Cheetah chase with the Nikon D810

By [NR] admin | Published: March 7, 2015

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This article on shooting cheetahs with the Nikon D810 is by Roie Galitz (website | Facebook, see also his previous posts: Nikon D800 goes wild in Africa and Uganda with the Nikon D810):

I shoot wildlife with the Nikon D810. Even though I have access to the faster D4s, I still prefer the D810 better. Why? One reason, and one reason alone – better image quality, and that’s what it comes down to at the end of the day.

Last week I was in Tanzania, guiding a wildlife photography workshop for phototeva.com.

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Warning: some of the photos are graphic in nature.

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Capturing 8k video with the Nikon D800 camera (Quicklapse)

By [NR] admin | Published: March 7, 2015

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Art Sanchez talks about Capturing 8k real time video with the Nikon D800 camera with a technique called Quicklapse that uses burst mode and custom intervalometer to bypass the 100 photos limit of the camera.

My name is Art Sanchez. I am architecture and interior design photographer from Spain. I have recently teamed up with the award-winning director of photography Macgregor (Los Angeles), to create a new way to showcase architecture in motion. We have developed a new technique called Quicklapse to obtain 8K real time resolution video from the Nikon D800. Here are the behind the scenes details:

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D610 now comes with a free MB-D14 battery grip and other Nikon deals *UPDATED*

By [NR] admin | Published: March 5, 2015

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The Nikon D610 now comes with a free MB-D14 battery grip ($229) at Adorama and B&H. Both resellers offer some additional freebies listed bellow (Adorama on the left and B&H on the right, both with 4% in rewards):

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There is a new Nikon cashback program in the UK (see also WEX Photographic listings):

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Other Nikon deals:

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Nikon FM10 SLR film camera gets a big price increase in Japan

By [NR] admin | Published: March 4, 2015

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Nikon raised the price of the FM10 film SLR camera in Japan by almost 50%:

old price (excl. tax)new price (excl. tax)
FM1041,000 yen61,000 yen
FM10 kit55,000 yen75,000 yen

The new pricing will take effect on April 1, 2015.

I am not sure if this price increase will come also to the US and Europe – currently the FM10 US price is $320 (£310 in the UK).

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The latest Nikon patents

By [NR] admin | Published: March 4, 2015

Nikon 35mm f:1 DX lens patent
→ Nikon has a patent application for a 35mm f/1 DX lens. Update: this patent could be for a optical reducer, like the Metabones SpeedBooster.

Nikon 3mm f:2.8 circular fisheye lens patent
→ Another patent application shows a 3mm f/2.8 circular fisheye lens designed for 1″ sensor (Nikon 1).

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Nikon D7200 additional coverage

By [NR] admin | Published: March 3, 2015

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The new Nikon D7200 will start shipping on March 19th according to B&H, Adorama and Amazon UK (the press release stated early April release):

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The new Nikon ME-W1 wireless microphone is water resistant:

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Nikon D7200 sealing:

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Nikon D7200 sample images

By [NR] admin | Published: March 3, 2015

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Those are all the official Nikon D7200 sample images I could find online. Full resolution versions and EXIF data can be found at Nikon Japan and Nikon Asia:

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