Monthly Archives: January 2011

Nikon D3100 firmware update v1.01 is out

By [NR] admin | Published: January 25, 2011

Today Nikon released a firmware update for the Nikon D3100 (v.1.01). Full list of changes after the break:

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Nikon is preparing a major announcement at the end of August

By [NR] admin | Published: January 24, 2011

Certain Nikon offices have already blocked employees from taking vacation in the last two weeks of August 2011. Expect major announcements during that time frame (my guess: D3s and/or D300s replacement). This is not really surprising, since Nikon likes to make announcements at the end of Summer (the D3, D300, D90, D3100, D7000, many lenses and Coolpix cameras were [...]

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Weekly Nikon related news/links #94

By [NR] admin | Published: January 22, 2011

PocketWizard MiniTT1 & FlexTT5 now shipping in the US. B&H has the FlexTT5 in stock (update: sold out now). Nikon 135mm f/2.0D AF DC lens is now in stock. What is this: Bausch and Lomb Baltar 75mm f/2.3 modified Nikon AF

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Lensbaby Composer lens review (Nikon mount)

By [NR] admin | Published: January 22, 2011
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Overview Lensbaby’s Composer model is a 50mm lens where the glass elements can be swiveled around just like a ball head and achieve selective focus only in portions of the frame. Some of the results produced with the Composer are similar to a real tilt shift lens. The box contains the lens with front and back [...]

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Flashback: Nikon mirrorless camera will be “something that nobody is currently making”

By [NR] admin | Published: January 21, 2011

I am going to re-publish the recap of the Photokina interview with Tetsuro Goto (Director of Laboratory Research and Development of the Nikon Imaging Company) where he said that the mirrorless solution from Nikon will probably not be targeted towards professionals and the main emphasis will be on small size and unique features: When asked about interesting concepts at Photokina [...]

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