Nikon 2014 Q3 financial results

By [NR] admin | Published: February 9, 2014

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Nikon released their financial results for the third quarter of the year ending March 2014. They also updated their estimations or the entire year:

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Weekly Nikon news flash #250

By [NR] admin | Published: February 8, 2014

First a quick reminder – the new lens-only US rebates will go live tonight. My post with all the details will be online at midnight (EST).
Update: the new rebates are now live.

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→ The new $1,069 Tamron SP 150-600mm f/5-6.3 Di VC USD lens is now shipping. Update: only the Canon version is shipping, the Nikon version will start shipping in April.

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→ New price drop: refurbished Nikon 24-70mm f/2.8G lens for $1,499.00.

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→ New Tamron lenses: 28-300mm f/3.5-6.3 Di VC PZD (Model A010) and 16-300mm f/3.5-6.3 Di II VC PZD MACRO (model B016).

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→ BorrowLenses is giving away a Nikon Df camera.

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My Experience with light painting photography By Nicholas Mrnarevic

By [NR] admin | Published: February 8, 2014

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Nicholas Mrnarevic on his experience with light painting (website | Facebook | Instagram):

Using light as a medium in long exposure photography is not a new idea, I’m just interested inn shedding some light (pun intended) on my techniques and show some examples of my work. My name is Nicholas Mrnarevic; I spend a lot of my time shooting portraits and headshots and concerts for teenybopper magazines. I shoot with a D800 and my main lens used for all of my light paining is the AF NIKKOR 14mm 2.8 D. You do not need this lens to get good shots, really any lens will work, and I just prefer this one.

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Nikon D4 listed as discontinued, NEF codec support for D4s is already out

By [NR] admin | Published: February 8, 2014

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Crutchfield is already listing the Nikon D4 as discontinued. The camera is also not in stock at the major US retailers (B&H, Adorama and Amazon). The good news is that the new D4s is rumored to have the same price.

The latest version of the Nikon NEF Codec already supports the upcoming D4s model:

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WEX Photographic in the UK also removed the D4 listing from their website.

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A visit to Chernobyl and Pripyat by Viktor Nemeth

By [NR] admin | Published: February 8, 2014

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Today Viktor Nemeth (flickr stream) will share his some photos from his trip Chernobyl and Pripyat (click for larger view):

Certainly – the gear were: Nikon D600, Nikkor 16-35/4, 50/1.8G, 70-200/2.8 VR2. Also took a Sigma fisheye which I didn’t end up using at all.

As for the story itself, I’ll make it a bit long and then you cut it if you’d like to…

So the only official way in to Chernobyl is via an organized tour that is done by one of the accredited agencies. Your details, such as passport number, name, etc needs to be provided weeks in advance and the Ministry of Interior or whoever does a whole lot of checks on you. The trip itself starts around 9am and the minibus is loaded w/ tourists. There are apparently 8-9k people brought into the zone each year. There are options for single or small-group tours as well but they cost a fair bit more.

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New Nikon Coolpix cameras available for pre-order

By [NR] admin | Published: February 7, 2014

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The new Nikon Coolpix cameras are now available for pre-order (shipping will start on February 27, 2014):

         

See also the pre-order options at Adoama and B&H.

EU pre-order links:

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Nikon announcement: Coolpix S9700, S9600, S32, AW120, P600, P530 and P340 cameras

By [NR] admin | Published: February 6, 2014

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Nikon officially announced seven new Coolpix cameras including a new AW120 and P340 models (just like I reported earlier today):

Nikon Japan has uploaded few videos on the new models.

Pre-order links (shipping starts on February 27, 2014):

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