Category Archives: Nikon Flashes

Nikon Speedlight SB-910 flash is now discontinued

The Nikon Speedlight SB-910 flash is now officially listed as discontinued on Nikon’s website. Amazon still has the SB-910 in stock, B&H has it on backorder, while Adorama is no longer even listing it: The new top of the line Nikon flash is now the SB-5000 Speedlight. Here is a specs comparison between the SB-5000 and […]

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Nikon SB-5000 Speedlight flash now in stock

The new Nikon SB-5000 Speedlight flash is now in stock at Amazon and Focus Camera (B&H and Adorama should get them in stock soon as well). The SB-500 manual can be downloaded here.

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Nikon announced price increase in Japan

Nikon announced a new price increase in Japan for Nikkor lenses and Speedlight flashes. The full list of impacted products can be found here (PDF file). The new pricing will be active on March 1st, 2016. The reason for the new pricing is the increased cost of raw materials.

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Nikon D5, D500, SB-5000, KeyMission 360 and SnapBridge promo and hands-on videos

New promo/demo videos on the just announced Nikon D5, SB-5000, KeyMission 360 and SnapBridge:

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What to expect from Nikon in early 2016

Here is another updated “what to expect” list: Nikon D5 Nikon Wireless Transmitter WT-6 & Nikon Speedlight SB-5000 Three new Nikon compact cameras with 1″ sensor and different focal lengths Three new Nikon extreme/action cameras Replacements for the S33 and S9900 Coolpix compact cameras (Coolpix A10 & A100?) New photo sharing app Update: forgot to mention the new […]

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Development of Nikon D5, Wireless Transmitter WT-6 and Speedlight SB-5000 officially announced

Nikon just officially announced the development of the following new products: Nikon D5 DSLR camera (previously rumored here) Nikon Wireless Transmitter WT-6 Nikon Speedlight SB-5000 (previously rumored here) With the exception of the WT-6, all this should not be a surprise to regular [NR] readers. With this “development announcement” Nikon is telling us that they […]

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A new Nikon SB-920 Speedlight flash is also a possibility

I received a rumor that Nikon may also announce a new SB-920 Speedlight flash with a built-in LED light. Just like the D810s, this info comes from a reliable source but I would like to hear it from few more places in order to be 100% convinced.

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Venus Optics KX-800 Macro Twin Flash review

This review of the Venus Optics KX-800 Macro Twin Flash is by Bernhard Sperling: In early April 2015 the Chinese manufacturer Venus Optics announced the KX-800 Macro Twin Flash. The announcement was also reported in an earlier NR post. The flash is fitted with three flexible arms, of which two carry each a flash tube unit and […]

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