Weekly Nikon news flash #238

By [NR] admin | Published: November 17, 2013

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→ Good deal: refurbished Nikon AF-S 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6G IF-ED VR lens for $349.

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→ Few sample images taken with the new Tamron SP 150-600mm F/5-6.3 Di VC USD lens (Canon version) can be found here.

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→ If you are using a Nikon D4 with any of the SanDisk 32GB Extreme Pro CF 160MB/s memory cards and a Sony XQD card in the other slot, you will get an error message. Apparently SanDisk and Nikon are aware of the issue (see here and here)

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→ Camera Control Pro 2.16.0 ($139) released with support for the Nikon D5300 and Df cameras (download link).

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Nikon quietly announced two new rain covers *UPDATED*

By [NR] admin | Published: November 17, 2013

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Few weeks ago Nikon quietly announced two new lens rain covers. No other details are available except those product listings at Adorama:

  • Medium size for 200mm, 300mm and 200-400mm f/4 lenses (price: $124.95)
  • Large size for 400mm, 500mm, 600mm and 800mm lenses (price: $129.95)

Update: here are some pictures of the new Nikon rain covers:
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My guess is that the rain covers will look something like that:

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Nikon Q&A: low inventory, high profit margins, cost cutting, fewer models

By [NR] admin | Published: November 16, 2013

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Extremely low DSLR inventory,  shift to new products that will have higher profit margins (that probably explains the Df price), cost cutting, achieve profitability by reducing the number of models – this is how Nikon describes the current situation and their plans for the rest of the current financial year ending March 31, 2014:

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Nikon NEF Codec 1.20.0 released

By [NR] admin | Published: November 16, 2013

Nikon NEF Codec
Nikon NEF Codec 1.20.0 is now released with support for the latest Nikon cameras:

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Nikon released new firmware updates for the D3100, D3200, D5100, D5200 and P7700 cameras

By [NR] admin | Published: November 14, 2013

Nikon D800 firmware update
Nikon released new firmware updates for the D3100, D3200, D5100, D5200 and P7700 cameras. The only fix included in the update is the accurate detection of the remaining battery charge for the rechargeable Li-ion Battery EN-EL14a. The battery performance/life is also maximized so that more images can be captured on one charge. Firmware download links:

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Nikon D5300 starts shipping tomorrow, gets tested at DxOMark

By [NR] admin | Published: November 13, 2013

Nikon-D5300
The Nikon D5300 camera that was announced last month is scheduled to start shipping tomorrow. The D5300 user’s manual (PDF file) is already available for download here. DxOMark also published their D5300 test results:

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Low light astrophotography from the ISS

By [NR] admin | Published: November 12, 2013

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This long video video (25 minutes) by Christoph Malin provides a lot of interesting information on taking photographs from the ISS with Dr. Don Pettit:

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