Monthly Archives: November 2009

New TTL flash gun trigger for Nikon

By [NR] admin | Published: November 22, 2009

Strobist reports about a new TTL remote for Nikon and Canon DSLRs. The “speculations” came from the Strobist flickr group. Here are specs: TR-331 is using FSK 2.4GHz frequency channel, 15 specific channels . Operating distance range is 65M or above. The display is protected by coating; it’s not easy to get scratch. LCD is [...]

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Nikon related news/links

By [NR] admin | Published: November 22, 2009

Detailed report on the Nikon D3s presentation in China (from where the Nikon vs. Canon graph came from). Update on Nikon compatibility testing with Windows 7: “Nikon Transfer v1.5.1* + View NX 1.5.0* – We have confirmed that there are no problems with the basic operation under 32-bit and 64-bit versions of Windows 7. We plan [...]

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Nikon deals

By [NR] admin | Published: November 21, 2009

Update #2: Nikon Denmark is doing a special Christmas sale on Nikon D5000 kit with 18-55mm VR and get a SB-400 for free. Update: the Flashback deal in the UK is valid only for registered Nikon costumers who have received a voucher from Nikon UK via email. Not sure what criteria was used to determine the recipients [...]

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Nikon’s pro DSLRs outsell Canon’s big time

By [NR] admin | Published: November 19, 2009

This chart was shown at the official NikonD3s launch event in Beijing – you can see the Nikon logo at the top right corner: Not sure if this data is only for China or worldwide. I am surprised by the large % of D3x sales (dark blue bars). I think in few months the D3s [...]

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Nikon’s schedule to release Mac OS X 10.6 support for its software products

By [NR] admin | Published: November 18, 2009

Nikon plans to release Mac OS 10.6.x compatible versions of Camera Control Pro 2, Capture NX 2, Nikon Transfer, and View NX in these time frames: Capture NX 2: end of December 2009 Camera Control Pro 2: end of November 2009 Nikon Transfer: end of January 2010 View NX: end of January 2010

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Nikon D3s has a brand new sensor, not a tweaked one

By [NR] admin | Published: November 18, 2009

Few days ago I posted a link about Moose Peterson’s experience with the Nikon D3s and the new 70-200 f/2.8 VRII lens. I either missed that paragraph, or the text was added later on (thanks Theodore for pointing it out to me): With the results I was seeing above, I called Mike, my bud at [...]

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