Monthly Archives: January 2011

It happened again: Sony replaced Nikon from the #2 spot in the UK

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

I have been saying this for a long time and after Taiwan it happened again in the UK: according to AP Sony took the #2 spot from Nikon in the UK in volume sales of interchangeable lens models for December 2010 (Sony now has 25%, Nikon is down to 20%). I don’t think Sony got [...]

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Pocketwizard patents a new type of embedded radio flash trigger for Nikon cameras

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

I follow only Nikon related patents and when I saw this patent from a company called Lab Partners Associates, I immediately ignored it. But then I got curious – who is that company that dares to patent a new wireless radio flash trigger for Nikon. Well, Lab Partners Associates Inc. is actually Pocketwizard and the inventor of this patent [...]

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What others are saying: Nikon D800 and PRO mirrorless in March/April of 2011

By [NR] admin | Published: January 20, 2011

Generally, I am trying to filter out a random rumors from the Internet because usually they are just speculations, guesses and wish lists. Here are some recent Nikon rumors from other websites. I cannot vouch for any of those – your guess is as good as mine: According to a “guy from Nikon tech support”: [...]

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Update on the Nikon Coolpix P500

By [NR] admin | Published: January 18, 2011

Just a quick update on the rumored Nikon Coolpix P500: in addition to the extra wheel on the lens for faster zooming, the camera will have a 22.5-810mm (x36) zoom and a 12MP back-illuminated CMOS sensor (probably made by Sony). The current P100 model has 10.3MP back-illuminated CMOS sensor and a 26-678mm (x26) zoom.

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Fuji x100 may be compatible with Nikon CLS

By [NR] admin | Published: January 18, 2011

The Fuji x100 camera will have a flash commander mode – “The Fuji Guys” just confirmed this on twitter: The rumor coming out of CES is that the Fuji x100 will be compatible with Nikon’s CLS (Creative Lighting System). Fuji x100 is priced at $1,199.00 at Adorama and they just started taking pre-orders.

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