D810A could be the best low light/high ISO DSLR camera Nikon has ever made *UPDATED*

I received this from a reader – two striking findings about the Nikon D810A camera: 1) It *IS* appropriate for general use photography, indoors or outdoors.  There is not an obvious color cast, at least not one that is as pronounced as the coloration differences that occur when you change from say a Zeiss lens to […]

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Weekly Nikon news flash #318

→ Use coupon code LIGHTROOMCC to get the The Indispensable Guide to Lightroom CC ebook for only $20 ($15.99 off). → This collection of 600 vintage cameras (including many Nikons) can be yours for $34,900. → The Norwegian company Making View has developed a custom rig made of Nikon bodies for shooting 360° videos and panorama pictures (photo credit: Eirik Helland Urke). → The […]

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Nikon D810A now in stock

The Nikon D810A DSLR camera for astrophotography is now shipping in the US and is currently in stock at Adorama (in stock also in the UK). Nikon Canada has a new intro video on the D810A, check it out:

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