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DxOMark investigates lenses for the Nikon D600

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May 20, 2013 at 17:40:46 GMT OTHER NEWS D600 DXOMARK NIKON Share: Tweet Pin It Print view Email

Our friends and collaborators over at DxOMark have recently been looking into how lenses score on specific cameras, and the latest model they’ve examined is the Nikon D600. In a three-part article published at the end of last week, they investigate how 70 lenses from Carl Zeiss, Nikon, Samyang, Sigma, Tamron and Tokina measure up on the D600’s 24MP full frame sensor.  The article also compares how given lenses score on the D600 compared to the 36MP D800 and 24MP D3X. Click below for links to the three parts of the article.   

DxOMark Review: The best lenses for the Nikon D600 Part 1: General Overview

DxOMark Review: The best lenses for the Nikon D600 Part 2: Wide Angles and Telephotos

DxOMark Review: The best lenses for the Nikon D600 Part 2: Standard Zooms and Primes

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DxOMark investigates lenses for the Canon EOS 700D / Rebel T5i

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Jun 17, 2013 at 11:43:00 GMT OTHER NEWS 700D DXOMARK NIKON Share: Tweet Pin It Print view Email

Our friends and collaborators over at DxOMark have been looking into how lenses score on specific cameras, and most recently they’ve been examining Canon’s latest SLR, the EOS 700D / Rebel T5i. In an ongoing article they investigate how 130 lenses from Canon, Carl Zeiss, Samyang, Sigma, Tamron and Tokina measure up on the 700D’s 18MP sensor. As this is essentially a variant of the sensor used in every Canon APS-C camera since the EOS 7D in 2009, the article could be of interest to a lot of Canon users. Click the links below to read each part.   

DxOMark Review: The best lenses for your Canon EOS 700D Part 1: Introduction

DxOMark Review: The best lenses for the Canon EOS 700D Part 2: Best lenses (prime and zoom)

DxOMark Review: The best lenses for the Canon EOS 700D Part 3: Standard Zooms, Primes and Moderate Telephoto lenses

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Nikon patent suggests password-based security system for lenses

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Apr 15, 2013 at 18:53:19 GMT CAMERA NEWS LENS NIKON PATENT Share: Tweet Pin It Print view Email

Nikon has filed a patent covering the idea of a password-based security system for lenses. The patent lists the high value of lenses as a reason for the innovation – the camera would refuse to shoot with a lens unless the correct password was entered. This is an attempt by the the company to prevent resale of stolen gear. 

Nikon Rumors has extracted this (Google translated) passage from the patent:

‘Conventionally, the imaging device provided with the security function is known. In such an imaging device, the technology which makes photography impossible until the password set up previously is entered, in order to prevent a theft and a mischief’.

Another line in the patent is intriguing, where Nikon states: ‘provided that impossible for imaging the light shielding unit, blocking the light beam’. It’s difficult to glean exactly what this might signify, but it seems to hint at a physical modification to lenses, as well as a software fix.

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Nikon announces development of three 1 Nikkor lenses

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Oct 24, 2012 at 11:06:42 GMT LENS NEWS 1-SYSTEM LENSES MIRRORLESS NIKON Share: Tweet Pin It Print view Email

Nikon has announced that it is developing three additional lenses for its 1 System mirrorless cameras. The 32mm f/1.2 will offer a classic short telephoto ‘portrait’ option, equivalent to an 86mm lens on the 35mm full frame format. The 6.7-13mm f/3.5-5.6 VR is an image-stabilized, 18-35mm-equivalent wideangle zoom. Finally the 10-100mm f/4-5.6 superzoom will offer a similar 27-270mm-equivalent range to Nikon’s existing 1 System powerzoom, but in a smaller package with a mechanical zoom ring. Full specifications, price and release date are yet to be revealed.  

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Nikon Developing Three New 1 NIKKOR Lenses

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