Weekly Nikon news flash #442

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


→ Nikon to close their digital camera plant in China:

“The Japanese precision equipment manufacturer will make an official decision at a board meeting Monday. The Jiangsu plant, which employs 2,500 workers, turns out entry-level compact digital cameras and interchangeable lenses for single-lens reflex cameras. Some production will be outsourced and Nikon will continue to sell cameras in China, where it controls nearly 30% of the market.”

Nikon already issued their regular “no comment” statement.


→ New: Really Right Stuff lens collar foot for the Nikon 200-500mm F/5.6E ED VR lens.

    
→ New: EasyCover silicone protective cover for the Nikon D7500 DSLR camera.

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Nikon at the 2017 PhotoPlus Expo

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


A few pictures from the Nikon booth at the 2017 PhotoPlus Expo (thanks Spy Black!):

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Sony a7r III pre-orders not even close to the number of pre-orders the Nikon D850 got in the first 24 hours

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


After talking to several retailers, I was told that the number of Sony a7r III pre-orders in the first 24 hours is not even close to the number of Nikon D850 pre-orders generated on the first day. Of course this is not based on scientific data and it doesn’t really mean much except that DSLR cameras are not going anywhere anytime soon. It’s a shame that the Sony a7r III will probably be in stock before the Nikon D850 is.

The Nikon D850 DSLR camera is priced at $3,296, while the latest Sony a7r III mirrorless model is $100 cheaper – $3,198 (see also this comparison between both cameras).

Update (January 2018) – it seems that my initial report was correct, see this press release from Nikon:

Nikon claims the #1 spot in the full frame camera market during the 2017 holiday shopping season

Update (February 2018) – see also this related post:

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

The Nikon D850 is Map Camera’s top-selling camera for February 2018 (again)

Update (August 2018): in July 2018, the Nikon D850 still outsold the Sony a7RIII camera.

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Tamron 100-400mm f/4.5-6.3 Di VC USD lens (model A035) officially released

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


Tamron officially released their 100-400mm f/4.5-6.3 Di VC USD lens (model A035). As I already reported the US price is $799. The UK pricing is not yet available. The release date for Japan is listed as November 16th. Shipping in the US should start in December.

Pre-order links: B&H | Adorama.

MTF charts, lens design, specifications, press release and product highlights:

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PhotoPlus Expo deals

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


B&H is running several specials for the PhotoPlus Expo (see the camera deals & lens deals – some may require promo code PPEBH17):

Adorama’s PhotoPlus specials can be found here.

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Adobe Lightroom 6.13 now available with Nikon D850 support

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


Adobe released Adobe Lightroom 6.13 with support for the Nikon D850 DSLR camera. New profiles were also added for the following F-mount lenses:

  • KMZ Tair 11A 135mm F2.8
  • SIGMA 14mm F1.8 DG HSM A017
  • SIGMA 100-400mm F5-6.3 DG OS HSM C017
  • TAMRON 18-400mm F3.5-6.3 Di II VC HLD B028N
  • Zeiss Milvus 1.4/35 ZF.2
  • Nikon AF-P DX NIKKOR 10-20mm f/4.5-5.6G VR
  • Nikon AF-P NIKKOR 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6E ED VR
  • Nikon AF-S Fisheye NIKKOR 8-15mm f/3.5-4.5E ED
  • Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 28mm f/1.4E ED

The current Adobe CC plan rates can be found here. You can get a free Lightroom trial on this page. The last three versions of Lightroom can be downloaded here (see also this link for more information).

Update: Lightroom Classic CC 7.0.1 was also released.

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Nikon issues a second apology for not being able to deliver D850 cameras on time

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


Nikon Japan issued a second apology for the Nikon D850 DSLR camera still being out of stock worldwide (see the first apology here):

Apology and Notice on “Nikon D 850” Tightness

Thank you very much for your continued patronage of Nikon products.

The Nikon digital single lens reflex camera “D 850”, which we released on September 8, 2017, received orders from quite a large number of customers, far exceeding the expected quantity. We are shipping sequentially, but we still receive your time by the time you receive it at your hand.

We sincerely apologize for the inconvenience caused to you and our business partners who wait for products.

We will continue doing our utmost efforts so that we can deliver it as soon as possible so we appreciate your kind understanding.


There is actually also a second apology issued today for the Nikon ES-2 film digitizing adapter set (also Google translated):

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