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Bargain pro camera – FX lenses on DX cameras

Bargain Pro Camera – FX Lenses on DX Cameras A Guest Post by Douglas Cape z360.com I am often asked for camera recommendations and my standard reply is the Nikon D5500. The later D5600 is basically the same camera with Snapbridge (an app for phones), which I never use. To make this into a “Pro“ […]

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Refurbished Nikkor 105mm f/1.4E ED lens now available for $1,680

Adorama currently has the refurbished Nikon AF-S Nikkor 105mm f/1.4E ED lens for $1,6980. The last time we had a similar offer (the lens was $20 more expensive), it sold out in minutes. Additional coverage of the Nikkor 105mm f/1.4E ED lens for $1,699 lens can be found here.

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Nikon Nikkor Z 35mm f/1.8 S lens tested at DxOMark

DxOMark published their test results for the Nikon Nikkor Z 35mm f/1.8 S mirrorless lens ($847 at Adorama & B&H). Here is their conclusion:

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Nikkei: Nikon to announce a new mid-level mirrorless camera priced at around $900

In the past few months, I had several blog posts about Nikon’s upcoming cheaper mirrorless camera (see here and here). Nikkei also just reported that Nikon is going to announce a new mid-level mirrorless camera as early as this year. The price is going to be around 100,000 yen ($920):

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Nikon D760 rumors

Here is another set of rumored Nikon D760 camera specifications I received from a new source (not confirmed yet):

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Venus Optics will release Laowa 100mm f/2.8 2x Ultra Macro APO lens for Nikon Z-mount in July

  Update: Venus Optics contacted me and denied any future plans of making a Z-mount version of this lens. The eBay listing is either fraud or a manually modified lens with a Nikon Z-mount: “We have no plans to make it into Nikon Z mount. And the eBay store you posted is NOT our authorized reseller […]

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Japanese camera market share: Canon 37.3%, Nikon 26.7%, Sony 13.1%

BCN Ranking (BCN+R) published new data on the Japanese camera market share from April 2018 to March 2019: Canon: 37.3% Nikon: 26.7% Sony: 13.1% Translated text:

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