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Weekly Nikon news flash #158

In an email to customer with existing D800 pre-orders Vistek (one of the major Canadian retailers) claims that Nikon is having “production problems” with the D800. Nikon D800E should be now shipping to NPS orders in the US. Collecting all Nikon D800/D4 issues in this [NR] forum thread. New firmware update for the S9200 and S9300 Coolpix […]

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Weekly Nikon news flash #157

Pricing for the new Tamron SP 24-70mm F/2.8 Di VC USD lens (model A007) announced: $1,299.00. Shipping are expected start at the end of June, 2012. The new Tokina AT-X 11-16mm f/2.8 PRO DX Ⅱ lens is delayed till September. Nikon D4/D800/D800E manuals are now available for download in the “Nikon manual viewer” app for […]

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Weekly Nikon news flash #156

Sigma finally announced the price and availability of their new 50-150mm f/2.8 APO EX DC OS HSM lens: $1,099; shipping will start in early May. See the full press release here. New Nikon cashback program in the UK includes the D3100, D5100, D7000 and Nikon 1 (up to £100). Voigtländer APO-Lanthar 90mm f/3.5 SL II lens is now discontinued (yes, Voigtländer does […]

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Weekly Nikon news flash #155

Nikon Solutions Expo will take place in Essen, Germany from April 27-28, 2012. Save $50 on Adobe Lightroom 4 when you purchase it together with the Nikon D800. Nikon J1/V1 firmware is now decoded/decrypted. There was a strange “SANYO Digital Camera” reference inside. Wireless Transmitter Utility v1.3.1 released with Nikon D800/D800E support. I was told that […]

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Weekly Nikon news flash #154

New book: The Nikon Creative Lighting System, 2nd Edition. Nikon D800 already on eBay. Amazon UK changed the release date of the Nikon D800 to March 26th. Zeiss is rumored to announce a new 70-200mm cinema lens with Nikon mount at the NAB show next month. Nikon released firmware ver. 1.01 for their GP-N100 GPS unit for […]

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Weekly Nikon news flash #153

Nikon MB-D12 battery grip ($449.95) for Nikon D800/D800E to start shipping on April 2nd according to Amazon Germany. Amazon best sellers list: Nikon D800 is at the #22 spot, the new Canon 5D Mark III is #83. The Nikon D800 is #1 in the camera and photo bestsellers. Nikon D800 orders “unprecedented”. Refurbished Nikon D5000 for $329.95. Nikon […]

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Weekly Nikon news flash #152

Rare complete set of Macro Nikkor lenses for sale on eBay (includes 19mm, 35mm, 65mm and 12cm Macro Nikkor lenses). See this related review of the Nikkor 19mm f/2.8 Macro lens. More Nikon D800 samples/crops at different ISO. Flickr to up camera file-size limits in response to the 36MP Nikon D800. Nikon will host several shooting activities during SXSW. […]

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