Lensvid interview with Nikon at Photokina (Nikon Z and more)

By [NR] admin | Published: October 5, 2018


Lensvid published their interview with Dirk Jasper from Nikon taken during the 2018 Photokina show – their main topic of discussion was of course the new Z mirrorless (more Nikon Z interviews can be found here):

Here is a recap of the interview:

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Some Tamron Di/Di II lenses will not work properly with the Nikon Z7, Tokina is still testing their lenses

By [NR] admin | Published: October 4, 2018


Tamron issued a notice that some of their Di/Di II series lenses will not work properly on the Nikon Z7 mirrorless camera with the FTZ adapter. A reader did some quick testing and sent me this list:

Problems:

No problems noted so far:

Let’s start a list of Nikon Z compatible (and not-compatible) third party lenses – please add your feedback in the comments section and I will create a list.

Tokina is currently testing their lenses and the results from the Tokina 24-70mm Ff/2.8 AT-X Pro FX are optimistic:

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More Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 500mm f/5.6E PF ED VR lens reviews

By [NR] admin | Published: October 4, 2018


More Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 500mm f/5.6E PF ED VR lens reviews:

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Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 500mm f/5.6E PF ED VR lens review

By [NR] admin | Published: October 4, 2018


Here is a quick Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 500mm f/5.6E PF ED VR lens review by Axel Güthner:

The reputation of 300mm PF lens is top, therefore I was curious about this new AF-S 500mm F5,6 PF lens. I was always looking for a long telephoto lens suitable for travel purpose. I own a 200-400mm VR II lens, but for family holidays, it’s just too big to carry all day long. The 70-300mm VR lens has not enough reach.

All the above reasons have driven me to order the 500mm lens.

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Take a look at the SLR cameras announced in 1959 (including the first Nikon F SLR camera)

By [NR] admin | Published: October 3, 2018


A reader sent me this New York Times article about the cameras announced in 1959 at the Master Photo Dealers & Finishers Association trade show (click for larger view):


Here is the Nikon related portion of the article – (more info on the first Nikon SLR can be found here and here):

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Tony Northrup compares the Nikon Z7 image quality with the D850, Canon EOS R and Sony a7R III cameras

By [NR] admin | Published: October 2, 2018


Tony Northrup compares the image quality of the Nikon Z7 ($3,397) with the D850 ($3,297), Canon EOS R ($2,299) and Sony a7R III ($2,998) cameras:

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Nikon Z7 now in stock at Amazon

By [NR] admin | Published: October 2, 2018



The new Nikon Z7 mirrorless camera with 24-70mm lens kit is now in stock at Amazon (shipped and sold by Amazon). The “body only” and a few other configurations are also in stock (for example the Nikon Z7 + 24-70mm + 35mm combo, also shipped and sold by Amazon).

The Nikon D850 is in stock as well (by third-party sellers).

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