Monthly Archives: December 2016

Third party battery grips for the Nikon D500 camera (Meike MK-D500, Pixel Vertax D17)

In addition to the already existing Meike MK-D500 (see this post), Pixel recently released their D17 battery grip for the Nikon D500 DSLR camera (check pricing at Amazon US, Amazon UK, Amazon DE). Here are the specifications: Model: Vertax D17 Power source: one or two EN-EL15 battery (2) eight AA/LR6 alkaline batteries Power switch: power switch of camera […]

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Nikon 70-200mm f/2.8E FL ED AF-S VR lens reviews

     A brief recap of the recent Nikon Nikkor AF-S 70-200mm f/2.8E FL ED AF-S VR lens ($2,796.95) reviews:

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New Nikon KeyMission firmware and utility versions released

Nikon released firmware upgrade version 1.1 for the KeyMission 360 ($496.95) and KeyMission 170 ($396.95) cameras. The changes from version 1.0 to 1.1 are: KM 360 Added support for iOS 10. Users of iOS 10 will also need to upgrade the SnapBridge 360/170 app to the latest version, which supports iOS 10. Improved connectivity when pairing with […]

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Update: Nikon price increase coming to Europe (new price list from Germany)

A quick update to my Europe price increase post from a few days ago: I received a confirmation from Germany that Nikon prices will go up on February 1st, 2017 – you can see a portion of the new price list above (you can compare it to the current prices on Amazon.de). I was told […]

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Adobe Lightroom CC 2015.8 / 6.8 and ACR 9.8 released with Nikon D5600 support

Adobe announced new versions of Lightroom and ACR with support for the new Nikon D5600 camera: Adobe Lightroom CC 2015.8 Adobe Lightroom for iOS 2.6 Adobe ACR 9.8 New lens profiles were added for the following lenses with Nikon F mount:

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Today only: Tamron SP 150-600mm f/5-6.3 Di VC USD lens for Nikon for $799 (orig. $1,069)

B&H has a deal for today only on the Tamron SP 150-600mm f/5-6.3 Di VC USD lens for Nikon: $799 (orig. $1,069): Also – Adorama has refurbished Nikon D810 for $1,999,95:

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Mitakon Zhong Yi Optics CREATOR 135mm f/2.8 II lens for Nikon F mount

The Mitakon Zhong Yi Optics CREATOR 135mm f/2.8 II lens for Nikon F mount (price: $229) was announced a few months ago but I somehow missed to cover it here on the blog. Technical specifications and additional pictures after the break:

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A better picture of the rumored Yongnuo YN 85mm f/1.8 lens for Nikon F mount

Here some better pictures of the upcoming Yongnuo YN 85mm f/1.8 lens I reported about a month ago: Here are the lens specifications (thanks for the pictures Radojuva): Yongnuo already has two cheap DSLR full frame lenses: 50mm f/1.8 and 35mm f/2 (see review). The company is also rumored to announce a new 100mm f/2 and 50mm f/1.4 lenses […]

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