Monthly Archives: July 2009

There was a Nikon press event today

By [NR] admin | Published: July 29, 2009

As reported before, there was a Nikon press event today in the UK. Of course everyone that attended had to sign a NDA and as a result of that I do not have any more details However, I am still sticking to my 99.99% theory that tonight at 11:00 pm or midnight (US EST) or [...]

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Something to keep you entertained while waiting for the announcement: Nikon D90 Gold (bling-bling)

By [NR] admin | Published: July 29, 2009
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Nikon D90 with 24K gold metal decoration on eBay (thanks P):

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Is the new Ritz camera chain now 50% owned by Nikon?

By [NR] admin | Published: July 28, 2009

I already reported the news that David Ritz bought Ritz Camera stores at bankruptcy auction. At the same time I received the first report on this topic and initially did not pay much attention to it. Then a NikonRumors reader wrote this comment on one of the posts: “A friend of mine, who works at a [...]

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AF-S Nikkor 70-200 mm f/2.8G ED VR II details

By [NR] admin | Published: July 28, 2009

The new Nikon AF-S Nikkor 70-200 mm f/2.8G ED VR II should have the following specs (from my previous post): Stabilization system VR II Nano coating New faster Auto Focus Weight 1540g (70 grams more than the current model) 209mm length (slightly shorter than the current model) Minimum Focus Distance: 1.4m (for the current model [...]

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Confirmed: two new Nikon Lenses this Thursday

By [NR] admin | Published: July 27, 2009

This is now a 99.99% confirmed rumor: besides the Nikon D300s and the Nikon D3000, we will also get two lenses: AF-S DX Nikkor 18-200 f/3.5-5.6G ED VR II AF-S Nikkor 70-200 mm f/2.8G ED VR II Both will be improved versions of the current models. After all, there was a reason for the 70-200mm [...]

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And another one (Nikon D300s)

By [NR] admin | Published: July 26, 2009
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A Nikon Rumors reader (thanks A.) sent me a close up of the Nikon D300s camera from the Nikon Club event in the Philippines (click on image for hi-res): Note the mic holes – exactly the same as on the previous leaks. Let’s revisit the old D300s picture threads/discussions and have some fun If this [...]

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