Monthly Archives: February 2017

First set of rumored Nikon D7300 camera specifications

By [NR] admin | Published: February 28, 2017

Here is the first set of rumored specifications for the Nikon D7300 DSLR camera: 20MP sensor (same sensor from the D500) 4K video 51 points AF SnapBridge I do not have an announcement date yet.

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New firmware updates for the Nikon D3400 and D5600 cameras released

By [NR] admin | Published: February 28, 2017

Nikon released new firmware updates for the Nikon D3400 and D5600 cameras related to the latest version of SnapBridge (I mentioned this over the weekend): Fixed an issue that resulted in unreliable connections between the camera and the iOS 10.2 version of the SnapBridge app. Here are the download links:

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Additional information on the new Sigma Art lenses (14mm f/1.8, 135mm f/1.8, 24-70mm f/2.8 and 100-400mm f/5-6.3)

By [NR] admin | Published: February 27, 2017

The pricing and pre-order options for the new Sigma Art lenses that were announced last week will be announced at the end of March, here are the links: Adorama B&H In addition to my coverage, Sigma has released the various performance tests/graphs on their global website. The 135mm f/1.8 looks absurdly sharp (according to Sigma, the diffraction MTF better represents […]

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Weekly Nikon news flash #407

By [NR] admin | Published: February 26, 2017

→ You can now use the Fujin sensor cleaner also for your Nikkor lenses with this new adapter for Nikon F-mount. → Vintage lens review: non-retrofocus ultra-wide-angle lenses. → Calumet UK is now offering an “Enhanced” trade-in program: they will now take ANY working DSLR.

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Only 100 Nikon D5 and D500 100th anniversary limited editions sets will be produced, price not yet released

By [NR] admin | Published: February 26, 2017

I received some additional information on the new graphite/gunmetal gray Nikon D5 and D500 100th anniversary limited editions sets that were on display at the CP+ show in Japan: only 100 sets will be produced (I assume 100 from each set, including the 3 Nikkor sets from the pictures above). I was told that 20 […]

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DSLR vs. mirrorless cameras produced in the past four years (based on CIPA data)

By [NR] admin | Published: February 25, 2017

As a part of the discussion in my last post I went to CIPA’s website and got the numbers of units produced for DSLR and mirrorless cameras in the past four years and plugged them into a graph (blue: DSLR, green: mirrorless, click for larger view): There are many different conclusions you can make out of this […]

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Nikon: we plan to concentrate on mid-to-high-end DSLR and mirrorless cameras and lenses

By [NR] admin | Published: February 24, 2017

Several Japanese news outlets published an article based on an interview with Nikon executives. Here are the key points from a Google translation (if you have a better translation, please post it in the comments section):

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No Nikon Rumors = No Nikon Announcements (NNR=NNA)

By [NR] admin | Published: February 23, 2017

Nikon did not announce any new products at the 2017 CP+ show in Japan, which explains the lack of rumors in the past few months (again, don’t blame the messenger). This is the first CP+ show that I can remember where Nikon did not announce a single new product (except the new limited editions sets). Just a […]

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