Monthly Archives: December 2015

Tamron SP 35mm f/1.8 Di VC USD lens for Nikon F mount tested at DxOMark: “serious contender “

By [NR] admin | Published: December 9, 2015

DxOMark published their test results for the Tamron SP 35mm f/1.8 Di VC USD lens for Nikon F mount:

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Another Nikon PC-E 19mm f/4D tilt-shift lens patent

By [NR] admin | Published: December 9, 2015

Nikon and Cosina filed a patent in Japan for a new PC-E 19mm f/4D full frame tilt-shift lens designed for DSLR cameras. Nikon recently also filed a patent for a PC-E 19mm f/4 full frame mirrorless tilt-shift lens.

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Here is the first big price drop on the Nikon Df camera kit in the US: $646 off

By [NR] admin | Published: December 8, 2015

Amazon currently has a new $646.96 (22%) instant discount on the Nikon Df camera kit (sold and shipped by Amazon). This is the first significant price on the Df since the 10% rewards offer I posted yesterday. Update: the above deal is gone, but you can now get the Nikon Df  body only for $747 off (27% off):

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DxOMark review of the Nikon AF-S Nikkor 24mm f/1.8G ED lens: “superb”

By [NR] admin | Published: December 8, 2015

DxOMark published their test results for the Nikon AF-S Nikkor 24mm f/1.8G ED – the lens is “superb“:

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Nikon rumored to reduce their warranty in Europe from 3 to 1 year

By [NR] admin | Published: December 8, 2015

I received some information from Germany that Nikon will reduce their warranty from 3 to 1 year. The German “Gewährleistung” will still remain 2 years:

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New: 10% rewards back on selected Nikon FX cameras and kits

By [NR] admin | Published: December 7, 2015

I already mentioned that since Nikon have not announced any new products in almost 6 months, they will try to make up during the holiday season with special deals. We already saw the price drop on the D750 and D810 cameras and the new lens pricing on top of the regular combo rebates. Today there is […]

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Nikon also denies rumors about purchasing Samsung’s camera division

By [NR] admin | Published: December 7, 2015

  Nikon EU confirmed with “confidence” that the rumors about Nikon purchasing Samsung NX are not true (what I have been saying for almost a week now). Samsung had a similar response last week. I have never heard Nikon commenting on a rumor before. Ever. Here is a quote from the Spanish website Quesabesde (Google translation):

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