Sigma 150-600mm lens firmware updates for Nikon D500 cameras released

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

Sigma 150-600mm f-5-6.3 DG OS HSM Sports lens for Nikon 16
Sigma released a firmware update for their 150-600mm f/5-6.3 DG OS HSM lens to fix overexposure issues with Nikon D500 cameras:

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Top 10 NikonRumors posts for June 2016

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

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

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Rare Nikon F camera with original cloth-type shutter curtain for sale on eBay

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

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Long time [NR] contributor Ron Volmershausen sent me a note about this very rare Nikon F camera currently listed on eBay (last bid $2,204):

This listing on eBay is going to create a bit of a ‘stir’ amongst the collectors; the 87th Nikon F to roll off the production line, way back in 1959. The seller didn’t know what they had until a few eBay members started asking for more photos and info.

While early examples like this come up from time to time; this is one of the rarer examples as the body still has the original cloth-type shutter curtain… a feature leftover from the rangefinder days:

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The latest Nikon deals

By [NR] admin | Published: June 29, 2016

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Nikon reabtes expire
The current Nikon savings are set to expire on July 2nd (Saturday) – they include many lens-only rebates that were not available before (Adorama also offers some free accessories).

Few other deals:

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Nikon released new versions of ViewNX-i and Capture NX-D

By [NR] admin | Published: June 29, 2016

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Nikon released ViewNX-i version 1.2.2 and ViewNX-i + Capture NX-D combo version 1.16.030. Here are the changes from the previous release:

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New Sony XQD G-E memory cards?

By [NR] admin | Published: June 28, 2016

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B&H has new listing for three Sony XQD G-E memory cards (32GB, 64GB and 128GB) labeled as “new release”. Unless this is a mistake, Sony probably introduced new and updated versions of their XQD G models. No technical specs are available. The read/write speed is labeled as 440 MB/s (read) and 400 MB/s (write). The new XQD G-E are slightly more expensive than the previous M, G and N versions.

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Major Nikon D500 firmware upgrade rumored to be released in August or September

By [NR] admin | Published: June 28, 2016

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A major Nikon D500 firmware upgrade with over 20 fixes is rumored to be released in August or September. I do not have any details what exactly will be included.

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