European Road Trip – A Nikon D610 and Poor Weather

My name is Karl Lindsay and nature photography is a big passion of mine. You can see my work in my portfolio or follow me on Facebook and Instagram. I recently got back to Australia from a family road trip through Europe. We packed a lot into one trip, driving through 12 countries over 6 weeks. I was particularly looking forward to seeing the fjords in Norway, Tuscany and Cinque Terre in Italy, and the Isle of Skye in Scotland.

I shoot with a Nikon D610 (Nikon replaced my D600 because of the sensor issue) and use a Nikon 28-300mm and Samyang 14mm for my night photography. During the trip I also used my brother’s Nikon 24-120mm and Tokina 16-28mm. While in Switzerland, my camera fell off the tripod (I didn’t have it on tight enough) and my 28-300mm would no longer focus when using wider focal lengths. I ended up adding a Nikon 18-35mm to my kit, which I ordered on Amazon.co.uk and picked up from a friend in London when we arrived there before going up to Scotland.

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Best lenses for the Nikon D750 DSLR camera

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Those are the best lenses for the Nikon D750 camera based on the test results from DxOMark:

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Nikon’s “NIKKOR & ACC” app released for Android tablets

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Nikon released new version of their “NIKKOR & ACC” app for Android tablets. Additional information on accessories and Speedlights has also been added:

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Nikon AF-S Nikkor 24-70mm f/2.8E ED VR lens delayed till October

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Nikon Japan announced that the shipment of the new Nikkor 24-70mm f/2.8E ED VR lens will be delayed till October, 2015. The lens was initially scheduled to start shipping on August 27th.

The Nikon 24mm f/1.8G ED and 200-500mm f/5.6E ED VR lenses for now are scheduled to start shipping on September 17th.

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The latest Nikon patents: waterproof 1 Nikkor 7.2-13.6mm f/3.5-4.5 lens and… a smart water bottle

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New Nikon patent application for a 1 Nikkor AW 7.2-13.6mm f/3.5-4.5 waterproof lens for the AW mirrorless product line (1″ sensor). There is another Nikon waterproof lens patent for a Nikkor AW 10-45mm f/4.5-5.6 lens:

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Nikon currently has only two Nikkor AW lenses: AW 11-27.5mm f/3.5-5.6 and AW 10mm f/2.8.

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I am not sure what to make out of this, but Nikon filed a patent for a “smart” water bottle that can communicate with a smart watch:

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More on the Nikon Free Maintenance Service Initiative and latest D750 service advisory

Nikon D800 Free Maintenance Service Initiative

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A reader sent me some more details on the Nikon Free Maintenance Service Initiative that was offered to selected D800/D800E, D700 and D7100 owners:
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Weekly Nikon news flash #328

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→In addition to DSLR cameras, Ikelite also produces underwater housings for Nikon Coolpix cameras. Their latest underwater housing is for the Coolpix S7000.

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→ Read about the Kodak’s DMILC (digital mirrorless interchangeable lens camera) with Nikon F mount.

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→ The new Nikkor 500mm f/4E lens at the F1 British Grand Prix in Silverstone.

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→ New LensCoat TravelHood for telephoto lenses (now available at B&H).

Nikon-deals
→ Here are the latest Nikon deals for this week:

Refurbished (limited US warranty)

Grey market (no US warranty)

Full US warranty:

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