Monthly Archives: July 2019

Officially announced: Laowa 10-18mm f/4.5-5.6 and Laowa 15mm f/2 Zero-D mirrorless lenses for Nikon Z-mount

Venus Optics officially announced the Laowa 10-18mm f/4.5-5.6 and Laowa 15mm f/2 Zero-D mirrorless lenses for Nikon Z-mount (previously reported here and here). The lenses are now available for pre-order only at the official Vanus Optics store (the Adorama and B&H listings should come later). Ordering directly from the official website is the fastest way to get the […]

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Nikon Nikkor Z 24-70mm f/2.8 S lens tested at DxOMark (compared with the Nikkor 24-70mm f/2.8E DSLR lens)

DxOmark published their test results of the Nikkor Z 24-70mm f/2.8 S lens ($2,297). I find the comparison with the latest Nikkor 24-70mm f/2.8E ED VR DSLR lens ($2,397) interesting – click for larger view: Here is DxOMark’s conclusion:

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Another price drop: refurbished Nikon D7500 DSLR camera now $599

The price of refurbished Nikon D7500 DSLR cameras went down another $100 and it is now $599 (was $699 in March): Update: refurbished Nikon D500 cameras are now selling for $1,250. More refurbished Nikon gear can be found at Adorama, B&H, Amazon, eBay, Cameta Camera and BuyDig. With the recent price drops and refurbished offers, Nikon is definitely trying to clear […]

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Nikon to end D600 sensor repairs on January 10, 2020

Nikon Japan issued a notice informing D600 camera owners that the free sensor spots repair service will end on January 10, 2020. If you still have any spot issues with the D600 sensor, you have another 6 months to fix them. It is not clear if the same date is valid for all Nikon subsidiaries. […]

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Nikon NPS changes

It seems that Nikon is doing some NPS (Nikon Professional Service) changes – click for larger view: I mentioned about potential NPS changes a few months ago. NPS also has a new website:

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Digital camera market down 22% for 2018, the latest global market share: Canon 40.5 %, Nikon 19.1 %, Sony 17.7 %

There is a new Nikkei article on the latest global camera market share – here is the recap:  the digital camera market is down 22% for 2018, the top five companies hold 85.2% market share with a total of 20,290,000 units (-22.2%): Canon 40.5 % (+ 3.9) Nikon 19.1 % (- 2.7) Sony 17.7 % (- 0.7) Fujifilm: 5.1 […]

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Nikon D5, D810 new price drop now live

As previously reported, Nikon reduced the price of the D5 and D810 DSLR cameras in the US. The D5 is now $500 off and the D810 is up to $1,600 off. Most US retailers offer different free accessories with each purchase, check the different listings for more information: Nikon D5: Adorama | B&H | Amazon Nikon D810: Adorama | B&H | Amazon […]

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Weekly Nikon news flash #530

→ All five Topaz AI applications are now over 40% off: DeNoise AI, Sharpen AI, Gigapixel AI, JPEG to RAW AI and the brand new Adjust AI are all on sale for $249.99. → Skylum Luminar 3.1.2 released. → Skylum has a new special Luminar pricing for July 4th: US$50 for Luminar 3 US$60 for […]

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