Monthly Archives: December 2015

Quiz: how well do you know your Nikon camera?

By [NR] admin | Published: December 15, 2015

Via Digitalcameraworld

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The upcoming Nikon D5 DSLR camera will have a 20 MP sensor (plus more leaked D5 pictures)

By [NR] admin | Published: December 14, 2015

I received few more Nikon D5 pictures from Asia. You can now see the third Fn2 button and the back layout of the camera. The Nikon D5 is currently in production in the Sendai manufacturing plant in Japan. I can also now confirm the 20MP sensor I initially reported back in February. The top of the new […]

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Weekly Nikon news flash #345

By [NR] admin | Published: December 13, 2015

→ Check if you are running the latest firmware on your Nikon camera in this all-in-one firmware updates page. → Nikon has booth 11017 at the 2016 CES show, right next to Samsung 🙂 → It seems that the EU Nikon price increase I reported last month is already happening in Germany: Nikon D810: 4.5% up, from 2,869 […]

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New version of Nikon SDK released

By [NR] admin | Published: December 13, 2015

Nikon updated their SDK (software development kit) bringing compatibility to OS X El Capitan:

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First pictures of the Nikon D5 DSLR camera

By [NR] admin | Published: December 12, 2015

Update: there is a third button under the Fn1 covered by the finger, more D5 pictures are available here. Above are the first two pictures of the upcoming Nikon D5 DSLR camera. Compared to the D4s, the new D5 will have a new ISO button on the top plate (instead of MODE), the video record button is moved to […]

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The new Nikon D5 will have 153 autofocus points and native high ISO of 102,400

By [NR] admin | Published: December 11, 2015

Update: here are the first pictures of the Nikon D5 camera. Here is an updated list of the rumored Nikon D5 specifications – the last time I was not sure about the number of autofocus points, I can now report that the D5 will have 153 autofocus points:

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New 18-55mm VR DX lens coming in early 2016

By [NR] admin | Published: December 11, 2015

I don’t know how to report this and hold a straight face, but Nikon will announce a new 18-55mm VR DX lens in early 2016. The good news is that this lens will most likely be attached/announced/sold with a new DX camera. I have no idea what this DX camera will be (if there is one). The other possibility […]

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Another Nikon 1 lens patent: 10-50mm f/3.5-5.6 VR

By [NR] admin | Published: December 10, 2015

Most of the latest Nikon patents have been lenses designed for a 1″ sensor (10 patents so far). I really don’t know where Nikon is going with this since they haven’t announced any new Nikon 1 lenses in a while . The latest addition is a 10-50mm f/3.5-5.6 VR lens:

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