The first Sigma 18-35mm f/1.8 DC HSM lens reviews are out.
The silver 1 Nikkor 32mm f/1.2 lens is currently in stock at Amazon and B&H.
Another Nikon D800 firmware update could be released by the end of the year to fix a wireless flash trigger problem previously described here.
The Nikon Repair Center in Taiwan can restore and paint any Nikkor lens. NRC sent me some pictures of their latest lens restoration and transformation project – the detailed steps remain a trade secret, but they told me that the process is similar to how they cleaned a lens damaged by salt water few months ago.
They first bought a beat up used 70-200mm f/2.8 lens that looked like this:
It seems that one of the most difficult part is to paint/restore the Nikon golden plate:
This is how the gold plate looks after it is done. All dents on the lens body are now gone:
All writing and labels on the lens were also restored:
Nikon issued a statement that a total 86 Nikon Image Space accounts were compromised. The issue is now fixed, but those 86 users will no longer be able to login to their accounts (full details after the break). Nikon Image Space offers 20GB of free online photo storage if you own a Nikon camera. New Android and iOS apps for Nikon Image Space were released few months ago.
Nikon Australia announced a new N1-CL1 close-up lens adaptor for the Nikon 1 mirrorless camera system:
PocketWizard announced a new Nikon power cable for use with the MiniTT1, Plus III and MultiMAX radio triggers. The price of the cable is $19.95.
The Russian Zenit Helios 40-2 85mm f/1.5 lens is now available for F-mount. In the past this manual focus lens could be used on Nikon cameras only with an M42 adapter. Here are the specifications:
DxOMark published their test result and conclusion for the Nikkor 18-35mm f/3.5-4.5G ED ultra-wide zoom lens ($746.95):
