Nikon D850 negative digitizer mode

By [NR] admin | Published: September 30, 2017

Nikon D850 negative digitizer mode by Richard Haw

Hello, everybody! Here in this blog post, I will show you how to access the Nikon D850’s unique “Negative Digitizer Mode”. Now, I would apologize for the lack of sound on my video because for some reason my iPhone picked up nothing. So I was talking loudly making sure that you will hear what I was saying but once I got to see the video I was disappointed to find that no sound was recorded! This is probably good news for people who dislike my bastardized “Commonwealth English” accent. Again, my sincerest apology! I will make up for this!

I have been digitizing my negatives using DSLRs for some time now. I have been using the Nikon Picture Control so I will get a positive image when I preview my capture on the camera’s LCD. While this works well with monochrome pictures, I wasn’t very happy with this workflow when it comes to C41 process films due to the heavy amber tint and this requires more time and effort to fix in post but I have gotten used to it somehow (unfortunately) by now and Nikon rocked the boat so to speak when they implemented the new Negative Digitizer Mode.

Update – here is the new video:

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The story behind the Nikon D850 doorstop (or how I destroyed a D850 camera in Alaska)

By [NR] admin | Published: September 30, 2017

  
The story behind the Nikon D850 doorstop I posted about yesterday – written by Roy Mangersnes (Facebook | Twitter | Instagram, see also his previous guest posts, click on images for larger view):

First of all, I want to give a shout out to the best photography store in the world. The service found at my local pro store Stavanger Foto cannot be matched by anyone, and the knowledgeable people working there will always make you feel like their most important client. Check out www.stavangerfoto.no and give them a try, they deserve it!


Nikon D850, 24-70mm/2,8, 1/400 sec, f/5,6 at ISO1250 (converted to DNG from NEF and lightly edited in Lightroom)

OK, so now on to my Nikon D850 field test. I was very excited when I first read about the new Nikon D850 and I knew that this camera would be exactly what I had been waiting for. The larger file size is welcomed from a fine art perspective and in combination with a highly improved focus system, fast processors and better ISO capabilities I could easily see myself using this camera also for wildlife. Unfortunately, Nikon has not been able to ship as many cameras as expected in the first batch and I was not able to get my hands on one before departing on a WildPhoto Travel photo tour to Alaska. That is when my local pro store, Stavanger Foto, stepped up and asked me if I would like to take their one and only demo camera with me to test in the field. Obviously, they didn’t have to ask twice and arrangements were made so they would have it back in Norway as soon as I returned from Alaska, as I was traveling on to another assignment in Mexico and they needed the camera in the store.

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The Nikon D850 makes a nice doorstop

By [NR] admin | Published: September 29, 2017

The Nikon D850 makes a nice doorstop 🙂


For the full story behind this cameras, please see this post:

The story behind the Nikon D850 doorstop (or how I destroyed a D850 camera in Alaska)

Pictures via Stavangerfoto

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Third shipment of Nikon D850 cameras hitting US retailers

By [NR] admin | Published: September 27, 2017


I received several tips from readers that a third Nikon D850 shipment is now reaching US retailers (see this and this blog comment and several reports from the Nikon D850 Facebook group that now has almost 10,000 members).

The first D850 shipment was in the first week of September, the second shipment in the US was around September 18th. It seems that Nikon USA is shipping the D850 camera to retailers every two weeks. The next (fourth) shipment is expected around October 10-15th.

Update: we now have also the first report of a Nikon MB-D18 battery grip being shipped in Singapore (picture credit Kevin L.):


Amazon has the Nikon MB-D18 battery grip listed to start shipping in 2-4 weeks.

Check D850 availability: B&H | Adorama | Amazon | BuyDig | BestBuy | Cameta Camera | Focus Camera | eBay | WEX | Jessops

Follow D850 on Facebook: Nikon D850 Page | Nikon D850 Group

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Deal of the day: up to $50 off on the Irix 11mm f/4 lenses

By [NR] admin | Published: September 26, 2017


B&H is currently running a special on the Irix 11mm f/4 lenses for Nikon F-mount:

Additional coverage of the Irix 11mm f/4 lenses can be found here:

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Weekly Nikon news flash #437

By [NR] admin | Published: September 24, 2017


→ Big price drop on the old Zeiss Distagon T* 15mm f/2.8 lens for Nikon F-mount.

 

→ New Nikon D850 accessories:


→KEH has a new deal going on this weekend – use promo codes BMSM09A and BMSM09E during checkout to get up to $150 off: spend $200+ get $25 off, spend $600+ get $75 off, spend $1,000+ to get $150 off.


→ Profoto A1 speedlight for Nikon announced (pre-orders are now open at B&H and Adorama).

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An insane perspective of fireworks from 10 kilometers away, shot with the Nikon 500mm f/8 Reflex-NIKKOR lens

By [NR] admin | Published: September 23, 2017



An insane perspective of fireworks from 10 kilometers away, shot with the Nikon 500mm f/8 Reflex-NIKKOR lens ($200-$500) by Klaus Tan (Facebook | Flickr | Instagram):

I took a trip to the eastern regions of Singapore to scout for a unique location to shoot National Day fireworks as Singapore celebrated it’s 52nd birthday.

Typically, one would head down to the Central Business District area to get as close to the fireworks as possible, but this time I headed the furthest away I could. My idea / rationale was simple: Use a Nikon 500mm f/8 Reflex-NIKKOR to capture a never captured before perspective of the fireworks, and avoid the crowds. The photograph was to include the Central Business District and fireworks in the most aesthetic way possible.

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