Nikon Df: It’s like being in a relationship

By [NR] admin | Published: January 18, 2014
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This guest post is by George X. Lin who recently went on a trip to Turkey and Iceland with the Nikon Df camera (click on images for larger view):

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Birds in flight photography with the Nikon D800 and D600 cameras

By [NR] admin | Published: January 18, 2014

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Hi [NR], I am Jiayi Chong (Flickr). Outside of work, I do wildlife (mostly birds) photography as my weekend hobby/passion.

There has been much discussion about the new D600 and D800 cameras with regard to capturing birds in flight. Since I use both of these camera bodies regularly, I thought I could provide some useful insight into how these cameras perform when faced with unpredictable, moving subjects.

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Guest post: Different angles of Mademoiselle Eiffel by Patrik Banas

By [NR] admin | Published: January 18, 2014

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The guest post “Different angles of Mademoiselle Eiffel” is by Patrik Banas (Web | Blog | Facebook):

If you have only a limited opportunity to take pictures during your occasional travels, do not hesitate and take this as a possibility to train your eye, find more angles, try something new… aka “work it, work it, work it”. Even one and very same object, can be taken in the numerous different ways. Let me share examples from my summer, very short trip to Paris.

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Nikon is still committed to their mirrorless and Coolpix cameras

By [NR] admin | Published: January 17, 2014
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Is he gone for good?

In a recent interview with AP, Nikon ensured their commitment to the Nikon 1 mirrorless camera system:

Despite the challenging market, Nikon says it remains committed to the CSC format.

‘I think you can say from the launch of the AW version of the Nikon 1 that we are committed to investing in what could be seen as a niche market,’ continued Gilbert.

‘So, within the flexibility of the Nikon 1 platform we are able to produce products for [different] sectors.’

However, Tanaka would not be drawn on Nikon’s plans for CSC in 2014, only saying that the firm will continue to support this area.

In the latest press release for the production of 85 million Nikkor lenses, Nikon also mentioned their commitment to the Nikon 1 system:

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Interesting: Lexar XQD memory cards listed as discontinued *UPDATED*

By [NR] admin | Published: January 17, 2014

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The 32GB and 64GB Lexar XDQ Pro 1100x memory cards are currently listed as discontinued at B&H. Lexar’s XQD cards were just one year old. During the 2014 CES the company did not introduce any new XQD models, but they announced the world’s fastest CFast 2.0 memory card that can reach read transfer speeds up to 500MB/s and capacities up to 256GB. Lexar XQD cards are still listed on their own website, Adorama and Amazon.

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Nikon lens production reached 85 million

By [NR] admin | Published: January 16, 2014

Nikon lens production reached 85 million

Nikon announced the production of 85 million Nikkor lenses. This time it took them almost seven months to produce 5 million lenses (compared to 5 months back in 2012):

Press release:

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Rewind: Nikon D4s specifications

By [NR] admin | Published: January 14, 2014

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It seems that many readers have missed my previous post with the rumored Nikon D4s camera specifications, so I am posting them again:

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