Monthly Archives: July 2016

Nikon DL cameras should start shipping in October

I received some information today that the new Nikon DL cameras will start shipping in October. This information is coming directly from Nikon. The three DL models were announced back in February and have been delayed several times already. The cameras are still available for pre-order.

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Weekly Nikon news flash #376

→ The external DF-N1000 EVF for the Nikon 1 V3 mirrorless camera is now discontinued at B&H and Adorama. Hopefully for Photokina Nikon will make an official statement regarding the future of their mirrorless line. → The Voigtlander Color-Skopar 20mm f/3.5 SL II N Aspherical and 28mm f/2.8 Color Skopar SL II lenses for Nikon F mount […]

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An American View of Havana

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An American View of Havana by Geoff Livingston (Photoshelter | 500px | Flickr): Havana Offers Much More than Cars Cuba offers Americans a forbidden destination. Even in the current era of warming between Havana and Washington, DC, we still need a special visa to visit Cuba. Worse, there is a sense that when all of the barriers finally drop, […]

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Collection of vintage Nikon ads

Slow news day. Here are several vintage Nikon camera and lens ads from the 1950s and 1960s:

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Firmware update version 1.03 for the Nikon D3s camera released

Nikon released firmware update version 1.03 for the Nikon D3s DSLR camera that fixes the following issues:

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“Seven reasons why I’m still a Nikon DSLR user” by Thom Hogan

Thom Hogan published a new post: “Seven reasons why I’m still a Nikon DSLR user“. I encourage you to read the entire article, especially if you are thinking about switching to a mirrorless system. Here are Thom’s seven main reasons for shooting with Nikon DSLR cameras:

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Nikon D500 firmware version 1.02 released

Nikon released firmware update version 1.02 for the Nikon D500 with a single fix for certain SD memory cards. This is not the rumored major firmware update I reported few weeks ago. Here are the details:

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