Nikon Rumors

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

By [NR] admin | Published: April 7, 2015

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:

Shipping will start on April 13, 2015.

Additional information:

Weekly Nikon news flash #309

By [NR] admin | Published: April 5, 2015

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

→ Iridient Developer 3.0.1 released with Nikon D7200 support.

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

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

Refurbished Nikon D3200: $249
Refurbished Nikon D3300 two lens kit: $519
Refurbished Nikon D7100: $699.95
Grey market Nikon D750: $1,674.99 (↓)
Refurbished Nikon D800: $1,699.88
Refurbished Nikon D800E: $2098.88
Refurbished Nikon Coolpix A: $299.95 (↓)
Nikon 1 S1 bundle: $149 (US warranty)
Nikon 1 J4 with 10-30mm lens: $249
Nikon 1 J4 with 10-100mm lens: $449
Grey market Nikon 14-24mm f/2.8G lens: $1,408.27 (↓)
Grey market Nikon 24-120mm f/4G lens: $694.99
Up to $300 off on selected Sigma lenses
Sigma 50mm f/1.4 Art lens for $799.99 (reg. $949)
Sigma 35mm f/1.4 Art lens for $799.99 (reg. $899)
Nikon D610 + free MB-D14 grip ($229) at Adorama and B&H
Nikon D750 now comes with 12 months of Creative Cloud subscription
Adorama offers a free Shure VP83F LensHopper microphone ($299) with several Nikon DSLR models

→ 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

By [NR] admin | Published: April 4, 2015

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:

Posted in Nikon 1 | Tagged Nikon 1 J5, sample photos | 77 Comments

Sports photography with slow shutter speeds

By [NR] admin | Published: April 4, 2015

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

Posted in Other Nikon stuff | Tagged how to..., [NR] Guest Posts | 61 Comments

Nikon got a new selfie stick (MP001)

By [NR] admin | Published: April 3, 2015

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.