Monthly Archives: April 2018

Dpreview’s sample gallery: Nikon AF-S 180-400mm f/4 ED TC VR lens

By [NR] admin | Published: April 20, 2018

Dpreview published their sample gallery from the Nikon AF-S 180-400mm f/4 ED TC VR lens ($12,396.95):

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Laowa 100mm f/2.8 2X Ultra Macro APO lens for Nikon F-mount officially announced

By [NR] admin | Published: April 20, 2018

  Today Venus Optics officially announced the previously rumored Laowa 100mm f/2.8 2X Ultra Macro APO full frame manual focus lens for Nikon F-mount. Pricing and availability were not released. Here are the technical specifications:

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Venus Optics is rumored to announce a new Laowa 100mm f/2.8 2:1 macro lens for Nikon F-mount

By [NR] admin | Published: April 19, 2018

Venus Optics will announce a new Laowa 100mm f/2.8 2:1 macro lens for Nikon F-mount (pictured above) at the Beijing P&E show that starts on May 3rd. After the Laowa 60mm f/2.8 2X Ultra-Macro ($399), this will be the second 2:1 lens in Laowa’s lineup with infinity focus and no chromatic aberration. The latest Laowa 25mm f/2.8 2.5-5X Ultra Macro lens is delayed until […]

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Update: the Nikon ES-2 film digitizing adapter set for D850 will start shipping soon in the US

By [NR] admin | Published: April 19, 2018

A quick update on my previous post: Nikon USA sent a memo to authorized dealers that allocation of ES-2 units has started and shipping will follow soon. Nikon ES-2 film digitalizing adapter set (B&H | Adorama | WEX) Nikon FH-4 strip film holder (B&H | Adorama | WEX) Nikon FH-5 slide mount holder (B&H | Adorama | WEX)

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The 2018 TIPA and EISA awards are out

By [NR] admin | Published: April 19, 2018

The 2018 TIPA awards are out – Nikon got four awards including best professional DSLR camera for the D850 (see all the awards the D850 got): Best DSLR Professional: Nikon D850 Best APS-C DSLR Expert: Nikon D7500 Best Professional Lens: Nikon AF-S Nikkor 180-400mm f/4E TC1.4Fl ED VR Best Rugged Camera: Nikon Coolpix W300

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The latest Nikon patents

By [NR] admin | Published: April 19, 2018

Nikon filed a patent application (US20180095275) in 2016 for some kind of an image stabilization system designed only for the lens array (other IS systems stabilize the entire sensor): “An image-capturing device includes: a micro-lens array in which a plurality of micro-lenses are arranged in a two dimensional configuration; an image sensor that comprises a plurality […]

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The new Nikon ES-2 film digitizing adapter set for the D850 is still not available

By [NR] admin | Published: April 17, 2018

After the initial delay, the new Nikon ES-2 film digitizing adapter set for the D850 DSLR camera was supposed to start shipping on March 30, 2018. A reader from the Nikon D850 Facebook group recently contacted Nikon and there is still no release date available: Update – the Nikon ES-2 is already shipping in Japan and is currently […]

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Imaging Resource visits Nikon’s Hikari glass factory

By [NR] admin | Published: April 17, 2018

Today Imaging Resource published a detailed report from their visit to Nikon’s Hikari glass factory – a lot of interesting information and pictures. Here are the related videos:

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