→ Metabones announced a new Speed Booster ULTRA 0.71x (Nikon lens to MFT camera) adapter. The price is $479 (pre-order here).
→ Nikon Europe posted few more sample images taken with the new Nikkor AF-S 600mm f/4E FL ED VR lens.
→ New reviews of the Nikon 16-80mm f/2.8-4E VR DX lens ($1,067) by mobile01.com (Google translation), and foto-info.si (Google translation).
→ Here are the latest Nikon deals for this week:
| Refurbished (US warranty) | Grey market (no US warranty) |
| D3300 lens kit: $379.95 D3300 two lens kit: $499 D5200: $389.95 D5300 lens kit: $489 D7000: $469.95 D610: $1,099.95 Df: $1,919.95 Df lens kit: $2.129.95 D800: $1,699 D810: $2,399 17-35mm f/2.8D: $949 24-120mm f/4G: $589.99 More refurbs: Adorama, B&H & Cameta |
D7200: $878 D7200 lens kit: $899 D750: $1,499 D810: $2350 35mm f/1.4: $1,022 24-120mm f/4G: $549.99 |
| Full US warranty |
| V3 kit is now $100 off D3300 two lens kit is now $350 off J5 kits are now $150 off WP-N1 waterproof housing for J1: 69.95 AW1 is now $100 off D750 with free 12 months CC subscription Df with free GP-1A GPS & WU-1a wireless adapters D810 with 24-120mm f/4 lens is now $900 off The July Nikon rebates are now online |
“According to their research, European shipments of DSLRs into professional video applications dropped by 41% in 2014. They predict that in 2019, DSLRs will account for only 4% of sales within the professional video market, down from 31% at the peak of the Video-DSLR hype.”
→ At least one of the new Nikon 600mm f/4E FL lenses is labeled as “AF-S 600F/2.8E” on the outer carton/box.
