Sony pushed Nikon from the #2 spot in U.S. full-frame interchangeable lens camera market, according to Sony

By [NR] admin | Published: April 14, 2017


Today Sony issued a press release called “Sony overtakes #2 position in U.S. full-frame interchangeable lens camera market“. Without saying it directly, Sony basically claims to have pushed Nikon from the #2 spot in the US for that segment. This should not surprise anyone given the mess Nikon is currently in. Sony has achieved a huge success in the past few years and nobody is denying that, but you have to keep in mind that we are talking about a specific market (US) and about a specific segment (full-frame interchangeable lens cameras). If you check the three footnotes on the press release, you will find out that this data was accumulated in the US from January 2017 – February 2017.

Here is a list of full-frame interchangeable lens cameras announced by Sony and Nikon in the past 4 years:

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Nikon D7500 pre-orders now open at B&H and Adorama

By [NR] admin | Published: April 13, 2017


B&H and Adorama opened their online ordering for the next two days (until Friday evening) and already have listings for the Nikon D7500 camera (some of the links may not be live yet):

B&H:

Adorama:

Amazon:

EU pre-orders:

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Nikon D500 vs. Nikon D7500 vs. Nikon D7200 specifications comparison

By [NR] admin | Published: April 13, 2017


In order to fit all three cameras, I created this separate page for this Nikon D500 vs. Nikon D7500 vs. Nikon D7200 specifications comparison. The information in the table is taken directly from Nikon’s website. If you see any errors, please post a comment and I will make the changes. Check also yesterday’s post for everything you need to know on the new Nikon D7500.

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Nikon D7500: everything you need to know

By [NR] admin | Published: April 12, 2017


 
Here is everything you need to know on the new Nikon D7500 (green = good, red = bad):

  • no Ai coupling (no support for non-CPU lenses)
  • new tilt screen
  • new touch screen
  • single SD memory card slot (just UHS-I, no support for UHS-II)
  • no vertical grip option (no contact on the bottom of the camera)
  • new neck strap holders
  • lighter than the D7200
  • battery life went down to 950 shots (the D7200 had 1,110)
  • new highlight-weighted metering.
  • 8 fps (up to 50 14-bit lossless compressed RAW frames)
  • Snapbridge
  • LCD screen resolution went down to 922,000 dots (the D7200 had 1,228,800 dots)
  • no NFC (the D7200 had NFC)
  • Expeed 5
  • US pricing: $1,249.95 (body only), $1,749.95 (lens kit)
  • no possibility to add a battery grip:

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Nikon D7500 pre-order options

By [NR] admin | Published: April 12, 2017


The Nikon D7500 is now available for pre-order at Amazon:

B&H and Adorama are currently closed for Passover. I will post the pre-order links once they become available (most likely tomorrow).


UK pre-orders:

Nikon is expected to start shipping the D7500 in June.

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Nikon D7500 camera announced

By [NR] admin | Published: April 12, 2017


The Nikon D7500 DSLR camera is now officially announced:

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New discount codes from Topaz Labs, Franzis, Macphun and BorrowLenses

By [NR] admin | Published: April 11, 2017

Update – some of the offers are expiring today:

Starting today Topaz Labs is offering 40% off their entire online store – that’s about $200 off their Complete Collection.

You must use coupon code SPRING40. This offer is valid until April 16th

What is the Topaz Labs Complete Collection?
With the recent addition of Topaz Texture Effects 2, Impression 2, and Glow 2, the Complete Collection includes all 17 plugin products, which individually would cost over $1000.

What is a Complete Collection upgrade program?
If you’ve already purchased an individual product (or several products) from Topaz in the past, their system will discount the collection upgrade price. As long as you’re signed into your account, you can get an additional 40% off your custom collection upgrade pricing.

Franzis is running an Easter Promo on some their photo editing software packages – 50% off until April 24th. Here is the list of products eligible for the 50% off discount:

April’s offer from Macphun: Luminar editor for Mac + 1 month of KelbyOne membership + 12 portrait presets from Scott Kelby for $69 (total value of $99).

This offer is valid until Wednesday, May 3rd. Pricing as low as s $49 for Macphun users or $59 for non-Macphun users when you use coupon code PHOTORUMORS.

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