Nikon D850 camera review by Francesco Spighi


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Before I begin writing this Nikon D850 Review I would like to thank you Nikon Italy. I’m so lucky you guys chose me to be one of your testers before the official launch of this new camera body.  That said, I want to specify what you’ll see/read here below are my most honest thoughts about the D850. I will not hide any “cons” I might come across in my everyday use of this camera. I’m currently using two D810s, and before of them, I was using D800+D800E camera bodies.  I also tried the D5 and the D750, as well as some Canon cameras and some mirrorless ones from the newest generation, although if I didn’t explore all their potential and features. As I’m probably going to work with this body(es), I’ll try to be as unbiased as possible, sharing my feelings (positive and negative) about the D850. Also, as I’m just a photographer, I’ll focus my attention on the aspects related to my work.

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Nikon D850 DSLR camera teardown update: the 45.7MP CMOS BSI sensor


A quick update on my Nikon D850 DSLR camera teardown post from yesterday – NRC Taiwan sent me a few additional pictures of the Nikon D850 45.7MP CMOS BSI sensor:

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Nikon D850 DSLR camera teardown: more durable design, significant improvements in many areas

NRC Taiwan has done some amazing Nikon lens restoration work in the past. Logically, the first thing they did after they got their Nikon D850 camera was to take it apart and put it back together. They also documented the entire process – see the pictures in this post in order to appreciate the level of engineering involved in making the D850. I will add the detailed translation next, here are the main points:

Update: Additional pictures of the D850 sensor are available here.

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Nikon D850 now in stock at BestBuy

The Nikon D850 camera (body only) is currently in stock at BestBuy online.

Check D850 availability at B&H | Adorama | Amazon | BuyDig | WEX | Jessops.

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The new Voigtlander Ultron 40mm f/2 SL II S lens for Nikon F-mount is now available for pre-order


A quick update on the new Voigtlander Ultron 40mm f/2 SL II S Aspherical manual focusing lens for Nikon F-mount that was announced last month – the US pricing was just revealed ($515) and pre-orders are now open:

The Voigtlander LH-40 IIS lens hood is sold separately.

Check also the pre-order listings at Adorama.

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New Nikon patents: Nikkor 52mm f/0.9 and 36mm f/1.2 full frame mirrorless lenses

Nikon 52mm f/0.9 full frame mirrorless lens

Nikon 52mm f/0.9 full frame mirrorless lens

Nikon 36mm f/1.2 full frame mirrorless lens

Nikon 36mm f/1.2 full frame mirrorless lens

Nikon has new patents filed in Japan for a 52mm f/0.9 and 36mm f/1.2 full frame mirrorless lenses:

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Adobe ACR plug-in and DNG converter updated to support the Nikon D850 camera

 
Today Adobe released an update to the ACR plug-in and DNG Converter to support the new Nikon D850 and several Nikon lenses. The equivalent Lightroom update is coming soon (Adobe keeps making it more difficult to download the standalone version, see this download info and also this page for more info). In the meantime, you can use the free DNG Converter on Nikon D850 RAW images prior to Lightroom import:


Download links for the Adobe DNG Converter: Mac OS | Windows OS.

New camera and lens support added in Camera Raw 9.12.1 (direct download link):

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