Nikon Rumors

Recall: Nikon CF-DC6 case for Df cameras

By [NR] admin | Published: December 11, 2013

Nikon Japan issued a warning about the semi-soft case CF-DC6 for not fitting properly on the Nikon Df camera. Nikon will replace the defective cases for free. I have not seen any CF-DC6 cases in US stores except on eBay where it sells for around $300. In Europe the price seems to be lower (159 EUR)

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Phottix Strato TTL flash trigger for Nikon is now available

By [NR] admin | Published: December 11, 2013

The Phottix Strato TTL flash trigger for Nikon cameras that was announced at the 2012 Photokina show is now shipping and is currently in stock. More information after the jump:

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Where is the Nikon 1 AW1 underwater camera?

By [NR] admin | Published: December 10, 2013

The Nikon 1 AW underwater mirrorless camera was announced on September 19th, started shipping on October 14th and was in stock on October 28th. Today the AW1 is still hard to find and is currently out of stock at Amazon and Adorama while B&H has very limited availability of only few configurations.

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Deal of the day: refurbished Nikon D7000 for $549

By [NR] admin | Published: December 10, 2013

Because of Nikon’s strict price enforcing in the US, we hardly get any good deals on cameras and lenses. There is a new low price on refurbished Nikon D7000 cameras: $549 from rakuten.com (the former buy.com) with free shipping. This deal is valid till 12/12/2013.

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Nikon D5300 trivia: the body is made out of a new carbon fibre reinforced thermoplastics and you can now change the aperture in live view

By [NR] admin | Published: December 10, 2013

Nikon D5300: new carbon fibre reinforced thermoplastics body

Nikon listed on their website that the new D5300 ($796.95) is made out of a “newly developed monocoque structure with carbon fiber reinforced plastic material“, similar to the material used in Formula 1 race cars and in the new Boeing Dreamliner 787. The new material is called Sereebo carbon fibre reinforced thermoplastics and is produced by Teijin:

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There is a new “Lord of Darkness” (Nikon Df DxOMark test scores, low light ISO comparison with D800, 6D)

By [NR] admin | Published: December 9, 2013

The Nikon Df has better low light performance than the D4

DxOMark published their test results for the Nikon Df camera ($2,746.95) and it seems that Nikon were able to further improve the low light performance of their 16Mp sensor: the Df score is 3279 vs. 2965 for the D4 (the D3s score was 3253). The Df’s sensor dynamic range performance is identical to the D4 (the D610/D800 still have better dynamic range). Few other comparisons: