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Weekly Nikon news flash #165

By [NR] admin | Published: June 3, 2012

Aquatech announced NY-4 and NB-800 underwater housings for Nikon D4 and D800.
Complete list of Nikon instant rebates for June (US).
New Sigma rebates – up to $200 off F-mount lenses. See all current rebates here.
Nikkor 2000mm f/11 reflex mirror lens on eBay again.
The latest Adobe ACR 7.1 (Windows | Mac) and DNG Converter 7.1 (Windows | Mac) now support also the new Nikon D3200.
42 Nikon D300s cameras were used to produce the world’s first truly 3D magazine cover.
Review: Nikkor 135mm f/2.0D DC AF Lens on Nikon D800.
Nikon disabled 3D and auto-area AF on the D4 and D800 with 500mm and 600mm lenses (f/2.8 lenses are okay) with 1.7x and 2x teleconverters. Those were working fine with the D3s.
Nikon supports Asian qualifiers for 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil.
Nikon: “Various reasons” halted sex slave exhibit.
Nikon D3100 teardown video:

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Alternative IPTC Preset Manager Software (for Nikon D4)

By [NR] admin | Published: June 3, 2012

Nikon offers the free IPTC Preset Manager software which requires Microsoft Silverlight. The software lets you enter IPTC presets for cameras (D4) that embed International Press Telecommunications Council information. NikonWeb offers a simple alternative program that can be downloaded for free here (Windows only):

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Nikon D800 delivery situation improving in the US

By [NR] admin | Published: June 2, 2012

B&H sent out this email to existing D4/D800/D800E pre-orders – the situation with D800 deliveries is improving, but this seems not to be the case with the Nikon D4/D800E:

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DIY: modifying the Yongnuo RF603N wireless remote flash trigger

By [NR] admin | Published: June 2, 2012

Next guest post by Otto Peter is on how to modify the Yongnuo RF603N wireless remote flash trigger (available on eBay) to fit non-Nikon flash trigger sources, like light meters, or any camera with a PC socket

The Yongnuo RF603N is a nice, cheap wireless remote flash trigger for Nikon cameras. It does well what it is designed for, but its flash capabilities can only be used when it sits in the hot shoe of a recent Nikon camera. I want to be able to trigger my flashes from a light meter, from my F2, or maybe even from my Linhof (which, admittedly, I have not taken out of its case for a decade).

Each Yongnuo unit consists of two components: a shutter remote and a flash remote. Each component can operate either as a receiver or as a transmitter. The shutter remote is a receiver by default, it turns into a transmitter when you press the button. The flash remote is a transmitter when it’s installed on a Nikon hot shoe (flash transmitter mode LED is on) and it’s a receiver when it’s not in a hot shoe. As a flash receiver, it outputs its trigger signal to its own hot shoe and to its PC terminal.

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Using the Nikon D800 with Cambo X2 Pro and medium format lenses

By [NR] admin | Published: May 31, 2012

This guest post is by Laurent Thion who shares his experiences using the Nikon D800 with Cambo X2 Pro and medium format lenses (click on images for larger view).

D800 is now a great alternative to MF for studio. Nikon propose 3 Tilt and Shift lenses: 24, 45 an 85mm. The electric connection permit to use them at full aperture and with all exposure mode if the lens is not too shifted or tilted. But some movements are not allowed : tilt and shift are possible only in perpendicular direction (or parallel after transformation by specialist) and the tilt and shift range is limited.

How to use MF lenses with D800 ?

Many MF lenses have a very good resolving capabilities and all have a big image circle. And sometime, theses lenses are not used for many years collecting dust in the cupboard… Cambo X2 pro ($1,699.00) is a great solution to use MF lenses with D800. The tilt and shift precision screws are dedicated for DSLR and work very fine. Sometime, it’s possible to attach DSLR on a 4×5′ MF body but movements are not too fine for a small digital captor (but work great for la large film).

Cambo X2 pro is composed of 4 pieces – from left to right: