Monthly Archives: May 2017

Nikon yearly financial results are out

Nikon published their financial results for the year that ended in March 2017: Nikon slips to net loss, operating profit up; sees profit, higher sales in FY18 (NASDAQ) 7.11 billion yen net loss 53.37 billion yen in restructuring expenses Operating income increased 60.8% For next year Nikon expects profit of 34 billion yen Nikon financial results […]

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Sigma 100-400mm f/5-6.3 DG OS HSM Contemporary lens for Nikon F-mount now in stock

The Sigma 100-400mm f/5-6.3 DG OS HSM Contemporary lens for Nikon F-mount is now shipping and is currently in stock at B&H (still not available at Adorama and Amazon). Additional information on the Sigma 100-400mm f/5-6.3 DG OS HSM Contemporary lens:

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Deal of the day: Sony 32GB – 256GB XQD G memory cards now up to $50 off

The Sony 32GB, 64GB, 128GB and 256GB XQD G memory cards are now up to $50 off at B&H. This deal will expire on May 14th. Update: the Sony XQD M series cards are also on sale. Some of the Sony XQD memory cards are also discounted at Adorama and Amazon.

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Viltrox NF-E1 is a new electronic autofocus adapter for mounting Nikon F-mount lenses on Sony E-mount cameras

The Hong Kong-based company Viltrox will launch three new electronic autofocus adapters and one of them (model NF-E1) will allow mounting Nikon F-mount lenses on Sony E-mount cameras. In addition to autofocus, the adapter can transmit EXIF data and control the aperture. There are several other brands that make similar adapters. Additional details after the break:

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Nikon D5500 firmware update version 1.02 released

Nikon released firmware update version 1.02 for the D5500 DSLR camera ($549). The following issues were fixed:

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Weekly Nikon news flash #417

→ Did you know that Nikon makes this ES-1 slide copying adapter? I didn’t. → In addition to the free battery grip offer, you can now also get a free 12 months subscription to Adobe Creative Cloud: Nikon D810 + MB-D12 + 12 months Adobe Creative Cloud Kit Nikon D750 + MB-D16 + 12 months […]

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The latest CIPA data: 2017 is shaping up to be a good year for camera companies

Nikon is not the only camera manufacturer that is currently having problems (see the latest rumors about Panasonic and Ricoh). The overall camera and lens markets have shrunk significantly compared to a few years ago, but the latest data shows some signs of improvement (I usually cover the monthly CIPA reports over at PhotoRumors). Here is […]

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