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All Nikon Cameras
There are many of Nikon product articles, reviews and guides at Nikonians. This is an overview to get you started, including links to the body specific discussions, webinars and FAQs. Read more...

Nikon D800/D810/D850 resources
David Summers (dm1dave)
The Nikon D800-series resources page with important topics, links to manuals & firmware. Read more...

Focus tracking with lock on
Bo Stahlbrandt (bgs)
How does the focus tracking with lock-on work? Explanation based upon the Nikon D800 series. Read more...

Nikon Z6 & Z7 resources with tips, tricks and help
The Nikon Z series reviews and resources by Nikonians and by other key resource sites on the net. All you ever wanted to know about Nikons mirrorless camera system (and more). Read more...

Great photography links on the web
Throughout our 20+ years of existence we have amassed an enormous amount of knowledge here at Nikonians. The web provides great resources on Nikon and photo knowledge, so here are our top handpicked sites & pages, the ones we have come to love over the years. Enjoy! Read more...

(Near) Future Digital Camera Specifications
guy eristoff (geristoff)
What will a 35mm Full Frame or APS-C format high-end camera look like in the year 2022? Imaging sensor specialist and Nikonians member Guy Eristoff gives us some background and his thoughts on the topic. Read more...

Going Mirrorless with the Nikon Z7
Connie Cassinetto (Via the Lens)
I have several photographer friends who have switched from a standard dSLR to a mirrorless camera at some point during the last years. Each time I would see their printed images I would think that the images were so much sharper than my dSLR cameras, even though I always carefully sharpen my images at the end of processing. Read more...

Nikon Z7 First Impressions
Jonathan Kandel (JonK)
Jonathan Kandel (JonK) has been a Nikonians member for almost a decade and a half, and a long-time moderator. He is a semi-professional photographer who just got his Nikon Z7 mirrorless camera. Here he offers his thorough first impressions. Read more...

Nikon D850 image quality tests
Bo Stahlbrandt (bgs)
The Nikon D850 lab tests from different labs and testing sites. Read more...

A Tale of Two Systems: 6 reasons to stick with your DLSR
Wayne Lorimer (wjlorimer)
Mirrorless camera systems are all the rage, while sales of traditional DSLR’s are in decline. Many refer to DSLR technology as a “dinosaur”. If you want to keep up with photography, then you should ditch all your DSLR gear and make the switch to mirrorless – right? Hang-on. Not so fast. Are these new mirrorless cameras all that they’re cracked up to be? Or can the DSLR still give them a run for their money? Should you seriously consider a mirrorless camera as your next upgrade? Or is it just overblown marketing hype designed to sell more cameras? Follow Nikonian Wayne Lorimer (wjlorimer) as he explores his own journey from DSLR, to Micro Four Thirds, and back again. Read more...

Nikon D500 review
Bo Stahlbrandt (bgs)
The Nikon D500 is the "condensed power" according to Nikon. Many of us are waiting for the new DX prosumer body from Nikon to hit the streets. While we are waiting, we are analyzing the stated features and believe we are about to get a very, very capable camera in our hands. Read more...

The In Camera Multiple Exposure Function
Eric Bowles (ericbowles)
You are out in the field and want to photograph a beautiful coastal scene that needs the slowest possible exposure to create a soft dreamy effect. You don’t have with you the appropriate Neutral Density filter to accomplish it. What to do? The In-Camera Multiple Exposure function comes to the rescue. Here is how. Read more...

The Nikon D2X resources: Reviews & How-To's
Bo Stahlbrandt (bgs)
The Nikon D2X has aged, but lots of the stuff relevant to it, is still relevant to our latest Nikon DSLRs. Read more...

Using the Nikon D750 in Africa - Field Report
Mike Hagen (Mike_Hagen)
The Nikon D750 gets tested in one of the toughest environments on earth: Africa, under wildly varied photography scenarios during a Photo Safari. Read more...

Nikon's Virtual Horizon Feature: Two Great Ways to Use It
Ernesto Santos (esantos)
Ernesto Santos shows us ways to photograph leveled images, including images for later stitching for panoramas, faster and more efficiently than when using mechanical means, saving precious time, especially precious when at the golden hours. Read more...

What to do with Older Nikon Gear
Jon Nadelberg (jnadelberg)
Does Your Used Stuff Still Work? Nikon cameras have been around for over 50 years with the professional Nikon F hitting the market back in 1959. Some of us who use Nikon started out decades ago, amassing a large collection of equipment and cameras. Long-time Nikon users often wonder if their old equipment is still worthwhile. Let's try to sort it out. Read more...

Nikon D750 Initial Impressions - User Review
Mike Hagen (Mike_Hagen)
Mike Hagen looks at Nikon's newest DSLR camera and tests it in sports photography and beyond. Look at his observations and see what made him say, that "there is so much to like, that I am officially giving it one of my highest camera recommendations ever." Read more...

Nikon D750 Review - More Than an Update
Joseph Gamble (JCGamble)
Three months before Christmas Nikon presents a new full-frame DSLR - a camera which lies between the D610 and D810, but is more than the long time desired update of the D700: the Nikon D750 DSLR. Discover the extras which come with this novelty in our first review from Nikonian Joseph Gamble. Read more...

Nikon D810 - User Review - Impressive
Rick Walker (walkerr)
In this article, Rick Walker summarizes his first impressions of the new and highly anticipated Nikon D810 and enthusiastically states that it is "the best general purpose camera he has ever used." How does the new model compare to the D800E? Read more...

How Long Exposure Noise Reduction Works
Darrell Young (DigitalDarrell)
Many people have wondered about how Long Exposure Noise Reduction (Long Exp. NR) works. To clear up any misconceptions, this article will describe the unusual method the camera uses to remove noise caused by a long exposure. Let’s examine how it works and how to enable it on your camera. Read more...
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