Category: Nikon

Tokina Opera 16-28mm f/2.8 FF Lens for Canon & Nikon DSLRs Announced

The new Tokina Opera 16-28mm f/2.8 FF Lens for Canon & Nikon full-frame DSLRs is now officially announced. The US price is $699 and pre-orders are now open at B&H Photo Video/Adorama. Shipping is scheduled to start on March 15th, 2019.

Distinguished by its bright design, the Tokina opera 16-28mm f/2.8 FF is a flexible wide-angle zoom well-suited to landscape, architectural, and astrophotography applications. The f/2.8 constant maximum aperture pairs with the broad field of view range to realize an ideal lens for working in available light conditions and for using shallow depth of field techniques. The optical design incorporates aspherical and low dispersion glass elements, which help to control distortion and color fringing throughout the zoom range in order to produce sharp, clear, and color-accurate imagery. Continue reading “Tokina Opera 16-28mm f/2.8 FF Lens for Canon & Nikon DSLRs Announced”

Samyang XP 10mm f/3.5 Full Frame DSLR Lens to be Announced Soon

First displayed at Photokina 2018 last year, Samyang XP 10mm f/3.5 lens for Canon EF mount & Nikon F mount full frame DSLR cameras will be announced soon ahead of CP+ Show 2019.

The Samyang XP 10mm f/3.5 lens will be the world’s widest full-frame lens. It will have a zero distortion recti-linear design and glass mold aspherical lens elements. Continue reading “Samyang XP 10mm f/3.5 Full Frame DSLR Lens to be Announced Soon”

NIKKOR Z 24-70mm f/2.8 S Lens Now Available for Pre-order

Nikon’s new NIKKOR Z 24-70mm f/2.8 S lens now available for pre-order from several camera stores in US. The price of the lens is $2,296.95.

The standart zoom lens for Nikon full frame mirrorless system will be released on April 30th, 2019. Continue reading “NIKKOR Z 24-70mm f/2.8 S Lens Now Available for Pre-order”

Nikon Released New Firmware Updates for the D600, D610 and D750 DSLRs

New firmware updates for the Nikon D750, D610, D600 DSLR cameras becomes official and released.

This firmware mainly fixes an issue that resulted in over-application of distortion control in pictures taken with an AF-P DX NIKKOR 10-20mm f/4.5-5.6G VR lens.

Besides this one, Nikon D750 has one more important fix about non-CPU lenses. Check out the new firmware updates for Nikon D750, D610 and D600 DSLRs with download links. Continue reading “Nikon Released New Firmware Updates for the D600, D610 and D750 DSLRs”

Nikon D6 DSLR Camera Coming in 2019

The rumored Nikon D5 successor Nikon D6 will be officially announced in 2019.

Nikon is rumored to announce a new camera withCF Express memory card (or cards) in Q2 of this year. The company is expected  to unveil both Nikon DSLR and Mirrorless models. Especially for the DSLR cameras, Nikon D6 is on the horizon and to be announced in 2019.  See all the Nikon Upcoming Cameras is 2019. Continue reading “Nikon D6 DSLR Camera Coming in 2019”

Nikon Announced the Development of New Firmware for the Z6, Z7, D5, D850 and D500

Nikon has announced more details of firmware in development for the Z6, Z7, D5, D850 and D500 cameras.

As previously reported, firmware is being planned that will add Eye-detection AF, CFexpress support and Raw video over HDMI to the Z6 and Z7, with AF and AE improvements also coming in May.

You might familiar with Eye AF which is found on Sony mirrorless cameras, including the a7 III and a7R III against which the Z6 and Z7 compete. Another significant upcoming feature is the ability to output ProRes RAW video to an Atomos Ninja V. This would make the  and  the first stills/video hybrid cameras to support RAW video output. Check out the details below. Continue reading “Nikon Announced the Development of New Firmware for the Z6, Z7, D5, D850 and D500”

NIKKOR Z 24-70mm f/2.8 S Lens Announced, Price $2,296.95

Nikon has officially announced NIKKOR Z 24-70mm f/2.8 S standart zoom lens for Nikon full frame mirrorless system.

The US price for this lens is $2,296.95, now available for pre-order at Amazon. Release date is in Spring of 2019. Continue reading “NIKKOR Z 24-70mm f/2.8 S Lens Announced, Price $2,296.95”

Nikon Z7 firmware update 1.03 and Nikon Z6 firmware update 1.01 released

Nikon has released new firmware updates for the Nikon Z6 and Nikon Z7 full frame mirrorless cameras.

Nikon Z7 firmware update 1.03 and Nikon Z6 firmware update 1.01 firmware updates fixes several issues. The previously announced major firmware that will add Eye AF, RAW video support, CFexpress support to Z series is expected later.

Here are the list of changes with download links. Continue reading “Nikon Z7 firmware update 1.03 and Nikon Z6 firmware update 1.01 released”

Panasonic S1 vs Nikon Z6 AF Test Video

Here is a test video between the Panasonic S1 vs Nikon Z6 cameras. The new LUMIX S1R and S1 Micro Four Thirds cameras, uses the same Depth from Defocus AF system. On the other hand Nikon Z6 features 273 Phase AF points based Fullframe Sensor.

Panasonic S1’s ($2,497.99 at Amazon, B&H, Adorama) DFD is contrast-detect based but uses an understanding of each lens’s optical characteristics to work out where to drive the focus to. The camera’s AF Tracking mode has been updated, too. It now tracks whatever is under the focus point when you half-press (or AF-On) and then reverts to your original AF area when you release. Continue reading “Panasonic S1 vs Nikon Z6 AF Test Video”

Best Nikon Lenses for Wildlife Photography

Best Nikon Lenses for Wildlife Photography. Looking for the best lenses for wildlife photography with your Nikon cameras? Here are the top recommended Nikon wildlife lenses.

When it comes to wildlife photography, you usually want to get as close to your subject as possible. Sometimes that’s simply not possible, and in those moments you’ll need a quality telephoto lens.

As you know, the cost of going beyond 400mm (with good image quality) is high, but a longer-than-400mm lens is usually desired for wildlife photography. So, in wildlife photography it is important to invest in nice lenses, especially with telephoto. In addition, the lens performance in low light condition, cold weather (weather-sealed) are also very important for wildlife photography.

We have tried to nclude both Ultimate Nikon Wildlife Lenses (high end) and affordable / smaller Nikon wildlife lenses (the most bang for your buck) at a variety of focal lengths. See all the recommendations below. Continue reading “Best Nikon Lenses for Wildlife Photography”