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:
It seems that many readers have missed my previous post with the rumored Nikon D4s camera specifications, so I am posting them again:
The Indonesian Communication Agency has filings for several new Coolpix cameras: AW120, P600, P340, S9600 and S9700. The AW120 will update the current waterproof AW110, the P340 will replace the P330, the S9600 and S9700 will be new entry level cameras (similar to the Coolpix S9500). The P600 seems to be a replacement for the P520 as I already reported before. The official announcement should be during the CP+ show in Japan (February 13-16, 2014).
Via digicame-info
→ The new Sigma 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 DC Macro OS HSM lens for Nikon is available for pre-order.
→ Price drop: Pro Optic 85mm f/1.4 lens for Nikon is now $249 (from $319).
→ New Nikon 24-70mm f/2.8G lens (grey market) for sale on eBay for $1,623.93. The same reseller still has Nikon D800 cameras for $2,332.82.
→ The Russian company Gfoto offers an add-on chip designed for Nikon 1 cameras (the chip is glued to the adapter) that offers focus-assist and automatic exposure in A mode for manual lenses. Update: the chip is now available on eBay (see also the Gfoto store).
→ Those are the latest Nikon instant rebates for the US (available also on Amazon).
→ Nikon Df camera finally listed on Amazon Germany (still missing on Amazon UK for some reason).
The 2014 CES is now over. On the show’s floor Nikon had a 64 cameras setup for creating detailed 3D model of a person that was later inserted into a video game. The clips you are seeing are not post processed and are not displayed at full resolution. The total image size from the 64 cameras is 15.4 gigapixel. Read the whole story at Gizmodo.
Here are few other Nikon related videos from CES:
Few months ago I reported that there is an issue (error message) when using Nikon D4 cameras with any of the SanDisk Extreme Pro CF 160MB/s and Sony XQD S memory cards at the same time. In a recent response to a reader’s email, Nikon confirmed that they are working on a solution (most likely a firmware update). In the mean time they suggested using only a CF card (without XQD in the other slot) or using a CF card with a lower write speed, such as the 90MB/s SanDisk versions (with XQD card in the other slot).
I have the feeling that the new D4 firmware update will be announced together with the D4s in February.
Bull Shark – Playa Del Carmen Mexico
Today’s guest post on Shark Photography is by Brook Ward (Website|Facebook|Google+|500px|Flickr):
Shark photography….really???? I know that’s what you’re asking at this very moment. Let me come back to that question.
My interest in photography and scuba diving was engrained in me early by my father. In the 1960’s he was scuba diving on shipwrecks in the Great Lakes during the infancy of recreational scuba diving, as we know it today. He also worked as a professional photographer his entire life, so I grew up surrounded by these activities and his passions were passed onto me. Over the last twenty-five years I’ve completed hundreds of dives in all different environments (lakes, quarries, cenotes, rivers, ice, oceans, wrecks, deep dives, reefs, drift diving, big animals, exotic locations, etc.) in over 20 countries and taken tons of photos. I started taking my photography seriously about six years ago. No big shock that I decided to combine my hobbies and purchased an Ikelite underwater housing and strobes for my Nikon D90. Since then, I’ve upgraded my main camera to a Nikon D800 and focused my photography on three areas (HDR Landscapes, HDR Architecture, and underwater images). I use the D800 for the above-water work and continue to use my Nikon D90 setup for the underwater work.
Tiger Shark – Bahamas
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