Monthly Archives: December 2010

Rumor: new Nikkor AF-S 105mm f/2 VRII Nano lens in 2011?

Since it is slow, I will allow myself to quote a rumor from dpreview about a new Nikon AF-S 105mm f/2 VRII Nano lens: “2011 fall no more DC but VR and 77mm filter size min. focusing to 3.6 feet and max magnification of 1:3.4 priced at $2199 no more 135DC” I find the amount [...]

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Adobe Lightroom 3.3 released with Nikon D7000 support

I just got this message when I started Lightroom: Yes, Adobe Lightroom 3.3 just got released with Nikon D7000 camera support. Download links: Windows | Mac. Update: support for Nikon D3100 and P7000 are also part of this update. The new Adobe’s Camera Raw 6.3 can be downloaded here. Adobe Photoshop 12.0.2 was also released: Windows | [...]

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Nikon cameras at WestLicht Photographica Auction

Sorry, I forgot to include this material in my weekly links post: During the exclusive Westilicht auction that took place on December 4th, two Nikon cameras made it to the top 3 most expensive cameras sold – a Nikon F3 NASA from 1986 and a Nikon S2-E both sold for 168,000EUR (around 225,000 USD). The first and second [...]

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Weekly Nikon related news/links #87

Tokina AT-X 16-28mm f/2.8 Pro FX lens (Nikon mount) now in stock. Quick review with samples can be found here. Nikon EN-EL15 battery for D7000 now in stock (so is the battery grip). Nikon Photo Contest International 2010-2011 extended due to technical issues. Nikon D7000 was chosen as Editors’ Choice at cnet. The latest date for the [...]

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Nikon promises a firmware fix for the D7000 hot pixels issue *updated*

There is a big thread in the  NikonRumors forum and several other websites describing hot pixels on the Nikon D7000 when taking videos in low light. I have been holding off to write about this issue because I wasn’t sure if this is a wide-spread problem or just a defective batch of cameras. Today, Nikon Japan published a service announcement [...]

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