Monthly Archives: December 2015

Another PDAF compatible Nikon F/Sony E mount AF lens adapter in development

I received an email about a new PDAF compatible Nikon F/Sony E AF lens adapter (similar to the Commlite version). Here are the details: AF-S lens support only (for now) Fast full range PDAF on Sony A7R II, good CBAF speed on A7R II The status of the project can be tracked here (Google translation) Here is a demo video of […]

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All Nikon D850 YouTube videos are fake/clickbait

There are many fake videos on YouTube about all kinds of “made up” new Nikon cameras. Some of them are based on information I reported here on NR, others are just plain good old BS – they are all made to appear like official Nikon promotions, but I can assure you they are not.

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Nikon to announce a new photo sharing app for smartphones and computers

With all the new cameras that will be released in early 2016, Nikon will introduce also a new photo sharing app for both smartphones and computers that will look similar to Adobe Cloud (not sure in which way exactly).

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Nikon Coolpix A10 and A100 camera manuals leaked online

The manuals of two new, not yet announced compact cameras are now available online: Nikon Coolpix A10 (16MP, 2.7″ LCD screen) Nikon Coolpix A100 (20MP, 2.7″ LCD screen, image stabilization)

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Tamron SP 45mm f/1.8 Di VC USD lens for F mount tested at DxOMark: “tasty prime for Nikon FX“

DxOMark published their test results for the Tamron SP 45mm f/1.8 Di VC USD lens for Nikon F mount:

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More Nikon D5 details: “killer AF”

I was told that one of the main improvement in the Nikon D5 camera will be the new “killer AF” – it will be much better than anything else available today. Here are few new D5 specs: There is a possibility for two different D5 models – one with double CF and another with double XQD memory […]

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Nikon has not given up on Coolpix cameras – at least two new models to be released in 2016

  In 2016 Nikon will announce replacements for the S33 and S9900 Coolpix compact cameras. The S33 refresh will come with built-in Wi-Fi, while the next S9900 version will have a tilt screen.

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