Weekly Nikon news flash #316

By [NR] admin | Published: May 23, 2015

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→ White Knight Press has released its newest camera guide book: Photographer’s Guide to the Nikon Coolpix P610: Getting the Most from Nikon’s Superzoom Digital Camera.

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→ Topaz Simplify plugin is 30% off till the end of May.

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→ New Gariz Alcantara AT-DFCG half case for Nikon Df camera announced.

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→ New Meyer Optik Goerlitz Trioplan 100mm f/2.8 lens for Nikon mount is coming soon. The company also announced the opening of a new subsidiary in the US – Meyer Optik USA Inc.

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→ The Nikon Coolpix P900 is expected to be in stock on… August 3rd.

Nikon UK summer cashback offers
→ Nikon UK summer cashback offers are now live.

Nikon-deals
→ The latest Nikon deals (updated weekly):

Refurbished (US warranty)Grey market (no US warranty)
Nikon D3100: $199.95
Nikon D3100 two lens kit: $269.99
Nikon D3200: $279
Nikon D3300 lens kit: $369.95
Nikon D3300 two lens kit: $519
Nikon D5200: $419.95
Nikon D5300 lens kit: $509.95
Nikon D7000: $499.95
Nikon D2x: $999.95
Nikon D610: $1,149.95
Nikon D750: $1,449
Nikon Df: $2.249.95
Nikon D800: $1,899
Nikon D800E: $1998.88
Nikon D4s: $5,549.95
Nikon 70-200mm f/4G: $1,199.95
Nikon 50mm f/1.8G: $179.96		Nikon D7200: $899
Nikon Df: $2,2249.95
Nikon 24-120mm f/4G lens: $579
Full US warranty
Nikon WP-N1 waterproof housing for J1: 96.95 ($650 off)
Nikon D3300 two lens kit + free wireless adapter: $596.95
Nikon D610 with free MB-D14 grip at Adorama & B&H
Nikon D750 with free 12 months CC subscription
Nikon D750/D610 with free Shure VP83 microphone
Nikon Df with free GP-1A GPS & WU-1a wireless adapters
Nikon D810 with 24-120mm f/4 lens is now $900 off
Sigma 50mm f/1.4 Art lens: $799.99
Sigma 35mm f/1.4 Art lens: $769.99

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Gary Yost on shooting infrared music video underwater with a Nikon D200 and D5200 IR converted cameras

By [NR] admin | Published: May 23, 2015

In this guest posts Gary Yost (www.garyyost.com) will share his experience on shooting infrared music video underwater with a Nikon D200 and D5200 IR converted cameras. See also his previous posts on the “Hawaiian Tree Bones” infrared time-lapse and the Full Moon Pacific Blanket time-lapse videos.

The SF-based band Yassou Benedict came to me in June of 2014 and asked me to help them make a music video for a new song that needed strong visuals. I hadn’t heard the song yet, but co-founder Lilie Bytheway-Hoy was clear about wanting a unique visual style for the piece. “Unique” in the music video field is a tall order, but I already had a converted D200 from a few years back and I’d been experimenting with a recently IR-converted Nikon D5200 for a time-lapse project that I wanted to accomplish that summer in Hawaii. So I suggested that we do some tests. We got together at my house and took the camera and a slider into my backyard to see what we could do.

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Yongnuo 50mm f/1.8 and 35mm f/2 lenses for Nikon F mount coming later this year

By [NR] admin | Published: May 22, 2015

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A quick update on the upcoming Yongnuo lenses for Nikon F mount from Petapixel – 50mm f/1.8 and 35mm f/2 versions will be released later this year:

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Sigma 150-600mm f/5-6.3 DG OS HSM Contemporary lens for Nikon F mount starts shipping soon

By [NR] admin | Published: May 22, 2015

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The Sigma 150-600mm f/5-6.3 DG OS HSM Contemporary lens for Nikon F mount is scheduled to start the shipment at the end of this month according to Sigma Japan.

Adorama and B&H are currently taking pre-orders.

Additional information on this lens can be found here. The Contemporary model is lighter, cheaper ($1,089.00) and with a slightly simplified lens design compared to the Sport model that is almost twice as expensive:

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Nikon NPS members are now getting 20% repair discount in the US

By [NR] admin | Published: May 21, 2015

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Nikon NPS members in the US are now getting 20% discount on repairs. You can read all the details here:

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Nikon D750 firmware update C:1.02 released

By [NR] admin | Published: May 21, 2015

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Nikon released new firmware update C:1.02 for the D750 DSLR camera. The only change mentioned by Nikon is “camera operation is now more reliable“, so it is not very clear what exactly was fixed.

There is also a new firmware v1.1 for the Nikon Coolpix P610 camera.

Update: it seems that this firmware update improved the D750 preview and info buttons speed/response time.

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The new Lee Filters SW150 MK II filter system is now available

By [NR] admin | Published: May 20, 2015

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The new Lee Filters SW150 MK II filter system is now available for purchase on Amazon US, Amazon UK and eBay. The price is $230 (the first SW150 version costed $425). The UK price is £150. Additional information on the new SW150 MK II can be found at leefilters.com:

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