Nikon Rumors

Weekly Nikon news flash #448

By [NR] admin | Published: December 8, 2017

→ New Nikon D850 book on Amazon (this is the full and complete D850 guide).

→ Let’s try this again: the Tamron SP 24-70mm f/2.8 Di VC USD G2 lens is now $1,049 after $150 off with coupon code HOLIDAY150. This offer will end very soon (when I posted this deal last week, it was already sold out).

→ Refurbished Nikon D3100 now sells for $199,95, refurbished Nikon D5100 is available for $264.95.

→ Top cameras of 2017 on Flickr:

Smartphones accounted for 50% of the photos uploaded to Flickr, up from 48% in 2016. DSLR was 33%, up from 25% in 2016, and point and shoot was 12%, down from 21% in 2016. Mirrorless remained at 4% of total uploads for the third year in a row.

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Nikon to launch new lens-only rebates in the US this weekend

By [NR] admin | Published: December 8, 2017

If you are planning to buy a new Nikkor lens, wait until Sunday – Nikon is rumored to introduce a new set of “lens-only” rebates in the US. Here is what to expect (rebates will be live on Saturday at midnight EST):

Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 80-400mm f/4.5-5.6G ED VR: $200 off
Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-NIKKOR 17-55mm f/2.8G IF-ED: $300 off
Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 35mm f/1.4G: $200 off
Nikon AF DX Fisheye-NIKKOR 10.5mm f/2.8G ED: $175 off
Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-NIKKOR 12-24mm f/4G IF-ED: $200 off
Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8G ED: $100 off
Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24mm f/1.8G ED: $50 off

I believe there will be a few other lenses with a rebate that are not listed above.

The last “lens-only” rebates expired on Cyber Monday. The DX DSLR deals and camera + grip offers will continue until December 30 (see B&H and Adorama).

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Third-party battery grip options for the Nikon D850 camera

By [NR] admin | Published: December 7, 2017

Since the original Nikon MB-D18 battery grip is still impossible to get, there are several third-party alternatives currently available for sale on eBay. There is also one listing on Amazon (Mcoplus MB-D18 battery grip) but is currently not available.

Check out also this Nikon MB-D18 with EN-EL18b battery kit currently listed for $940.85:

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Nikon D850 QDSLRDashboard connection workaround (Wi-Fi without SnapBridge)

By [NR] admin | Published: December 6, 2017

A reader sent me this video demonstrating how to setup a Wi-Fi connection between the D850 and an Apple iOS devices:

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Order the Nikon D850 today at Amazon, get it in two days

By [NR] admin | Published: December 5, 2017

A friend of mine just ordered his Nikon D850 from Amazon and we were both surprised to find out that he will have his camera in 2 days (delivery estimate: Thursday, December 7th). I am not sure if this is a glitch in the system or Amazon just got a large D850 shipment that cleared all of their existing pre-orders.

If anyone is still looking for a D850, maybe it is worth trying to order one from Amazon – please post in the comments section the delivery date you got.

Update on the latest Nikon D850 shipments in the US

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Best memory cards for the Nikon D850 DSLR camera (XQD, UHS-II and UHS-I)

By [NR] admin | Published: December 4, 2017

Alik Griffin tested the most popular memory cards in the Nikon D850 DSLR camera: XQD, UHS-II and UHS-I SD. Here are the results:

Memory Cards	USB 3 read	USB 3 write	Nikon D850
XQD
LEXAR 2933X	344 MB/s	202 MB/s	115.45 MB/s
SONY G 400MB/S	330 MB/s	188 MB/s	113.84 MB/s
SONY M 150MB/S	347 MB/s	111 MB/s	97.53 MB/s
SONY M 80MB/S	276 MB/s	30 MB/s	34.72 MB/s
UHS-II
SONY G	269.3 MB/s	234.5 MB/s	97.88 MB/s
DELKIN 250	271.4 MB/s	231.3 MB/s	96.48 MB/s
Sandisk Extreme PRO 300	273.9 MB/s	238.9 MB/s	96.30 MB/s
TOSHIBA Exceria PRO	258.8 MB/s	226.5 MB/s	92.69 MB/s
LEXAR 2000X	272.7 MB/s	244.5 MB/s	92.30 MB/s
TRANSCEND	290.2 MB/s	182.1 MB/s	91.21 MB/s
FUJIFILM Elite II	294.0 MB/s	181.6 MB/s	90.27 MB/s
Sandisk Extreme PRO 280	260.5 MB/s	214.8 MB/s	89.79 MB/s
HOODMAN Steel 2000X	268.7 MB/s	183.9 MB/s	88.05 MB/s
ADATA V90	256.5 MB/s	231.7 MB/s	81.50 MB/s
SONY M	253.2 MB/s	91.62 MB/s	68.34 MB/s
DELKIN 1900X	273.3 MB/s	97.3 MB/s	66.28 MB/s
LEXAR 1000X	153.4 MB/s	84.30 MB/s	55.25 MB/s
UHS-I
Sandisk Extreme PRO U3	98.6 MB/s	90.8 MB/s	65.29 MB/s
KINGSTON U3	98.1 MB/s	90.4 MB/s	64.75 MB/s
DELKIN 633X U3	98.3 MB/s	88.7 MB/s	62.39 MB/s
SONY U3 – old model	96.5 MB/s	84.5 MB/s	58.86 MB/s
SAMSUNG PRO+ U3	97.5 MB/s	87.3 MB/s	58.78 MB/s
TRANSCEND U3	96.7 MB/s	84.9 MB/s	56.11 MB/s
SAMSUNG PRO U1	96.3 MB/s	82.2 MB/s	56.03 MB/s
SAMSUNG PRO U3	97.7 MB/s	78.6 MB/s	53.78 MB/s
PNY Elite U3	96.5 MB/s	66.1 MB/s	49.94 MB/s
Sandisk Extreme Plus U3	99.0 MB/s	64.4 MB/s	49.61 MB/s
SONY U3 – new model	96.7 MB/s	56.2 MB/s	47.89 MB/s
PNY Elite U1	96.5 MB/s	66.5 MB/s	47.43 MB/s
LEXAR 633X U3	93.3 MB/s	67.3 MB/s	46.86 MB/s
Sandisk Extreme U3	72.43 MB/s	54.1 MB/s	42.69 MB/s
LEXAR 600X U1	95.4 MB/s	64.8 MB/s	42.04 MB/s
SANDISK Ultra U1	99.3 MB/s	36.1 MB/s	23.69 MB/s
SAMSUNG U1 Evo	47.7 MB/s	27.3 MB/s	20.23 MB/s