Deal of the day: Nikon Fisheye-Nikkor 6mm f/5.6 circular fisheye lens for $5,999

By [NR] admin | Published: October 1, 2016

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This is actually a good price for this Nikon Fisheye-Nikkor 6mm f/5.6 circular fisheye lens with 220° angle of view: the current bid on eBay is $5,999 (sold by Adorama). At the last 29th Westlicht Camera Auction (June 2016) the same lens sold for €16,800 (around $18,880):

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Top 10 NikonRumors posts for September 2016

By [NR] admin | Published: October 1, 2016

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These are the top 10 most visited NikonRumors posts for September, 2016:

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Nikon D500 camera with Nikkor 800mm f/5.6E FL ED VR lens

By [NR] admin | Published: October 1, 2016

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This post on the Nikon D500 camera with Nikkor 800mm f/5.6E FL ED VR lens is by Dragos Stoica (website | Facebook |Flickr):

I think I am the classic case of the guy that fell in love with photography when he was a child and pursued his passion with stubbornness. And here I am almost 20 years later making another extreme edge decision and adding to the “tools list”, the new Nikon 800mm F5.6E FL ED VR and also the new very attractive crop D500.

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This is probably the biggest Nikon pin and clasps collection in the world

By [NR] admin | Published: October 1, 2016

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Fabrizio Belardetti sent me few updated pictures of his Nikon pins and clasps collection, probably the biggest one in the world: a total of 168 pins and 45 clasps (see previous post from 2015):

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Samyang to start making autofocus lenses for Nikon F-mount

By [NR] admin | Published: September 30, 2016

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In a recent interview with Focus-numerique, the head of product planning at Samyang Jeong Min Shin said that they will start making autofocus lenses for Nikon mount (this rumor has been circulating for a while):

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Zeiss Milvus 1.4/85 ZF.2 lens (Nikon F-mount) reviewed at DxOMark

By [NR] admin | Published: September 30, 2016

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DxOMark published their test results for the Zeiss Milvus 1.4/85 ZF.2 lens for Nikon F-mount ($1,559.59):

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“New possibilities are opening up for Nikon in the fields of action, wearable and drones”

By [NR] admin | Published: September 30, 2016

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In an article about Nikon marketing strategy, Birgitta Olson (global marketing manager at Nikon) mentioned that “new possibilities are opening up for Nikon in the fields of action, wearable and drones“.

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