Nikon today announced that the Russian Federal Space Agency will be taking cameras and Nikkor lenses up to the International Space Station (ISS). Due to launch 16th June, it will be carried to the Russian segment of the station aboard a Soyuz TMA-19 spacecraft.
The equipment includes one D3s, two D3X, and four lenses including [...]
One of my favourite photographers, Dave Black, has published his latest “Workshop at the Ranch” article which features the second part of his Nikon D3x review. The subjects eyelashes are still clearly defined and there is no sign of jagged pixilated edges anywhere. Her edges of her eyes [...]
DxO have updated the Elite Edition of Optics Pro to add RAW support for the Nikon D3x. Optics Pro is a well-received software package that attempts to automatically enhance your images, correcting for lens faults, converting RAWs, optimizing exposure and more. The Elite Edition is available now priced at £189 / $299 [...]
Did you know that Nikon publish a regular series of video podcasts? In the latest, issue #16, they takes a look at the D3x with professional photographer Rob Van Petten during a fashion shoot. Sure, it’s a Nikon promotional piece, but well worth a watch. [ Podcast page [...]
Adobe have today published some updates to both Lightroom and Camera Raw, the main Nikon-related change being the addition of support for processing RAW files from the D3x.
ACR is up to version 5.3, Lightoom is now at version 2.3.
Download from here.
Michael Reichmann recently used a loaner D3x on his photographic expedition to Antarctica, and has posted his thoughts on The Luminous Landscape. The opening paragraph summarizes the goods: I am convinced that by just about any measure (except price) this is the most outstanding 35mm format DSLR yet. Build quality, image [...]
