A reader sent me these pictures of a small church in a village on the island of Rhodes, Greece (latitude: 36° 3′ 29.718″ N longitude: 27° 48′ 35.742″ E) dedicated to St. Nikon (“The Preacher of Repentance”): “Nikon, of Greek origin, was born in Pontus (modern north-eastern Turkey) or in Argos. When he was young, Nikon […]
Nikon AF-S 180-400mm f/4 ED TC VR first look review and sharpness comparisons by Steve Perry I’ll admit it; curiosity got the best of me. I’ve been seriously considering adding the new Nikon 180-400mm F/4 lens to my kit ever since the announcement. And that’s the problem – “considering.” I wasn’t 100% sold on it […]
The Rokinon 12mm f/2.8 ED AS IF NCS UMC fisheye full frame lens with AE Chip for Nikon F-mount is now $160 off as part of B&H Deal Zone (today only). Here is what to expect: F Mount/FX Format Aperture Range: f/2.8 to f/22 Three Extra Low Dispersion Elements Two Aspherical Elements Nano Crystal and UMC […]
In connection with my post from a few days ago regarding the increased price of Sony XQD memory cards – I can now confirm that Sony officially raised the prices and canceled all dealer’s orders that were placed with the old/lower pricing. Here is the new XQD pricing Sony sent to dealers (the actual B&H pricing […]
Today Ephotozine published their detailed review of the new Nikon Nikkor AF-S 180-400mm f/4 ED TC VR lens ($12,396.95) together with sample photos in addition to the actual/measured MTF and chromatic aberration charts at different focal lengths with and without the TC. Their conclusion:
Nikon introduced a new D850 filmmaker’s kit for the US market that includes: Nikon D850 camera ($3,296.95) AF-S NIKKOR 20mm f/1.8G ED lens ($796.95) AF-S NIKKOR 35mm f/1.8G ED lens ($526.95) AF-S NIKKOR 85mm f/1.8G lens ($476.95) Spare EN-EL15a lithium-ion battery ($59.95) ME-1 stereo microphone ($134) ME-W1 wireless microphone set ($199) Atomos Ninja flame 7″ recording […]
Today only at eBay: 15% off with coupon code PSPRINGTIME ($25 min spend, $50 max discount, valid: Tuesday, March 20th from 9 am to 7 pm PST). This week only at KEH: 20% off products in the Overstock category and 7% off all other products with code SPRING03A (offer ends on March 25, 2018). Three days only […]
I received a report from a US retailer that Nikon is currently in the process of buying back/pulling out all of the KeyMission products including accessories. I am not sure what is the reason behind the buyback and whether this is a nationwide initiative or just an isolated incident, but I will not be surprised […]
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