Monthly Archives: February 2017

Nikon D5 and D500 100th anniversary sets on display at the CP+ show

  I received these pictures of new graphite/gunmetal gray color Nikon D5, D500 camera sets and three Nikkor lens sets designed for Nikon’s 100th anniversary that were on display at the CP+ show in Japan. There is no information on pricing or whether the sets will be available for sale at all (pictures credit: richardhaw.com). More pictures from […]

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The 2017 CP+ show starts tomorrow in Japan

The 2017 CP+ show starts tomorrow in Japan and I do not see any new products at the Nikon booth – see the pictures bellow (the last chance for Nikon to surprise us all and introduce a new product is actually tonight after they already announced only a new medical alliance deal last night): Update: […]

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The Nikon Museum will hold a 100th anniversary exhibition on prototype cameras

This sounds interesting, I would like to see some pictures if you are planning on visiting the exhibition:

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Big price drop on the Zeiss 15mm, 18mm and 135mm lenses after Sigma’s announcement

Just a few hours after Sigma announced their new Sigma 14mm f/1.8 and 135mm Art lenses, Zeiss introduced a big price drop on their own 15mm, 18mm and 135mm ZF.2 full frame DSLR lenses for Nikon F mount: Zeiss Distagon T* 15mm f/2.8 ZF.2: $951 off Zeiss Distagon T* 18mm f/3.5 ZF.2: $400 off Zeiss 135mm […]

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Announced: Sigma 14mm f/1.8 & 135mm f/1.8 DG HSM Art, 24-70mm f/2.8 DG HSM OS Art, 100-400mm f/5-6.3 DG HSM OS

Sigma Unveils Four Brand New Global Vision Lenses at CP+ Sigma Corporation today announced its brand new Global Vision Art and Contemporary lenses introduced at the 2017 CP+ Camera + Photo Imaging Show in Tokyo, Japan (check pricing and availability – not announced at the time of this post): Sigma 14mm f/1.8 DG HSM Art:  […]

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Weekly Nikon news flash #406

→ New speed tests for the Lexar 64GB Professional 2000x UHS-II SDXC and Lexar 64GB 2933x XQD 2.0 memory cards on the Nikon D500 camera. → The latest Nikon deals: Nikon 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6G ED IF VR lens for $379.26 ($210.69 off). New refurbished Nikon cameras and lenses added at Adorama, Amazon, Cameta Camera, Newegg and eBay. → Rare stereo Nikkor 1:3.5 […]

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First pictures of the new Sigma 14mm f/1.8, 135mm f/1.8, 24-70mm f/2.8 and 100-400mm f/5-6.3 lenses

The first leaked pictures of the four new Sigma lenses I reported about yesterday are now available: Sigma 14mm f/1.8 DG HSM Art full frame DSLR lens: Sigma 135mm f/1.8 DG HSM Art full frame DSLR lens: Sigma 24-70mm f/2.8 DG OS HSM Art full frame DSLR lens: Sigma 100-400mm f/5-6.3 DG OS HSM Contemporary: […]

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Four new Sigma lenses to be announced soon: 135mm f/1.8, 14mm f/1.8, 24-70mm f/2.8 and 100-400mm f/5-6.3

Sigma is going to announce four new full frame DSLR lenses (most likely for the CP+ show next week): Sigma 135mm f/1.8 DG HSM Art (has been rumored for a while) Sigma 14mm f/1.8 DG HSM Art (full frame DSLR lens) Sigma 24-70mm f/2.8 DG OS HSM Art (also previously rumored) Sigma 100-400mm f/5-6.3 DG […]

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