Monthly Archives: March 2018

Nikon KeyMission firmware update and ViewNX-i 1.2.12 for Mac released

New software and firmware updates from Nikon:

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Nikon 180-400mm f/4E vs. 200-500mm f/5.6E lens specifications comparison

A quick specifications comparison between the new Nikon AF-S Nikkor 180-400mm f/4E TC1.4 FL ED VR lens that just started shipping and the significantly cheaper and very popular AF-S Nikkor 200-500mm f/5.6E ED VR:

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Sony executive predicts that Nikon will release a new full-frame mirrorless camera in the next 12 months

I am not sure if anyone will be surprised by this statement, but Dpreview reports that during their interview with Sony at the CP+, Kenji Tanaka (Sony Senior General Manager of the Digital Imaging Business Group) shared his personal opinion that Nikon will announce a new full-frame mirrorless camera in the next 12 months: “This is just […]

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Nikon AF-S Nikkor 80-400mm f/4.5-5.6G ED VR lens listed as discontinued at Nikon UK store

I am not sure if this is a mistake, but the Nikon UK store lists the Nikon AF-S Nikkor 80-400mm f/4.5-5.6G ED VR lens as discontinued (this listing has been online at least for a few weeks): The Nikon AF-S Nikkor 80-400mm f/4.5-5.6G ED VR lens was announced in March 2013 and it’s currently in stock […]

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Weekly Nikon news flash #461 (part 2)

→ Novoflex announced new adapters for using Nikon lenses on the Hasselblad X1D medium format camera. → New Elinchrom ELB 500 TTL flash announced (compatible with Nikon): “The most powerful and portable TTL light ever designed”, more info available here. → A new version of the ControlMyNikon tethering software has been released: it has a new GPU-powered […]

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Weekly Nikon news flash #461 (part 1)

  → Nikon released a new compact camera in Japan with the color patterns of a train. → Nikon D850 vs. Fujifilm GFX 50S image quality comparison by Camera Jabber:

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Interview with Nikon at the CP+ show: 100 MP full frame sensor, mirrorless, IBIS, innovation

The French website Focus Numerique published their interview with Nikon from the 2018 CP+ show. Here is a quick recap (the original article is not accessible in the US):

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