Monthly Archives: November 2016

DIY solution for the Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 300mm f/4D IF-ED lens tripod collar wiggle problem

By [NR] admin | Published: November 5, 2016

A reader sent me this DIY solution for the Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 300mm f/4D IF-ED lens tripod collar wiggle problem (this is for the old 300mm f/4 version that is still available for sale):

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Using Nikon Wireless Utility with the Nikon D500 on iOS to download NEFs to iOS

By [NR] admin | Published: November 5, 2016

This article “Using Nikon Wireless Utility with the Nikon D500 on iOS to download NEFs to iOS” is by Spencer Harbar: As most Nikon D500 users are aware, one of the “features” of the camera is “SnapBridge”, Nikon’s attempt to do something useful with wireless and smartphone connectivity. The iOS app is pretty awful. The […]

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About that Sony buying Nikon “rumor”

By [NR] admin | Published: November 4, 2016

Initially I was not going to cover this nonsense here on the blog (remember the Nikon buying Samsung camera division “rumor”?), but Thom Hogan wrote a very nice and long article that covers pretty much everything I have to say on this topic – you can read it at dslrbodies.com. Here are just a few quotes:

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Some sample photos from the new Nikon PC 19mm f/4E ED lens

By [NR] admin | Published: November 3, 2016

Here are a few full resolution sample photos from the new Nikkor PC 19mm f/4E ED lens (show with Nikon D810):

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Nikon AF-S Nikkor 105mm f/1.4E ED lens MTF bench tests

By [NR] admin | Published: November 2, 2016

Lensrentals published their MTF bench tests for the Nikon AF-S Nikkor 105mm f/1.4E ED lens. Their conclusion: “The optical bench confirms very nicely what the early reviews have said: this is an exceptionally sharp lens edge-to-edge. Optically, it’s probably the best thing Nikon has put out in several years; it’s a genuinely world-class optic. It’s not […]

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Top 10 NikonRumors posts for October 2016

By [NR] admin | Published: November 2, 2016

         These are the top 10 most visited NikonRumors posts for October, 2016:

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Yongnuo to release also a new 85mm lens (most likely f/1.8)

By [NR] admin | Published: November 1, 2016

The picture above shows a new, not yet announced Yongnuo 85mm lens next to the already existing YN 50mm f/1.8, YN 35mm f/2 and the new YN 100mm f/2 I reported yesterday. Here is a close up of the lens – I cannot tell the aperture, but I think it will be f/1.8 – the front element is […]

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