Till the end of today (November 3rd) B&H has a long list of special deals you can get with promo code BHPPE14. For example: up to $350 off many Sigma lenses (including $50 off the 35mm and 50mm f/1.4 Art and 18-35mm f/1.8 lenses):
The BHPPE14 promo code will work only if you use this link to access all of the listings, otherwise you will not see the promo code window:
The Nikon D750 camera now comes with free accessories ($79.39 value):
→ Nikon D750 Experience e-book is now available on Amazon.
→ DxO OpticsPro 10 released (you can get a discount with coupon code BHPPE14).
→ Refurbished Nikon Coolpix AW120 underwater camera for $169.95 from Adorama on eBay (original price: $289).
→ Huge Nikon Df price drop in Finland – you can now get the camera for 1,559 EUR (around $1,950). Update: this was a one week promo that ended today, not a permanent price drop.
→ First impressions of the Sigma 150-600mm f/5-6.3 DG OS HSM Sports lens can be found on this dpreview post (the lens should start shipping any day now).
→ Nikon Small World competition: 40 years of winners. The winner of the 2014 competition was announced.
Roberto Panciatici (website) reviews the Nikon D750 DSLR camera (click on images for larger view):
Since I’m a full time professional photographer, the question I’ll try to answer in this review is: can the Nikon D750 be used for professional wedding photography? It’s not an easy question to answer, because there are numerous factors to consider, and the first factor is obviously the photographer’s particular style of shooting. I’ll try to respond based on my own actual experiences and real needs in the course of a day’s work, comparing the Nikon D750 with the camera I currently use (check out my ShotKit to see what’s in my backpack), and thus not limiting myself to evaluating solely technical aspects.
Max Angeloni reviews the Zeiss 55mm f/1.4 Otus Distagon T* lens:
Big, fat, heavy and manual focus. Can a lens like this be considered a must have lens in the era of miniaturization and electronics? Let’s find out together.
Nikon DF, Zeiss Otus 55mm f/1.4 – 1/1800, f/1.8, ISO 100
Imagine you are a lens engineer. One day your boss comes to you saying you have to design a lens. Of course you ask for more information. You need to know the price tag, the technical specifications, the materials it has to have. The answer you get is…well…no answer. You just have to design and build the perfect lens, forgetting about all the possible constraints and limits…you’re free to design the best lens without any limit.
Now even if this is just a “fairy tale”, at the same time it’s not so far from being true in this case. It’s not so far from being true even in the “no limits” idea that Zeiss engineers decided to follow.
These are the top 10 most visited NikonRumors posts for October, 2014:
Brikk announced the price of the 24k pure gold Nikon Df “Lux” camera I mentioned last month: $41,395.
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After last week’s Nikon Coolpix A price drop, the deal got even sweeter today – the DF-CP1 optical viewfinder ($396.95 value) is now included for free – see the listings at B&H. This is basically half price of what the camera and viewfinder costed two weeks ago.
Grey market Coolpix A cameras are now down to $449 on eBay, the refurbished price is $599.95.
Another new price drop: grey market Nikon D810 camera is now $2,499.99:
