Monthly Archives: May 2016

Best XQD/SD memory cards for the Nikon D500 (and the D5)

Lexar published new speed test results for their latest XQD memory cards on a Nikon D500 camera – see the video below for more details: XQD cards test results on the Nikon D500 Lexar XQD Professional 2933x XQD 2.0 64GB vs. Lexar XQD Professional 1400x XQD 2.0 64GB:

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“Used” Nikon D500 cameras available for $1,749 at Amazon WarehouseDeals

Used Nikon D500 cameras are currently available in stock for $1,749 at Amazon WarehouseDeals (fulfilled by Amazon). Those are probably returns from customers and are described as “used – very good” condition. From the Amazon listing:

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Nikon D5 now in stock (CF and XQD versions) *UPDATED*

For the first time the Nikon D5 DSLR camera (both XQD & CF version) is in stock at B&H, Adorama and Amazon:  

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New for May: free battery grip with the Nikon D610, D750 and D810

For the month of May Nikon introduced a new deal: you can get a free battery grip when you purchase a new Nikon D610, D750 or D810 camera. The Nikon lenses price drop is till active, the Nikon 1 rebates remain unchanged, more discounts can be found here.

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New Zeiss lens teaser #enterZEISS

Zeiss has a new teaser on their Facebook page for three new lenses. At least one of them looks like a DSLR lens – maybe this will be the previously rumored Zeiss Milvus 135mm f/2 Apo Sonnar. The official announcement will be next week. Stay tuned for more details. Last year Zeiss discontinued their DSLR lenses […]

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Weekly Nikon news flash #365

     → This B+W UV-PRO Premium device should prevent lens and camera fungus (available for Nikon F mount at Amazon, eBay and DigitalRev). → The Tamron SP 150-600mm f/5-6.3 Di VC USD lens for Nikon F-mount is now $120 off with 10% back in rewards. → The Sigma 150-600mm f/5-6.3 DG OS HSM Contemporary lens is now $100 […]

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NikonRumors.com is 8 years old today

NikonRumors is turning 8 years old today. I started this blog back on May 1st, 2008 and have been posting almost daily ever since. Today the blog has 4,644 posts and 429,249 comments: Here is a flashback on how the blog looked back in the days: A quick reminder on how you can follow NikonRumors:

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