Nikon D4 vs. D5 high ISO comparison, NEF samples available for download

By [NR] admin | Published: March 28, 2016

Nikon-D5
Some more Nikon D5 sample photos (both JPG & NEF) as many readers already have the D5 in their hands:

Nikon D5 sample photo by Ole Jørgen Liodden
First, Ole Liodden updated his Nikon D5 review and he is “shocked”:

“Today I installed the new Lightroom and Camera RAW software supporting the Nikon D5 camera and I could finally view the NEF-files from the beta testing September-November 2015, and I’m shocked. The image quality at ISO 32 000 is not as stated below only “promising” but very, very good. The sharpness and low noise at ISO 25 000+ is better than I could see in the jpg-files. The test report below was written in mid January when I only could view the JPG-files. All exposures were done in NEF + jpg format.”

Next is a Nikon D4 vs. Nikon D5 high ISO comparison from www.dragosstoica.ro. The full resolution samples are available on flickr, the NEF files can be downloaded here.

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Weekly Nikon news flash #360

By [NR] admin | Published: March 27, 2016

Nikon D800 022 Disassembly Teardown & ReviewNikon D4 026 Disassembly Teardown & Review
Nikon D7100 031 Disassembly Teardown & ReviewNikon D600 087 Mirror Box Teardown & Review
→ Several Nikon camera and lens teardowns, reviews and repair guides (both pictures and videos) can be found at fixyourcamera.org.

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→ Refurbished Nikon D800 cameras are now $1,699.95 ($100 price drop from last week).

Laowa 105mm f:2 STF vs. Nikon AF DC-Nikkor 105mm f:2D lenses comparison
→ Laowa 105mm f/2 STF vs. Nikon AF DC-Nikkor 105mm f/2D lenses comparison at venuslens.net.

Irix 11mm f/4 lens is coming next

Nik Collection now available for free

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Nikon 200-500mm f/5.6E zoom vs. the 500mm f/4E prime lens comparison

By [NR] admin | Published: March 26, 2016

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Andy Nguyen (website | flickr | facebook) compares the $1,396.95 Nikon 200-500mm f/5.6E zoom lens to the $10,296.95 Nikkor 500mm f/4E prime lens:

I know from comments on various photography forums that there’s a lot of people wanting to know if the new Nikon 200-500mm f/5.6 can live up to the hype, and how it measures up to the “big brother” prime versions.

We all know that the 200-500mm zoom lens is just a fraction of the price of the prime (about 20%), and weighs about half of it. But what many don’t know is what kind of IQ (image quality) does it produce, and how it will perform at various apertures, compared to the 500mm f/4 – the previously “go-to” lens for many wildlife photographers.

Since I have both lenses in my closet, I thought I would make a direct comparison. My method is as follows. I use the same body for all shots in this test – Nikon D4S – and I shoot in Manual mode, keeping all settings constant between the two lenses. I chose a ‘typical’ distance (similar to an average distance to your subject when you shoot birds), which is around 100 ft. After shooting one lens at various settings, I switch lens and shoot it using those exact same settings again.

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Nikon D5 now shipping, gorilla glass accessory, D5 captures F1 crash

By [NR] admin | Published: March 25, 2016

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Nikon-D5-camera-boxes
The Nikon D5 camera is now shipping in the US and Europe to both NPS and regular orders. In the US shipping notifications were send from B&H, Adorama, BestBuy and Amazon. The first deliveries are expected on Monday:

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Nikon-D5-NPS-shipping Nikon-D5-shipping-BestBuy
The first third party accessories for the D5 also started showing up online: new Gramas gorilla glass DCG-NI07 for Nikon D5 (more information available here):

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Nikon SB-5000 Speedlight flash now in stock

By [NR] admin | Published: March 25, 2016

Nikon SB-5000 Speedlight
The new Nikon SB-5000 Speedlight flash is now in stock at Amazon and Focus Camera (B&H and Adorama should get them in stock soon as well).

The SB-500 manual can be downloaded here.

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Nikon D5 manual, NEF Codec now available for download, first D5 sold in Ireland, first unboxing video

By [NR] admin | Published: March 23, 2016

Nikon D5 camera manual
The Nikon D5 manual is now available for download (you can change the language on top of the page).

Nikon NEF Codec
Nikon NEF Codec was also updated to version 1.28.0 for Windows 7 SP1/8/8.1/10 with added support for the Nikon D5 (see also this PDF on how to correct the display of NEF/NRW thumbnails in 64-bit Windows 7/Windows Vista).

Update – first Nikon D5 unboxing videos:

The first Nikon D5 cameras were already sold in Ireland:

First Nikon D5 owners in Ireland 2

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ViewNX-i 1.2.0 and Capture NX-D 1.4.0 released with Nikon D5 support

By [NR] admin | Published: March 22, 2016

Nikon ViewNX-i & Capture NX-D logo
Nikon released ViewNX-i and Capture NX-D version 1.16.010 with support for the Nikon D5 camera. Here are the direct links:

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Nikon Wireless Transmitter utility 1.6.1 was also released:

  • The D5 and D500 are now supported.
  • The WT-7 and WT-6 wireless transmitters are now supported.
  • Turkish is now supported.
  • Added support for OS X 10.11.
  • OS X 10.8 is no longer supported.
  • Fixed issue that allowed users to choose the “Applications” folder as a destination for pictures copied from the camera in transfer mode, in spite of the fact that the “Applications” folder could not be used to store images.

 

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There is also a new firmware update version 1.01 for the Nikon WR-1 wireless remote control transceiver (see also this support document).

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