Monthly Archives: January 2019

Nikon DF-M1 dot sight now in stock

The new Nikon DF-M1 dot sight for use with the COOLPIX P1000 camera for easier acquisition of distant subjects is now in stock: US: Adorama | B&H | Amazon UK: Amazon UK | WEX | Park Camera Germany: Amazon DE | Calumet DE Nikon DF-M1 has a folding design and attaches to the camera’s hot shoe. It has selectable red/green dot […]

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Nikon, ASML and Carl Zeiss to settle all litigations, Nikon is getting paid €150 million

Nikon, ASML and Carl Zeiss signed an agreement to settle all litigations. The terms also include a €150 million payment to Nikon by ASML and Zeiss. Flashback: Nikon was suing ASML and Carl Zeiss over patented semiconductor lithography technology, then ASML and Carl Zeiss were suing Nikon back, then ASML and Zeiss won and now Nikon […]

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New Kenko Teleplus HD Pro 1.4x and 2x teleconverters for Nikon F-mount announced

Kenko announced new Teleplus HD Pro 1.4x and 2x teleconverters for Nikon F-mount (available also for Canon EF mounts). The US prices are $248 and $299. The new Teleplus HD Pro series replaces the previous Teleplus PRO300 series and have redesigned optics with multi-layer coatings. Kenko teleconverters are also sold at Adorama and Amazon. Additional information:

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Nikkor Z lens technology (video)

Nikon published a new Nikkor Z lens technology video:

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Coming this week: $200 price drop on the Nikon D850 camera, new Nikon Z offer

In the next few days Nikon is expected to drop the price of the D850 by $200 in the US (price now: $3,296.95). There will be also a new Nikon Z offer, but I am not sure about the details (I will post all the info once I get it, stay tuned). The Nikon D850 is […]

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New: Meike 50mm f/1.7 lens for Nikon Z-mount

Meike has a new cheap (price: $110) 50mm f/1.7 full-frame manual focus lens for Nikon Z-mount (and Canon RF mount). Here are the details (more third party lenses for Nikon Z-mount can be found here):

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Weekly Nikon news flash #506

→ Adorama released a new Flashpoint XPLOR 600PRO HSS battery-powered monolight with a built-in R2 2.4GHz radio remote system (Bowens mount). → The new Sony Tough high-performance memory cards are now 10% off at Adorama, Amazon and B&H. → New Life+Guard protection skin for Nikon Z7/Z6 cameras.

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The Shutdown Stories Project: a photographic essay of 21 people affected by the longest government shutdown in U.S. history

The Shutdown Stories Project is a photographic essay of 21 people (21 of 800,000 workers) affected by the longest government shutdown in U.S. history. The photos were taken with Nikon D850 and 85mm f/1.8 lens. How the Shutdown Stories Project Unfolded The portraits you see in this post are from a larger photographic essay of […]

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