New Nikon Announcement

Time to get the piggy bank down off the top of the refrigerator and search for the hammer. Nikon have announced a new camera, a new lens, and a new flash.

The D750 is a new full-frame FX camera that features 24.3 megapixel sensor, Expeed 4 processor, and a great many bells and whistles. You can expect:

6.5 fps burst rate for continuous shooting

100-12800 ISO expandable to 50-51200 ISO

full 1080 HD video

full sized deep hand grip

twin SD card slots

Wifi capability with WiFi mobile app

We will have more details shortly on this and may be able to predict when they will be seen.

If you need a wide angle lens for the FX system cameras you can rejoice that the 20mm has been re-invented with nano coatings and a new maximum aperture of f:1.8. This is a very usable aperture at this focal length as there is still a great depth of field. It alos lets the lens focus to a surprisingly close distance.

last too of the Nikon trumpet is the new SB 500 flash. It is one of the new generation of speed lights that feature an LED illumination light on the front - you can see what you are doing in the dark for still photos and even use it for illumination during video work. As it is iTTL and has easy controls at the back it will feature for a lot of the newer cameras and newer users.

As usual, when Nikon Australia - the real deal when it comes to Nikon - tell us, we'll tell you.