Rumored Lensbaby Velvet 56mm f/1.6 lens for Nikon F mount officially announced

Lensbaby Velvet 56mm f/1.6 lens for Nikon F mount
Lensbaby Velvet 56mm f/1.6 lens
Today Lensbaby announced the previously rumored Velvet 56mm f/1.6 lens that will be available for Nikon F mount cameras. Here are the Velvet 56 basic specs and features:

  • f/1.6-16
  • 1:2 Macro
  • 56mm
  • 62mm filter
  • Focuses from 5″ from front element to infinity
  • Metal lens hood included with Velvet 56 lenses for mirrorless cameras only
  • Dimensions (DSLR) 86mm at infinity to 112mm at Macro, 71.96mm diameter
  • Dimensions (mirrorless without hood) 94mm Infinity to 120mm at Macro
  • Weight ~400 grams

The price of the lens is $499.95 and it is currently available for pre-order at B&H and Adorama. There is also a Velvet SE (Special Edition) version with clear anodized finish, engraved aperture and focus markings that will retail for $599.95:

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Shipping will start on April 13, 2015.

Additional information:

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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.

Iridient Developer
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

Sports photography with slow shutter speeds
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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