Category Archives: Other Nikon stuff

First underwater housings for Nikon D7100 camera are out

Ikelite were first to announce their underwater housing for the Nikon D7100 DSLR camera. The main features and specifications are:

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Your next Nikon DSLR camera could be made in Laos

Nikon announced the establishment of a new manufacturing facility for DSLR cameras in Laos. The factory will have 800 employees, 10,000 m2 floor space and is scheduled to start operations in October 2013:

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Rumor: next Nexus 5 phone to have a Nikon camera module

This rumors comes from phonearena.com: the upcoming Google Nexus 5 smart phone will have a Nikon camera module inside that will feature a mysterious “triple camera sensor“. Google has been promising to include an “insanely great camera” in the next Nexus phones:

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Nikon booth at the 2013 Focus on Imaging show

Few images of the Nikon booth at the 2013 Focus on Imaging show in the UK that started today and will be ongoing till March 6th, 2013. The full schedule of Nikon’s seminars during the show can be found here (photos credit: Mark Payne).

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Adobe Lightroom 4.4 and Camera Raw 7.4 release candidates now available

Adobe Lightroom 4.4 and Camera Raw 7.4 release candidates are now available for download with support for the following Nikon products (incl. the new Sigma 35mm f/1.4 lens):

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Nikonos RS lenses modified to work with modern Nikon DSLR camera

The Nikonos RS system was one of the best underwater camera solutions back in the 90’s. The product line was discontinued in 1996. The high quality RS lenses could only be used with Nikonos cameras because they had a proprietary electronic protocol not compatible with other Nikon F mount cameras. Andrej Belic was able to convert Nikonos RS lenses to work […]

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Weekly Nikon news flash #203

The new Sigma 120-300mm f/2.8 DG OS HSM lens with Nikon mount is now available for pre-order, shipping will start on March 16th, 2013. The Tamron SP 90mm F/2.8 Di Macro 1:1 VC USD lens with Nikon mount ($749) will be launched on March 2, 2013. DxOMark published their test results for the new Nikon 1 S1 mirrorless camera: […]

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