Weekly Nikon news flash #474

By [NR] admin | Published: June 9, 2018


→ New eBay coupon code: get 10% off select purchases of $25+ with coupon code “PERFECT10” (ends: Sunday, June 10th at 11:59 PM PST).


→ Still no news on the Lexar XQD memory cards – the new batch was supposed to ship in June (Lexar XQD listings removed from Adorama, listed as discontinued at B&H).


→ Nikon India to contribute 5% of global sales: “Last year, the Indian DSLR market stood at around 5 lakh units and this year, it is expected to be around 5.25 lakh units by registering 5 percent growth.”

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Photographing Japanese food with a Nikon D750

By [NR] admin | Published: June 9, 2018




Photographing Japanese food with a Nikon D750 by Vincent from cecj2.com:

I’m Vincent from Paris, France and I created the website cecj2.com in 2008 about Japanese restaurants. As a semi-professional food blogger, I have read many books and articles on how to take food pictures. A tripod, a long distance lens (85mm at least) and a light diffuser were used, but none of these are possible when you are in a fancy Japanese restaurant in Tokyo or in a dive bar.

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New Nikon Coolpix A1000 camera registered online *UPDATED*

By [NR] admin | Published: June 8, 2018


Nikon registered a new Coolpix A1000 camera with bluetooth.com. The new model will have built-in Wi-Fi and Bluetooth. This could either be the long-rumored P900 replacement or a Coolpix A300 replacement.

Update: the upcoming A1000 will be a replacement for the current Nikon Coolpix A900 camera. I completely forgot about this model:

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The new version of the Vello BG-N19-2 battery grip for Nikon D850 is now in stock *UPDATED*

By [NR] admin | Published: June 7, 2018


The new version (BG-N19-2) of the Vello battery grip for Nikon D850 is now in stock. The old version is currently $20 off.

Update – the B&H listing shows that the speed of the new model is 9 fps where the old version supports only 7 fps:


I could not find any difference in the specs, but the design is definitely changed – here are a few pictures for comparison:

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New Nikon firmware updates for the D850, D750, D500, D7500, D7200, D5600, D5300, D3400, B500 and P900 cameras

By [NR] admin | Published: June 7, 2018


Today Nikon released a minor firmware update that has to do with the time zone settings for almost all of their current cameras:

The following change was introduced in the above firmware updates: “The SETUP MENU > Time zone and date > Time zone display now shows only the names of major cities in the currently selected zone.”

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The Nikon AF-S 24-70mm f/2.8G ED lens is now $360 off

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


For a limited the Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8G ED lens is $359.96 off or 20% off at Amazon only (shipped and sold by Amazon).

Update – the lens is now sold out and is expected to be in stock again on June 11 (the price is still 1,439.99).

B&H and Adorama still list the lens at the full MSRP of $1,796.95. This is a good price considering that the new Nikkor 24-70mm f/2.8E ED VR lens is $2,396.95. Best Buy has matched the price of the lens.

In the past Amazon has randomly reduced selected Nikon prices for a day or two.

New – Ebay is offering a 20% off everything with coupon code PICKDADSGIFT:


Ebay is running another 10% off coupon from now until 6/10:

  • Code: PERFECT10
  • Offer Details: 10% off select purchases of $25+
  • Starts: Wednesday, June 6th at 6:00 AM PST
  • Ends: Sunday, June 10th at 11:59 PM PST
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Recap: what to expect next from Nikon?

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


Nikon has announced one camera (D850) and two lenses (70-300mm and 180-400mm) in the past 12 months. The only good news here is that they currently have five registered and not-yet-announced cameras – more than any other brand. Here is an updated recap of what to expect next from Nikon:

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