Weekly Nikon news flash #309

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→ Samyang/Rokinon 100mm f/2.8 and T3.1 ED UMC MACRO lenses for Nikon F-mount officially announced.

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Iridient Developer 3.0.1 released with Nikon D7200 support.

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Three Nikon products received the 2015 Red Dot Product Design award: Nikon 1 J4, Nikon 1 S2, and the Coolpix S6900.

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→ The latest Nikon deals (updated weekly – arrows indicate a price change since last week):

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Nikon is one of the sponsors of the OPTIC 2015 – a free 3 days conference in NYC on outdoor photography/video travel imaging.

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Nikon 1 J5 sample images

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Nikon 1 J5 with the new CB-N2220SA camera case

Here are few sample images from the Nikon 1 J5 mirrorless camera that has a new 1″ 20.8MP backside-illumination CMOS sensor:

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Sports photography with slow shutter speeds

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Sports photography with slow shutter speeds is by Omari Stephens (website | Google+ | Patreon):

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Nikon got a new selfie stick (MP001)

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Together with the J5 mirrorless camera, Nikon announced also a new selfie stick (model MP001) that can be yours for $59.95 (pre-order at Adorama or B&H). Nikon is again late to the game – selfie sticks are slowly getting banned all over the place.

Detailed description of the Nikon MP001 selfie stick:

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New low price: refurbished Nikon Coolpix A camera now $299.95

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The price of refurbished Nikon Coolpix A cameras dropped again this week to $299.95 at Adorama (was $329 last week).

When announced, the Coolpix A costed $1.099.

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Nikon 1 J5 camera pre-order options

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Nikon 1 J5 camera pre-order options:

Shipping will start on April 30th.

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Nikon 1 J5 mirrorless camera officially announced

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The new Nikon 1 J5 mirrorless camera is now officially announced (as expected). The J5 intro and promo videos can be watched here. Pricing starts from $499 for a kit. See also the Nikon 1 J5 vs. J4 specifications comparison. Pre-order options are listed in this post.

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Nikon 1 J5 technical details:

  • New 1″ 20.8MP backside-illumination CMOS image sensor
  • ISO range: 160-12,800
  • World’s fastest continuous shooting with AF at 20 fps
  • 171 AF points (105 are phase-detection)
  • EXPEED 5A
  • 60 fps burst rate
  • Simultaneous still and video capture
  • 20 frames buffer capacity
  • 4k video
  • Slow motion video
  • 3.0″ 1,037k dots touchscreen (180° tiltable)
  • Small grip
  • Fn button
  • Seven new “Creative” modes, incl. “Glamour” mode for making faces “look attractive”
  • Built-in time lapse feature
  • Built-in Wi-Fi
  • NFC (Near Field Communication)
  • Shipping will start on April 30th
  • Prices:
    • J5 + 10-30mm f/3.5-5.6 PD-Zoom lens = $499.95
    • J5 + 10-30mm f/3.5-5.6 PD-Zoom and 30-110mm f/3.8-5.6 lenses = $749.95
    • J5 + 10-100mm f/4-5.6 lens = $1,049.95

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