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Nikon Aboard Space Station

Zack Davis — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 14:54:09 +0000

Nikon announced that NASA has ordered 11 D3S Bodies as well as some 14-24 f/2.8 glass to go with them. Nikon said there’s already some D2XS Bodies, Speedlights and other Nikkor lens aboard the station as well as the shuttle. The cool part is the bodies are not altered at all so your own D3S (if you happen to own one) is the exact same one that will be floating around the earth at 18+ thousand miles per hour.

Read the full release over at Nikon

CES 2010 Draws Near

Zack Davis — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 04:11:23 +0000

As photographers everywhere are gearing up, and planning and packing their bags for Imaging USA in Nashville this month another convention just as important to the photography industry is gearing to take place.

The Consumer Electronics Show 2010 will draw technophiles, geeks, nerds and just about anyone that likes anything “Tech” to Las Vegas. Photographers go to Imaging and learn the latest on the industry but the latest tech for the photography industry will likely be seen at CES first. Kodak, Nikon, Canon and many other photography industry heavy hitters use the show to give us a peek into the future of what they are working on and new things to expect from them this year.

Because it’s impossible to be in Nashville and Las Vegas and we don’t want you to feel left out, visit Photography Connect for the latest photography tech news from CES when the show starts in just a few days.

Nikon SB-900 5.0.2 Firmware Update Released

Zack Davis — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 04:23:48 +0000

Nikon recently released a firmware update for the SB-900 strobes to version 5.0.2. Some of the changes include :

With uninterrupted shooting with the SB-900 set to i-TTL mode, images captured just before the flash ceased firing were sometimes overexposed.
This issue has been resolved. By resolving this issue, metering precision has been further increased and the number of times the flash fires has also been increased.

When the SB-900, set to TTL auto flash mode, is used with a camera supporting the Nikon Creative Lighting System (CLS), flash mode automatically changes to A mode according to camera communication status. That flash mode was previously maintained, but it has been modified so that TTL auto flash mode is restored once the SB-900 again recognizes the camera as a CLS-compatible camera.

Visit the link(s) below for the update if your strobe is not using version 5.0.2 as well as complete step by step instructions on how to update your strobe.

Windows: http://support.nikontech.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/16174/session/L2F2LzEvc2lkLzFCN0ViRklq

Macintosh: http://support.nikontech.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/16175/kw/SB-900%20Firmware/r_id/116678