Zeiss Makro-Planar T* 50mm f/2 ZF.2 lens on the Nikon D40

By [NR] admin | Published: April 18, 2020

Arkadii Shapoval (blog | 500px) wrote a short guest post about Carl Zeiss Makro-Planar 2/50 ZF.2 T * and old Nikon D40 with sample photos:

Sometimes I like to use old DSLRs with various great lenses. A short while ago an excellent Carl Zeiss Makro-Planar 2/50 ZF.2 T * (with Nikon F mount and CPU contacts) got into my hands. It is an excellent macro-lens with very nice color rendering and astonishing sharpness. I used it with Nikon D40. It is one of the weakest cameras among all Nikon DSLRs. The result you can see in the gallery below:

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The new Dulens APO 85mm f/2 manual focus full-frame lens for Nikon F-mount is now available for pre-order

By [NR] admin | Published: April 17, 2020

 

The new Dulens APO 85mm f/2 manual focus full-frame lens for Nikon F-mount is now available for pre-order at Amazon. Additional information on this lens can be found here:

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Full-frame DSLR cameras dominate 2020 World Press Photo Awards winners

By [NR] admin | Published: April 17, 2020



World Press Photo announced their 2020 winners. Here is the breakdown of cameras, brands, and systems used to take the winning photos:

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Nikon registered a new EN-EL15c battery

By [NR] admin | Published: April 16, 2020

Nikon has registered a new EN-EL15c battery in Russia (via Nokishita):

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Nikon Z50 firmware update version 1.11 released

By [NR] admin | Published: April 16, 2020


Today Nikon released firmware update version 1.11 for the Nikon Z50 mirrorless camera with a single fix: “added support for the Fn2 button found on some lenses.”

You can get $150 off the Nikon Z50 two-lens kit: Adorama| B&H Photo | Amazon.

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Nikon NIKKOR Z 24-200mm f/4-6.3 VR lens: delayed

By [NR] admin | Published: April 16, 2020


Nikon Japan issued an apology for delaying the latest Nikon NIKKOR Z 24-200mm f/4-6.3 VR lens:

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Now in stock: the new Irix 45mm f/1.4 Dragonfly full-frame DSLR lens for F-mount

By [NR] admin | Published: April 15, 2020


The new Irix 45mm f/1.4 Dragonfly full-frame DSLR lens for Nikon F-mount is now in stock and available for purchase at the official Irix USA website (the lens will be listed later also at Adorama, Amazon, and B&H). Additional details on the new lens:

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