New Petzval 58mm Bokeh Control Art lens for Nikon F mount from Lomography

By [NR] admin | Published: May 28, 2015

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Lomography are introducing the world’s first Petzval 58mm Bokeh Control Art lens on Kickstarter. The $100,000 funding goal was reached in less than 3 hours. For now the lens is available only on Kickstarter. Shipping is currently planned for December 2015. Lomography already has a Petzval 85mm lens ($599).

Lomography Petzval 58 Bokeh Control Art lens for Nikon F mount

Specifications:

  • Focal Length: 58mm
  • Aperture: Waterhouse aperture stops, f/1.9, f/2.8, f/4, f/5.6, f/8, f/11, f/16
  • Image Circle: 44mm
  • Field of View: 41 degrees
  • Lens Mounting Profile: Canon EF and Nikon F
  • Electronic Contacts: No
  • Closest Focusing Distance: 0.6m
  • Focusing Mechanism: Gear rack focusing
  • Filter Thread: 52mm
  • Bokeh Control Levels: 1 (minimum swirl) to 7 (maximum swirl)
  • Premium Russian glass optics
  • Available in brass or black finish for Canon EF and Nikon F mounts

Bokeh demo (click to see GIF animation):

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Nikon released NEF Codec 1.27.0 and Distortion Control 2.009 updates

By [NR] admin | Published: May 28, 2015

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Nikon released NEF Codec version 1.27.0 and Distortion Control Data version 2.009.

What’s new in Nikon NEF Codec version 1.27.0:

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Nikon got a wedding studio truck

By [NR] admin | Published: May 28, 2015

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Update: pictures of the Nikon truck can be found here and here.

Nikon and Joe McNally converted a truck into a fully functional photo studio and will offer newlywed couples free portraits outside of the NYC Marriage Bureau on June 4 and June 5, 2015. Additional information can be found on Joe McNally’s blog. Here is the full press release:

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Deal of the day: Nikon D4 for $2,995.95

By [NR] admin | Published: May 27, 2015

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Adorama currently has refurbished Nikon D4 cameras for $2,995.95 with free shipping (lowest price so far). This deal is available on their website and on their eBay store. Only 3 units were left at the time of this post. The cameras are refurbished by Nikon USA and come with 90 days USA warranty.

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Nikon Capture NX-D 1.2.1, ViewNX-i 1.0.1 and Picture Control Utility 2.1.1 released with support for the D810A camera

By [NR] admin | Published: May 27, 2015

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Nikon released new versions of Capture NX-D, ViewNX-i and Picture Control Utility 2 – all three products now support the D810A camera. Here are the download links:

ProductsVersion
Capture NX-DVer.1.2.1
ViewNX-iVer.1.0.1
Picture Control Utility 2Ver.2.1.1

Change log:

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Firmware updates v1.10 for the Nikon 1 V3 camera and v2.4 for the UT-1 communication unit released

By [NR] admin | Published: May 26, 2015

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Nikon released firmware update for the Nikon 1 V3 mirrorless camera with support for the Camera Control Pro 2 v2.22.0 software, allowing the following operations to be performed:

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Nikon apologizes for not being able to keep up with the Coolpix P900 demand

By [NR] admin | Published: May 25, 2015

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Nikon Japan issues an official apology on their website for not being able to keep up with the demand for the Coolpix P900 camera that has been out of stock for months. Nikon promised to speed-up the production, but did not give a specific availability date.

UPDATE: the Nikon P900 camera is currently in stock at BestBuy.

You can see the 83x zoom capabilities (2000mm) of the Nikon Coolpix P900 camera in this post.

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