→ Cameralabs and SLRgear posted their Nikon 24mm f/1.8G ED lens review. The new lens is currently in stock at: Amazon and WEX (UK).
→ For a limited time Adobe is offering a Creative Cloud Photography plan for $7.99 to PhotoRumors readers.
→ New Mitakon 135mm f/1.4 lens for Nikon F mount is coming soon.
Update: PCH confirmed that this note was not for a new Nikon product, but most likely for the release of the new 24-70mm f/2.8E VR lens.
The Belgium store PCH posted on their Facebook page that new “Nikon equipment” will arrive in their store on Monday. As I already mentioned, a Nikon announcement on Monday makes a lot of sense – right before the PhotoPlus Expo in NYC (October 21-24, Nikon is at booth 401). I do not expect this to be a major announcement – maybe a new flash, new Nikon 1 products or Coolpix cameras. The “serious stuff” (D5, etc.) will be announced in early 2016. Of course with Nikon there is aways a chance for a surprise, but the rumor mill has been very quiet in the past few weeks.
Documenting life in Turkey’s Munzur Valley by Michael Benanav
If you travel enough, every so often you get lucky and wind up stumbling into some place that’s relatively unknown, completely unexpected, and entirely magical. For me, the Munzur Valley, in eastern Turkey, is one of these places. Since it is not written about in any of the major English-language guidebooks to the country, I was not drawn there by anything I had heard about it – which was nothing. Rather, my curiosity about the area was sparked by the way it looked on an aeronautical chart, which depicted a remote basin dotted with tiny villages, surrounded by towering, jagged peaks. (I often use topographical maps to find interesting places that are off-the-beaten-path when I travel). I went, and my mind was blown, both by the awe-inspiring scenery and by the open-hearted generosity of the people, many of whom were shepherds, all of whom were Kurdish.
The Nikon Museum opens today in Japan (located on the second floor of Nikon head office building in Shinagawa). Admission is free. Head over to DC.Watch for pictures from the opening and the exhibition:
Sigma officially announced their 20mm f/1.4 DG HSM Art lens for Nikon F-mount – the fastest 20mm lens available today (or the world’s first 20mm f/1.4 lens). The US price is $899 and pre-orders are now open at B&H and Adorama. Shipping will start at the beginning of November, 2015. Additional technical information:
Here are Nikon highlights from the upcoming Westlicht Camera Auction that will take place on November 21st, 2015 in Vienna, Austria (the complete and detailed catalogue will be published 3-4 weeks prior to the auction date):
There is a new 2015 Nikon winter cashback program in the UK (up to £70):
Claims must be received by February 15th, 2016. More information available here.
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