Category Archives: Nikon D500

More exclusive Amazon deals: Nikon D500 lens kit now $350 off

I am not sure how Amazon is getting away with this, but they are again running an exclusive special on several Nikon cameras and lenses: Nikon D500 + 16-80mm lens kit: $2,148.98 (regular price: $2,496.95) Nikon AF-S 18-300mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR: $699.98 (reg. price: $996.95) Nikon AF-P 70-300mm f/4.5-6.3G ED VR: $279.98 (reg. price: $396.95) Nikon COOLPIX B700 camera: […]

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Deal of the day: refurbished Nikon D500 for $1,499.95

Adorama is currently selling refurbished Nikon D500 DSLR cameras for $1,499.95 – this is still the lowest price I have seen online. Here are a few more refurbished Nikon listings: Refurbished Nikon D5600 two lens kit: $679.95 Refurbished Nikon D610: $1,079.95 Refurbished Nikon D800: $1769.95 Refurbished Nikon D800E: $2,149.95 Refurbished Nikon 1 AW1 + lens: $489 Refurbished Nikon 1 […]

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Nikon temporarily suspended the shipping of the 100th anniversary edition D5, D500 cameras and lens set

Nikon Japan announced today that they have temporarily suspended the shipping of the following 100th anniversary commemorative products: Nikon D5 100th anniversary edition (pre-order: B&H | Adorama) Nikon D500 100th anniversary edition (Pre-order: B&H | Adorama) Nikkor triple f/2.8 zoom lens set 100th anniversary edition (Pre-order: B&H | Adorama) Shipment is scheduled to resume in late October. The reason for […]

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New firmware updates for the Nikon D5 and D500, new versions of ViewNX-i and Camera Control Pro

Nikon released new firmware updates for the D5 and D500 DSLR cameras (and the Coolpix B700) and software updates for the Camera Control Pro 2 and ViewNX-i:

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Different Lexar SDXC and XQD memory cards tested on the Nikon D7500 and D500 cameras

After the news that all Lexar memory cards will be discontinued, there have been some discussions about the speed of the different SD and XQD memory cards. I found some tests performed by Lexar that you may find interesting – the first one is a comparison between the Lexar 64GB 2000x SDXC UHS-II ($94.82) and Lexar […]

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Sony is now the only manufacturer of XQD memory cards

Yesterday’s news about Micron discontinuing the Lexar memory cards retail business has a bigger impact on Nikon shooters because in addition to Sony, Lexar was the only other manufacturer of XQD memory cards that are used in the latest Nikon D5 and D500 DSLR cameras. Hopefully, somebody will buy out the Lexar brand or jump […]

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This Nikon D500 camera still works after getting destroyed by a German Shepherd named Rex

The Belgian photo store PCH sent me this story of a Nikon D500 camera being chewed by a German Shepherd named Rex. While some of the plastic is gone, the dog could not damage the magnesium alloy frame and the camera is still working as you can see in the video:

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Nikon begins accepting orders for 100th anniversary products

Earlier today Nikon announced the pricing of their 100th-anniversary commemorative products (additional info available here and here): Nikon D5 100th anniversary edition – $7999.95 (B&H link) Nikon D500 100th anniversary edition – $2799.95 (B&H link) NIKKOR 70-200E 100th anniversary edition – $3999.95 (B&H link) NIKKOR triple f/2.8 zoom lens set 100th anniversary edition – $7999.95 (B&H link) Nikon 100th anniversary pin […]

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