Category Archives: Nikon Flashes

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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Nikon SB-700 flash to start shipping on November 26th in Japan

By [NR] admin | Published: November 25, 2010

According to Nikon Japan and Nikon Direct, the SB-700 flash should start shipping on November 26th, 2010 in Japan. This is the last product to be released to stores from the Photokina round of announcements (the Nikkor 35mm f/1.4 lens is already shipping in very limited quantities in Europe and North America).

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Nikon 35mm f/1.4 and SB-700 get shipping dates from Amazon

By [NR] admin | Published: October 31, 2010

I am on my way back from PDN PhotoPlus and will be catching up on the latest news from the past few days. Nikon 35mm f/1.4 lens and the SB-700 already have shipping dates from Amazon (US): We now have delivery date(s) for the order you placed on October 05 2010 (Order# xxx): “Nikon SB-700 […]

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