Nikon announced the production of 80 million Nikkor lenses since the company introduced their first Aero-NIKKOR lens designed for aerial photography back in 1933:
Aero-NIKKOR 50cm f/4.8 lens
More information on the history of Nikkor lenses can be found or here and here.
Today Nikon released several firmware updates for the Nikon 1 V1, V2, J1, J2, J3, S1 cameras, FT1 adapter and GP-N100 GPS unit. The main fixes are support for the new 32mm f/1.2 lens and continuous AF for the FT1 adapter:
Adobe officially released Lightroom 5 with support for the new 80-400mm Nikkor lens, Coolpix A and P330 cameras. The upgrade prices starts from $79. A full list of supported new lenses and cameras can be found here. Adobe published also a set of FAQ that will help you migrate to LR5. If you run into any problems, some solutions are listed here. More on the new features of LR5 can be found on PhotoRumors.
Adobe Camera Raw 8.1 and DNG Converter 8.1 were also released and can be downloaded from this page.
The new Photoshop CC will be officially released on June 17th.
Retailers will start shipping Lightroom 5 on Tuesday, June 11th, 2013.
Samyang 16mm f/2 ED AS UMC CS lens for APS-C cameras (Nikon mount) is now available for pre-order.
Rokinon Tilt-Shift 24mm f/3.5 ED AS UMC lens for Nikon mount is now in stock.
How about a Nikon lens vacum cleaner?
Nikon 1 J2 mirrorless camera with 10-30mm lens on sale for almost half price.
Nikon established new financial HQs in Singapore for the Asia and Oceania region.
New Nikon cashback offers in France valid till July 31, 2013.
Humster3d.com released their 3D model of the Nikon D600 DSLR. The camera looks very realistic and is created from scratch with the help of 3D software. Keep this post in mind next time we discuss if a certain image is real or fake – technology has advanced significantly since this Nikon D4 rendering from 2010. Humster3d also has a 3D model of the D5200:
B&H fixed their Nikon instant rebates page – the individual savings are now really “stackable”.
Adorama is having a 24hr sale on the Nikon D90 DSLR camera: $599 with free shipping and 2% in rewards.
The 4% in rewards offer from Amazon is back and includes several Nikon cameras and lenses.
Rokinon 8mm ultra wide angle f/3.5 fisheye lens is now $40 off.
Bower 35mm f/1.4 lens is now $70 off.
Manufacturer refurbished Nikon 1 J1 with two lenses sales for $399 on eBay.
