Nikon 20mm f/1.8G ED lens tested at DxOMark

By [NR] admin | Published: March 21, 2015

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DxOMark published their test results for the Nikkor 20mm f/1.8G ED lens ($796.95, see review):

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New Nikon download center launched with several new software updates

By [NR] admin | Published: March 20, 2015

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Nikon’s new download center is now live at downloadcenter.nikonimglib.com. In addition to the new ViewNX‑i version 1.0.0, Nikon also released updates to several other products:

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Nikon D7200 and Coolpix P900 cameras now in stock

By [NR] admin | Published: March 20, 2015

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The new Nikon D7200 camera is currently in stock in almost all retailers:

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Nikon Coolpix P900 (user’s manual) is also available:

 

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Printable Nikon lens hood templates

By [NR] admin | Published: March 19, 2015

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Back in 2013 I already covered here on the blog the website www.lenshoods.co.uk where you can download printable lens hoods for various Nikon lenses. In the past two years they have added several new templates and have launched a new site called lenshoods.com which is “optimized for digital SLRs with 1.5x and 1.6x crop sensors”.

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Nikon D7200 and AW130 cameras to start shipping tomorrow

By [NR] admin | Published: March 18, 2015

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The new Nikon D7200 is supposed to start shipping tomorrow according to the product listings at B&H, Adorama and Amazon UK (the press release however stated early April release).

The new waterproof Coolpix AW130 camera is also scheduled to start shipping on March 19th.

This is a previously scheduled robo-post.

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Nikon ViewNX-i software now available for download

By [NR] admin | Published: March 17, 2015

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The new Nikon image browsing software ViewNX-i should be available for download today – check this website for more details. Additional ViewNX-i information can be found here.

This is a previously scheduled robo-post.

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Weekly Nikon news flash #306

By [NR] admin | Published: March 15, 2015

Note: I will be traveling and will be offline in the next few days. I have scheduled few blog posts but will not be able to reply to emails or post to any current news/rumors till Friday (March 20th).
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→ Nikon AW130 camera release delayed till March 19.

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→ Topaz Labs is running a promotion on their B&W Effects plugin: you can get $20 off the original price of $59.99 (reducing the price to $39.99) with coupon code MARBW. More information is available here.

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→ A detailed article on how to add a CPU to a manual focus Nikkor lens with a AF confirm chip (available on eBay).

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→ An updated list of the latest Nikon deals:

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