The Tamron SP 150-600mm f/5-6.3 Di VC USD G2 (model A022) lens and two new teleconverters are now officially announced. The US price is $1,399 (pre-orders: B&H | Adorama). Shipping in Japan will start on September 23rd. Few sample photos are available here. Additional information:
Tamron SP 150-600mm f/5-6.3 Di VC USD G2 lens, two teleconverters officially announced
Nikon Online School launched with three new classes
Nikon launched Nikon School Online, a new paid photography and video online classes, as an expansion of the already existing Nikon School. The different courses (three so far) can be found here. The pricing for each of the classes is between $15 and $50.
Press release:
Tamron to announce a new SP 150-600mm f/5-6.3 Di VC USD G2 lens
Tamron is rumored to announce a new SP 150-600mm f/5-6.3 Di VC USD G2 lens (model A022) that will most likely replace the current version (pictured above).
Update – here is a picture of the new lens:
Nikon finally released SnapBridge for iOS
As previously reported, Nikon released the iOS version of SnapBridge that is now available for downloaded on iTunes. SnapBridge is compatible with the following cameras (the latest Coolpix models will still need a firmware update):
Nikon released firmware update 1.10 for the D3400 and D500 cameras
Nikon released firmware update version 1.10 for the D3400 and D500 cameras (previously rumored in June) with added support for the iOS version of SnapBridge (should be announced any day now) and other fixes. Here are the details:
Two old Nikon documentaries
Slow news day. Enjoy these two old Nikon documentaries (both in Japanese). The first one is “Science of the eye – Nikon” from 1966:
Weekly Nikon news flash #382
→ Several new Nikon D500 books are now available on Amazon:
→ Rocky Nook also has few Nikon D500 books and now they have a 40% off deal when you use coupon code LEARN at checkout (valid for paperback, ebook, and bundles).
→ Nikon released rendering of their 2016 Photokina booth.
→ New post on nikkor.com about the AI Nikkor 105mm f/1.8S, the fastest 100-105mm class lens of its time.
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