Weekly Nikon news flash #319

By [NR] admin | Published: June 14, 2015

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→ Deal: Rokinon 12mm f/2.8 full frame fisheye lens for Nikon F-mount for $399 ($200 off).

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→ New low price on the Nikon D810 (grey market): $2,099. The rest of the Nikon deals section remains unchanged from last week – you can find it here.

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→ 40% off all Rocky Nook ebooks for Father’s Day with code FORDAD at checkout.

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→ New Nikon D810A articles (see also the previously posted D810A reviews):

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The school under the bridge in Delhi

By [NR] admin | Published: June 13, 2015

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Harv. (website | tumblr | instagram) shot the free school for street and slum children located under a bridge in Delhi with his Nikon D3 and various Nikkor lenses:

My name is Harv., I’m a portrait and music photographer based in the UK. A couple of months ago I had an opportunity to go to India, the last time I was there was eighteen years ago, so I jumped at the chance to go back, and arranged a few stories to cover and pictures to take there.

One of the places that intrigued me was a school I’d heard about, a free school for underprivileged children and street kids from a slum in East Delhi. One of the interesting things about this school is that it has no building, the classes take place in the open air, under the bridge of a metro train station. There are no desks or chairs, the 200+ children sit on the dusty ground, use walls as blackboards and write in their notebooks the best they can.

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Next Nikon announcement: new Nikkor 500mm f/4E FL ED VR and 600mm f/4E FL ED VR lenses

By [NR] admin | Published: June 12, 2015

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Last year I reported that Nikon will be refreshing their high end tele-lenses by adding a fluorite element (FL). There have been also a numerous patents filed for Nikkor FL telephoto lenses. Nikon will officially announce two new FL lenses in the next 30-60 days:

  • Nikkor AF-S 500mm f/4E FL ED VR
  • Nikkor AF-S 600mm f/4E FL ED VR

The current 500mm f/4G ED VR ($8,295) and 600mm f/4G ED VR ($9,699) versions were announced back in 2007 (pictured above). Of course the new models will be lighter, smaller, more expensive and with improved VR.

More information on Nikon’s new fluorite (FL) element can be found here.

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Deal of the day: Sigma 50mm f/1.4 DG HSM Art lens is now $100 off

By [NR] admin | Published: June 11, 2015

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The Sigma 50mm f/1.4 DG HSM Art lens for Nikon F mount is now $100 off at B&H, Amazon and Adorama. This is a limited time offer.

Update: Adoama also offers a special lens package for the same price (includes filter kit (UV/CPL/ND2), 3 years drops & spills warranty, lens wrap, cleaning kit and Capleash:

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Another deal: Nikon WP-N3 waterproof housing for Nikon 1 J4 or S2 cameras for $49 when you sue coupon code SPLASH50:

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The lens can be found for $739.99 from Cameraland’s eBay store.

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Nikon 1 Nikkor 70-300mm f/4.5-6 VR CX lens with Phase Fresnel (PF) element patent

By [NR] admin | Published: June 10, 2015

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Nikon filed a patent for a 70-300mm f/4.5-6 VR CX lens with Phase Fresnel (PF) element for Nikon 1 mirrorless system:

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Another Nikon D810A review and high ISO comparison

By [NR] admin | Published: June 9, 2015

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Another Nikon D810A review by Adam Woodworth with few ISO comparisons between the D810A, D810 and D750. Adam’s conclusion:

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Spike in DSLR camera shipments in April

By [NR] admin | Published: June 8, 2015

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Last week Sony published an entire press release describing how successful their mirrorless offering is. There is no doubt that Sony has done a lot in a short period of time, but this is mainly because (I think) they remained unchallenged by the major players (Nikon and Canon). CIPA published their data for April and it seems that DSLR camera shipments actually had a significant jump in April. DSLR sales are falling down – we all know that, but mirrorless cameras shipments appear to be generally flat since 2013 and mirrorless still represents only a fraction of the DSLR market. It will be interesting to see how the dynamic will change when/if Nikon announces their own full frame mirrorless camera.

Here is the breakdown of camera shipments by region – DSLR sales still dominate the US and EU market:

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