Monthly Archives: December 2009

Rumor: Nikon DX DSLR roadmap

I got this rumor few days ago and I have been unsuccessfully trying to get some confirmations. What bothers me is the time frame of the Nikon D90 and D300s replacements – those lines are on a 2 years refresh schedule and Nikon has been strictly following it. Removing the AF motor from the D90 [...]

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The “Lord of Darkness” goes to space (Nikon D3s)

A week ago NR reported about NASA buying new Nikon D3s cameras (aka “The Lord of Darkness”) and some lenses (Nikkor 14-24mm f/2.8G ED). Today Nikon made it all official: “The D3S digital SLR cameras and AF-S NIKKOR 14-24mm f/2.8G ED lenses ordered by NASA will be carried on the Space Shuttle and used to [...]

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Nikon related news/links

DTown TV will be back with new episodes on January 7th, 2010. Apple Digital Camera RAW Compatibility got updated for Nikon D3s, D300s, D3000 (used in iPhoto and Aperture 2). Adobe also released Camera Raw v5.6 and Lightroom v2.6, now with Nikon D3s support. FREE Overnight Shipping on Nikon DSLRs and Collpix cameras @ B&H. [...]

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Nikon D3s manual video control explained again

Just got that – related to my previous D3s manual video control post. Not sure if the Electronic Analog Exposure display is already available in the D3s (click on image for larger view).

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Nikon Capture NX 2.2.4 released

Update – Nikon today announced a delay in the Mac OS 10.6 compatibility release schedule: Capture NX 2:  End of January 2010 Nikon Transfer:  End of January 2010 View NX:  End of January 2010 As previously reported, today Nikon announced Capture NX v2.2.4 (for now only in Europe): Windows link Mac link is not available yet (see Apple release [...]

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Lenses, lenses, lenses… 8 new Nikkors expected in 2010

I got a word that Nikon will release eight (8) new lenses in 2010 (I will rate this rumor @ 80% probability). If true, this will be the most lenses Nikon has ever released in an year (at least in recent history): 2009 – 7 lenses (ok, one is a teleconverter – click on image for [...]

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