Monthly Archives: January 2010

Nikon EVIL camera again

By [NR] admin | Published: January 14, 2010

Nikon EVIL camera is gaining momentum again. In the past few days I received some reliable information about the existence of this product/project. The official announcement should be this year (Photokina?). No further details or specs at that point. Coincidently, M. Lammerse just mentioned this on dpreview: “My contact expects a new type of Nikon [...]

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Camera Control Pro v.2.7.1 released

By [NR] admin | Published: January 14, 2010

See all details here. If you want a free alternative to Nikon’s Camera Control Pro, check this post and the “Free Software” category. Nikon’s Camera Control Pro costs over $140.

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Unofficial response from Nikon Norway

By [NR] admin | Published: January 13, 2010

This is the response from Nikon Norway to a nikongear forum member. I have the feeling the official response from Nikon will not be much different: “There are no error or defect in your lens. What you see inside the lens from the front are not threads, but a flange that prevents light reflection inside the [...]

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Let’s see how widespread this thing is

By [NR] admin | Published: January 12, 2010

UPDATE: I created a group on flickr for this issue – if your lens has a damaged thread, please submit a picture of it here: http://www.flickr.com/groups/1283774@N25/ A set of pictures will make this poll more “legit”. Please vote in this poll ONLY if you own the latest Nikon 70-200 VRII f/2.8 lens: I own the [...]

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Nikon 70-200mm f/2.8 VRII thread issue: “that is normal”

By [NR] admin | Published: January 12, 2010

UPDATE: I received a word that Nikon is looking into this issue and will have an official statement soon. Let’s wait and see. Here is the translated response from Nikon Beijing Service Center dated 01/11 regarding the previously reported 70-200 f/2.8 thread issue (source: xitek). “Failures Observed: lens thread defect at 200mm (the customer believes [...]

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