Monthly Archives: May 2010

Weekly Nikon related news/links

Rare Nikon lenses on eBay: Nikon 300mm 300mm f/2.0 IF-ED lens (more info on this lens available here). Nikon 800mm F/5.6 ED AIS lens (released 1986) Another pro (Karl Grobl) switches from Canon to Nikon – see his posts here and here. Hanson music video was shot on Canon 7D and Nikon lenses (source). Diglloyd.com has [...]

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Patent application for AF in a video/TV camera with interchangeable lenses

Last year Nikon filed a patent application #20100110236 for an autofocus in a video/TV camera with interchangeable lenses. Here are some quoted text from the patent application- note that they used the word “inexpensive”: “The present invention relates to an autofocus apparatus and a camera that are used for a camera, mainly for a video [...]

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Flashback from 1998: Navy SEALs training with mysterious Nikon underwater digital camera

“NAVAL AIR BASE CORONADO, California (June 8, 1998) — Navy SEALs attached to SEAL Team One, Naval Air Base Coronado, CA, conducts training using the Nikon/Kodak DCS 425 underwater digital camera which can sends real time digital images to decision makers, and an LPI LPD tracking device uses brevity codes to send both mission status [...]

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Typos

How many typos can you find? Source: Wolf Camera rebates advertisement

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Popular Photography’s “great new DSLR” rumor busted

The “great new DSLR” rumor from last week is busted – Popular Photography featured a Canon T2i on the front cover. They also published a full test of the  Nikon 24mm f/1.4 lens.

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Good morning Canada, here are your new low Nikon prices

Nikon price were reduced today in Canada (see rumor reported last week). Some examples after the break:

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