Lexar XQD memory cards discontinued (again)

By [NR] admin | Published: February 15, 2018


B&H sent out emails to existing pre-orders that the Lexar 64GB XQD memory card is now officially discontinued by the manufacturer and all orders will be canceled:

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Nikon D850 is Map Camera’s top selling camera for 2017 and January 2018

By [NR] admin | Published: February 14, 2018


I will just post this here since some readers have been questioning my previous reports… yes, it is from only one store from only one market but it’s just confirms what I have been reporting here on the blog for months – the major Japanese store Map Camera just published their top selling cameras for January 2018:

  1. Nikon D850
  2. Sony α7R III
  3. Panasonic LUMIX G9 PRO
  4. Fujifilm X100F
  5. Canon EOS 6D Mark II
  6. Canon EOS 5D Mark IV
  7. Olympus Tough TG-5
  8. Olympus PEN E-PL 8
  9. Fujifilm X-T2
  10. Fujifilm X-T20

If I understand the translation correctly, the Nikon D850 was also their top selling camera for 2017 followed by the Sony a7r3:

Nikon D850 called “popularity immovable from last year’s release” became the top. Sony, which introduced the high spec machines continuously with α9 in 2017, ranked second in α7 R III.

Update #1: The price comparison site kakaku.com, which includes a large number of camera retailers, including Map Camera, also has the D850 at the top of their rankings in the camera category:


Update #2: Here’s an overlay of Amazon sales ranking from camelcamelcamel, which I believe tracks rankings daily based on the “Camera & Photo” category on Amazon (blue=D850, red=A7Riii):


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A reader bought a refurbished Nikon 13mm f/5.6 NIKKOR AI-S lens with a 90 day warranty!

By [NR] admin | Published: February 14, 2018

A reader found a refurbished Nikon 13mm f/5.6 NIKKOR AI-S lens in a great, “like new” shape, at B&H last week and purchased it for $8,499 (the lens came with a 90 day US warranty). This was a pretty good deal considering previous listings of this lens. Here are the unboxing pictures:

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Tamron has a teaser for a new lens

By [NR] admin | Published: February 14, 2018


Tamron is going to announce a new lens and they already have new a teaser. What kind of lens do you think this is?

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It’s February 13th, 2018 and the Nikon D850 is still out of stock in the US

By [NR] admin | Published: February 13, 2018


Almost 5 months after shipment began, the Nikon D850 DSLR camera is still out of stock in the US.

Here are the latest shipping dates for existing D850 pre-orders in the top three US stores:

  • Amazon: now shipping to pre-orders placed on January 9th
  • Adorama: now shipping to pre-orders placed on January 23rd
  • B&H: now shipping to pre-orders placed on January 17th

Like: Nikon D850 Facebook Page | Join: Nikon D850 Facebook Group

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Another Nikon Backside Illumination Sensor (BSI) patent

By [NR] admin | Published: February 13, 2018



Nikon has a new patent (US patent 9894305) for a Backside Illumination Sensor (BSI):

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Adobe Lightroom Classic 7.2 and ACR 10.2 released (Photoshop 19.1.1 update pulled out because of error?)

By [NR] admin | Published: February 13, 2018


Adobe released several new updates today:

The current Adobe CC plan rates can be found here. You can get a free Lightroom CC trial on this page (no credit card required). More information on the different Lightroom versions is available here. The different Adobe Creative Cloud options are described here.

Update – list of new lens profiles added:

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