Monthly Archives: October 2016

Primaluce Lab makes a special Nikon D5500a cooled camera for astrophotography

The Italian company PrimaLuceLab is specializing in astronomy and astrophotography. They just launched a cooled version of the D5500 DSLR camera and they call it simply “D5500a Cooled“. Here are the improvements for astrophotography over the base D5500 model: cooling system that cools down the sensor temperature up to -27°C in respect of ambient temperature and stabilize the […]

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Nikon D4s firmware update version 1.32 and NRW codec version 1.7.0 released

Nikon released firmware update version 1.32 for the D4s DSLR camera and NRW codec version 1.7.0. Additional information:

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Weekly Nikon news flash #387

→ The price of the Nikon D3400 DSLR camera is now down to $469 (grey market). The MSRP also went down $100 to $546.95 at Amazon, B&H and Adorama less than two months after the official announcement. The D3300 currently sells for $496.95 and comes with a free Nikon WU-1a wireless mobile adapter. Now the price […]

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Yongnuo YN 35mm f/2 lens for Nikon F mount: quick review and test shots

Here are two quick hands-on reviews with sample photos of the Yongnuo YN 35mm f/2 lens for Nikon F mount (available on eBay and Amazon). The first one is by Jeremiah Gilbert (website | 500px): In early September, Yongnuo released a Nikon F mount version of their full frame 35mm f/2 lens, selling for under $100. I thought I’d […]

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Zeiss Milvus 2/100mm and Nikon 55-200mm f/4-5.6G ED VR II lenses reviewed at DxOMark

DxOMark published their reviews/test results for the Zeiss Milvus 2/100mm ZF.2 and Nikon AF-S DX 55-200mm f/4-5.6G ED VR II lenses:

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Nikon DL cameras shipping date now listed as January 2017; DL price increase in the UK?

Few weeks ago I reported that the Nikon DL cameras are rumored to start shipping in January 2017. B&H has now also changed their shipping date to January 2017 for all three DL models:

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New low price: grey market Nikon D500 for $1,499

There is a new price drop on grey market Nikon D500 DSLR cameras: for a limited time you can now get one on eBay for $1,499 (with free shipping) – a $500 or 25% off from the $1,996.95 MSRP. This is a new low price, the last price point was $1,589.

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Two new Nikon lenses to be announced soon: Nikkor PC 19mm f/4E ED and 70–200mm f/2.8E FL ED VR

  In the next few weeks Nikon will announce two new lenses: PC NIKKOR 19mm f/4E ED tilt shift lens (previously reported here) AF-S NIKKOR 70–200mm f/2.8E FL ED VR lens (previously reported here) I expect the official announcement to happen before the Photo Plus show in New York (October 20th- 22nd), but there is a […]

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