Category Archives: Nikon Flashes

Nikon SB-900 speedlight listed as “deleted” at BestBuy

By [NR] admin | Published: October 10, 2011

More on the Nikon SB-900 speedlight being discontinued story: in BestBuy’s internal inventory system the Nikon SB-900 flash is already listed as “deleted” which usually means this product will no longer be available for sale: The Nikon SB-900 is still available for sale on BestBuy website.

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Nikon SB-900 speedlight has reached end of life?

By [NR] admin | Published: October 7, 2011

I received separate emails from retailers in two different European countries that the Nikon SB 900 speedlight has reached end of life and can no longer be ordered. This is a rather unusual development since the SB-900 was announced in 2008. The previous SB-800 model was announced in 2003. Maybe this is just a glitch in Nikon’s […]

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Nikon patents update

By [NR] admin | Published: April 15, 2011

It’s Friday – time for another Nikon patents update. First, a new patent application for a 10mm f/2 wide angle lens with a 155° angle of view: Next patent application 20110080659 is for a 18mm f/2.8 DX format (28mm equivalent). This lens is not designed for F-mount (back focus is 19mm) and is compact (58mm from image plane to front element) – […]

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Pocketwizard patents a new type of embedded radio flash trigger for Nikon cameras

By [NR] admin | Published: January 21, 2011

I follow only Nikon related patents and when I saw this patent from a company called Lab Partners Associates, I immediately ignored it. But then I got curious – who is that company that dares to patent a new wireless radio flash trigger for Nikon. Well, Lab Partners Associates Inc. is actually Pocketwizard and the inventor of this patent […]

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Fuji x100 may be compatible with Nikon CLS

By [NR] admin | Published: January 18, 2011

The Fuji x100 camera will have a flash commander mode – “The Fuji Guys” just confirmed this on twitter: The rumor coming out of CES is that the Fuji x100 will be compatible with Nikon’s CLS (Creative Lighting System). Fuji x100 is priced at $1,199.00 at Adorama and they just started taking pre-orders.

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Nikon SB-600 speedlight RIP

By [NR] admin | Published: January 17, 2011

After the release of the SB-700 this is not really a surprise, but now it is official – the Nikon SB-600 speedlight is now discontinued at B&H: and on the official Nikon Japan website:

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Nikon SB-700 and Nikkor 35mm f/1.4G now shipping in the US

By [NR] admin | Published: December 9, 2010

BorrowLenses and few NR readers informed me that Nikkor 35mm f/1.4 lens is finally shipping in the US: Nikon SB-700 flash is also shipping in the US and here is the proof (unboxing video):

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PocketWizard finally shipping MiniTT1 and FlexTT5 for Nikon *updated*

By [NR] admin | Published: November 30, 2010

Update: The first lucky owner from Sydney, Australia sent me a picture of the new PocketWizards (picture credit: michalkriesch.com): The first PocketWizard MiniTT1 and FlexTT5 units are already shipping from the factory and should be available in mid-December in the US (maybe even earlier in Europe and Canada). The article contains also a detailed run down of the specs […]

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