Nikon released firmware update 1.2 for the Coolpix P7700 compact camera (currently listed for $389). The only modification in this release is:
“When shooting with shooting mode set to M (manual) with Flash, and the ISO sensitivity set to Auto, ISO 80-200, ISO 80-400, or ISO 80-800, ISO sensitivity was sometimes not locked at ISO 80 and a different ISO sensitivity was sometimes applied. This issue has been resolved.”
New silicone sleeve for the Nikon D5200 was announced in Japan. Similar Delkin products are sold in the US but not in bright yellow (only black).
New: Jobu Design L bracket for Nikon D600 (for use without battery grip).
New products also from ReallyRightStuff: plates for Coolpix A, D7100 and for D7100 + MB-D15 battery grip.
Ricoh GR vs. Nikon Coolpix A comparison from DxOMark and The Camera Store (Coolpix A review can be found here).
Nikon filed a patent in Japan for a 200-500mm f/3.5-5.6 and 200-500mm f/4-5.6 full frame zoom lenses:
We have seen Nikon cameras falling off from a motorcycle, getting run over by a pickup truck, being submerged in mud, getting exposed to hail and water. The French website Pixelistes went a step further and published a 15 minutes video where they torture a Nikon D3s through mud, water, ice and fire. At the end, the camera was still working. Here is the full video:
Camiso Undag has a nice collection of images of famous people caught holding a Nikon camera – check the entire gallery called ICONS with a NIKON on Facebook:
Nikon USA introduced a new D600 two lens kit savings offer which includes:
After a $500 savings, the listed price is $2,846.95 with free shipping at B&H. On the same kit, Adorama offers also a 2% in rewards (the Nikon Store listing is priced higher and it doesn’t offer free shipping). This offer will end on June 1st, 2013.
Another similar D600 two lens kit from Adorama offers $550 in savings:
While we are entering the slow summer months (Nikon seldom announces major products during that time), I have prepared several guest posts to keep us entertained. Today’s article by Otto Peter is on the audio levels of the Nikon D4 and D800 DSLR cameras (check also Otto’s previous guest post on how to modify the Yongnuo RF603N wireless remote flash trigger to fit non-Nikon flash trigger sources). If you have an interesting idea for a guest post, you can contact me here.
Nikon says nothing about audio parameters of the D800, so I measured some of them. I have my own D800, and I was permitted to record some test signals with a D4 at a local dealer. I did not care about the built in microphone, and used only the external audio input. I also did not concern myself with auto sensitivity. Signals were generated by an Audio Precision System One audio analyzer, recorded on a memory card, extracted from the video stream on a PC, and the digital audio data was either fed back into the System One, or viewed in time and frequency domain in Adobe Audition. While I took reasonable care to provide correct results, I am known to have erred at times – so I beg pardon, should I have got something wrong.
