Monthly Archives: January 2011

Nikon SB-600 speedlight RIP

By [NR] admin | Published: January 17, 2011

After the release of the SB-700 this is not really a surprise, but now it is official – the Nikon SB-600 speedlight is now discontinued at B&H: and on the official Nikon Japan website:

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Weekly Nikon related news/links #93

By [NR] admin | Published: January 16, 2011

The new PocketWizard MiniTT1 transmitter for Nikon is already on eBay. Nikon Coolpix S8100 is now available in Europe. Reallyrightstuff now offers a L-plate that will fit Nikon D7000 and the optional Nikon MB-D11 battery grip. Nikon P7000 price drops to $349. Nikon prototype made by… Panasonic.

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The second Nikon Coolpix camera for February could be the P500

By [NR] admin | Published: January 14, 2011

I know most of you don’t really care about the Coolpix line, but this is all I got for now. After the 24-100mm f/1.8 model, the second camera rumored to be announced in February is the the Coolpix P500 that will have a  30x or 35x zoom with an extra wheel on the lens for faster [...]

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Nikon patents a 200-500mm f/4-5.6 lens

By [NR] admin | Published: January 13, 2011

Nikon patent application 20110007403 is for a new full frame 200-500mm f/4-5.6 lens: “The present invention is made in view of the above described problem, and has an object to provide a zoom optical system capable of coping with the problem of variation in aberrations upon zooming and obtaining excellent optical performance, an optical apparatus [...]

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Nikon announcements approaching

By [NR] admin | Published: January 11, 2011

Nikon will have new product announcements in the next few weeks. February is the time for the Coolpix line to be refreshed with the possibility of other new products to be revealed. Nikon has been consistent in the past with the February release schedule: In February of 2009 Nikon announced the 35mm f/1.8 DX lens plus Coolpix [...]

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