Third party battery grips for the Nikon D7500 DSLR camera

By [NR] admin | Published: May 29, 2018



 
While the free battery grip offer from Nikon is expiring this week, you probably already have noticed that the Nikon D7500 DSLR camera doesn’t have an original external battery grip available as an additional accessory. For all D7500 owners, I am happy to report that Vello now makes the BG-N18 battery grip for Nikon D7500. Here are the details:

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Nikon D850 vs. Sony a7R III underwater comparison

By [NR] admin | Published: May 29, 2018


Nikon D850 vs. Sony a7R III underwater comparison is by backscatter.com – please check also the original article for more photos and some additional information:

Over the last few months, we’ve had a chance to test two of the world’s most popular professional camera bodies, the Sony a7R III and the Nikon D850, to gauge their strengths and weaknesses shooting underwater. Backscatter CEO Jim Decker and media producer Robin Dodd sat down to discuss camera features, lenses, and a few of the drawbacks of each. Check out the video below or scroll further and read on.

We’re trying out a bit of a new format with this video. It’s a long format but the discussion is filled with the kinds of details that us underwater photographers need to know. We hope you enjoy and please leave us some feedback letting us know whether you’d like to see more content like this!

Topic Time Codes

  • 00:30 – Why are we looking at these two cameras?
  • 00:50 – What makes them cool?
  • 1:40 – Dynamic Range
  • 2:42 – Autofocus (Wide-Angle)
  • 5:46 – Autofocus (Macro)
  • 8:07 – Manual Focus and Focus Peaking
  • 10:43 – Shooting Speed
  • 14:39 – Lens Choices
  • 17:20 – Metabones Performance
  • 22:17 – Field Test Report
  • 23:59 – Field Test Report: Roatan
  • 30:15 – Field Test Report: Little Cayman
  • 34:26 – Video Performance
  • 42:24 – Sony a7R III video examples and discussion.
  • 46:20 – Favorite things and weak points.
  • 49:01 – Which one is for you? (conclusion)

00:30 – Why are we looking at these two cameras?

With exceptional low light abilities, high megapixels and 4K full-sensor video, both the Nikon D850 and the Sony a7R III are the newest, most popular and best performing full-frame cameras on the market. We wanted to take a closer look at the specs and features to help buyers figure out which pro-level camera is right for them.

Nikon D850 with Nikon 8-15mm Lens | 1/160 sec | f/11 | ISO 100 | 15mm

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The current Nikon rebates with free battery grip offers are expiring this week

By [NR] admin | Published: May 28, 2018


The current Nikon rebates are set to expire this on June 2nd (Saturday) – for more details see full listings at Adorama & B&H:

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More Nikon AF-S Nikkor 180-400mm f/4E TC1.4 FL ED VR lens reviews

By [NR] admin | Published: May 28, 2018


More review of the Nikon AF-S Nikkor 180-400mm f/4E TC1.4 FL ED VR lens (price: $12,396.95, currently in stock at Amazon) – the first one is from Lenstip:

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New: Nikon D850 cooled camera for astrophotography

By [NR] admin | Published: May 27, 2018



The first Nikon D850 cooled camera for astrophotography is now available for sale – a company converts a regular Nikon D850 to an Astro D850. The price is $4,950 ($1,650 over the regular D850 price of 3,296). To achieve effective cooling, they actually moved the sensor outside of the camera and performed several other modifications:

“We took out the image sensor and moved it towards the lens and made a cooling module. Extracted CMOS sensor from camera body located in front of mechanical shutter, the exposure control by mechanical shutter is impossible and can’t use optical view finder. But there is sufficient extra space between CMOS and Mount Ring, we can install Drop-In Filter system in the space:”

“The back focus distance between the image sensor and lens mount allowed room for the drop in filter holder. This system makes it possible to install filters without removing the lens. This is very useful including for narrowband imaging.”

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Weekly Nikon news flash #472

By [NR] admin | Published: May 27, 2018


→ The Tamron SP 150-600mm f/5-6.3 Di VC USD G2 lens is now £130 off in the UK: Amazon UK | WEX | Park Camera.

→ Old Nikon F5 commercial.

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Nikon AF-S Nikkor 180-400mm f/4E TC1.4 FL ED VR lens review

By [NR] admin | Published: May 26, 2018

This Nikon AF-S Nikkor 180-400mm f/4E TC1.4 FL ED VR lens ($12,396.95) field test is by Kjetil Schjølberg (Instagram) – the pictures were taken with the D850 in Norway and Kenya:

The last ten days I was able to test the new Nikon 180-400mm in a variety of situations. As mainly a wildlife photographer I used it to shoot some local beavers here in Norway, and I brought it along as my only lens for a workshop I led in Kenya. I borrowed the lens from Nikon Nordic NPS, but this is by no means a paid or biased review. I also shoot Canon, Olympus and Sony gear on a regular basis.

I have used both previous Nikon 200-400mm VR versions extensively as well as Canons 200-400, so I was eager to see how this new lens performed with the Nikon D850. Could this be my next wildlife photography-all-in-one travel setup?

First of all the lens is built exceptionally well. It is slightly lighter than the Canon 200-400, and just 150 grams more than the old Nikon 200-400. It is large but will fit nicely in approved carry-on luggage.

While I liked the old 200-400mm a lot (and it is one of the most widely used pro wildlife lenses) it has some issues with soft images at infinity and most important its focus speed never did it for me in terms of fast action/flying birds and so on.

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