SlashGear JapanNikon has today announced the AF-S DX 35mm F1.8G lens with field of view equivalent to about a 52mm lens on a 35mm sensor size camera. It’s the faster Nikon’s DX-format digital SLR prime lens to date, but hardly ground breaking.
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Nikon fastest DX prime to date : AF-S DX NIKKOR 35mm f1.8G
By Daniel Lim on Monday, Feb 9th 2009 No CommentsNikon’s stereoscopic Microscope now fits Nikon DSLR, Extreme Macro anyone?
By Daniel Lim on Wednesday, Feb 4th 2009 No CommentsShoot! I thought my stacked lenses with 2.7:1 magnification was extreme, Nikon optics geek-squad have came out a portable stereoscopic microscope, for the first time ever, allows the use of its DSLR lineup to capture images with magnification of up to 66 times from a 1.5 crop factor image sensor.
Nikon Price Raises hit US
By Daniel Lim on Tuesday, Feb 3rd 2009 No Comments
As you’ve probably aware, due to plunging of the major currencies against raising yen, Nikon has begun to implement a price raise to most of its Digital SLR optics, globally. First country to confirm new pricing came from our friendly neighbor to the North, then the UK, Australia and is now taking its toll in US major retailers.
An official announcement of the US prices adjustment was never revealed to consumers, but was shortly reported by camera vendors and Nikon Guru Thom Hogan with manufacturer’s plan to change in pricing term coming in the beginning of February. Camera bodies and bundle kits are said to hold its current pricings, only DLSR lens pricings are going up. As advertised, new prices are set in on number of camera lens, as much as 10-15% increases are being shown major online retailers such as B&H.
Nikon is not the only one that’s raising camera price, other camera and optical lens makers such as Sigma and Canon in Europe regions have announced similar pricing scheme to battle the currency fluctuations. An advice for Canon’s shooter, it’s time to practice your L-fever, store ‘em used L-lens up.
Creative camera lens packs calendar
By Daniel Lim on Monday, Feb 2nd 2009 No Comments
A typical manually focus camera lens shows focus distances and aperture values, but this innovative camera lens designed by Sharad Haksar, has adjustable ring elements to form calendar.
Sculpted from a single aluminum block into a lens shape, the front ring elements are marked with the year, month and date instead of the focus distance, shutter speed and aperture values you would normally expect from a camera lens. Each ring controls an aspect of the calendar to cue dates from 2008 to 2032. We aren’t sure if the calendar feature is powered electronically to keep data up to date, but we are pretty sure it doesn’t come in F or EF bayonet mount.
Pentax postponed the launch of DA Star 55mm F1.4 SDM to February
By Daniel Lim on Thursday, Jan 22nd 2009 No CommentsPentax prime junkies will have to stick with consumer FA 50 just a little longer, Pentax Japan has postponed the long overdue professional build quality SMC PENTAX DA Star 55mm F1.4 SDM to next month (February 20, 2009), parts procurement delays were to blame.
Sigma unveils ultra zoom lens, 18-250mm F3.5-6.3 DC OS HSM
By Daniel Lim on Thursday, Jan 15th 2009 No CommentsSigma dished out a total of three HSM OS zoom lens last year at PMA, covering as wide as 18mm to 500mm of focus distance for a variety of shoot subjects. The 09 PMA is still one and a half month away; the manufacturer is already prepping another piece of ultra zoom lens with similar features- a digital APS-C crop sensor version of 18-250mm F3.5-6.3 DC with optical stabilizer (OS) and HSM (Hyper Sonic Motor), extending 50mm more on the tele end to its popular line of 18-200mm.
Magnetic zoom & fish-eye lenses for iPhone 3G
By Chris Davies on Monday, Dec 29th 2008 No CommentsUp until now, adding specialists lenses to your iPhone required a case with the new lens embedded into it. Problem is, that adds bulk and limits you to a specific case. Now, USB Fever are offering three magnetic lenses suitable for the iPhone – in wide-angle, telephoto and fish-eye – that simply clip onto a supplied self-adhesive ring.
Sigma 24-70mm F2.8 EX DG HSM gets official, but costly
By Daniel Lim on Thursday, Dec 18th 2008 5 CommentsSigma has made public of its HSM version of the much popular 24-70mm F2.8 EX DG lens back in September, but fewer details were revealed in pricing and availability department. An official announcement from Sigma Japan today could shatter the hope of Canon or Nikon Digital SLR owners seek for an alternate walk-around zoom lens with much competitive pricing.
Digital Window D7 Camera gives you 180° of surveillance in HD
By Staff Editor on Monday, Dec 15th 2008 No CommentsScallop Imaging’s Digital Window D7 camera is an oddly packaged spy camera made up of 5 cell phone camera lenses. In the form of an Ethernet powered box, this spy camera gives you a 180° panoramic shot of anything from security of your home to seeing what your kids are up to when your away.
Sigma Sigzilla APO 200-500mm F2.8 gets Nikon release
By Daniel Lim on Tuesday, Dec 9th 2008 No CommentsRemember the Sigzilla? An earth-green Sigma APO DG line-up with unprecedented World’s first Ultra-Telephoto zoom lens at 200-500mm F2.8? The behemoth of 35mm lens ever built is now made available for Nikon-mount.
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