In the past few weeks I have received numerous emails with questions when this lens will be back in stock again: B&H just got a new shipment of the Sigma 50mm f/1.4 DG HSM Art lens for Nikon mount.
Could the new 50mm Art lens be the reason why the Nikkor 50mm f/1.4G lens is marker as discontinued at Amazon UK? Maybe Nikon will update their version as well.
The lens is listed as discontinued also on the official Nikon UK online store
Amazon UK currently lists the Nikon AF Micro-Nikkor 200mm f/4D IF-ED lens as “discontinued by manufacturer“. The lens is also nowhere to be found in stock in the US (B&H, Amazon, Adorama). The 200mm Micro lens replacement has been rumored for a long time and maybe Nikon will finally announce it at Photokina (no reliable information as of today).
Update: here is the full list of Nikon products listed as discontinued on Amazon UK. The Nikon 1 V3 camera, Nikkor 50mm f/1.4G and Nikkor AF-S Micro 60mm f/2.8G ED lenses are also on that list:
This is not a teaser for the upcoming camera
The upcoming full frame Nikon DSLR camera will not be a replacement for the current D610 model (the D610 was not an upgrade for the D600, just a fix for the sensor oil/spot issue). Nikon will continue to sell the D610 after the new camera is announced. What I am hearing is that this new DSLR will not be part of the D6xx product line and will be marketed as an “action” camera (the promotional material will involve skaters – probably high-speed action shots and video).
→ The new lithium-powered Godox Ving V860n flash for Nikon is now available on eBay.
→ The most expensive Nikon item currently listed on eBay: Nikkor 6mm f/2.8 AI-s fisheye lens for $96,187.50. The second most expensive item is a Nikkor Reflex 2000mm f/11 lens for $80,920.
→ New PocketWizard firmware updates are now available for the Nikon D810, D4S, D610, Df, D7100, D5300, D5200 and D3300 cameras.
→ Apple released Digital Camera RAW Compatibility Update 5.06 with support for the Nikon Coolpix P340 and Nikon 1 V3 cameras.
→ Nikon introduced new Coolshot 20 laser rangefinder.
→ Firmware update 1.1 released for the Nikon Coolpix L830 compact camera.
→ First 3D printed prototype for a Nikon Df camera grip from Candela Productions – stay tuned for more updates.
→ The Eyes of Nikon Photo Exhibition: a complete collection of photos captured with Nikkor lenses by photographers active around the world to be exhibited in Shanghai, China.
Michal Kriesch (www.michalkriesch.com) shares his first impressions of the Nikon D810 camera:
Last Saturday I took my new D810 for the first time to document a wedding. I have previously owned the D800 but I wasn’t a big fan of the mammoth files which was the main reason I returned it to Nikon. So when I heard about the sRaw option in D810, I was quite intrigued.
Well how do I start this personal review of my joint favorite lens on earth? Well I think the best credit I could give it is that it matches in quality, speed and sheer ruggedness of my 400mm lens which for me is the holy grail of all lenses. That let me tell you is praise indeed. The first time I put the lens on my camera and shot outside to grab anything that you can think of to test it with (we all do that don’t we lol) I realized why so many others whose reviews I read praised it without question.
Nikon announced their financial results for the first quarter of the year ending in March, 2015: both sales and income fell significantly due to “sluggish markets in Europe and Americas“. As a result, yearly sales and income forecasts were reduced. Here are the details:
