Weekly Nikon news flash #298

By [NR] admin | Published: January 18, 2015

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→ The Nikon D7000 camera is already discontinued and now it is no longer listed for sale at B&H. You can still get some good D7000 deals at Amazon and BestBuy.

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→ Another Adobe Lightroom 5 deal: refurbished Nikon D5200 with Adobe Lightroom 5 for $419.99 (LR5 alone is $139).

Nikon D800 firmware update
→ Reminder: Nikon will announce a new firmware download program next week including firmware improvements for the D750, D810, D800/E, D610 and D600 cameras.

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→ Camera ownership on Flickr: 2013-2014.

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→ Image Chaser (www.imagechaser.com) is a new NikonUSA website dedicated to bringing you the most exciting, inspirational stories from behind the lens.

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→ Another new Nikon website: “I am generation image” (see the new promo videos bellow).

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Additional Nikkor 300mm f/4E PF ED VR lens coverage

By [NR] admin | Published: January 17, 2015

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Nikkor 300mm f:4E PF ED VR lens
Nikon Nikkor 300mm f:4E PF ED VR lens
Nikkor 300mm f:4E PF ED VR lens front element
Some additional coverage for the new Nikkor 300mm f/4E PF ED VR lens (announcement | pre-order options | sample images | comparison with previous version) that will start shipping on February 5th:

Update: Nikon Europe posted more sample photos on flickr:

AF-S NIKKOR 300mm f/4E PF ED VR Creative distance | AF-S NIKKOR 300mm f/4E PF ED VR
AF-S NIKKOR 300mm f/4E PF ED VR Thrilling new optical performance | AF-S NIKKOR 300mm f/4E PF ED VR

→ Sample images can be found on dpreview and dcfever (update: new set of photos was posted on dpreview):

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Additional Nikon D5500 coverage: sample photos, hands-on previews

By [NR] admin | Published: January 17, 2015

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The 2015 CES show is now over. Here is some additional coverage for the new Nikon D5500 DSLR camera (official announcement | pre-order options):

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Nikon Camera Control Pro 2.20.0 and Wireless Transmitter Utility 1.5.3 released

By [NR] admin | Published: January 15, 2015

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Nikon released new versions of the Camera Control Pro 2.20.0 and Wireless Transmitter Utility 1.5.3. List of modifications after the break.

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New DF-GR1 grip for the Nikon Df camera announced in Japan

By [NR] admin | Published: January 14, 2015

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Nikon Japan announced a new DF-GR1 grip for Nikon Df camera. Shipping will start on February 5th, 2015 and the price will be ¥16,200 (around $130). There is no indications if the DF-GR1 will be available for sale outside Japan (still not listed at Nikon USA), but you can already buy one from eBay.

Third party manufacturers are already selling battery grips for Nikon Df cameras (now available also on Amazon).

Additional images:

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Nikon D750 is being silently recalled

By [NR] admin | Published: January 14, 2015

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Nikon USA is quietly pulling D750 inventory out from retailers and will be replacing it with new cameras that do not have the reflection/flare issue. Currently Amazon doesn’t list the D750 at all on their website, Adorama is out of stock, while B&H is listing the camera as back-ordered. The new batch of D750 DSLRs is expected to reach retailers in early February.

Update: BestBuy also removed the D750 from their website.

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Nikon announced four new Coolpix cameras in Europe and Asia

By [NR] admin | Published: January 14, 2015

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Last night Nikon announced four new Coolpix cameras:

I already reported on the Coolpix S3700, the other three camera were not mentioned on the Russian website novocert.ru – this means that Nikon may still announce new models that were not on my list for the CP+ show.

The new Coolpix cameras were not announced in the US.

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