Monthly Archives: July 2010

Nikon D3100 is fine, but how about the D90 and D700 replacements?

Reports are pouring in from all over the world that D90 is hard to find – here are some of the emails I have been receiving in the past few days: “I work in *** and it seems that the Nikon D90 is extremely hard to get hold of in the 18-105 kit. The only [...]

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Continuous AF in video mode/live view patent (used in the upcoming Nikon D3100)

As some readers already noted, this previously covered patent application could be the base of the new continuous AF in video mode/live view feature which will first be implemented in the new Nikon D3100 DSLR camera. As you can see from the drawings, Nikon produced various camera configuration as a possible implementations of this patent, [...]

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Meet the new Nikon D3100

D3100 Rumors about a new entry level DSLR between the Nikon D3000 and the D5000 started few months ago. This new camera will not be called D4000 as previously expected, but Nikon D3100. This is a break down of the main specs/features: continuous AF in video mode/live view (yes, that’s right – it seems that [...]

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Nikon will release continuous AF in video mode/live view

Nikon was able to to implement continuous AF in video mode/live view. From the Google translation I got, it is not clear how exactly this will work or whether this technology is still in development, but my guess is that it will use contrast focus. This feature is expected to be present in the upcoming [...]

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Nikon D90 listed as “clearance Item, limited availability”

One of the big US retailers, J&R, has listed the Nikon D90 body only as “clearance Item, limited availability”: The Nikon D90 kit (with 18-105mm lens) is listed as “Limit 1 per customer”.

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