Monthly Archives: August 2018

Lexar is back in business, still looking for a cost-effective solution for XQD memory cards

Lexar is now officially back in business as reported by CameraJabber. Here is a quote from the company’s CEO Huabo Cai: “I’m extremely excited to re-introduce the Lexar brand to our worldwide customers. Lexar is dynamic, has superior research and development capabilities, and has a deep understanding of our customer’s needs. At the same time, […]

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An “exact mockup” of the back of the Nikon Z mirrorless camera based on a real picture

Here is an updated mockup of the back of the Nikon mirrorless camera based on a real leaked picture that I, unfortunately, cannot post online – the only note I will add is that the EVF bump/housing is slightly smaller/lower (click image for larger view): Here are the details from my last post:

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Mirrorless hype? Mirrorless wars? Do you care? (Nikon mirrorless camera poll #3)

This is our third Nikon mirrorless camera poll – do you prefer to use a DSLR or a mirrorless camera? Do you prefer to use a DSLR or a mirrorless camera? Direct link to poll. Here are the results from our previous two Nikon mirrorless polls:

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Deal of the day: Sigma 150-600mm f/5-6.3 DG OS HSM Contemporary lens now $300 off incl. free USB dock

For a limited time, the Sigma 150-600mm f/5-6.3 DG OS HSM Contemporary lens for Nikon F-mount is $300 off only at Adorama (this deal also includes a free Sigma USB dock for Nikon lenses, a $59 value):

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Delkin to launch a new line of “premium” XQD memory cards next week

As I already reported last year, Delkin will start selling XQD memory cards. The official announcement will be next week, on August 21st. This is a good news since Lexar is not ready to start selling XQD memory cards and Sony is currently the only XQD manufacturer (ProGrade will not produce XQD memory cards). Here […]

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Nikon Z mirrorless roadmap 2018-2019

      I know it is still too early to talk about the future Nikon Z mirrorless roadmap since the camera is not even officially announced yet, but here is a preliminary report coming from a reliable source:

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Samyang to announce their first lens with autofocus for Nikon F-mount: AF 14mm f/2.8

Nokishita reports that Samyang will announce a new AF 14mm f/2.8 full frame lens with autofocus for Nikon F-mount (pictured above). The Canon version of the same lens is currently priced at $695. This will be Samyang’s first autofocus lens for Nikon. Samyang also has the AF 85mm f/1.4 EF lens for Canon EF mount which I assume […]

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First Nikon Z mirrorless camera report from somebody who actually used the camera

Here is an actual hands-on report from somebody who actually handled the Nikon Z mirrorless cameras last week in a closed-door event in Asia: The Nikon Z6/Z7 have many similarities to the Sony’s 7 series The new Z-mount is almost as large as medium format mount for some 6×6 SLR cameras Handling and ergonomics are perfect […]

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