The first Nikon D500 reviews and sample photos started to appear online – check out this first look article from Hardwarezone. Sample photos at different ISO (100% crops) are available at Clubsnap forum:
Another set of ISO samples was posted on dpreview.
Some interesting Nikon D500 videos:
Back in January I reported a rumor about a new Nikon D5 firmware update that will extend the 4k video recording limit to 30 minutes. I received some information that the firmware update will be released at the beginning of June (it was initially supposed to be released at the end of March together with the Nikon D5 launch).
Here is the latest edition of Nikon Pro magazine confirming the firmware update rumor:
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Astronaut Jeff Williams aboard the International Space Station highlights a favorite activity of crew members while aboard: Earth photography. On his fourth space mission and third Expedition on the ISS, Williams demonstrates the cameras and lenses used to capture still and video imagery of the station and its various visiting vehicle spacecraft like the Soyuz, Progress and Orbital ATK Cygnus cargo craft. He then floats into the Cupola – his favorite “window on the world” from which breathtaking views of the Earth are taken and shared with everyone on Earth.
Cameramemoryspeed published their comparison/test results of different Sony and Lexar XQD memory cards with the Nikon D5 – the Lexar Professional 2933x XQD 2.0 was the best performer followed by the Sony G Series XQD:
I already reported that the memory card slots in the new Nikon D5 camera (XQD or CF) can be swapped.
A reader contacted Nikon support and asked them how much it would cost to convert a Nikon D5 CF memory card bay to XQD. The response was $350 plus tax and shipping:
→ The Nikkor 16-35mm f/4G ED VR lens is now $899 or $200 off at Amazon only ($1,096.95 at B&H). More Nikon deals can be found at nikonrumors.com/deals.
→ New from Vello: another Nikon F to Sony E-mount autofocus lens adapter ($399).
→ Nikon Nikkor AIS 300mm f/2 ED IF lens listed on eBay for $13,749.
→ New price drops on certain Sony XQD memory cards.
→ Capture One 9.1.1 ($269) released with support for Nikon D5 (more info available here).
