Nikkei: both Nikon and Canon to announce new full-frame mirrorless cameras in the second half of 2018


According to a recent Nikkei article, both Nikon and Canon are going to release their full-frame mirrorless cameras in the second half of 2018. The initial plan was to release their new mirrorless solutions in 2019, but both companies have accelerated their plans based on the latest market trends, demand and advance in technology.

Sony and Tamron recently made similar statements about the Nikon full-frame mirrorless camera.

The reports about the new Canon full frame mirrorless camera have also picked up in the last few weeks.

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Weekly Nikon news flash #464


→ New ThinkTankPhoto StoryTeller shoulder bags announced.


→ ProGrade memory cards now available at Amazon and B&H Photo (press release).


→ Press release: Nikon Corporation and Yumanity Therapeutics enter contract for the commission development of drug discovery assay system in neurodegenerative diseases.

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Top 10 NikonRumors posts for March 2018

  
  
  
These are the top 10 most visited NikonRumors posts for March 2018:

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Nikon D850 luggage cover


It’s April 1st already – the right to present to you this new Nikon D850 luggage cover:


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Alaskan winter vs. the Nikon D850 (D850 arctic weather torture test report)

Alaskan winter vs. the Nikon D850 (D850 arctic weather torture test report) is by Daniel Fernandez (Facebook | Instagram):

Originally this was going to be a shorter article about just one experience with the D850 over the winter, but it’s been expanded since then. Thankfully the NikonRumors admins have been gracious about the delays. Considering I’d been waiting for the D810 refresh to upgrade from my D7200, I ordered a D850 and MB-D18 grip the moment I could afford it, with the camera ending up in hand early this past November. To say that it was a massive upgrade from my previous camera is a big understatement, with the D850 constantly surprising me with it’s performance in different situations. There was a bit of a steep learning curve to say the least though, but I am in no way a ‘professional’ photographer. So please take my thoughts with a grain of salt.

Alaska isn’t exactly the friendliest environment for photography in the winter to say the least. Naturally the Nikon would get a pretty good torture test over the winter. In temperatures from below -32f (roughly -35c for you metric folks) to around freezing, it’s been an adventure with the D850. I’d imagine the camera is around 7-10,000 shutter actuations already, with the vast majority of them being on continuous high 9fps for sports and the like. That said, it’s been used with a variety of lenses and shutter speeds. As a whole, here are my thoughts after about 5 months of use in all sorts of conditions.

Most of the ‘deep winter’ was my time to learn the camera, with the first real hard use of the camera in February. This was straight into the deep end of the proverbial pool to sink or swim for sports photography. The transition from winter to sports season up here is extremely short and sudden. In the span of two to three weeks, it goes from essentially nothing going on, to events practically every weekend.

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How to identify a refurbished Nikon camera or a lens?




Here is an unconfirmed way to determine if a Nikon camera or a lens has been originally sold as refurbished – if refurbished, there should be two pinprick marks on both sides of the serial number:

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MRMC (a Nikon company) announces Polycam – an automated capture solution




Today Mark Roberts Motion Control (MRMC) announced Polycam – a new range of tracking technology that combines 3D tracking information and through artificial intelligence creates automated robotic camera movements in real time.

In 2016, MRMC was acquired by Nikon Corporation and this new product explains the large Nikon booth at NAB this year.

Update: MRMC also announced a new partnership with player-tracking specialists ChyronHego.

Additional information:

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