TowerJazz working on a new full frame sensors with global shutter

By [NR] admin | Published: February 24, 2018

Since the Nikon D850 was announced, some speculation started here in the comment section of the [NR] blog that the D850 sensor was manufactured by the Israeli company TowerJazz. In November last year the CEO of TowerJazz said that “In the digital SLR market we engage with one of the leaders in the world in the development of their next-generation sensors.”

At one point Panasonic was considering to unload their shares of TowerJazz.

TowerJazz Semiconductor recently released some additional details on their foundry’s image sensor business – they are working on a new full frame sensors with global shutter (cough-cough-nikon-mirrorless):

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Sigma 14-24mm f/2.8 Art lens available for pre-order, US price: $1,299

By [NR] admin | Published: February 23, 2018


The new Sigma 14-24mm f/2.8 Art full frame DSLR lens is now available for pre-order (US price: $1,299):

For comparison, the Nikkor 14-24mm f/2.8G ED lens is currently priced at $1,896.95.

A hands on of the new lens can be found here and here.

Full press release:

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New Nikon N1710 digital camera registered with the Indonesian communications agency Postel

By [NR] admin | Published: February 23, 2018


The Indonesian communications agency Postel has a new registrations for a Nikon camera under the code name N1710.

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The new Sigma 14-24mm f/2.8 Art lens to be released on March 9th, price around $1,500

By [NR] admin | Published: February 22, 2018


The new Sigma 14-24mm f/2.8 Art full frame DSLR lens will be officially released on March 9th, 2018 according to Nokishita. The price in Japan is rumored to be ￥164,700 or around $1,500 (US pricing not yet available, check this page for updates). For comparison, the Nikkor 14-24mm f/2.8G ED lens is currently priced at $1,896.95.

Additional information on the new Sigma 14-24mm f/2.8 len can be found here:

Sigma officially announces their new 14-24mm f/2.8 Art full frame DSLR lens

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Nikon KeyMission 360/170 Utility version 1.1.0 released

By [NR] admin | Published: February 22, 2018


Nikon released KeyMission 360/170 Utility version 1.1.0 with the following changes:

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Tamron 70-210mm f/4 Di VC USD full frame lens for DSLR cameras announced

By [NR] admin | Published: February 22, 2018



The rumored Tamron 70-210mm f/4 Di VC USD full frame lens for DSLR cameras is now officially announced:

Update: several readers asked me about the new Tamron 28-75mm f/2.8 Di III RXD lens – it is a mirrorless lens designed only for Sony E-mount.

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More leaks: Tokina Opera 50mm f/1.4 FF full frame DSLR lens for Nikon F-mount

By [NR] admin | Published: February 21, 2018


On February 28th Tokina is rumored to announce a new Opera 50mm f/1.4 FF full frame DSLR lens that will be available also for Nikon F-mount. Here are the leaked specifications (Google translation):

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