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Nikon D4s is now discontinued

By [NR] admin | Published: June 26, 2016

The Nikon D4s DSLR camera is now listed as discontinued on Nikon Japan’s official website. The D4s was announced in February, 2014 and was recently replaced by the new D5. B&H still has few Nikon D4s cameras, while Adorama is already out of stock.

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From Snowy Mountains to Tropical Rainforest (part 2)

By [NR] admin | Published: June 25, 2016
An Oriental Whipsnake taken with a macro ringflash and the Sigma 150mm.

From Snowy Mountains to Tropical Rainforest (part 2) by Des Ong (website | Facebook | Instagram) – see also his previous [NR] articles It is hard to believe that it’s been a year since Part 1 of this article was published. My traveling schedule is usually back-to-back between destinations during winter and early spring. It wasn’t that […]

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Camera Control Pro 2 version 2.23.1 released with Nikon D5 support

By [NR] admin | Published: June 24, 2016

Nikon released Camera Control Pro 2 ($149.95) version 2.23.1 with support for the Nikon D5 camera:

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Nikon Coolpix A900 and B700 cameras delayed again

By [NR] admin | Published: June 24, 2016

Nikon issued another delay for the Coolpix A900 and B700 cameras as a result of the 2016 Kumamoto earthquakes: the new release date will be in October. The good news is that the three Nikon DL cameras were not further delayed, which means they should still start shipping in June. Update: Nikon never provided a […]

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Major Nikon D5 firmware update version 1.10 now available

By [NR] admin | Published: June 23, 2016

The new Nikon D5 firmware update I have been reporting about is now officially released and is available for download. Here is the full list of changes: The camera can now record movies up to 29 minutes and 59 seconds long. Movies are recorded across up to 8 files, each up to 4 GB size, which can be joined together […]

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Grey market Nikon D810 now available for $2,099 (and you can repair it in the US)

By [NR] admin | Published: June 21, 2016

Grey market Nikon D810 cameras are now available for $2,099 on eBay with free shipping (regular price: $2,796.95). This grey market D810 camera comes with a 1 year seller warranty. Nikon recently allowed certain grey market products to be repaired by authorized third party repair centers and the D810 was on that list:

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Checkout this Nikon 1200mm f/11 lens

By [NR] admin | Published: June 21, 2016

Checkout this almost 3ft/1m long Nikon 1200mm Nikkor-P.C f/11 lens (with AU-1 focusing unit) currently listed on eBay for $5,750. Only 359 pieces were produced. Here are the technical specs:

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