Nikon “Buy More, Save More !” Lens Rebates Expire this Weekend

Nikon-instant-rebates-September-2013

The Nikon’s instant rebates ”the more you buy, the more you save !” will expired this weekend (December 14, 2013),  as said before, these rebates are “stackable“,  which means that you can purchase more than one lens and still take advantage of the savings. If you don’t need a new DSLR body, you can buy the cheap Nikon D3100 in order to qualify for the savings.

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Zeiss Otus 85mm f/1.4 to be announced in 2014

Zeiss Otus 1.4 55mm lens
Zeiss Otus 1.4 55mm lens

Zeiss has released the Otus 55mm f/1.4 several weeks ago, according to DxOMark, this is the best lens ever. Recent rumors from Mirrorlessrumors said that Zeiss will announce another Otus lens: Otus 85mm f/1.4.

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Adobe Lightroom 5.3 and Camera Raw 8.3 Released

lightroom 5

Adobe has released the final versions of Camera Raw and DNG Converter 8.3, along with Lightroom 5.3. The latest versions brings support for 20 cameras, including the Nikon Df and Nokia Lumia 1020 that weren’t in the release candidate versions.

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$100 Price Drop: Canon EOS 70D Body now only $949 !

Canon EOS 70D Body Only

Canon EOS 70D Body Only now get another $100 price drop at Amazon.com and B&H Photo Video. After price drop, the current price for 70D body only is $949.00 with free shipping.

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Canon EOS M w/ built-in EVF will be released in late 2014

Canon EOS M

According to DCWatch’s latest interview with Mr. Masaya Maeda (managing director and chief executive of Canon’s Image Communication Products Operations) , the built-in EVF version Canon EOS M will coming in the second half of 2014.
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Nikon Df DxOMark Tested: The Low Light, High ISO King ?

Nikon Df

DxOMark has tested the the new released Nikon Df retro camera. From the result, it seems that Nikon Df has a good performance in low light photography. Df has the same image sensor as Nikon D4, the low light ISO score for Nikon Df is 3279, while D4 is 2965.

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Canon new lens patent: EF 300-600mm f/5.6 IS w/ 1.4x TC

Canon EF 200-400mm f/4L IS USM Extender 1.4x
Canon EF 200-400mm f/4L IS USM Extender 1.4x

Canon filed several new telephoto patents today: 200-400mm f/4, 600mm f/4, 300-600mm f/5.6 with a built in TC (280-560mm f/5.6、840mm f/5.6、420-840mm f/8).

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